after market speakers

RonRizz · 02-10-2017, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DeliriousClam

You. I like you.

DeliriousClam · 02-10-2017, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by RonRizz

I like to think I know this stuff pretty well since 1. I install this stuff a lot and 2. I like the physics aspect behind audio but you REALLY know your ****.

RonRizz · 02-11-2017, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by DeliriousClam

I like to think I know this stuff pretty well since 1. I install this stuff a lot and 2. I like the physics aspect behind audio but you REALLY know your ****.

I did my first install over 30 years ago. A few years later I opened my own shop, and did well for 5 years, then I gave up on it after it got robbed clean. Afterwards, I did installs for all my friends, their friends, their kids, now I'm on to the grandkids. lol
I know the basics, and maybe a few other tidbits I picked up along the way from people that know a lot more than I do. I have also been competing for 25+ years, and have met, and "talked shop" with a lot of the folks who were, and some that still are, at the top of the game, which proved to be a great resource of information.
In all honesty, the newer tech started leaving me behind a few years back, and I never bothered to keep up. Im getting too old to be crawling around in small cars!
Yeah, I've been around the block, but anyone that can tap on these keys can find all the answers they want right here online, along with the means and methods to do the work themselves... You just need to learn how to look past all the wives tales of old, and industry myths and dogma.
I do appreciate the props, though.

Right now I've got to get out to the garage.... My daughter just bought a used car, and the damn thing doesn't have Bluetooth or Nav, so guess whats on the list for today!!! Headunit in an 05 Subaru legacy.

bigaudiofanat · 02-13-2017, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by RonRizz

Just one of a million quotes on the subject.... This one from Livewire.com "If you want to squeeze the best possible sound out of your factory sound system, and you don’t have an enormous budget, the speakers are a great place to start. Most OEM systems use “full range” speakers, which is a fancy way of saying that each speaker has a single driver that’s responsible for producing the entire audio spectrum, or at least as much of it as a relatively compact car speaker can..The advantage is that full range speakers are comparatively cheap and take up less space than individual component speakers, but you end up paying elsewhere with muddier sound. If you replace car speakers that fall into the "full range" category with 2-way or 3-way speakers that have multiple drivers, or even individual component speakers, the difference in sound quality can be remarkable."
Take it at face value, I guess, and do a little legitimate research, form your own conclusions....

But the thing is the factory system is already a 2 way system. Yes you will be putting better speakers in but you don't have the power to drive them. Being that I've done over 80 Z installs this is something I have to say I advise against strongly. Upgrading just speakers in say a home system is fine, because you're probably starting out with a decent receiver. Not the amp in your tv to push the new speakers. Big difference there.

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