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<blockquote data-quote="littlebigman" data-source="post: 8391629" data-attributes="member: 666131">Howdy folks! I joined the forum to research component speakers and find some good authorized vendors. I&nbsp; am doing piece mill upgrades to a work in progress on my &#039;15 WRX.&nbsp; I have very little access to listening to anything in person so I generally read alot and then roll the dice.The webz are a scary place with cheap knock-offs and shady characters, so I thought research on this forum might help me make good decisions.I currently have a Kenwood DDX 470 HU, JL audio TR650 components (front) with cheap Quart PVI coaxials for rear fill. I have the speakers amped through a soundstream pn.520d 4 channel amp at 4 ohms (under drivers seat) .&nbsp; I have another amp under the passenger seat driving a 12&quot; ported sub in the trunk @ 300 watts RMS.I have played with EQ settings and crossovers until the cows come home but I just can&#039;t improve the vocals and imaging up front.&nbsp; I realize imaging is affected by speaker positioning but I am thinking I might want to invest in better components first.The vocals&nbsp; from the JL&#039;s are clear&nbsp; but are subdued and I can&#039;t bring them up in front of the instruments until I really start pushing more power.&nbsp; Interesting though is that with the front doors open I get much better SQ. Kind of makes it difficult to drive though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gifI thought a solid performing set of components with better crossover points might help.I have been considering Hertz HSK 165, Focal 165 AS,I am open to suggestions.BTW, I am really one of those people who listens to practically everything //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gifthanks</blockquote>

[QUOTE="littlebigman, post: 8391629, member: 666131"] Howdy folks! I joined the forum to research component speakers and find some good authorized vendors. I am doing piece mill upgrades to a work in progress on my '15 WRX. I have very little access to listening to anything in person so I generally read alot and then roll the dice. The webz are a scary place with cheap knock-offs and shady characters, so I thought research on this forum might help me make good decisions. I currently have a Kenwood DDX 470 HU, JL audio TR650 components (front) with cheap Quart PVI coaxials for rear fill. I have the speakers amped through a soundstream pn.520d 4 channel amp at 4 ohms (under drivers seat) . I have another amp under the passenger seat driving a 12" ported sub in the trunk @ 300 watts RMS. I have played with EQ settings and crossovers until the cows come home but I just can't improve the vocals and imaging up front. I realize imaging is affected by speaker positioning but I am thinking I might want to invest in better components first. The vocals from the JL's are clear but are subdued and I can't bring them up in front of the instruments until I really start pushing more power. Interesting though is that with the front doors open I get much better SQ. Kind of makes it difficult to drive though [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] I thought a solid performing set of components with better crossover points might help. I have been considering Hertz HSK 165, Focal 165 AS, I am open to suggestions. BTW, I am really one of those people who listens to practically everything [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] thanks [/QUOTE]

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