Are these speakers worth it?

[Ridley 10+ year member]

For an extra 100 bucks...

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=14827

Over these

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=19284

and would this head unit be good?

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=18336

Thanks in advance!

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[Etac 10+ year member]

i never heard either but proper tuning and setup is the most important thing

you can take a $10k speaker in a crappy setup and it wont sound good

you can take $80 speakers in a good setup and can sound great.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Never really liked the sound of the RS set, but the KSs sound alright.

 

[Ridley 10+ year member]

I'm getting this amp to go with it. I already own a sweet sub.

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=17033

im getting 2x 2 farad capacitors for my amps as well... one for each

 

[andrewmoore13 10+ year member]

I'm getting this amp to go with it. I already own a sweet sub.
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=17033

im getting 2x 2 farad capacitors for my amps as well... one for each

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif dont bother.

 

[BobbyDD 10+ year member]

I'm getting this amp to go with it. I already own a sweet sub.
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=17033

im getting 2x 2 farad capacitors for my amps as well... one for each

Forget the caps and use that money to pay for your comps.

 

[Ridley 10+ year member]

prob is, i may need the caps.

i have a 2002 dodge neon which uses 83 amps for the alternator

my sub box puts out 40 amps and my speakers amp will put out around 35 or so

is there a chance ill run out of juice? id like to prevent that

i want to be able to run ac and stuff as well

sub amp- http://www.abt.com/product/33242.html?source=bizrate

speaker amp- http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAu...roductID=17033

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Stay calm guys, he's new here.

 

[01 S 10 10+ year member]

prob is, i may need the caps.
i have a 2002 dodge neon which uses 83 amps for the alternator

my sub box puts out 40 amps and my speakers amp will put out around 35 or so

is there a chance ill run out of juice? id like to prevent that

i want to be able to run ac and stuff as well

do the Big 3, upgrade your main battery first before you buy a capacitor, then if you need more juice in the future, buy another battery for the trunk and run 1/0 gauge wire to the rear battery.

 

[Ridley 10+ year member]

how much will that cost me? im trying to stay under 900 bucks

with the 4 speakers, amp, head unit, and 4 year warranty, i run at about $776

i could go a lil cheaper if i get the KS model speakers which is 75 watts... 25 watts less than the RS

are you guys sure 25 watts wont make a difference when its 100 bucks more for the 100w??

 

[Etac 10+ year member]

prob is, i may need the caps.
i have a 2002 dodge neon which uses 83 amps for the alternator

my sub box puts out 40 amps and my speakers amp will put out around 35 or so

is there a chance ill run out of juice? id like to prevent that

i want to be able to run ac and stuff as well

sub amp- http://www.abt.com/product/33242.html?source=bizrate

speaker amp-http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAu...roductID=17033

you gotta remember music is dynamic... not constant power... and then there is the battery to fill in the spots when the alt cant keep up... and its not that caps do nothing... they do help ( a little) but the amount of money you can spend on a cap you can spend on as stated above, the big 3 and another batt... but they will help ALOT more than a cap or two or ten

 

[BobbyDD 10+ year member]

Just get a set of comps and a 2 channel amp for the front and forget about the back. That'll save you some money. What sweet sub do you have?

 

[Ridley 10+ year member]

well its 2 12inch infinities with a 1000w kenwood amp

my buddy designed the box and it pumps out to the max it can handle

its good enough for me... and he charged me everything for 150

i kinda wanna get the 4 speaker combo since I want to go all out with the money that i have

in your opinion, will i even need a better battery or anything with this setup?

i can get 2 power electroniX caps for 45 bucks each (2 farad)

thats really cheap imo

my real main concern is if the 75 KS is just as good as the 100w RS

 

[BobbyDD 10+ year member]

well its 2 12inch infinities with a 1000w kenwood amp
my buddy designed the box and it pumps out to the max it can handle

its good enough for me... and he charged me everything for 150

i kinda wanna get the 4 speaker combo since I want to go all out with the money that i have

in your opinion, will i even need a better battery or anything with this setup?

i can get 2 power electroniX caps for 45 bucks each (2 farad)

thats really cheap imo

my real main concern is if the 75 KS is just as good as the 100w RS

That Kenwood amp is only rated at 500 watts, not 1000. You want to look at the rms, not peak. Do you know the voice coil configuration of your subs? You need to know that to see if you need a 1 ohm stable amp or not. What's the rms rating on the subs?

The majority of people here don't upgrade their rear speakers because most believe it sounds better without them. That's more of a strain on your electrical system to get a larger amp if you upgrade those too.

I would try it with the battery you have now, then upgrade it and do the big 3 if you get dimming.

Forget the capacitors.

I've never used kicker components so I can't comment on those.

 

[Ridley 10+ year member]

I want to get the 4 speakers for sure... that way i dont have to upgrade later...

the stock back speakers are blown and sound like crap

but you say I should just go with the stock battery for now? or did you mean with only 2 speakers.