Sound Quality Setup

[sabrex15 10+ year member]

I was wondering if anyone could help my with my stereo. Right now, My lows sound fine, the response is quick, and sharp. But my problem is with highs and midrange. right now I have this setup..

HU: Alpine 7874

Front Speakers: 2x 4" Pioneer

Door SpeakerS: 2x Factory speakers (Probably my problem 6.5" gonna upgade to Infinity 6.5"

Rear: 2x Sony X-Plod 6x9's

Sub: 2x Pioneer IMPP

Amp: 800w Kenwood

My plans so far are.. 1.) To upgrade the door speakers, was thinking of infinity. 2.) To add a 300w amp to the rear 6x9's.

My main taste in music is rock, say metallica. When I play And Justice For All.. The bass I can hear & feel ok, but the guitar sounds too "trebbley". Not enough .. err.. MMPHF! in the guitar.. Any suggestions? I really want to get my car stereo sounding nice. But im stuck as of what to do next. Any input I would be very thankful..

Thanks,

Theo

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[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

well i suggest you get a good componet set to put in the front and power them w/ the amp and if you really want the 6x9s keep them for the rear fill.....only power them w/ theh/u.....good luck

 

[sabrex15 10+ year member]

So you think a good set of Infinity components woudl work well? The ones I looked at are the INFINITY 6.5 in. 2-Way Car Speaker, come with a crossover, tweeters, and 6.5". You think the 300w Jensen would power these sufficiently?

Specs:

Speaker Size 6 ½"

Speaker Type Component System

Top Mount Height (inches) Unavailable

Top Mount Depth (inches) 2 1/16

Bottom Mount Tweeter Protrudes (inches) Unavailable

Bottom Mount Depth (inches) Unavailable

Woofer Cone Material TLH Cone

Woofer Surround Material High-Roll Rubber

Tweeter Design Silk Dome

Directional Tweeter YES

Midrange Design N/A

Grills Included? YES

Cut Out Size 5 Inches

Sensitivity (dB) 92

Frequency Response (Hz) 54Hz-20kHz

Recommended Amp Wattage Range 2-90

Peak Power Handling (Watts) 270

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

i would recomend profile or pioneer over jensen

 

[GSteg 10+ year member]

there is no sound quality setup unless you have the midbass my system sounded good without one, but when i added a pair of midbass driver, what a difference. the bass seems to be more infront of you than in back. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[sabrex15 10+ year member]

So you think the Infinity components are good, but get a better amp?.. Pioneer possibly?.. 300watts enough to run those sufficiently?

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

depends on how much the speakers will handle....another good amp thats fairly cheap...is jbl300.1 if your still looking for a 300 watt amp

 

[sabrex15 10+ year member]

I thought the 300.1 was only for lows?.. I used to have one of those.. nice amp, but I thought it was only for lows?

 

[Spddracer 10+ year member]

Originally posted by sabrex15 I thought the 300.1 was only for lows?.. I used to have one of those.. nice amp, but I thought it was only for lows?

Cdt Hd 6.5 4 sale and a PG Zx350 Check Classifeds , These sound great on Metallica !

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

Originally posted by sabrex15 I thought the 300.1 was only for lows?.. I used to have one of those.. nice amp, but I thought it was only for lows?

im sorry...your right....its been a long day.....jbl does make some good class a/b amps tho....probably a good 2channel would work or a 4channel.....good luck

 

[Corsica 5,000+ posts]

I'm sure u can find something man. Not too difficult to find a 300 watt 2 or 4 channel amp.

J

 

[Frraksurred 10+ year member]

LOL! Yes, I'm an Infinity fan. The one's you have pictured are the 605cs. They are their Reference Series, good spkrs. I have the step up from them (Kappa's) and I love 'em. The RS have a freq response of 54hz-20khz, whereas the Kappa's have a response of 45hz.-21khz. Basically the Kappa's have a little better bass response and clearer highs. You can find the RS online for around $120 and the Kappa's for about $200. Your front spkrs are pretty much where your sound is at aside from your subs, so "doing it right the first time" will save you money in the long run. One thing to note is that they are both rated at 90w RMS, so chose your amp accordingly. You go pushing 150w RMS and your gonna be smelling fried voice coil before long. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif If you want to run a 300w amp to them maybe you should look at their Kappa Perfect series, just be prepared to get your wallet out.

Hope all goes well. God bless you!