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Offline nezburg

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Speaker upgrade
« on: November 13, 2013, 05:41:55 pm »
Anyone know of a decent speaker upgrade? The factory standards are pants!
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Re: Speaker upgrade
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2013, 08:26:07 pm »
There are many factors making your system sound "pants"

Firstly, are you still running an RCD300/500 radio? If so replace that with an RCD310/510 or after market radio first.
Then report back.

Otherwise installing Focal A163.2 (or something like that) or better yet Hertz HSK 163.4 are a great upgrade. You have to sound deaden the doors properly and ideally install at least a 50-80wrms amplifier for the speakers. It a completely different sound then.

A few years ago, I actually fed approx 80-120wrms into my factory speakers and the RCD310 was then fed to a JBL MS-8 into the amplifier back into the speakers.
This system sounded really good. Had it running like that for the better part of 10 months till I sold the car.


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Re: Speaker upgrade
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2013, 06:23:09 am »
Hello,

 Depends on that sound you are after focal are very good for dance music as the mid bass is punchy and the tweeters are a tad sharp.....:)
 Herts are also a good speaker.

These focals fit streight in with no problems.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Focal-165A3-3-way-Car-Component-Car-Speakers-17cm-6-5-4-1-/380760028193?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item58a710f421

or the better ones......

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Focal-K2-Power-165KRX3-3-Way-Component-Car-Speakers-200W-/280906632794?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item4167570e5a

Allways remember to mount them on MDF rings as the plastic ones are pretty crap IMO........Oh and use a good bit of sound deadening too, on the inner and outer door skins and the door panel
I would also recomend a Sub speaker of some discription, as small speaker can not play sub bass and of course always amp them with a good amp........keep away from your halfords rubbish.

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Re: Speaker upgrade
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2013, 07:25:13 am »
Those first focal ones wouldnt fit in mine. It was only the mid that wouldnt fit, it hit onto the door metal


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