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<blockquote data-quote="Rodek" data-source="post: 8706330" data-attributes="member: 552970"><p>I've heard Kicker co-axials and they can sound good. I've been down this road in the past and found that if I put a pretty basic system in to begin with, I'd be happier later on down the road. </p><p></p><p></p><p>If I were in your shoes:</p><p></p><p>I would use an aftermarket receiver with front/rear and subwoofer RCA outputs and built in high and low pass crossovers, EQ and possibly other sound shaping features (like time alignment), image or sound stage adjustments. </p><p></p><p>Find a decent 5 channel amp.</p><p></p><p>Run the front speakers on the front 2 amp channels. Set the receiver highpass crossover at 80 hertz. You can run coaxial speakers mounted in your stock locations or run a component set by installing the mid driver in the stock location and the tweeter in a suitable location. Most component sets come with passive crossovers so all you would need to do is run an amp channel to the left mid/tweeter pair and the right amp channel to the left mid/tweeter pair. The passive crossover will properly filter the correct frequencies to each speaker. You can tinker with the receiver's highpass crossover setting to achieve the best performance out of your coaxial or component speakers.</p><p></p><p>Run the rear speakers on the rear amp channels. Run the same 80 hertz high pass setting on the crossover. If you choose not to run a subwoofer, you can run the rear speakers full range or, with no crossover. This will allow them to produce some low frequencies.</p><p></p><p>Adjust the front/rear fader on the receiver to your preference. (most folks allow the front speakers to provide most of the sound while allow the rear speakers to blend into the the sound at a lower volume level...(fade the sound more to the front speakers). </p><p></p><p>I would then run a small subwoofer off of the amp's woofer channel. Set the receiver's subwoofer lowpass crossover setting to around 80 hertz. </p><p></p><p>This system would allow you to enjoy a nice audio experience and would allow you to later upgrade your speakers while retaining the receiver and amp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rodek, post: 8706330, member: 552970"] I've heard Kicker co-axials and they can sound good. I've been down this road in the past and found that if I put a pretty basic system in to begin with, I'd be happier later on down the road. If I were in your shoes: I would use an aftermarket receiver with front/rear and subwoofer RCA outputs and built in high and low pass crossovers, EQ and possibly other sound shaping features (like time alignment), image or sound stage adjustments. Find a decent 5 channel amp. Run the front speakers on the front 2 amp channels. Set the receiver highpass crossover at 80 hertz. You can run coaxial speakers mounted in your stock locations or run a component set by installing the mid driver in the stock location and the tweeter in a suitable location. Most component sets come with passive crossovers so all you would need to do is run an amp channel to the left mid/tweeter pair and the right amp channel to the left mid/tweeter pair. The passive crossover will properly filter the correct frequencies to each speaker. You can tinker with the receiver's highpass crossover setting to achieve the best performance out of your coaxial or component speakers. Run the rear speakers on the rear amp channels. Run the same 80 hertz high pass setting on the crossover. If you choose not to run a subwoofer, you can run the rear speakers full range or, with no crossover. This will allow them to produce some low frequencies. Adjust the front/rear fader on the receiver to your preference. (most folks allow the front speakers to provide most of the sound while allow the rear speakers to blend into the the sound at a lower volume level...(fade the sound more to the front speakers). I would then run a small subwoofer off of the amp's woofer channel. Set the receiver's subwoofer lowpass crossover setting to around 80 hertz. This system would allow you to enjoy a nice audio experience and would allow you to later upgrade your speakers while retaining the receiver and amp. [/QUOTE]
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