What speakers should i buy?

[mattgreen]

ive gone to multiple places but they are all telling me different things,
firstly i have a vs commodore once my amps in the rear speakers will be amped aswell as my sub ( i have one of those 150$ pioneer ones dual 2 ohm or summin or 4? i dunno but anyway.
first place i went they said just get 6 inch so i can put them in teh stock holes, second place said get 6x9's in box's third place said get 6 1/2's and try make them fit and for the front they all recomended splits, i was thinking of maybe buying type s alpines? , or i could go for the same level jvc, what i got recomended a few tiems over the alpines, or i could get mtx?? ive had mtx speakers befor and i think their good value for money! or pioneers! what should i get guys? around 160$ for the rear under 200 for the front? what do you guys think?
also should i spend more moeny in the front and amp them, or should i spend more on 6x9's in teh rear or should i get just 6 inch componant speakers in the back? i have no idea =]
in my last car i just had 2 year speakers (hyundai excell) except it was a small car and sounded good with the mtx 6 1/2 inch speakers in the rear (i still have them speakers in teh excell i could take them out if i wanted) but i doubt that they would fit! any help would be apreciated?
Matt

[StoneX]

Ideally, since you sit in the front, you should spend more money on the front speakers. Many people don't even bother with rear speakers if they have really good front speakers, but since you're buying budget gear, you'd probably benefit a bit from rears.

Just buy whatever fits the rear holes, which I think is 6". Some 2-way coaxials from any brand that sounds good to you will suit. For the fronts, splits will give you better sound, but make sure you listen to them before buying. Out of the one's you listed, Alpine would be at the top for me but there are other less common brands out there that sound better.

If you get splits, amplify them... They will sound totally different from an amp. It's also a good idea to seal and deaden your front doors to make the speakers sound better as well.

[LJS-UTE]

spend a little bit extra on your front speakers, go the Alpine type R's, if your not up for the type R's, dont stick with the Alpine Type S's, there are better speakers than the Alpine Type S's for that price range. With the back do you plan on running a sub or subs? if you do, dont worry about 6x9's just stick with 6-6 1/2's, most 6x9's are more of a low end speaker combination from what i have found/heard, if your running sub(s) there is no need for any more low end in my opinion.

[mattgreen]

spend a little bit extra on your front speakers, go the Alpine type R's, if your not up for the type R's, dont stick with the Alpine Type S's, there are better speakers than the Alpine Type S's for that price range. With the back do you plan on running a sub or subs? if you do, dont worry about 6x9's just stick with 6-6 1/2's, most 6x9's are more of a low end speaker combination from what i have found/heard, if your running sub(s) there is no need for any more low end in my opinion.

ok im thinking maybe alpine type r splits in teh front and maybe can you get type r 2way in the back? 6 inch oens is that possible also howmuch would the splits set me back?

[LJS-UTE]

i drive a ute and i run 2 sets of alpine type R, 6 1/2" splits, i only did this because of the small cab space, it was just as easy to run wires to my amp for 2 sets of splits as it is to run co-ax seakers. most people generally run splits at the fronts and co-ax speakers at the back. i got two type R packs for $500 as a deal from JB. 4 speakers, 4 tweeters and 4 networks. Whereas you would be looking at getting 2 splits, 2 tweeters and 2 networks AND 2 co-ax speakers for the back. Check out the alpine site for more...

Alpine Electronics of Australia

[mattgreen]

i drive a ute and i run 2 sets of alpine type R, 6 1/2" splits, i only did this because of the small cab space, it was just as easy to run wires to my amp for 2 sets of splits as it is to run co-ax seakers. most people generally run splits at the fronts and co-ax speakers at the back. i got two type R packs for $500 as a deal from JB. 4 speakers, 4 tweeters and 4 networks. Whereas you would be looking at getting 2 splits, 2 tweeters and 2 networks AND 2 co-ax speakers for the back. Check out the alpine site for more...

Alpine Electronics of Australia

howmuch rms could i put into them befor they blewup? or whats a good amount? howmuch do you ahve going to them?

