Car audio experts......
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when i did sq+ i went from alpine to MB quart components, was a pretty good difference. though i used the alpine passive xover and when i upgraded i tossed the MB xover for using the amp outputs directly since i had the alpine DSP/EQ/xover
btw the HU amps fuckin suck even on higher end units, just put in a good 4 channel... far better clarity
btw the HU amps fuckin suck even on higher end units, just put in a good 4 channel... far better clarity
yeah i never understood people with a rear stage...not like i go to a concert and put my back to the stage. mid bass from behind sucks too so thats not an excuse
I loved the Polks I had in my Regal.
The double din radio will fit in the GP. Mike (superchargedgp) did it in his 97 GTX. I dont know if the pics are still there since I cant see photobucket at work, but here is his thread.
http://www.thechicagogarage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28015&highlight=double+din
I know he said the radio itself will fit in the hole, but the plastic dash will need some work. Shouldnt be that hard for you.
The double din radio will fit in the GP. Mike (superchargedgp) did it in his 97 GTX. I dont know if the pics are still there since I cant see photobucket at work, but here is his thread.
http://www.thechicagogarage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28015&highlight=double+din
I know he said the radio itself will fit in the hole, but the plastic dash will need some work. Shouldnt be that hard for you.
but you can have your more directional freq speakers like midbass, mids, highs/horns up front with a nice sub to finish the freq range out... in the back.
its not just about the amount of speakers you have, they have to be staged properly or you end up needing a sound field processor to delay the signals for proper sound/sync at the listening position.
lotsa $ back in the day...prob a ton of new tech out there nowadays
i still have alot of my crap from my imperial somewhere in some milkcrates
Yup give me even just a 6.5 inch mid and a properly placed tweeter on the front stage with a simple 100 wattx2 amp over most anything else these days. I just have never been able to use pods as the clutch gets in the way for a proper midbass driver up front. Nice and tight 12 inch infinity perfect with only about 300 watts rms out back and it sounds pretty good for the budget I had. Once I had the timing/crossovers setup right with the alpine 9815.
Also to the op, if you are getting components for front you can usually pick between a metal or silk tweeter. I prefer metal for that brighter feel for the music I listen to, but silk might suit you a little better. Still though the HU is only going to give is 20-25 watts tops, so your sub should overpower your front stage.
I vote for Polk as well. Very balanced sound and they use 4.5K for their crossovers which is a good crossover freq for a vehicle. They also use soft dome tweeters which eliminates the over-brightness of the highs.
I have polk speakers and a rockford fosgate sub in my car. (I have done numerous installs/setups on many cars over the years.)
You can see what I installed here: http://www.polkaudio.com/caraudio/installs/view.php?id=13
You should always set it up as front stage/rear fill for the best sound. Also mixing speakers brands for the front and rears can lead to some horrible sounds if the crossover points are different.
I like JL's stuff myself, I just did a stareo in my boat a set of 7.7 componets in the front a set of 6.5 coaxes in the back and a 10 under the bow and a 600x6 amp with one channel bridged for the sub and the thing rocks for what I have into it. when I used to do stareo comps I used dimond audio it was good stuff too
I bought infinity kappa series but have yet to install them. I need to fix the p/o's wiring and a few other things before that happens. BUT, if I beat you to it I'll let you know how they sound. I loved the infinity reference series speakers I put in my regal and I always had the volume loud! those were Good for stock replacements!
I actually like the sound out of the kicker speakers better than the infinitys, I haven't tried out a set of polks in a long time though so that I'm not sure on. I've just always loved the way the kicker speakers sound nice and pump out good bass at the same time. Don't even really need subs imo, but then again I'm not one of those people that likes to have my bass rattling the car.
Right on, I know it is all about personal preference so I really need to go to a shop and listen to the speakers for myself. When I think of Kicker, Alpine, Clarion, ect all I think about is being 17 and thinking that was hot shit because I was broke as fuck. $150 Pioneer head unit, $100 no name amp, a pair of used 12" Kicker subs and you were hot shit.
But yeah, it really is all about personal preference and how you like to hear your music, so hit up a best buy and push a bunch of red buttons till you like what your hear.
Started hacking up the stock speaker brackets for accept 6.5 inch speakers and it will be a very tight fit. Stock front speakers are some crappy 5.25 things. Ill bring the brackets to work tomorrow and panel bond the spots that I need to.
Also I was using some Infinity coaxial speakers to test fit, dropped one on the floor, and is now broken FML
Also I was using some Infinity coaxial speakers to test fit, dropped one on the floor, and is now broken FML
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