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Looking for 6.5" speakers
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:36 pm
by legacy92ej22t
I want to get new speakers for my car but I don't know what to look for. I'm a little more familiar with high end car audio but I don't want to spend that kind of money. I want a little better then stock sound and power capabilities but don't want to spend very much. So, does anyone have any suggestions?
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 5:08 pm
by magicmike
Pioneer is your best bet. They sound ok and are extreamly thin. Probably cost ya 50 bucks or so.
-Mike
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 1:29 am
by rmorriso
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-VFOSMU9n2a ... 130TSG1640
Pioneer TS-G1640R
A basic stock upgrade that sounds great. Got them in my car now because I really needed to get rid of the stock speakers but am on a college-student budget. They have a very satisfying sound, especially for the price of $50 a pair and a pretty full bass. I'm a happy customer.
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 1:36 am
by Yukonart
Werd. . . Pioneers are actually a great bang for the buck. They can be bought anywhere, so the likelihood of finding very competitive prices is high.
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 1:48 am
by entirelyturbo
I might consider this. I am a HUGE fan of the stock speakers, I think they put out a very good amount of bass for the fact that they're factory paper, and the midrange quality is excellent. They even take a lot of abuse. Hmm, sounds like the rest of the car
But I have finally pushed theirs to the breaking point, and my JVC head unit (which I estimate to be somewhere in the 4-year-old range) is starting to skip over bumps. No biggie, it cost me $40
So I'll give some Pioneer stuff a try with the myriad of things I wanna do this summer
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 4:42 pm
by fl_subie_dude
I have replaced my speakers, rear tower and front door with Kenwood KFC-1669S. I got them from Crutchfield for a total of $55.98 including shipping, per pair. This also included speaker adaptor brackets and wiring harness adaptor. I would shy away from Pioneers at the price quoted here, I checked into them at Best Buy and it turns out that they have paper surrounds and cones, which is about the same as factory speakers. The listed Pioneer TS-G1640R look like a fair buy and they have composite construction. I bought a set of factory tweeters which mount on the A pillars and the factory sub-woofer (Panasonic). The tweeters pn: H6300AS010 I got from AllSubaru.com for $15.00, plus shipping. The subwoofer pn: H6300AS030 with two day shipping cost me: $81.02 from subaruparts.com. This includes and 80 watt powered sub with mounting bracket for under the pilot seat as well as the harness for a 95 and up. What is great here is that Subaru included a wiring diagram which I used to modify the harness to work with my Kenwood/Sirius radio setup, which was very easy. I would recommend soldering the 'hot' lead on the diagram to switched power. It works great and the whole car just opened up with sound. Way cool, and cheap
Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 2:35 am
by legacy92ej22t
Cool, thanks for the ideas guys, keep em coming.
Posted: Sun May 09, 2004 4:22 am
by dscoobydoo
I have to agree on the kenwoods. I put pairs in my Maxima, and upgraded the legacy last week. I put the Kenwoods all around ( from Crutchfield) and cranked it. It sounded way better than the 6 speaker + sub factory set in the 01 impreza rs. Make sure you have some stickyback foam to put around the front speaker bracket to cover the hole. It makes a difference. They were 55 a pair, and well worth it. Right material, right sound quality and right price
Posted: Sun May 09, 2004 10:32 pm
by BAC5.2
I had a set of Pioneers in the 95. They were OK. Poly cone, rubber surround, decent sound. Nothing to write home about.
You want a stiff cone and a flexible surround for good, sharp sound.
So when looking for speakers, you want something with a light, stiff cone and a beefy rubber surround.
I'd suggest Alpine Type-R's, Diamond Audio's, or Polk (with the carbon fiber cone).
All three will offer some SHARP sound. Just buy the speaker with the proper spec, and you're in.
Go to a good specalty store (Tweeter, Meyer Emco, places like that) for good quality and good selection.
Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 4:46 pm
by boostjunkie
For a budget, I would prolly go with the Infinity Kappas.
If not, then Boston Pros or A/D/S.
Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 5:57 pm
by QuickDrive
I've got Kenwood Excelon XR-600's in my rear, looking to get a set of XR-700's in the front.
Since I've got subs they make a great set for mid/high speakers.