[LJS-UTE]

the splits peak at 220w, the co-ax's peak at 200w, i run all four off a jaycar 400w 4 channel amp, definately loud enough in a ute cabin, however a sedan, i would probarbly run a little bit more, its really up to personal preference

[WhiteVS]

Yeah get some splits up front and go for either 6" or 6" 1/2. 6" 1/2 fit easily into the rear.
Amp the splits and the sub, just run the rears off the head unit.

[garfa]

peak rating are crap. they dont mean anything.


try to run the speakers at the RMS power rating. no more no less. try to stick to that as close as possible.

IMO i would leave the rears stock and spend all my money on split speakers for the front with a 2 channel amp for them. you will get the best possible sound and because you have spend around 400-500 you will hear that they fill the car without need for rears.

[mattgreen]

peak rating are crap. they dont mean anything.


try to run the speakers at the RMS power rating. no more no less. try to stick to that as close as possible.

IMO i would leave the rears stock and spend all my money on split speakers for the front with a 2 channel amp for them. you will get the best possible sound and because you have spend around 400-500 you will hear that they fill the car without need for rears.

my amps rateing is 80 wrms per channel and it has 4? is that ok? sounded great in my last car (its not a to dear amp) does the job?
what do you think of pioneer splits? tehre 180$?

[JBDrifter]

what do you think of pioneer splits? tehre 180$?

Have a listen to them and make your own opinion on them. Someone on here might love them and tell you they're great, so you go out and buy them but hate them because you don't like the way they sound.

Set yourself a budget, then go window shopping and make a list of the speakers that fit into that budget. Then have a listen to all the speakers on your list and buy the ones that sound best to you.
If your budget is low, check out Jaycar's speakers as well, great quality for the price. Some people rate them above Alpine Type R's.

[mattgreen]

Have a listen to them and make your own opinion on them. Someone on here might love them and tell you they're great, so you go out and buy them but hate them because you don't like the way they sound.

Set yourself a budget, then go window shopping and make a list of the speakers that fit into that budget. Then have a listen to all the speakers on your list and buy the ones that sound best to you.
If your budget is low, check out Jaycar's speakers as well, great quality for the price. Some people rate them above Alpine Type R's.

whats the closest jaycar to the coffs harbout/grafton area?

[mattgreen]

ok i found a store that sells jaycar **** or summin? its not an actualy jaycar store tho lol in grafton... ive never herd of it haha so jaycar has their own brand of speakers? howmuch are they?

[garfa]

jaycar's main supplier is electus, any place can be supplied by electus.
jaycar sell precision response brand.

[Swordsy]

I've got the pro pioneer speakers in my VS ( front and rear) and they are great!! they go as loud as i want em too and they are bloody clear. simple is good :P (like me....)

[mattgreen]

swordsy howmuch were they?

[mattgreen]

ok guys i ripped my car appart this arvo removed stock speakers and put in some mtx compnants sound 20x better lol will be good when i get my amp in!! i might upload pics of how to remove all that stuff (it involves takeing the seats out haha) took longer then i thought it would

[garfa]

ok guys i ripped my car appart this arvo removed stock speakers and put in some mtx compnants sound 20x better lol will be good when i get my amp in!! i might upload pics of how to remove all that stuff (it involves takeing the seats out haha) took longer then i thought it would

you took out your seats to install splits?

[mattgreen]

nah the rears lol to get the damn parcel tray out =/ so 6 1/2 componants in the rear will be splits in the front

[mattgreen]

ill post some pics 2moz the pain was to get the orig speakers out cause i didnt wanna make the hole bigger cause my 6 1/2 just bigger then teh orig hole so it covers it =]

[Swordsy]

swordsy howmuch were they?

at the moment at JB-HI fi they are $88 for a pair!! pioneer pro's. BARGIN!!! and they fit into the std mounts!!

[mattgreen]

wow nice swordsy thats cheaper then fusion splits LOL im looking at mtx splits now i like the sound that the speakers produce

[StoneX]

If they're the TS-C1625's, don't buy them... They sound terrible

[Swordsy]

TS-A1682S. these are the ones i'm running (two i've had for 4 years, 2 for about 1 year, so the older models, but the same, just look different :P)

They are clear throughout the range and can go very loud.

[mattgreen]

If they're the TS-C1625's, don't buy them... They sound terrible

there dear tho!! why would they sound bad =[