Can anyone help plz... I am willing to pay another $200-250 or so to be able to get rid of the bass distortion on the stock speakers (2003 WRX sedan). I am not a true audiophile and don't want to give up the existing 6-CD changer, so plz don't say to change the HU.

My question is this: bright & early 7:30 Monday AM I bring my rex in to dealer for exhaust system upgrades and I could ask the guys to put in (A) "upgraded speakers" x4 for $150 (parts cost only) or (B) some third party speakers that I buy at Circuit City or whatever. I went to CC last nite and there were a couple of pretty OK 6.5" speakers, but the total cost for speakers + installing woulda been $220 for namebrand (Infinity or Alpine) or $180 for no-name. Those numbers include the $40 install labor.

Wouldn't it be better to get Subaru to put in their factory upgrade speakers?

If not, please recommend specific brand that I should check out and buy today or Sunday.

THANKS FOR PROMPT RESPONSE

 

Get the Infinity componets. (and change your head unit.... it's not that hard to change CD's and if you get a MP3 capable unit you'll have way more tunes than 6 CDs hold)

 

Called Subaru to find out how big the speakers are, and they said they thought they were "6 inches" which means that the 6.5 inch Infinity speakers won't fit. Which just makes it that much harder to buy third party. Looks like I'm gonna get stuck with the factor stuff for $150 unless I learn something fast.

One more thing, when I used the AOL car audio installation program, the only 3rd party speakers of any kind that they listed were 4" speakers for the "rear doors" which at least were a little cheaper, in the $30-50/pr range. Does anyone know the actual speaker sizes allowed in the doors? It looks relatively difficult to access them to so, and I doubt I'll have time to do so before Monday AM.

 

The 6.5 Infinitys fit (they're in my car) but you have to have a spacer.

Are you good with hand tools? If so .... go buy a plastic cutting board ~1/4" thick and use that to make spacers.

The factory 'premium' speakers/head unit suck. My car came with the upgrade system. It was the second thing I replaced on my car (wheels and tires were first).

 

Did you replace all 4 speakers (both doors) or just front or just rear? How do you like the Infinitis?

 

I put the Infinitys in front and Panasonic in the rear doors (it's just fill for me ..... after several years of Naval Aviation..... well, some things I just can't hear any more)

But the I do know that the Infinitys in the front (and the Alpine head unit) are way beyond the 'upgraded' Subaru system.

 

Exxxxxeelllllleeeennnnnnnt... thanks a bundle.

My plan: take my time, do the research, and stick to the exhaust/swaybar mods from Subaru for tomorrow.

One last tho...what size are your Alpines? I might just be sufficiently easy (translation: lazy) to try to replicate what you did line-by-line.

 

Ooops sorry for typo, please swap "Panasonics" for "Alpines"...I'm referring to the rear speakers now