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Old May 29, 2009 | 08:52 AM
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Right now my stereo setup consists of:

Pioneer 7600-MP Head Unit
2 500 watt Rockford Fosgate Amps (one for speakers, one for sub)
1 10" Rockford Fosgate Punch Sub
4 (2 front, 2 rear) Cerwin Vega? Speakers

What speakers would you guys recommend? The ones i have are blown and i can't play my music loud anymore. Any good speakers that arent going to break the bank? Thanks
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I've just started getting back into car stereo stuff and have always liked the sound/price of Kicker speakers...I only have the 4 speaker set up and use the 6 3/4 and 6 1/2 Kickers...I only run a Sony head unit with no amp for now, but they will easily expand with my system when I install amps and a sub...Just dont want to add too much weight...

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Old May 29, 2009 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by MTBSully
Right now my stereo setup consists of:

Pioneer 7600-MP Head Unit
2 500 watt Rockford Fosgate Amps (one for speakers, one for sub)
1 10" Rockford Fosgate Punch Sub
4 (2 front, 2 rear) Cerwin Vega? Speakers

What speakers would you guys recommend? The ones i have are blown and i can't play my music loud anymore. Any good speakers that arent going to break the bank? Thanks
What's your budget, what size speakers do you need and what tye of music do you listen to?

You can get speakers anywhere from $50 to $5,000. It's a big variable.
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Old May 29, 2009 | 10:03 PM
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What's your budget, what size speakers do you need and what tye of music do you listen to?

You can get speakers anywhere from $50 to $5,000. It's a big variable.
Not exactly sure on the size but i believe that they are 6 x 6 speakers. I listen to just about everything. Mostly rock, rap and country though. Not really sure on the budget. Depends on what you guys would consider to be the best bang for the buck
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Originally Posted by MTBSully
Right now my stereo setup consists of:

Pioneer 7600-MP Head Unit
2 500 watt Rockford Fosgate Amps (one for speakers, one for sub)
1 10" Rockford Fosgate Punch Sub
4 (2 front, 2 rear) Cerwin Vega? Speakers

What speakers would you guys recommend? The ones i have are blown and i can't play my music loud anymore. Any good speakers that arent going to break the bank? Thanks
Easy....every hedumdumdum the song "Then I let the ALPINES play...."
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Originally Posted by JJT
Easy....every hedumdumdum the song "Then I let the ALPINES play...."
WTF...I didn't put hedumdum.. I put ever hedumdumdum the song play...Ls1tech that's fuc up
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Old May 29, 2009 | 11:06 PM
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WTF...I didn't put hedumdum.. I put ever hedumdumdum the song play...Ls1tech that's fuc up
Who ever put the words hedumdum in for my words you have no *****...tell me who you are...then meet me in SoCal...So I can rape you...fpussy
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kicker all the way !
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kicker all the way !
Anyhow...ALPINES!!!
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Kicker will cut those olpines down j/k But seriously kicker will dominate










Originally Posted by JJT
Anyhow...ALPINES!!!
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Old May 30, 2009 | 08:48 AM
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Some comp ideas....I like the Image Dynamics the best.

All have received decent reviews on some of the car audio boards.

Image Dynamics CTX
http://www.woofersetc.com/p6201/CTX6...ker-System.htm

Boston Acoustics SL60
http://www.woofersetc.com/p1079/SL60...Components.htm

Polk (budget)
http://www.woofersetc.com/p6133/DB65...t-Speakers.htm

Alpine Type X
http://www.woofersetc.com/p5812/SPX1...ponent-Set.htm

Pioneer PRS (VERY Nice)
http://www.woofersetc.com/p4985/TSC7...ker-System.htm

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Old May 30, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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the 97 interior should be the same as 98+ so he should need components, not coaxials (though i believe the 96- ones also had components too but not sure.) anyways, i'd say polks are A LOT better with voices then kickers. i compared the 2 side by side at circuit city. i'd go with polks if you are on a tight budget. you can get their component set for about $110 on amazon and you cant really get anything quality for any cheaper.
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Kicker is crap. I need more information to recommend anything. I do like Polk for a budget option. I usually recommend Ebay for stuff.

I do like that PRS set a lot but it's too deep for us I think. It was one I had been considering getting.
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Man idk where yall are from but nothing around here can compare to a kicker.
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when they say "component set", is that 2 or 4 speakers
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Old May 30, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by MTBSully
when they say "component set", is that 2 or 4 speakers
Two speakers per side (one 6 .5" woofer and a tweeter) so 4 speakers in total.

Similiar to a coaxel except the tweeter is seperate and not attached to the woofer.
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Originally Posted by madmike9396
Man idk where yall are from but nothing around here can compare to a kicker.
This seems like some sort of joke. Am I missing something? Because Kicker uses an outdated motor design that has a very limited excursion potential, both for subwoofers and regular drivers, and they all sound like crap.
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Originally Posted by The Project
Two speakers per side (one 6 .5" woofer and a tweeter) so 4 speakers in total.

Similiar to a coaxel except the tweeter is seperate and not attached to the woofer.
so i would need to order one "set" for the front speakers, and another "set" for the rear speakers? Am i understanding this correctly? I know the tweeters go in the a-pillar in the front but i didnt think there was any tweeters in the back
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^ in the A pillar? they should be right beside the mids in the door. there should be two grills in the door a big one more sideways and a small one pointed more up on top.

and yes the rear is a 4" component set, although 4" speakers are worthless so i custom installed 6.5s.
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