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Well after fitting my headunit, I'm currently in the process of soundproofing my car and thought I might as well upgrade the front speakers while I've got the door cards off..
I've decided on..
Alpine SPG-17CS (http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/11030.html) components but is it worth amping these with a two channel amp?
The speakers are 70w RMS and the following amps kick out 80w and 110w respectively
Alpine MRV-T320 (http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/380.html)
Alpine MRV-T420 (http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/381.html)
If its worth amping them, is the 80w amp better to go for than the 110w amp?
Ta for any advice!
Andy
mt audio
26-06-2009, 20:30
depends if you were to upgrade in the future further,if so get the 2nd amp,if not stick with the 1st one,although i doubt you would go further as the difference will be massive compared to running off stock amp
go with 4awg wiring as your bordering on needing it,better to have thicker cable thats only using 60% rather than thinner using 95-100% of potential
Might just get the second as the price difference between the two is marginal. Thanks for the tip on the wiring!
Will those components do the job?
mt audio
30-06-2009, 22:17
personally i would go for the hertz dieci range over them unless you are purchasing a sub.
hertz will give a very broad spectrum of frequencies covering the majority of "normal" listening.
all my personal opinion though
but any upgrade is worthless without soundproofing-dynamatting the doors will make a mahoosive difference-pain staking but you will be please with the 2 hours you spend on each door just doing this
my doors are dynamatted-foamed padding under the speaker adapters all the way round the parts in contact with the door card to stop vibration,foam padding between contact points of speakers to speaker adapters and then foam padding to door card points of attachment with the clips to again reduce vibration
matt
I'll have a look into those ta..
I've already started on the dynamatting, have done the rear doors, but was planning on getting speakers sorted so I could fit them and sound proof the front doors while the door cards were off.
Does seem to have made a fair bit of difference in the back doors already! :)
Hmm, now you've got me looking at other speakers! Been reading some reviews of those Hertz speakers and everyone seems to recommend them.
Hertz DSK165 (http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/8400.html)
Slightly cheaper than the Alpine speakers too and will pair them up to the Alpine MRV-T420 amp.
mt audio
01-07-2009, 22:43
well i cant get them from suppliers and still went to the level of purchasing them thats how impressed i was!
Slight change of plan now.. I ordered the Hertz speakers today, but have decided on getting a four channel amp so I can run the two components off of it and also bridge the other two channels to drive a sub. Have found a nice Hertz amp and sub but will have to get those in a few weeks and just run the components off of my headunit until then..
Got them in.. Not amped yet though! Was an absolute ballache and swearing getting the window regulators back in. Even had enough dynamat left over to do the boot! :)
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Red Panda
16-10-2010, 22:40
Could I ask, how have you got on with your Hertz speakers Street? I'm about to order some and can't decide between the Deici DSK 165 or the pricier 'Energy' ESK 165L. Cheers :)
They're great.. Can't really compare them to the more expensive ones as I've never heard them, but for me they are spot on with my headunit! Even managed to convince the guy I work with to get a pair after he heard them. :)
Red Panda
18-10-2010, 18:37
Thanks Street, Excellent! Hertz it is...I just can't make my mind up between the 90 quidders or the 150 nicker jobs!!! :) Decisions Decisions :)