Listen to speakers, look at your Budget amount, and decide if you want to buy locally or on the Internet...

 

Focals are not that expensive, got 6.5" component in front, sound good, and bought online...

 

Specifications of the speaker itself, materials used, power handling, etc... different series...

 

a coaxial has a woofer and tweeter built onto one basket and seperate would be a woofer/mid and a seperate tweeter
simplist way to say it

 

if you go to kailua go to car tunes and see aaron tell him big d sent you
if you wait till sat i work we carry alpine, rockford and eclipse

 

i got the infinity kappa perfect series and i think they sound really good cant tell how they sound compared to the others.

 

Well..."my friend" at Car Audio and Security Specialists carries MB Quarts. They do "ok" work but you gotta make sure that either the skinny vietnamese/thai OR the buff asian dudes do your install. The other guys kinda suck and the two good guys always have to come back and fix their mistakes. I would just buy it from him and DIY.

RCE is the "Reference" level for MB Quart...not bad $160 MSRP
PCE is the "Premium" Level for MB Quart...good I have these...$270 MSRP
QSD is the Q-series which is the top level for MB Quart...outstanding clarity as long as you power them right...$450 MSRP

Components = Tweeter and Woofer are separate and mount separate...most times
Coaxial = Tweeter is mounted to the woofer usually by way of a bracket or through the middle dust cap of the woofer.

GET THE COMPONENTS.

 

holy crap! what the hell happened to just plug n play ****... why do I have to have so much technical stuff just to have a nice sound system oh well guess that's how the cookie crumbles.

I'd probably do the wiring...etc. myself since it won't be hard to follow a wire diagram or good directions.

I've never wired up a system like this but I should be pretty straight forward right?



what is that little box that is in this picture?

Jon

 

Nice choice!!!!

That little box is the crossover. Both your right and left component sets will have 1. You run wiring from your radio or amp to that, and then the speaker and tweeter are wired to designated places there on the crossover.

 

yup.... I'll probably have to get the CHEAPEST one they make since I'm a POOR BASTARD NOW! since I have to get 4 of them

Jon

 

Wiring should be fairly easy...good luck! Lemme sample when you're done!

 

I wish I'd stumbled on this thread earlier. San made a very good point where he stated that he likes to have the same level going to both front and rear. This is something that has been LARGELY debated in the audio world for a long time now, and I don't want to argue. Just to make a suggestion, though:

Musically speaking, you want to be able to hear the music as if the band was standing on your dash and playing. With movies, I'd be a little more concerned about the rear fill than if I just liked to listen to music.

If you're strapped for $$$ right now, and want to do everything right, I'd get the best you can get up front first. Then fill the rears.

 

dunkdrmr...I agree I'm a front stage man too. LOL

Use the money for 2 reference series and buy the PCE or Q series for the fronts and wait on the rears.

 

If money is really an issue you should determine an amount you're willing to spend and go form there. A decent budget system normally includes a head unit, front components, a 4-channel amp, and a single sub. Since you already have a deck you should appropriate money to the front speakers, the amp, and then your sub.....thats their order of significance when determining how your system will sound. Speakers are all a matter of preference....people can give opinions on whats best.....but you must determine this for yourself. In most cases people can give you an idea on the type of sound from different brands but you should narrow your choices, grab some music, and listen to them ALL if possible.

Use the stock tweeter brackets or metal backstrap to mount the tweeters.

And San's right....there aren't any low to mid level components that'll play anywhere near 40hz....and in my opinion you won't get very good response below 80hz without a fair amount of dampening in your doors (this makes a HUGE difference). Sound dampening is the best way to get the most out of what you have. It'll allow better SQ and greatly improved efficiency (less power and cleaner sound).

I'm running Boston Z6s, 5.5Pros, Xtant1.1s, Xtant6.1, Alumapro cap, and a single 12.

Send me a pm and we can talk.....I'll give you some unbiased and biased opinions and descriptions

 

MBquart has a huge following but make sure you listen to them first! They have a tendency to be very bright especially for those who are sensitive to the higher frequencies. Many wrx owners do love them and I think it has a lot to do with the stock tweeter location. The stock location greatly reduces tweeter level and most likely makes MBs kinder to the ears