New speaker recommendations.

Reply #15 – March 01, 2013, 07:17:15 PM

I was going to use two way because in a car my ears aren't good enough to tell the difference :hick:.

New speaker recommendations.

Reply #16 – March 01, 2013, 08:33:00 PM

Thanks for the advice, I spoke with a guy at Crutchfield today who told me the same thing and to ignore the peak wattage # but pay attention the range. He suggested in the price range of under $100 to either go with the Polk that Thunderjet is or go with and Infinity that they have on sale. I think I'll just order the Polk through Amazon or ebay.

New speaker recommendations.

Reply #17 – March 02, 2013, 12:52:30 AM

Quote from: Pacerized;410347

Thanks for the advice, I spoke with a guy at Crutchfield today who told me the same thing and to ignore the peak wattage # but pay attention the range. He suggested in the price range of under $100 to either go with the Polk that Thunderjet is or go with and Infinity that they have on sale. I think I'll just order the Polk through Amazon or ebay.

Good choice. I use some 6.5" polks in my daily driver. I still believe it's as good as one needs for stock locations (the same as any other coaxial car speaker). For sound quality, the install (fabrication, sound deadening/dampening) means MUCH more. For those that don't want to dump $1k+ into the audio system, just about anything will do.

You can expect that the lower end of the range will not play with authority down that low. Add 20-30hz to the bottom and you'll get what you want. As with engines, there is no replacement for displacement - the same holds true for low frequencies (bigger speakers, more cone area). As for the range, it doesn't mean . Just because a speaker can reproduce a frequency, it doesn't mean it's doing it correctly. Plus, the car is a harsh audio environment - in most I can't tell the difference between a 128kbit mp3 and the original CD, but in a clean acoustic environment, there's definitely a difference on well-recorded music between 320kbit and lossless/cd. For those that just want to listen to music well, and not to "listen to their equipment", spend $50 on the doors, $30 on the dash, and whatever leftover on new or used 6x9s for the rear deck. You'll get good enough bass down to 60hz or so with a peak somewhere around 80-100hz. This works fine for most music and heavy beats will still pound. Just don't expect vibrations and "feeling" the bass, which is something that large subs provide.