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<blockquote data-quote="trumpet" data-source="post: 7999604" data-attributes="member: 628688">Mixing aftermarket speakers and amplifiers with a factory amplified system and factory speakers is not going to yield the best results. You probably have your factory speakers getting overpowered by the aftermarket speakers, and turning up the volume high makes it sound like a mess. Of course this is just a guess since I can&#039;t listen to your system.The strange thing is that we naturally think distortion sounds louder, so by getting all the speakers on less distorted, higher power you might at first think it&#039;s not as loud.What I recommend is to plan to stop using the factory amplifier and speakers. A passive component system replacing your front upper left and right speakers with tweeters may help. Those 8 Ohm mids aren&#039;t really ideal for your amplifier. You&#039;re losing a bit of output because they&#039;re 8 Ohm drivers and not 4 Ohms.How much money do you intend to put into this project?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="trumpet, post: 7999604, member: 628688"] Mixing aftermarket speakers and amplifiers with a factory amplified system and factory speakers is not going to yield the best results. You probably have your factory speakers getting overpowered by the aftermarket speakers, and turning up the volume high makes it sound like a mess. Of course this is just a guess since I can't listen to your system. The strange thing is that we naturally think distortion sounds louder, so by getting all the speakers on less distorted, higher power you might at first think it's not as loud. What I recommend is to plan to stop using the factory amplifier and speakers. A passive component system replacing your front upper left and right speakers with tweeters may help. Those 8 Ohm mids aren't really ideal for your amplifier. You're losing a bit of output because they're 8 Ohm drivers and not 4 Ohms. How much money do you intend to put into this project? [/QUOTE]

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