interior speakers

[ddubdb3]

I kno there's a audio section but I'm pretty sure no one goes in there haha..but I'm wanting to a put a componet set in my car for the front but my question is would it be over kill to add a component set for the rear also? Or should I jus do a 6.5 speaker upgrade for the rear?

[DJMic0]

I would say do it. I have four 6.5 speakers in the front (kick panels) and two in the rear. My front is way louder than the one in the back. I want to figure out another way to put 2 in the back to balance it.

[stretch]

It depends on what your main goal is for your sound system. If you want a nice sounding frontstage, you would ideally go for 6.5 components in the front and you can just leave your rear speakers as is. The idea here is that the sound should come and be driven from the front, just as how you would normally listen to a live performance. Having rear speakers that balance out or play louder than the sound from the front components will ruin your front soundstage and overall sound quality. just my 2 cents.

[Lurk]

I wouldn't leave the stock rear speakers in if you're going to be upgrading the fronts. Reason being is, if you're running all the speakers off a 4 channel amp, you might as well get some speakers than can fully utilize that added power. Stock speakers suck and will distort at higher volume.

I would get some 6.5 components up front and just throw in some 2-way speakers in the rear. You can always tune the sound to your liking, using the crossover. It will sound damn near perfect with that setup.

[MR EVO 8]

I got components in the front and 3 way speakers in the rear. Sounds damn clear with no distortion.

[stretch]

I wouldn't leave the stock rear speakers in if you're going to be upgrading the fronts. Reason being is, if you're running all the speakers off a 4 channel amp, you might as well get some speakers than can fully utilize that added power. Stock speakers suck and will distort at higher volume.

I would get some 6.5 components up front and just throw in some 2-way speakers in the rear. You can always tune the sound to your liking, using the crossover. It will sound damn near perfect with that setup.



yes, if you intend to power your rear fills with an external amp, you really have to go with aftermarket speakers since the oem ones won't be able to handle the continuous rms. but as i mentioned, if you're after true sound quality, you would want to focus on your front soundstage, hence, the front components. true sq systems have rear fills that are really just for ambience and are usually faded to the front. it's a different story, though, if you intend to use multichannel surround sound...if that's the case, it will be worth upgrading the rear fills to one that closely resembles the front components in terms of sound quality.

as for distortion, this can always be handled by level matching.

[DJMic0]

^^ gotta admit he's right. =)

[djslik408]

Yup the front is a lot louder than the rear! Im changing mine soon!!

[CasperIXse]

ok so i have a 2000 watt mono powering my power t2 sub and running stock speakers on my avic z2
i was thinking of doing the same (upgrading the front components leaving the rear stock) but would i still be able to hear the difference without running a 4 channel amp? leaving them powered by the z2 (more wattage than stock but not much)

[stretch]

yes, there will be significant difference. an external amp will be capable of producing more continuous rms than your head unit, especially for power-hungry or low sensitivity front component speakers.

[CasperIXse]

but would i still be able to notice the speakers in terms of clarity not so much volume? i really dont want another amp i used to be huge into audio and that shit is heavy haha

[stretch]

but would i still be able to notice the speakers in terms of clarity not so much volume? i really dont want another amp i used to be huge into audio and that shit is heavy haha


definitely...there is a big difference in sound quality with the clean sounding amps. with today's technology, some of the high-end manufacturers have already come out with low-profile and compact amps. what front components are you looking at? maybe you can start from there, and then shop around for an amp that matches the power requirements and tonal characteristics of your front components.

[Lurk]

ok so i have a 2000 watt mono powering my power t2 sub and running stock speakers on my avic z2
i was thinking of doing the same (upgrading the front components leaving the rear stock) but would i still be able to hear the difference without running a 4 channel amp? leaving them powered by the z2 (more wattage than stock but not much)


It wouldn't be worth it to run some upgraded components if you're just powering them with the HU.

Mo powa = Mo betta. :lol:

BTW, what kind of cap are you running with that 2000watt amp and sub?

[CasperIXse]

no cap. lol