Is that ebay link for a pair of speakers or just one? Thinking of an upgrade!
-Mac
Pair of speakers, I just got them, they are really nice.. worth the 50 bucks..
Is that ebay link for a pair of speakers or just one? Thinking of an upgrade!
-Mac
Not having really seen what you're describing, but I can take a stab at it.
I'd just go a pretty cheap route and make a spacer out of about a 1/8"-1/4" inch thick aluminum flat bar; trim to length and drill it so it fits between whatever speaker adapter and vehicle mounting point.
Then the speaker bottom could sit out at an angle due to the spacer bar's width.
Pair of speakers, I just got them, they are really nice.. worth the 50 bucks..
did you try them with an amp? or powered just by the head unit?@macleanflood That is a good price indeed. IMO those speakers don't sound good though. A bit hollow and tinny compared to my previous Rockford Fosgates. Triple-checked my wiring to be sure I didn't have the wiring backward. Swapped them out after a few weeks. But they're popular on this forum and that's just my opinion.
Any time I see speakers described as hollow sounding I always first suspect one speaker was wired backwards placing it out of phase with the other speaker.
did you try them with an amp? or powered just by the head unit?
Any time I see speakers described as hollow sounding I always first suspect one speaker was wired backwards placing it out of phase with the other speaker.
@macleanflood That is a good price indeed. IMO those speakers don't sound good though. A bit hollow and tinny compared to my previous Rockford Fosgates. Triple-checked my wiring to be sure I didn't have the wiring backward. Swapped them out after a few weeks. But they're popular on this forum and that's just my opinion.
Yep, I remember you suggested that at the time, which is a good point. But ...
But again, they're popular on this forum, and it might just be that I was too accustomed to the way that Rockford's sound.
Yep, I remember you suggested that at the time, which is a good point. But ...
But again, they're popular on this forum, and it might just be that I was too accustomed to the way that Rockford's sound.
I also had Polks in the Muddog, (4X6 plates in the dash, 5.25 in the soundbar), and wasn't impressed by them. Recently, I had to put speakers in my wife's Durango. I found some 6" speakers by Blaupunkt for $30 a pair. They sounded SO great that I got a set for the soundbar in the Jeep. I installed the 5.25s in the front, but after hearing the 6"ers in the soundbar, I replaced them with Blaupunkts, too. My Radio is an inexpensive Pioneer, but it CRANKS with the Blaupunkts.At least I'm not the only one that is not impressed with those speakers. I found them lacking a little in clarity, JMHO.
I prefer some of the Kicker components. I miss the Resolutions I had in my 4Runner.
I also had Polks in the Muddog, (4X6 plates in the dash, 5.25 in the soundbar), and wasn't impressed by them. Recently, I had to put speakers in my wife's Durango. I found some 6" speakers by Blaupunkt for $30 a pair. They sounded SO great that I got a set for the soundbar in the Jeep. I installed the 5.25s in the front, but after hearing the 6"ers in the soundbar, I replaced them with Blaupunkts, too. My Radio is an inexpensive Pioneer, but it CRANKS with the Blaupunkts.
I tried four sets of aftermarket speakers one after the other (pioneer, sony, polk, scosche) and the stock ones sounded much better. That is with factory radio and no subwoofer.
And the aftermarket ones were all tiny little wimpy things (physically) compared to stock speakers. Weird.
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads...s-on-your-factory-head-unit.46066/post-792121
If I remember correctly, @skrelnik isn't a fan of the Polks either.
What should a person be looking for with the numbers/specs or ratings when using regular head unit with no amp. Such as 2 or 4 ohms. Hertz ect. I'm going to buy speakers this week, and I was looking at CT Sounds on Amazon.
if using the stock head unit you would want speakers at 4ohm with 10-20 watts RMS. Kicker D series would be a good option or Match like these on Ebay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2847212342...d=link&campid=5337789113&toolid=20001&mkevt=1
- 2-way car speakers (pair)
- 5.25" treated paper woofer cone
- 3/4" polymer dome tweeter
- power range: 20-40 watts RMS (100 watts peak power)
- frequency range: 800-22,000 Hz
- sensitivity: 89 dB
- top-mount depth: 2.25"
- impedance: 4 ohms
- grilles included
Which dash and soundbar speakers are you recommending these days for those running a decent amp? I’ve seen your recommendations in the past, but that was a few years ago.
What should a person be looking for with the numbers/specs or ratings when using regular head unit with no amp. Such as 2 or 4 ohms. Hertz ect. I'm going to buy speakers this week, and I was looking at CT Sounds on Amazon.
just because your headunit is not powering with too much power (18-20 RMS) doesn't necesarily means that you cant get a bigger power handling speakers, pretty much ALL the aftermarket speakers are capable of handling more than a headunit would provide, the kicker's are IMHO not great, again, for sound quality when the system is not amplified I would recommend rockford fosgate or JBLif using the stock head unit you would want speakers at 4ohm with 10-20 watts RMS. Kicker D series would be a good option or Match like these on Ebay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2847212342...d=link&campid=5337789113&toolid=20001&mkevt=1
Which dash and soundbar speakers are you recommending these days for those running a decent amp? I’ve seen your recommendations in the past, but that was a few years ago.