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@subzero: I don't recall. I'd guess it was probably between 75-125 watts, but I didn't notice any markings indicating that. @ramos: They are mounted on a plate with screws, so the woofer and tweeter will, in fact, separate. @SPLaudio: Between my Semitic and Scottish heritage, and the fact...

So my friend moved into this new apt. The living room has in-wall speakers that connect...nowhere. They're just there. They're old, but the drivers look okay. They apparently used to cost a pretty penny back in the late 80's (~$500). Am I insane for thinking that they might work in a car...

It's a simple question. Is it worth it to buy components if you only intend to run them off the head unit, or would a set of full range speakers be better? Thinking of upgrading the sound in the work van I just picked up, and NO I am NOT going to put an amp in. Not going to happen, setup has...

I put one in the truck I drive for work, no amplifier. I found it for 112 dollars on Amazon Marketplace or something, and just wired it into the truck via trial and voltmeter (no one makes harnesses for an International 4900). I'm pretty happy with it, it sounds good. My big problems are with...

I'm actually going to an electronics liquidation sale today or tomorrow, and I'm doing a little last-minute research for stuff to look out for. Course, I get the feeling that mostly what I'll find is off-brand junk, but whatever. Won't hurt to look. Also, to mlstrass and BASS_Warrior: Do they...

I'm currently looking for a 4 channel amp under 200 bucks. I don't want it to be too powerful, as my dash speakers have a max RMS rating of 35 watts. From my questioning here, I was told that THD was the most important spec to look at, and the lower the better. I was looking at Alpine and...

Six speakers: a pair each of 6x9, 6.5 and 3.5. The three point five dash speakers have power handling limit of 35 watts RMS so I figure a 40 watt amp (per channel for 4 channels) will be fine without destroying the speakers. Then again, I don't listen to my music too loud, I just want it to...

Okay, I guess one of the things to ask now is: What are the most important specs to look at? Signal to noise sounds like it would have a fair bit to do with how clean my system sounds. But what of the Low Pass Filter? When it says the LPF is 40-400 Hz, does it mean that I can set it...

****, that was quick! Okay, I maybe should have provided more information: I don't have a factory stereo, I basically did a full swap: Factory HU for an Alpine CDA-9885, and factory speakers for Infinity Kappa coaxials in 6x9, 6.5 and 3.5 inch. The head unit, near as I can figure is 4 channel...

Perhaps this will get me laughed at, but I want to upgrade my stereo with an amplifier (My head unit gets plenty loud for me, but from what I've read an amp will make all music at all volumes sound better, clearer.) My dash speakers are 3 1/2", and have a max power rating of 35 watts RMS so I...

Turtle soup.

I've put in two new head units in two vehicles in the past two months. The first was a Pioneer DEH-P4000UB, replacing the stock Panasonic tape deck in the International 4900 I drive for work. The second was an Alpine CDA-9885, replacing the stock unit in my 1998 Plymouth Breeze. Both...

Er...you're being slightly confusing BUT the 9887 has a jack that plugs into the iPod's input/output jack (long narrow port that usually plugs into your computer), although you have to buy the cable separately. You can control the iPod from the head unit using this setup. (At least I assume...

Every time I've heard JBL tower or bookshelf speakers versus Infinitys in a store, the Infinitys have sounded better. I'm afraid I have never listened to a JBL car speaker (that I know of), but I went with Infinity Kappas for both my work truck and my car. I'm very pleased with the stereos in...

Lift heavy (with proper form... for example, benching 300 the wrong way might mess you up but putting up 225 the right will give you the results you want), eat a lot. That's it.