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<blockquote data-quote="Guy" data-source="post: 1116034" data-attributes="member: 22717"><p>Hey Everyone,</p><p></p><p>Thanks to Smurfslayer and some help from some other folks I have come up with a project.</p><p></p><p>I'm replacing all of the factory speakers with Pioneer A series. After much research I've found that for the money and for using the stock amp, these should work pretty well. I considered infinity but overall their bass response was poor when I sampled them. </p><p></p><p> The other specialized super expensive component type speakers are for the experts and those seeking elite audiophile grade sound.... I'm just putting together a weekend project to hopefully clean up the stock speakers and add a respectable amount of bass.</p><p></p><p>All Pioneer:</p><p>6x9 4-way up front with metra mounts</p><p>5-1/4 3-way with metra mounts in the rear doors</p><p>3.5 inch 2 way in the dash</p><p>3/4 inch dome tweeters in the a pillars</p><p></p><p></p><p>And a song 8 inch pioneer shallow mount sub that I'll mount in the existing stock sub enclosure with the Kenwood 300 watt mono amp. Why didn't I go with the kicker? The pioneer offers a lower frequency response and it was audibly deeper in my local store... now whether that holds up in that plastic enclosure is anyone's guess...</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks smurfslayer...</p><p></p><p>I grabbed everything I needed on amazon for cheap... total job is under $500.00 with wire. It's not going to sound like I spent $6,000, but I am not in that kind of position to spend that on a radio. If I was... I'm sure I would. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I'm hoping that this is turns out to be something anyone can do in a weekend and builds on what some other guys have been thinking of doing.</p><p></p><p>Disclaimer... no idea how this is going to work out... I'm hopeful it sounds great... but I'll be honest when I'm finished... if it doesn't sound any better or worse or whatever... I'll be the first to say it. I'm not butchering any of the stock hardware so I can put it back if I want.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for all the tips and if you have any more while I'm waiting for my stuff to come in feel free to share.</p><p></p><p>Guy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guy, post: 1116034, member: 22717"] Hey Everyone, Thanks to Smurfslayer and some help from some other folks I have come up with a project. I'm replacing all of the factory speakers with Pioneer A series. After much research I've found that for the money and for using the stock amp, these should work pretty well. I considered infinity but overall their bass response was poor when I sampled them. The other specialized super expensive component type speakers are for the experts and those seeking elite audiophile grade sound.... I'm just putting together a weekend project to hopefully clean up the stock speakers and add a respectable amount of bass. All Pioneer: 6x9 4-way up front with metra mounts 5-1/4 3-way with metra mounts in the rear doors 3.5 inch 2 way in the dash 3/4 inch dome tweeters in the a pillars And a song 8 inch pioneer shallow mount sub that I'll mount in the existing stock sub enclosure with the Kenwood 300 watt mono amp. Why didn't I go with the kicker? The pioneer offers a lower frequency response and it was audibly deeper in my local store... now whether that holds up in that plastic enclosure is anyone's guess... Thanks smurfslayer... I grabbed everything I needed on amazon for cheap... total job is under $500.00 with wire. It's not going to sound like I spent $6,000, but I am not in that kind of position to spend that on a radio. If I was... I'm sure I would. :-) I'm hoping that this is turns out to be something anyone can do in a weekend and builds on what some other guys have been thinking of doing. Disclaimer... no idea how this is going to work out... I'm hopeful it sounds great... but I'll be honest when I'm finished... if it doesn't sound any better or worse or whatever... I'll be the first to say it. I'm not butchering any of the stock hardware so I can put it back if I want. Thanks for all the tips and if you have any more while I'm waiting for my stuff to come in feel free to share. Guy [/QUOTE]
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