What are the TOP speaker brands out there?

[krisfnbz 10+ year member]

Hey everyone I have a good question... what are the top speaker brands out there? I was looking to get a good.. and I mean GOOD pair of 6x9's in the front of my 92 civic... I search around and I wanted some POWERFUL 5 way speakers and I found the PIONEER 6 X 9" 5 WAY SPEAKER TS-A6991R set for about 70-80 dollars after shipping for new on ebay and many other places are 100+ easy for them. Wattage is like 460 each speaker...like 200 something RMS...

What I want to know is... how powerful can I get for a resonable price... I dont want to spent 3k on 2 speakers but I wouldnt mind spending like 100-150 for some cystal clear 5 way speakers that have a GOOD wattage because im all about the power.

Right now my system as follows:

I have 2 visonik 6 1/2 in the front

I have 2 Diamond audio 6 1/2 in the back...

I have a power acoustik 1600 W max I think like 620 RMS

I have 2 Nitro subs 500 max 250 RMS EACh sub so thats 1000 MAX

I have a crunch 600W max small amp that does I believe 150 max each channel and 110 RMS each channel

Oh yeah and I also have some audiobahn 4 inch somethings on the back of my headrest on each front seat... so I have a 4 channel amp but im powering my 2 diamond audios on 1 channel each and powering the visoniks and audiobahns on the same channel... 6 speakers on a 4 channel amp basically...

Its pretty loud for the price I paid... especially but my plan is sell everything/trade for:

2 6x9's in the front in custom boxes on the floor

2 6 1/2 in the door panel in the front

Keep my diamond audio 6 1/2 in the back because those are NICE speakers

2 6x9's in the back seat somewhere in custom boxes.. havnt figured out where yet.

Thats a total of 8 speakers. Now I want to get some good amps....

I want to get either 2 really good subs, or 4 good subs...im not sure which but I want about 3000-4000W of power MAX and about 2000W RMS or so....so im gonna have to buy some amps to power those powerful subs...and im also going to have to buy some amps to power the speakers obviously. tell me what you guys think? I have a 1992 civic with 182k miles by the way... I say...

if you cant race em....turn your stereo up!

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

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That's not going to image very well at all...and I'd steer clear of 5-ways.

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

just for future reference...max power means absolutely nothing

 

[jeeper07 5,000+ posts]

can we please get pics of the car !!!!!

 

[krisfnbz 10+ year member]

Why steer clear of 5 way? can you explain that to me? I know some about car audio but it seems you know more than me....

Also.. yeah I guess max power means nothing if you dont have the sound for it...

I will get pics up as soon as possible

 

[krisfnbz 10+ year member]

acctually let me go take some pics now... ill be right back

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

So, everything you have sucks... except the DA's...

Just being honest with you.

nG

 

[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wave.gif.002382ce7d7c19757ab945cc69819de1.gif to somebody else in the DC area.

but yeah steer clear of those 5 ways are they are all gimmick

 

[Railrocker 10+ year member]

Holy shit //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wacky.gif.cf4a48f9e6dfe9504ffd2c946fd2f340.gif

Ok its obvious that you have the desire to improve upon the sound quality in you vehicle. Unfortunatly I think you have gone about it all wrong and have already wasted quite a bit of money and time doing so.

That system sounds like a nightmare. My head starts spinning just reading it.

Ok 6x9's under the seat isnt going to reproduce sound like it was meant to be heard. Ive never been to a concert where I sat on top of the band.

I agree with step one sell everything or trade it off for different equipment.

Take the diamond audio 6 1/2 's and put them up front. Buy some components up there would be even better. Buy a decent 2 channel amp for these.

If you have to have rear fill I would go with round speakers not 6 x 9's.

Buy 2 really good woofers and a mono class D amp to push them.

Basicly simplify your system (less speakers) and buy good quality stuff. Then do a proper installation with correct imaging.

I hope this helps. If you have any other questions Im sure you will find good help on the forum.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Why steer clear of 5 way? can you explain that to me? I know some about car audio but it seems you know more than me....
Also.. yeah I guess max power means nothing if you dont have the sound for it...

Because 5-way speakers simply add more tweeters that are unnecessary...

And max power ratings are worthless because who knows how the company achieved those ratings, and if they're under the clipping threshold or not?

 

[Railrocker 10+ year member]

acctually let me go take some pics now... ill be right back

Yeah I got to see pics of this.

 

[jeeper07 5,000+ posts]

cant wait for pics

 

[j3bus2k3 5,000+ posts]

wait...you have 4" Audiobahns on your headrests? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif

 

[Railrocker 10+ year member]

Do you guys realize what kind of an installation nightmare this has to be I still cant picture it!

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

Ummm wha teh fuk?