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#5263123 - 02/04/06 03:55 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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so my recievers output is: Power Output: 200W Max. (50W x 4) im looking for a good brand of speakers i can get off ebay. the front speakers are 4x6 and the rear 6x9's
any suggestions?
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Re: Car audiophiles [Re: 40oz]
#5263142 - 02/04/06 04:01 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Re: Car audiophiles [Re: 40oz]
#5263187 - 02/04/06 04:15 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I dont have a reccomendation for speakers, but pay attention to the RMS and not so much the peak power of your reciever. Peak power can only last a short time, as in a musical burst of energy. I find the better your reciever up front, the better your speakers sound (unless you've got seperate amplification) Also, I've read you're not supposed to mix different speakers for front and back because often they will give out a different sound. However, I mixed some Pioneer TS 6-1/2's in the front and Kenwood KFC 6x9's in the back. They sound pretty damn good. Im sure if you go with a decent brand name speaker you won't be unhappy with them. ANYTHING is better then those factory speakers..unless you own like a BMW or something.
I find this website to be usefull with what fits your car and what harness's are needed ect.. http://www.crutchfield.com/
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Re: Car audiophiles [Re: ipickPA]
#5263219 - 02/04/06 04:21 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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i plan on getting the same brand all around, and im also undecided whether i should get another amp to run them or just run them straight off the headunit.
i dont really care for loudness (as most ppl do when they bump down the street) i just want my system to sound good. the stock speakers are fucking killing my desire for music.
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Re: Car audiophiles [Re: 40oz]
#5263256 - 02/04/06 04:30 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Infinitys are excellent speakers and don't require a honkin' huge amp to sound great. The Kappa series will sound smoother (especially on strings, piano, and vocals) than the Reference series. The Kappa series also gives you better efficiency than the Reference series, so you get the most out of the power you do have available to you.
This does NOT mean either series is necessarily more efficient than the speakers you currently have -- it may very well be that they are LESS efficient, in which case you'll have to turn up the volume a tad to attain the same sound levels you're currently getting. But the increase in quality of the sound is worth the loss of a bit of max volume, especially if you're not a bumper.
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Re: Car audiophiles [Re: Phred]
#5263388 - 02/04/06 05:09 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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How do you know all of this stuff if you live in a third world country?
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How do you know all of this stuff if you live in a third world country?
I sold high end car audio from 1981 to 1983, and I've kept up with developments just because I've always been interested in fine audio gear. Infinity's car speakers have always been top notch. Not the cheapest speakers by any stretch of the imagination, but very tough to beat at any price when it comes to speakers which will fit into existing installations rather than going with custom enclosures (although they have speakers for those applications, too).
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Re: Car audiophiles [Re: Phred]
#5263847 - 02/04/06 07:38 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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And I ask the question:
Is there anything this man does not know?
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Re: Car audiophiles [Re: Phred]
#5263909 - 02/04/06 07:52 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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How do you know all of this stuff if you live in a third world country?
I sold high end car audio from 1981 to 1983, and I've kept up with developments just because I've always been interested in fine audio gear
pretty much the same reason I referenced them
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Re: Car audiophiles [Re: Prisoner#1]
#5264741 - 02/04/06 11:21 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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anyone else have anymore recommendations?
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Re: Car audiophiles [Re: 40oz]
#5265031 - 02/05/06 01:10 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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so guys, i can get the KAPPA462.7CFP 4" x 6" & KAPPA693.7I 6" x 9"
on ebay for around $200
can i get by (for now) w/o an amp to push them without them distorting or being ruined? i already have an amp & subwoofer, so if i was to get an amp for just those 4 speakers, what type of amp should i get? like how many channels? how many watts? etc etc.
i just got my tax refund and i want at least *something* to show for it before its sucked away to bills. =[
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Re: Car audiophiles [Re: 40oz]
#5265357 - 02/05/06 05:48 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Your car deck puts out MAYBE 15rms per channel. Dont believe those listed wattage numbers.
You can try infinity, but they tend to be powerhogs for the kappas.
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RandalFlagg said: How do you know all of this stuff if you live in a third world country?
there do you think all this stuff is made?
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Re: Car audiophiles [Re: goobler]
#5266001 - 02/05/06 12:22 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Most build houses I'm familiar with are currently sourcing significant production from China & Chile
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Re: Car audiophiles [Re: 40oz]
#5266043 - 02/05/06 12:34 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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fortyounces2freedom said: can i get by (for now) w/o an amp to push them without them distorting or being ruined?
yes, they work just fine without an amp, when you get one turn the gain down on all the amps to about 3/4 as opposed to full, it'll prevent the distortion you'd get normaly at higher volumes
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so if i was to get an amp for just those 4 speakers, what type of amp should i get? like how many channels? how many watts? etc etc.
without going overboard, a 100 to 200 watt 4 channel is sufficient to have decent sound without rattling the the fenders off the car, also look into picking up a digiat signal processor
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Re: Car audiophiles [Re: geokills]
#5266056 - 02/05/06 12:36 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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geokills said: Most build houses I'm familiar with are currently sourcing significant production from China & Chile
But Las Vegas & San Diego do the goods too 

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Re: Car audiophiles [Re: mndfreeze]
#5266096 - 02/05/06 12:43 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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mndfreeze said: Your car deck puts out MAYBE 15rms per channel. Dont believe those listed wattage numbers.
^Exactly. Those number are usually garbage. Plus the speakers will sound much better with a descent amp powering them rather than the deck. Go look at sounddomain.com. They're a bunch of car audio nuts. They have a tendency to bicker though. Also, I suggest you just use the front speakers because using the rears will only distort and drag your sound stage back from your ears. I would also suggest component speakers as opposed to coaxials or triaxils or the most ridiculous quadaxials. there are a ton of different speakers out there. take a look at CDT, or resonant engineering. I'm curious to see RE perform because i've heard nothing but good things about their subwoofers. Infinity's are good for the money as well. For the amp, if you have the money, zapco is really good. other wise an old rockford fosgate would do the job well. good luck
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Re: Car audiophiles [Re: Prisoner#1]
#5266108 - 02/05/06 12:47 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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MB Quart.... you want badass sound, look 'em up. I put 2 2" tweets, 4 3-way 6x9's, and then added a Precision Power 2 channel 400w amp for my 2 Power Accoustic 10" in a tuned and sealed box. It's NOT cheap but DAMN! they are nice.... I don't think they're breakable! You can really REALLY push the limit of power with them and they have never crackled, popped, or made any kind of distortion that I can discern.... but I'm deaf 'cause of my car stereo...
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I'm a Kenwood Excelon fan, you should check out some of their stuff, their midrange holds high RMS, and their amps can power it too, plus they've got a good frequency range.
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