Upgrading speakers

Petetourer · 17th June 2011, 09:43

Hi all....

I have the standard Kenwood set up in my ZT-T, and was looking for a simple speaker upgrade...

Anyone know of any speakers that will just swap with the standard ones? Looking for a bit more bass as I think it sounds a bit tinny....

Cheers Pete

River Clyde Connie · 17th June 2011, 09:53

Change your music mate. All that thump thump thump will only cause you brain damage.

Jakg · 17th June 2011, 10:18

Any 6.5" driver will do.

You can re-use the standard brackets (although you may need to drill a few holes in the plastic for the screws).

Ideally you want a midbass speaker (i.e. a speaker with no tweeter, like this - http://icedotcomexpress.com/images/RAINBOW-KX165.jpg)

Petetourer · 17th June 2011, 23:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by River Clyde Connie

Change your music mate. All that thump thump thump will only cause you brain damage.

Would prefer a bit more thump and a bit less Tink...

Thanks for the tip.... I will look out for some 6.5"s

Any tips on a good Brand for price

naffdave · 18th June 2011, 21:36

I have the same trouble my speakers bottom out with bass and i dont listen to thump thump stuff im 57 an like old rock an pop tho i do like it loud can only get my Sony unit up to 16 otherwise it distorts.

Jakg · 18th June 2011, 21:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Petetourer

Any tips on a good Brand for price

Depends, are you buying new or used?

Ones i'd recommend:
Focal,
Rainbow,
Hertz,
Morel,
Dynaudio,
Diamond.

Ones that are ok:
Alpine,
JBL,
Vibe (at a push)

Ones i'd avoid:
Anything Chinese,
InPhase,
Edge
etc

VVC-Geeza · 24th June 2011, 19:25

How about these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pyle-Pro-6-5-C...item35b2cdc7a0

Look ok to me

And as a secondary.

Would these provide enough overall bass ,or would a boot sub still be needed?

Jakg · 24th June 2011, 23:06

Sorry but Pyle = ****.

I would also take 400w RMS with a massive pinch of salt (i.e never seen a 400w 6.5" driver, in fact i've never seen a 150+w RMS 6.5" driver...)

VVC-Geeza · 24th June 2011, 23:30

Do the mid bass door speakers replace or complement a boot sub?

Jakg · 25th June 2011, 00:16

Complement.

Typically a midbass driver (like the one you've linked, only a good quality one) will specialise in the 150 Hz - 6 kHz range. A sub will mainly be for sub-80 Hz work.

Without a sub you'll get more bass from better speakers, but of course the speakers just aren't designed for low frequency use so won't sound that brilliant, and nor is a headunit really ideal for delivering the power (lower frequencies generally require more power).

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River Clyde Connie Banned Rover 75 2.0 V6 Connie Join Date: May 2010 Location: Clyde Valley Posts: 779 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Change your music mate. All that thump thump thump will only cause you brain damage.

17th June 2011, 10:18	#3
Jakg This is my second home N/A Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Suffolk Posts: 6,867 Thanks: 0 Thanked 397 Times in 302 Posts	Any 6.5" driver will do. You can re-use the standard brackets (although you may need to drill a few holes in the plastic for the screws). Ideally you want a midbass speaker (i.e. a speaker with no tweeter, like this - http://icedotcomexpress.com/images/RAINBOW-KX165.jpg)

18th June 2011, 21:36	#5
naffdave Avid contributor Rover 75 CDTi Conn Se 131 Auto Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Great Yarmouth Posts: 175 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I have the same trouble my speakers bottom out with bass and i dont listen to thump thump stuff im 57 an like old rock an pop tho i do like it loud can only get my Sony unit up to 16 otherwise it distorts.

24th June 2011, 23:06	#8
Jakg This is my second home N/A Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Suffolk Posts: 6,867 Thanks: 0 Thanked 397 Times in 302 Posts	Sorry but Pyle = ****. I would also take 400w RMS with a massive pinch of salt (i.e never seen a 400w 6.5" driver, in fact i've never seen a 150+w RMS 6.5" driver...)

25th June 2011, 00:16	#10
Jakg This is my second home N/A Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Suffolk Posts: 6,867 Thanks: 0 Thanked 397 Times in 302 Posts	Complement. Typically a midbass driver (like the one you've linked, only a good quality one) will specialise in the 150 Hz - 6 kHz range. A sub will mainly be for sub-80 Hz work. Without a sub you'll get more bass from better speakers, but of course the speakers just aren't designed for low frequency use so won't sound that brilliant, and nor is a headunit really ideal for delivering the power (lower frequencies generally require more power).