understanding how to get quality sound

[kwitcherbichin 10+ year member]

by the title i am obviously reffering to the stereo and the components and so on. well as of right now i have the RF components in the front doors and the rear doors. the back set isnt the components but there a decent set. they speakers sound alright but i am to **** picky for my own good. what could i do to either make these sound better or what other set of components would be for nice and clean quality without spending a **** ton of monies. could i possibly throw an amp on them to make them have a lil less distortion or would they sound the same but just a lil louder. how much does an amp contribute to how speakers sound. is it worth it putting money for an amp for the components. how much does a head unit contribute to the quality. whats a good quality head unit. are EQs worth buying.

any info on this would be greatly appreciated... ty all

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[norrizzle90 10+ year member]

get an amp and you will be 10x happier, i promise. what are they rated for?

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Most of the distortion you are hearing is from the piss poor amplifier built into your h/u. Like norizzle said, adding a quality external amplifier makes a night and day difference. Not just with output potential, but with sound quality as well.

 

[kwitcherbichin 10+ year member]

alright well what would a quality amp be for these speakers. the sundown 150x4 or w.e? or is that just a loud amp not built for quality. i dont know much about this one so its a new ball park for me. you all have seen what i build lol so its not exactly what you call quality sometimes.

but let me know about a nice amp that would work for these speakers.

 

[kwitcherbichin 10+ year member]

get an amp and you will be 10x happier, i promise. what are they rated for?

as far as the ratings im not sure cause i cant find them on the net without doin a search cause rockford updated there components so there not on there to just click on but ill find out later.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Model number of the component set? We can find the specs for you.

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

amplify them, and seal and deaden the doors they are in. Good strong mounting can do wonders. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[UMWDawg92 10+ year member]

amplify them, and seal and deaden the doors they are in. Good strong mounting can do wonders. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

X2 on that... a good install with good clean power can make any speakers sound at least decent

 

[kwitcherbichin 10+ year member]

Rockford Fosgate® - T162S

thats the components in the front

Amazon.com: Rockford Fosgate POWER Speakers T162C - Car speaker…

thats what i have in the back. and i am thinkin about putting another set of either just 6.5s in the rear deck for just a small amount of bass or putting another set of components in the back.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Rockford Fosgate® - T162S
thats the components in the front

Amazon.com: Rockford Fosgate POWER Speakers T162C - Car speaker…

thats what i have in the back. and i am thinkin about putting another set of either just 6.5s in the rear deck for just a small amount of bass or putting another set of components in the back.

That link says they are rated for 100 watts rms. That solves that mystery.

 

[kwitcherbichin 10+ year member]

ok so what would be an amp that would match these speakers nicely.

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

deaden your doors = Damplifier Pro - Automotive Sound Deadener CLD Vibration damping mat - See what all the fuss is about

amp your fronts = http://www.woofersetc.com/p6250/MRPF300--Alpine-VPower-Series-4channel-300-Watt-Amplifier.htm

forget the rears, they usually just create acoustical problems. if you want a little bump, get a sub