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There have been a lot of threads lately asking what speakers should i buy? So here is a thread for all of them :thumbsup:
When you ask "which speakers should i buy" you will never get a definitive answer. All people hear differently and speakers that sound great to one person may not to you.
The best way to pick a set of speakers is to head out to your nearest specialist car audio dealer, and audition the speakers on display. Don't pay so much attention to how they look or who they are made by (I will address this later) just listen to the music and compare the sets you test. It will soon be clear how different one set of speakers can sound entirely different to another set.
Speaker size is another problem for people, In my opinion 6" splits are the standard for a set of speakers. These fit into commodore factory locations (Vr-vz i am sure) with little or no modification. The rears are not so important as they are there mainly for rear fill or for passengers to have some beats. Try and steer clear of 6x9's unless you are not planning on running a sub as they do produce lower frequencies than 6" but they lack in SQ. A set of 6' coaxials are a good choice if running sub/s.
Speakers ALWAYS sound better powered of an amp than off a head unit, a head unit is lucky to produce 17wrms where lower end 4 channel amps put out around 45 per channel, also amps give you total control of Freq and gives you the option of Hp and Lp filters. Just ask the guys at the shop they will help you with selection of an amp if need be.
Speaker instalation is EASY people!, do not fork out Hundreds of dollars on installation, have a go yourselves. If you get stuck there are plenty of people on here to give you some tips.
Brand choice is not so important as long as you are buying quality gear,
Cheers
Garrett
When you ask "which speakers should i buy" you will never get a definitive answer. All people hear differently and speakers that sound great to one person may not to you.
The best way to pick a set of speakers is to head out to your nearest specialist car audio dealer, and audition the speakers on display. Don't pay so much attention to how they look or who they are made by (I will address this later) just listen to the music and compare the sets you test. It will soon be clear how different one set of speakers can sound entirely different to another set.
Speaker size is another problem for people, In my opinion 6" splits are the standard for a set of speakers. These fit into commodore factory locations (Vr-vz i am sure) with little or no modification. The rears are not so important as they are there mainly for rear fill or for passengers to have some beats. Try and steer clear of 6x9's unless you are not planning on running a sub as they do produce lower frequencies than 6" but they lack in SQ. A set of 6' coaxials are a good choice if running sub/s.
Speakers ALWAYS sound better powered of an amp than off a head unit, a head unit is lucky to produce 17wrms where lower end 4 channel amps put out around 45 per channel, also amps give you total control of Freq and gives you the option of Hp and Lp filters. Just ask the guys at the shop they will help you with selection of an amp if need be.
Speaker instalation is EASY people!, do not fork out Hundreds of dollars on installation, have a go yourselves. If you get stuck there are plenty of people on here to give you some tips.
Brand choice is not so important as long as you are buying quality gear,
Cheers
Garrett
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