I recently bought a Trailblazer (non-EXT version). The previous owner bought some el-cheapo Kenwood Road Series speakers in there and they're...well....awful. My EQ curve looks like a drunken rollercoaster just to make it sound half way decent. Even still, there's not much detail and they sound super muddy in the 100-200Hz range. Clearly, I'm interested in swapping them out with some nicer speakers, but I'm not very familiar with car audio components. I don't need anything crazy awesome (unless y'all feel obligated to donate to the cause 
), but I do want to go "oh, that sounds nice!" when I switch it on after a long day at work and not have any offensive frequencies or find it noticeably lacking in any particular department.
The Trailblazer setup and speaker holes are as follows:
Pioneer AVH-X4800BS head unit (14w RMS)
I have yet to get an amp, but I see good reviews on the JBL GX-A604. I'd probably slide it under my passenger seat.
A 6.5" in each of the 4 doors.
A separate tweeter mount in the front doors only (right next to the drivers at the bottom). I'll relocate the tweeters to be on the.....whatever that trim piece is at the top-front of the door panel that hides the mirror screws or in the dash speaker holes.
2x 2.5" speaker holes in the dash. These were used with the optional Bose system, but mine doesn't have that, so I just have empty brackets up there.
My goals:
Under $100/pair.
Preferably a line with both a component option and a coaxial option. I'd run components up front and coaxials in the rear doors where there isn't really a good place to plop a separate tweeter.
Good SQ throughout the range. I bought 2 sets of JBL Club 6" x 8" for my pickup and was not impressed. They're harsh and honky without some beastly EQ and have no lows.
As good a bass as I can reasonably get from 4x 6.5"s. I won't be running a sub, but I don't need to rattle my license plate either - though it would be nice to crank it up a little bit every now and then. I just want nice, strong, smooth, detailed response down to at least 40Hz (with cabin gain) or as close to that as I can get at casual listening levels.
As stealth as I can reasonably get. I don't want to put anything in the trunk nor do I want to get custom panels. I want it to look stock with the possible exception of the mounted tweeters.
The JBL GTO609C and matching coaxials look like a decent set. I see a handful of reviews say they have good bass response, but I'd like to get some thoughts from the audio heads before diving in.
), but I do want to go "oh, that sounds nice!" when I switch it on after a long day at work and not have any offensive frequencies or find it noticeably lacking in any particular department.The Trailblazer setup and speaker holes are as follows:
Pioneer AVH-X4800BS head unit (14w RMS)
I have yet to get an amp, but I see good reviews on the JBL GX-A604. I'd probably slide it under my passenger seat.
A 6.5" in each of the 4 doors.
A separate tweeter mount in the front doors only (right next to the drivers at the bottom). I'll relocate the tweeters to be on the.....whatever that trim piece is at the top-front of the door panel that hides the mirror screws or in the dash speaker holes.
2x 2.5" speaker holes in the dash. These were used with the optional Bose system, but mine doesn't have that, so I just have empty brackets up there.
My goals:
Under $100/pair.
Preferably a line with both a component option and a coaxial option. I'd run components up front and coaxials in the rear doors where there isn't really a good place to plop a separate tweeter.
Good SQ throughout the range. I bought 2 sets of JBL Club 6" x 8" for my pickup and was not impressed. They're harsh and honky without some beastly EQ and have no lows.
As good a bass as I can reasonably get from 4x 6.5"s. I won't be running a sub, but I don't need to rattle my license plate either - though it would be nice to crank it up a little bit every now and then. I just want nice, strong, smooth, detailed response down to at least 40Hz (with cabin gain) or as close to that as I can get at casual listening levels.
As stealth as I can reasonably get. I don't want to put anything in the trunk nor do I want to get custom panels. I want it to look stock with the possible exception of the mounted tweeters.
The JBL GTO609C and matching coaxials look like a decent set. I see a handful of reviews say they have good bass response, but I'd like to get some thoughts from the audio heads before diving in.
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