6.5" Comps, minimal power consumption--factory wire?

[phenryiv1 10+ year member]

Finally heard some, and I will say
Pioneer REV's for the effing win

Things get impressively loud with just a cd player, I'm throwing 70x4 on some coaxes in a few weeks and I cant wait

Did you hear the components or the coaxials?

 

[elementxero 10+ year member]

The Pioneer REV components are getting good reviews as well, and seem to have high efficiency ratings, as well.
What may kill you is running them off of your stock HU (I read another post where you stated that you want to keep the stock HU).

I am considering the REVs running off of a Pioneer HU that pushes only 12 watts "RMS" (so Pioneer says). I was told that these were fairly efficient, and @ $150-160, are in your budget.

I'm not running them off the HU power, but I am running the stock HU. I will be using an LOC of some flavor, probably an offering from audiocontrol. They will be amped with 50wrms each @ 4Ohms from my RF2002 amp.

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

Did you hear the components or the coaxials?

for a coaxial, the revs are one of the best, for comps, forget it.

 

[phenryiv1 10+ year member]

for a coaxial, the revs are one of the best, for comps, forget it.

Obviously, there are MUCH better components on the market. Given the REV component price point, the question is, if running off of HU power, is it better to run REV coaxials, or spend the extra $50 and get the components, in the event that you amp them later?

(Sorry, elementxero, I kind-of piggybacked your thread) //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[phenryiv1 10+ year member]

I'm not running them off the HU power, but I am running the stock HU. I will be using an LOC of some flavor, probably an offering from audiocontrol. They will be amped with 50wrms each @ 4Ohms from my RF2002 amp.

Does PAC make an adapter for the Mazda OEM HU? I know that they made good stuff for the OEM BOSE system in my old Maxima/Infiniti vehicles. Audiocontrol is obviously good stuff, but the PACs were plug-and-play LOCs that were of very high quality (for an LOC, that is).

 

[elementxero 10+ year member]

Does PAC make an adapter for the Mazda OEM HU? I know that they made good stuff for the OEM BOSE system in my old Maxima/Infiniti vehicles. Audiocontrol is obviously good stuff, but the PACs were plug-and-play LOCs that were of very high quality (for an LOC, that is).

I'll check it out. But my system is NOT bose, so luckily I won't have to deal with the tuning nightmare that comes with that territory and running stock HU

 

[phenryiv1 10+ year member]

I'll check it out. But my system is NOT bose, so luckily I won't have to deal with the tuning nightmare that comes with that territory and running stock HU

I was just suggesting them based on personal experience. They also did Ford/JBL, BMW/HK, etc.

Something like http://www.tune-town.com/Cars/stuff/pac/oem2.htm might work.

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

ditch your stock HU...best decision i ever made

 

[elementxero 10+ year member]

ditch your stock HU...best decision i ever made

Can't do it man, brand new car and the factory dash is a lot of what I like about it asthetically.

 

[elementxero 10+ year member]

You have lots of options in that price range. This has been posted before (I know I've done several $200 component posts), but I'll give you a couple of suggestions.
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=3587 Helix Esprit

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=4965 Zapco I-Force

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=4728 Oz Vector

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=4985 Pioneer Premier PRS

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=3372 Focal Access

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=3083 Alpine Type-X

http://www.cardomain.com/item/PIOTSC160R Pioneer Rev

http://www.infinitecaraudio.com/cgi-bin/icastore.cgi?user_action=detail&catalogno=CPE60S Crystal Mobile Sound CPE

http://www.infinitecaraudio.com/cgi-bin/icastore.cgi?user_action=detail&catalogno=SSCS6 Crystal Mobile Sound SSCS

http://www.infinitecaraudio.com/cgi-bin/icastore.cgi?user_action=detail&catalogno=DLSR6A DLS R6A

http://www.infinitecaraudio.com/cgi-bin/icastore.cgi?user_action=detail&catalogno=DLSMS6 DLS Magnesium

http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?cart_id=6817790.29672&pid=1969 Peerless Definition

http://www.exilecaraudio.com/2006/products/components/ Exile XP. You'll need a local dealer for these, but Exile does direct sales if a dealer isn't available. Drop Morgan an e-mail through the site.

I don't necessarily suggest buying from those sources, as they aren't necessarily the best price or even authorized to sell those particular products (if you care about that sort of thing), but you can read up and maybe find local shops to listen at. Some members here also deal some of these and can probably do better price-wise than these sites can.

EDIT: Made that a little easier to figure out. Yeah, I had the Oz Vectors already on there. Good stuff for the money.

Yo I'm lookin at speakers more seriously now and I gotta just go back and say thanks alot for making such a helpful post, that's above and beyond.....most people just rattle off their favorite brand or the set of the month. 'Preciate it, big help.

 

[Notwerk 10+ year member]

No prob, man. Hope it helps.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Why can't you run new speaker wire through the same spot as the factory wire?? Will take a little work, but it can be done. Or if you have to drill a new hole next to the factory wiring you can get a rubber grommet/boot at any auto parts store to make it look factory.

LOTS of speaker choices, so try to get out and demo some. Circuit City should have the REV's on their board. I'm running them amped for rear fill and VERY happy with them.

 

[elementxero 10+ year member]

Eh from what I've read on mazda3forums I'd have to drill into the door to get new wire in there, and I am sketched out by the idea of that.