6x9 or 6.5 for rear fill?

[ledvedder 10+ year member]

I'm getting a set of JBL GTO608C components for the front doors of my caravan. Should I do 6x9 or 6.5 coaxials for rear panel fill?

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[zako 10+ year member]

Just use something cheap. Rear speaker does not need to be as high end as the front. The front speaker is the most important for sound quality. Some people use rears only for some ambiance sound or not at all.

 

[ledvedder 10+ year member]

Should I amp both the front and the rear speakers, or just they front?

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

Just use something cheap. Rear speaker does not need to be as high end as the front. The front speaker is the most important for sound quality. Some people use rears only for some ambiance sound or not at all.

Its a van..people in the rear seating area should retrieve good sound as well, not cheapies.If it were a coupe/single cab truck i could understand..Id go for at least 50-75rms 6.5 components,and add a single ported 10 in that van,with the components up front you want/stated,and will sound excellent.Just be sure to not over power the rears from the front stage, and it will sound graet,my 0.02 cents/experience

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

Should I amp both the front and the rear speakers, or just they front?

Both! Amp all speakers,get some power,and clarity,and very little distortion by using an amp.Just adjust not to be over killed by rear staging..alot of times 25-50 watts for rear staging is fine, and 60+ up front.But do amp all of the speakers for best SQ/performance

 

[ledvedder 10+ year member]

OK, could someone also look at pages 21 and 22 from my head unit's manual, Clarion CZ702? What would I use with my setup? Normal, 2 way, or 3 way?

http://www.clarion.com/us/en/MungoBlobs/106/777/CZ702_EN.pdf

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

Normal Mode..you can always add the /a sub woofer later.You can use one 4 ch amplifier to run front left and right, and rear left and right.No need for 2 amplifiers, unless you get a good deal on 2/2ch amplifiers..one amp saves space as well,depending on the one chosen

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

I say normal mode chosen, for myself , to keep it simple, and ease of buying simple rcas ect.No special connections ect

 

[ledvedder 10+ year member]

Any recommendations on a small, 4 channel amp? What do you think of Sound Ordnance?

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

JL Audio JX360 4 360W Class A B JX Series Full Range 4 Channel Car Amplifier 699440993951 | eBay

Nice amp for you right here for brand new,and kinda small foot print/not bad

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

Usacoustics 4050 50 w X4CH Amplifier Series II | eBay

Id run this before id run anything of 75rms on the market

 

[ledvedder 10+ year member]

How would that compare to the Soundstream Stealth series amps? They're very small.

 

[150db VW 10+ year member]

I'm getting a set of JBL GTO608C components for the front doors of my caravan. Should I do 6x9 or 6.5 coaxials for rear panel fill?

buy one of my sets of nice 6.5s or 6x9s for cheaps, id go with 6.5s

 

[ledvedder 10+ year member]

buy one of my sets of nice 6.5s or 6x9s for cheaps, id go with 6.5s

What do you have? The factory speakers in the rear are 6x9s right now.

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

How would that compare to the Soundstream Stealth series amps? They're very small.

The US Acoustics would be a better amp,and my perfrence by just looking at the specs alone. ,Never have listened to the Stealth before, but have ran an entire series of USA US Acoustics Series II.Some of the best/loudest/clearest amps Ive ever ran up to date other than Alpine Duo-B old school amps(Some of the best SQ amps ever made in my opinion,and clean at loud volumes as well).My neighbor is very happy with the Alpine Duo-b 3523 That I recently put in his truck,on a pair of 4in, and 1.5 tweets