Chevy Tahoe Proposed Set Up (Speakers)

[wareagle72 10+ year member]

What do you guys think about running Infinity Reference 605cs Components up front and Infinity Kappa 62.5i in the back. Powered by a Rockford Fosgate 500x? Could I see a difference by going with the 700x? Any help would be appreciated.

Sorry if this should have gone in the Amplifier section

Thanks

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[nswartley 5,000+ posts]

ditch the speakers in the back and just upgrade to the infinity kappa components up front. you will see a noticeable difference. then power them up front with any 2 channel amp you want...a us acoustics usx2080 would be my choice.

-nate

 

[wareagle72 10+ year member]

Well...I have already bought the Kappa's for the back. Maybe I need to Upgrade the front to a better speaker. Any suggestions? There are so many.

 

[nswartley 5,000+ posts]

infinity kappas are nice comps up front...whats your budget for amp/components?

-nate

 

[wareagle72 10+ year member]

I would like to stay in the $200 range for the front speakers. If I could save...great! There are so many speakers out there, I feel I need some guidance.

Budget on the amp is up to $250 for a nice 4 channel. As you can see I have not picked out a sub (or amp to power it yet). That will come later (summer)

Thanks for the replies

 

[dave_3148 10+ year member]

Originally posted by wareagle72 Well...I have already bought the Kappa's for the back. Maybe I need to Upgrade the front to a better speaker. Any suggestions? There are so many.

run them of the rear channels of the head unit

 

[nswartley 5,000+ posts]

look into focal polyglass components from ebay...on there i bet you could find them for ~200 bucks if not less...

you will need an amp for them....you can get one for like 80-90 bucks. also, what size will you need?

-nate

 

[wareagle72 10+ year member]

I will look into the focal's. Thanks. I was lokking at the Rockford 500x or 700x. What do you think?

 

[nswartley 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by wareagle72 I will look into the focal's. Thanks. I was lokking at the Rockford 500x or 700x. What do you think?

get an amp that could give them around ~75-80 watts...something close. im too lazy to go look at the specs on those amps. what are they? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

-nate

 

[wareagle72 10+ year member]

The 500x is 67.5 x 4 and the 700x is 87.5 x 4 into 4 ohms. Double that if I take it to 2 ohms.

 

[nswartley 5,000+ posts]

well you have to wire most speakers to 4 ohms, so dont worry about the 2ohm wattage. i would go with the 500x. i have 65 watts runnin to my speakers and its as loud/clear as i could want it. its good to be on the safe side and run your speakers below their RMS anyways.

-nate

 

[wareagle72 10+ year member]

Great info. Thanks. I guess I will be purchasing the 500x then. BTW, I found the Focal 6.5 Polyglass on eBay for less than $200 bucks.

 

[nswartley 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by wareagle72 Great info. Thanks. I guess I will be purchasing the 500x then. BTW, I found the Focal 6.5 Polyglass on eBay for less than $200 bucks.

sounds great man. good luck with the install. its gonna sound great //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

-nate