..SSR.. Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I'm thinking about getting a CD player and speakers (no tweeters or subs, just speakers). The CD player is 200watts (4x50) which is comparable to my moms Malibu Maxx I think. I just want to be able to hear it good when cruising with windows down and I want a little bass. I don't want rattling or anything and I want the sound quality to be good. Without dynamat or anything heavy like that, what is the best way to install the speakers? Just screw them in, or possibly make a small "box" for each one to fit in the stock location? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLontheDL Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 it depends on the speaker you purchase. some have bigger magnets than others. the ones with bigger magnets you may have to bu speaker rings so the speaker can protrude outwards more (so the magnet won't touch the metal part of your door) or you may need to just cut out back part of the plastic enclosure of where the stock speakers and placed in. If the magnets are thin then you can probably just plug and play, of course you have to buy wiring harness. wiring harness can be found in circuit city or best buy. if you buy speakers from crutchfield they give you that along with the speakers. what car do you have again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 just buy speakers that fit in the holes your car already has. like he says some are a little thicker but come with gap rings(doubt you need anythin this serious though). if you just want good soundin bass but like you said not crazy rattlin your trunklid bass , than id go with 1 10" JL Audio W3. im a hard JL Audio fan(for subs) have had em for years best bang for the buck imo. set of 6x9's in rear decklid , set of mids and tweets up front with 1 10 in the back , youl have your self a slammin little stereo man. most hondas got 6 1/2" speakers in doors(mids will replace them). and youl have to cut holes in the car wherever you want to mount your tweets. if you wanna do it even easier say fuk the mids and tweets and get a set of coaxial speakers (mids and tweets in one speaker). wont sound quite as good but good you know what i mean. MB quart make nice mids and tweets and coaxials. pioneer is the way to go for the buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..SSR.. Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 Went to Circut City and a guy there helped me out. Only going to buy the cd player there, will get the speakers and stuff online. CD headunit Sony 52x4 will play MP3, has an input for an external source so I can plug my XM in versus running it through the FM. black in color and lights up red for the fronts I'm going with Polk components and cross over. Deciding where I will put the tweeters. Either in the vents, the a-pillars, or I will go ahead and get some power folding mirrors and get the EX tweeter pods (where my mirror adjusters are right now). For the rear I'm getting kevlar Pioneer 6x9's. Best sounding speakers without an amp bass wise they had. Would get the fronts too, but the magnet is too big and I'd have to ditch the stock grille (and I kick it all the time getting in and out of the car). If I don't like the bass after that, I'll just get an amp. If I still don't like it, I'll get a 10" sub and build a box for it (bought everything to build a box years ago, but never did since I lost interest in having a system). While I'm at it I'm going to convert my passenger seat to flip up and put my nitrous bottles in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90IntegraC1 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 that sounds real nice ssr. i have polk 2 way dub series speakers in my rear deck and i love them. they put out more bass than my eclipse's in the front while the eclipse's put out amazing high's and mid's. You'll love the polk components, promise. I don't think you'll be completely satisfied with amped speakers as far as bass goes. I dunno, it depends how much bass you really want. I tend to like a little more, so i bought a Rockford Fosgate 10" Stage 2 punch sub and a low-powered amp to give me that extra kick i wanted. Good choices on speakers though. i have a sony headunit and like it, but i wouldn't recommend it to anyone else. sound quality=mediocre at best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLontheDL Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I have been through a few headunits in my day. I had a sony in my tacoma and it skipped like crazy. Same goes for pioneer (well the one i had). Best one ive had is eclipse and alpine. as far as speakers go, everybody has their own taste. some like it crisp and clear, some like it bright, some dont like it too crisp, and some like it mellow. its up to you. my advice to you is go out there and listen to all of them. choose whichever you think is good enough for your preference. One thing they might ask you is what kind of music you listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..SSR.. Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 The headunit is $120. I don't want anything flashy and it has to display in red. I don't want any $500 crap either. Recommend away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH6TunerDaniel Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 that is like the 1st post ive seen of yours that doesnt end in like 2 words or involve sending a motor or something to you but, i like sony and i have had good experience with it, and you said it plays mp3s, that is all i would worry about, plus the fact that you can plug xm or sirius, or even an mp3 player is good. and i like that low price tag for it being able to play mp3 discs Never had polk have had pioneers, i liked my 4 inch speakers in the mr2 a lot, that was all i had and it sounded badass even tho it was only 2 speakers, hand some 4X6s once that were ok, but i like round speakers better than ovals, move equal amount of air at once or some crap like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 only thing exspensive head units are good for is people who run alot of amps. although i would recommend most definitely buyin a deck with subout as it will have a crossover for subs built right in. but in alot of cases now amps have thier own high/low pass filters built in , although not as good as a head unit crossover but gets the job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Dude, ..SSR.. you went to Circuit City. PM me if you want better prices. You forget, I work there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..SSR.. Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 Recommend away then since you probably know about this ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 For what you are looking for, you don't need anything crazy. Why does it have to light up red ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..SSR.. Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 My cluster does, my climate control will soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90IntegraC1 Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 i love clarion even though i always forget about them. check out this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..SSR.. Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 too flashy. i want a nakamichi but don't want to spend 400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I had a $100 pioneer in the del sol that lit up red. Very simple looking but sounded really nice and worked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 pioneer in most cases is the best bang for the buck. some decks have better power supply and or 4 or better volt preouts, etc. but you need none of this. everybody seen MOSFET written on decks before right? well power supplys like most stuff are in categorys for quality. a MOSFET power supply head unit is actually like a class c power supply. anyways im ramblin now. get a pioneer dude you cant go wrong ive had a pioneer premiere 600 for like 6 years now. heard it skip maybe 5 times in that time and still works awsome although face has taken a beaten over the years , lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 +1. Pioneer is great, but most of there decks light up blue or green. Alpine makes a great deck, but hard to find one in red. Sony is almost always red, which won't be a bad choice for pushing those speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I'll try and get a picture and model number of the pioneer in the del sol sometime this week. I'll post it up on here so you can see if you like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfinitePrelude Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I don't know what car you got or wat the stock speakers you got didn't read all of this thread. With something like this you don't need to worry about amps not unless your going for power, which i don't think you are. something like this will sound good and will match the head unit 4 for the front but might need to modify your original speaker holder if you don't want rattling which i dought you'll get just get sound proffing. it make the inside sound great on the other hand as a cheaper alternative this should fit nicely in your stock speaker holders. but won't sound as good. But normally good enough to please those that arn't looking for a powerful system. also for the rear try the 6x9 versions or which ever fits sony will be easy to get fitting without needing new wires or fittings cause they use thin magnet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 He said he didn't want a flashy deck, that is flashy. Infinity Speakers are great, +1. Those other speakers suck. You don't need to dynamat the doors with those speakers. Infinity Kappa Perfects, yes, those, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfinitePrelude Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 yea blatently the infinity's are better but the sony's will fit in the exsisting spaces because their magnets are flat. and they are not powerful at all but enough to run of the head unit. without any overpowering problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9524tee Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Check out our products ... Focal Audio products Your front speeks are a 6 and 1/2 inch sized woofer if I'm not mistaken... We have tons of speakers that will sound awesome, If you have ever heard of Focal, then I'm sure you are a fan, very high quality products... These are what I would recommend for a nice set of 2 way components that will sound superior compared to any polk, jbl, etc etc stuff that you can get at Best buy or Circuit city, no offense to them but it's just the truth about quality... Check em out, sweet set-up for an S2k... Polyglass series V1 6.5 inch A little 6 inch by 6 inch piece of dynamat behind these will make them sound even better with only adding like 2 lbs to your car, just stick it behind them inside the door and bada bing, done. You cannot buy them online unless they are selling them illegally, so if you find them online, don't buy it. Buy it from a legal dealer locally... If you need more info contact me at nizmo24090@aol.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VR17 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 thats great but hes not into that sorta thing.. i think.. ssr dont know how to install speakers!? a guy thats a hardcore engine builder needs honda forums help. why not get a oem honda deck, those are clean, not a nakamhichi but personal i think its better then flashy lights that might match your underglows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..SSR.. Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 I have an Si CD player. Ok, I listened to some Alpine Type S speakers and they sounded good. Would you choose those over the Polks(F) and Pioneers®? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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