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<blockquote data-quote="plumpjack" data-source="post: 2220559" data-attributes="member: 571083">Hey there, sounds like you&#039;re going to build a great system and not just go into things blindly which is unfortunately what I have done. Speaker choice is extremely personal so do try to go out and listen to as many brands as possible as well as listen to the input of people on the forums. I ended up liking the FOCALs&nbsp; I heard in stores, however in my car they sound a bit bright due to the metal tweeter.For me, well-recorded music (classical or otherwise) is all about the soundstage it creates. I&#039;m having some major soundstage issues in my setup due to speaker placement and having mulitiple sources (read: rear speakers). I&#039;m now having to re-think my setup and possibly sell the Focals at a loss to a coworker and re-design the setup with higher-end speakers.Try to find a good recording you are VERY familiar with preferably from a label known for it&#039;s recording techniques, say Chesky. Take it to stores, to high-end home audio stores and listen to it. Use that as a reference for what you want in your car. Unfortunately I upgraded on a bit of a whim and discounted what I knew of home audio thinking it wouldn&#039;t matter all that much in an inexpensive car. It does.Secondly, I too had the same perception of not needing a sub for classical in earlier setups thinking I didn&#039;t want that &quot;boom&quot; sound. A good quality sub really does add to the experience of the recording for many instruments, harmonics, etc. Bear in mind that a double-bass (used extensively in sympony and chamber music not to mention jazz &amp;amp; blues) will go down to E1 on a four-string bass,&nbsp; or 41.20 hertz,&nbsp; or B (when 5 strings are used) at 30.87 hertz. That screams sub right there... Heck you&#039;ll find it even enhances the &quot;realism&quot; of other insruments: piano, cello, viola de gamba, etc.Cheers!plumpjack</blockquote>

[QUOTE="plumpjack, post: 2220559, member: 571083"] Hey there, sounds like you're going to build a great system and not just go into things blindly which is unfortunately what I have done. Speaker choice is extremely personal so do try to go out and listen to as many brands as possible as well as listen to the input of people on the forums. I ended up liking the FOCALs I heard in stores, however in my car they sound a bit bright due to the metal tweeter. For me, well-recorded music (classical or otherwise) is all about the soundstage it creates. I'm having some major soundstage issues in my setup due to speaker placement and having mulitiple sources (read: rear speakers). I'm now having to re-think my setup and possibly sell the Focals at a loss to a coworker and re-design the setup with higher-end speakers. Try to find a good recording you are VERY familiar with preferably from a label known for it's recording techniques, say Chesky. Take it to stores, to high-end home audio stores and listen to it. Use that as a reference for what you want in your car. Unfortunately I upgraded on a bit of a whim and discounted what I knew of home audio thinking it wouldn't matter all that much in an inexpensive car. It does. Secondly, I too had the same perception of not needing a sub for classical in earlier setups thinking I didn't want that "boom" sound. A good quality sub really does add to the experience of the recording for many instruments, harmonics, etc. Bear in mind that a double-bass (used extensively in sympony and chamber music not to mention jazz & blues) will go down to E1 on a four-string bass, or 41.20 hertz, or B (when 5 strings are used) at 30.87 hertz. That screams sub right there... Heck you'll find it even enhances the "realism" of other insruments: piano, cello, viola de gamba, etc. Cheers! plumpjack [/QUOTE]

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