Good speakers?

I've been listening to my music through those stupid speakers in the front of a mk1 (standard speakers from new 8O ) so ive decided to get some more speakers

but i know different speakers are better for different music, so what type/make are speakers are best for heavy metal music (for all of you into good music, bands like slayer etc)

in other words, speakers that can cope with high complex music

finally, whats the max size in the front pods, and the rears

Thanks

X

a speaker is a speaker! they dont make music specific speakers! its the way you set the amp up that alters the way you hear the music! If you want high quality sound you need high quality components! If youre intending chopping your parcel shelf to bits, 6 x 9s would probably do fine for the back and 6's in the front! a decent amp is important too!!

8O  If ya gonna be listening to slayer, Motorhead, Van Halen and such like surely personal hygene and a hair cut and looser fitting jeans should be higher on the wants list?

But…..Kenwood, JBL and Mac Audio do an upgrade for the oval mk1 side rear shelf and early door pocket type speakers and Alpine and Pioneer do the round ones for later cabby doors

i have opted not to keep the rear speakers connected … you can get perfectly fine image dynamics by just using a front setup , Boston acoustics do a good little set of front door pocket speakers but the metal bucket has to be modified to be a snug fit without  mutilating the holder..

you can find them on CAD Car audio direct

and for some midrange and front bass which if you enjoy tunes and not really inot installing a badboy sub , is made custom carped boxes that fit well under the front seats and these have 7inch components in them , and linked to tweeters through the crossovers

running all this extra speakerage i have an amp hidden in the boot , only a tidy alpine

but it gives me all the volume and depth that i would ever want

don't 6x9's they are pant's  

 

Topoftherange said

8O  If ya gonna be listening to slayer, Motorhead, Van Halen and such like surely personal hygene and a hair cut and looser fitting jeans should be higher on the wants list?

I think youll find that i shower more than enough times in a week.. and as for the hair cut… ill get back to you on that  8) i also dont wear tight jeans, only when tearing down through mountains on my bike  

I need new speakers too…mine are terrible. I can't get enough bass through them, and I've only got front speakers.

BUT, there seems to be a place behind the rear door trims that once held speakers. Does anyone know what size would fit in there? And also, a decent speaker that I won't have to customise to fit into the front 6 inch slots.

(and X, good choice in music)

The_Chocoholic said

I need new speakers too…mine are terrible. I can't get enough bass through them, and I've only got front speakers.

BUT, there seems to be a place behind the rear door trims that once held speakers. Does anyone know what size would fit in there? And also, a decent speaker that I won't have to customise to fit into the front 6 inch slots.

(and X, good choice in music)

You can get some 4" ones in there, little fiddly to fit, but worth it..
I put them in my cab, sounds good but tinny, however the previous owner had already cut up the parcel shelf so i ended up sticking in some 6x9 in there with a hlafords special ?100 bass tube and amp in the boot..
sounds great, including all rock from guns n roses to new heavy stuff liek system of a down etc..
Only big issue witht he cab is when you put the roof down, muffles sound from the shelf…

I looked on ebay and bought my speaker set up, ovals for front door card and small 4" for rears from there, good make for around ?60 the set..

Quality or volume?

bi amped?

powered cap?

sub or no sub?

sensitivity?

cheap but with a decent volume / quality id say check out the FLI range, as car speakers go they arnt too expensive, the quality is there and the sensitivity is pretty dammed fine also. plus they do a full range, so you can have it all matching if you wish.

edit: but there head units are a bit naff.

as strange as it may seem, fast car mag and max power usually have very comprehensive write-ups on whats available in the audio market! not just whats the most expensive but they cover components for all sizes of bank account!

I got a set of these front & rear as I didn't want to butcher the parcel shelf etc…

http://www.lowcostcaraudio.co.uk/shop/Clarion-SRC4616-10-x-15cm-Speakers_productJJ584ZZcategoryJJ/Speakers/Clarion/

The_Chocoholic said

(and X, good choice in music)

Hazaah! someone that likes good music..

i know of 1 person in the whole of my college and old school (1500 people) that likes the music i do  :cry:

pioneer also have some rather superb low profile active coned 6x9 speakers.

X said

The_Chocoholic said

(and X, good choice in music)

Hazaah! someone that likes good music..

i know of 1 person in the whole of my college and old school (1500 people) that likes the music i do  :cry:

 :dontknow:  so thats 3 people who like it then I have a much wider taste in music, however i do like a few Axle rose/Guns n roses tooones……couple of other rock groups, whitesnake, blue oyster cult………but i cant stand all those sweaty long haired choppers like kid rock and megadeath and so forth though…it is just a cacophony of tripe and screaming!

ive got pioneers front and rear, quite expensive but well worth it, the only ones i could find that fitted standard, they are quality speakers

PaulC-J said

and for some midrange and front bass which if you enjoy tunes and not really inot installing a badboy sub , is made custom carped boxes that fit well under the front seats and these have 7inch components in them , and linked to tweeters through the crossovers

this sounds an amazing idea

would u happen to have some pics of these?? and did u make the boxes or can u buy them pre made??

cheers
sam

This is all good. My Rivage had the parcel shelf alteration and it always annoyed me that I had to change the fader and miss some bass by moving the sound to the front.

DISCLAIMER: I am a speaker/amp nuffy!

So, I ask this question: would it be worth my while getting an amp in the boot and some 4 inch speakers for the back seat panels or is the amp pointless with that size speaker?

Those Clarion speakers are really cheap! I wonder if I can get them as cheap here in frog-land.

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upgraded my standard fits to jbls, 6 by 4 gto 6426e's 120 watt, front and back if your lucky your local halfords should do them, good crisp quality sound, stone roses, metallica, system, foo's, etc  sound like ther in the car with you! luckily dont smell like they are! little bass tube in the boot and a decent head unit and thats all i need!   

Hell we always get complaints at work for having a bit of Guns n Roses, AC/DC and a few other choice cd's blasting out of the valet bay……….the main complaints come when Cowboys from Hell comes on

Topoftherange said

X said

The_Chocoholic said

(and X, good choice in music)

Hazaah! someone that likes good music..

i know of 1 person in the whole of my college and old school (1500 people) that likes the music i do  :cry:

 :dontknow:  so thats 3 people who like it then I have a much wider taste in music, however i do like a few Axle rose/Guns n roses tooones……couple of other rock groups, whitesnake, blue oyster cult………but i cant stand all those sweaty long haired choppers like kid rock and megadeath and so forth though…it is just a cacophony of tripe and screaming!

:twisted: