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<blockquote data-quote="MakeItGoBANG" data-source="post: 7428484" data-attributes="member: 635053"><p>Well man I can tell you I am the very bottom of the expertise scale around here but more than a decade ago I bought my first pair of car speakers. They were 6x9 infinity reference 3-way speakers. They were 100w Rms 300 peak for about $150-$200.</p><p></p><p>As the more qualified poster suggested, your budge would be the key. I would target a power range after that. Once you know approximately how much you want to spend you can read reviews around here or other internet sources to get an idea of company quality. I've had kicker 5x7s and kenwood 5.25s all full range. I havent had enough different brands of the same size to really compare one comlany to another.</p><p></p><p>The best option is a component system but that gets a little more complicated. For a starter, I would recommend 2-way or 3-way full range speaker. These are basically sized woofers (5.25, 5x7, 6x8, 6x9, etc) with one (2way) or 2 (3way) other speakers mounted for highs/mids. These are easy to install (unplug factory speaker, plug in new speaker) . 100w Rms might be a good place to start but since your speakers are a little smaller 75 might be satisfying. I recommend getting subs and and a quality amp installed before you look at component systems for you doors/rear hatch. If you get a 75w-100w rms speaker you can reasonably get an amp connected to those at some point down the road which would make the transition to components easier after that.</p><p></p><p>If you want to "go big early" check out build logs around here. Otherwise, I think you'll be happy with something close to what I've described.</p><p></p><p>A component system woukd be higher quality but would involve more complicated wiring and tweeter-mounting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MakeItGoBANG, post: 7428484, member: 635053"] Well man I can tell you I am the very bottom of the expertise scale around here but more than a decade ago I bought my first pair of car speakers. They were 6x9 infinity reference 3-way speakers. They were 100w Rms 300 peak for about $150-$200. As the more qualified poster suggested, your budge would be the key. I would target a power range after that. Once you know approximately how much you want to spend you can read reviews around here or other internet sources to get an idea of company quality. I've had kicker 5x7s and kenwood 5.25s all full range. I havent had enough different brands of the same size to really compare one comlany to another. The best option is a component system but that gets a little more complicated. For a starter, I would recommend 2-way or 3-way full range speaker. These are basically sized woofers (5.25, 5x7, 6x8, 6x9, etc) with one (2way) or 2 (3way) other speakers mounted for highs/mids. These are easy to install (unplug factory speaker, plug in new speaker) . 100w Rms might be a good place to start but since your speakers are a little smaller 75 might be satisfying. I recommend getting subs and and a quality amp installed before you look at component systems for you doors/rear hatch. If you get a 75w-100w rms speaker you can reasonably get an amp connected to those at some point down the road which would make the transition to components easier after that. If you want to "go big early" check out build logs around here. Otherwise, I think you'll be happy with something close to what I've described. A component system woukd be higher quality but would involve more complicated wiring and tweeter-mounting. [/QUOTE]
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