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<blockquote data-quote="keep_hope_alive" data-source="post: 7476004" data-attributes="member: 576029">i agree that the factory tweeter would have a capacitor connected to it and you probably removed that cap when you uninstalled the factory tweeters.&nbsp; you&#039;d know because you would have had to de-solder the cap and solder it in series with your tweeters.&nbsp; your new tweeters may soon be destroyed.&nbsp; you need to wire the tweeters through the crossover they came with.the factory radio is not 40W because the speakers were rated 40W.&nbsp; that is an incorrect assumption and not a fact.&nbsp;&nbsp; //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif&nbsp; &nbsp; you didn&#039;t tell us what year the S60 is so we can&#039;t look that up (not that it would be information we could find).&nbsp; the power output of factory radios is rarely documented.&nbsp; but you should recognize that even aftermarket head units are capable of only 12-15W RMS at distorted levels.&nbsp;&nbsp; factory radios usually offer even less power, unless they have a factory external amplifier.&nbsp; then you&#039;ll maybe get into 20W RMS of usable output.replacing speakers and powering them from factory amplification usually results in disappointment.&nbsp; good quality amplification would do wonders for your speakers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="keep_hope_alive, post: 7476004, member: 576029"] i agree that the factory tweeter would have a capacitor connected to it and you probably removed that cap when you uninstalled the factory tweeters. you'd know because you would have had to de-solder the cap and solder it in series with your tweeters. your new tweeters may soon be destroyed. you need to wire the tweeters through the crossover they came with. the factory radio is not 40W because the speakers were rated 40W. that is an incorrect assumption and not a fact. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] you didn't tell us what year the S60 is so we can't look that up (not that it would be information we could find). the power output of factory radios is rarely documented. but you should recognize that even aftermarket head units are capable of only 12-15W RMS at distorted levels. factory radios usually offer even less power, unless they have a factory external amplifier. then you'll maybe get into 20W RMS of usable output. replacing speakers and powering them from factory amplification usually results in disappointment. good quality amplification would do wonders for your speakers. [/QUOTE]

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