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<blockquote data-quote="Guy" data-source="post: 1117533" data-attributes="member: 22717"><p>Smurf,</p><p></p><p>The door speakers are worth it.</p><p>I used a short run of 10 gauge with an Inline fuse and a wire tap to the inverter. Same as you... it's theoretically temporary, but I really don't have a use for the inverter other than a cell phone charger so I may never bother to do a wire pull.</p><p></p><p>The door speakers and tweeters are worth it and I can give you easy how-to. It's a little time consuming. I go slowly and double check everything as I go. I did do both front doors, center dash, and tweeters without breaking a single clip, but I also spent 15 bucks on trim panel popping tools. Worth every penny for the set.</p><p></p><p>I did a lot of research trying to find the best all around speaker for a stock amp. The infinity speakers are very nice but they aren't very loud for the power you put into them. It's not a big deal if you're going to amp them up, but it is a big deal if you are running stock. </p><p></p><p>I talked to Crutchfield, sound guys, a custom installer, web reviews... and I learned that the pioneer A series is one of the loudest DIY coaxial speakers you can do. They also have a very broad range and VERY clear sound. They're not audiophile grade or professional or anything like that... I'm not going to pass them off that way either. No way what I did isn going to sound like the guys running 6-10k systems. </p><p></p><p>What I will tell you though is that the problems with the stock radio are eliminated. The weird clipping stuff at high volume is gone. The muddy sound is gone. The lack of crisp high tweets is gone. I'm not sure how Sony does it's crossovers, but the front door speakers are full range and the 4-ways are pumping tweets like nobody's business. I'm guessing rear doors will be the same. Same with the center dash. Holy cow that made a difference... and the tweeters up in the pillars... it's not even a contest... the pioneer tweeters are nice because they pick up a fair amount of 2500-3500 range and you actually get instrumentals and higher octave voice out of them too. </p><p></p><p>The subwoofer by itself was a great mod... but the speakers... whole other level. </p><p></p><p>You can get a whole set for under 250 bucks. Then you just need some mounting plates wire harnesses etc. </p><p></p><p>I wouldn't blow any smoke... I haven't even gotten the rear doors done yet and I'm beyond impressed. I'm going to go out on a limb and say it probably sounds on par or slightly better than my wife's Volvo XC90 which has a $2400.00 bowers and Wilkens stereo in it with like 20 speakers or something.</p><p></p><p>AC/DC... TNT.... for the first time in my life.... the song was so clear I was actually able to understand all the words.... it was pure bliss!</p><p></p><p>Guy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guy, post: 1117533, member: 22717"] Smurf, The door speakers are worth it. I used a short run of 10 gauge with an Inline fuse and a wire tap to the inverter. Same as you... it's theoretically temporary, but I really don't have a use for the inverter other than a cell phone charger so I may never bother to do a wire pull. The door speakers and tweeters are worth it and I can give you easy how-to. It's a little time consuming. I go slowly and double check everything as I go. I did do both front doors, center dash, and tweeters without breaking a single clip, but I also spent 15 bucks on trim panel popping tools. Worth every penny for the set. I did a lot of research trying to find the best all around speaker for a stock amp. The infinity speakers are very nice but they aren't very loud for the power you put into them. It's not a big deal if you're going to amp them up, but it is a big deal if you are running stock. I talked to Crutchfield, sound guys, a custom installer, web reviews... and I learned that the pioneer A series is one of the loudest DIY coaxial speakers you can do. They also have a very broad range and VERY clear sound. They're not audiophile grade or professional or anything like that... I'm not going to pass them off that way either. No way what I did isn going to sound like the guys running 6-10k systems. What I will tell you though is that the problems with the stock radio are eliminated. The weird clipping stuff at high volume is gone. The muddy sound is gone. The lack of crisp high tweets is gone. I'm not sure how Sony does it's crossovers, but the front door speakers are full range and the 4-ways are pumping tweets like nobody's business. I'm guessing rear doors will be the same. Same with the center dash. Holy cow that made a difference... and the tweeters up in the pillars... it's not even a contest... the pioneer tweeters are nice because they pick up a fair amount of 2500-3500 range and you actually get instrumentals and higher octave voice out of them too. The subwoofer by itself was a great mod... but the speakers... whole other level. You can get a whole set for under 250 bucks. Then you just need some mounting plates wire harnesses etc. I wouldn't blow any smoke... I haven't even gotten the rear doors done yet and I'm beyond impressed. I'm going to go out on a limb and say it probably sounds on par or slightly better than my wife's Volvo XC90 which has a $2400.00 bowers and Wilkens stereo in it with like 20 speakers or something. AC/DC... TNT.... for the first time in my life.... the song was so clear I was actually able to understand all the words.... it was pure bliss! Guy [/QUOTE]
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