Component vs coax

[misformartin 10+ year member]

well what does installing speakers intail???? i am not super handy with electrical stuff... but if it isnt that hard like crimping 2 wires together then i can handle that... so focal is worth the 175 installed or garbage????

 

[AndyB 10+ year member]

Yeah you could, for 300-400 you could pick up a good rainbow model. The Germaniums are quite good for the money http://car.rainbow-audio.de/products/introduction.php?lan=2&pro=1&lin=17. And you would need some sound deadening. Do you plan on deadening your car yourself? Installing speakers isnt that complicated, unless you have to make a baffle or some shit like that. As long as you can run wires and screw in screws you're set.

 

[MrSector9 10+ year member]

I woudl worry about using an amp on the fronts and running the rear fill just off the deck power. Gives you a better power choice for the money with a 2 channel.

There is no reason why with $1000 you couldn't get speakers,amp and some sound deadening depending on what you decide to go with for speakers.

 

[tuckerbucket 10+ year member]

for coax check into the crystal coax SSX sets. very cheap for the money and not a true coax as the tweeter is mounted on a bridge over the woofer. Here is an ebay deal http://cgi.ebay.com/Crystal-6-5-2-Way-Component-Speakers-150W-SSX615_W0QQitemZ5881443670QQihZ008QQcategoryZ32819QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[misformartin 10+ year member]

hmmm... and can someone help me understand what a passive and active x-over is..... sorry for all the stupid questions... thx for all the help everyone who answered very much appreciated

 

[MrSector9 10+ year member]

http://www.bcae1.com

Read on that site.... not trying to drive you away or anythign but I am sure it is explained there so well none of us coudl really do better //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[misformartin 10+ year member]

oh i guess i better tell you that i dont want to build a baffle or a kickpanel i just want to mounth them in the stock spots... in the front i have a 5.25 and in the rear i have 5.25 in the back.... what would putting some components in that back do to the sound????

 

[DarkFox 10+ year member]

The back is mainly to fill in the sound, to put some components in, you would have to cut some of your interior to make a spot to mount the rear tweeter. Also, if you wanted to save some money, I have always liked the high end Infinity components. They sound nice, they are not as power hungry as others and can be had for 150-199 usually. Also, they now make 2ohm models so you can get the most from a amp. If I was working with 1000 I would get a XX-Juputer(Hifonics) for 330, a set of Infinity Coax for the rear for 99.00, and a set of Infinity components for the front for 169.00. So that totals about 600. Add shipping and tax its about 700 (Max) Take the rest and get a high quality install kit, and a bunch of sound deadener and your car would sound tits.