Bad speakers or Bad H/U

[pharmdrake]

I recently purchased my first Seat, a Leon Mk1. The previous owner had replaced the original H/U with a Kenwood KDC-W237 (the cheapest thing he could find) after the original equipment "quit working". Since that time all 8 speakers have sounded "blown". Sound improves with higher volume, but always has some distortion. Is this a case of underpowered H/U, or am I into something deeper?

Before I spend $$ upgrading to an Alpine (the favorite on these forums), I would appreciate advice on how to investigate the problem. Thanks

 

[MrBen2k7]

probs a sh!t h/u... i personally wouldnt ever touch anything Kenwood made... generally for the reason they are cheap to by, cheaply made.... and cheaply sounding, due to cr@p built in amps.

It probs says on the front 4x50 watts on the front... but thats probs at 1 olm and peak power... probs has an RMS of 5 watts.... lol.

If your after a new one... go Alpine, you'll pay a bit more, but the quality is unbeatbale and you'll never look back...

Also the stock speakers arent fantastic... but mine didnt annoy me too much... untill i changed them for some JL Audio ones, and realised they sucked balls...

 

[gus]

hi mate i have a alpine cda-9887r for sale if u want to upgrade your unit £200

 

[MrBen2k7]

nice h/u.. good amp... shame the display is so small...

http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/6564.html

 

[gus]

still a bargin though for the money and its in mint condition????

 

[RichieRich]

i cant see a problem with kenwood hu's specially if u go for the 9 series like i did twice now my old one lasted 4 years and it sounded amazing with my full JL setup so dont put them out the question completly...

 

[probee]

agreed ive had several top end Kenwoods and i love them. ive had a 25th anni Kenwood for a few years now and i wouldnt swap it.

 

[pharmdrake]

Upgraded to an Alpine x200. All the speakers still sound like crap, better but still bad, so I guess it's upgrade time. It doesn't seem like upgrading to components is a good idea based on how the tweeters are installed, so I will probably go with 6.5 composites. Thoughts on replacing?

 

[mt audio]

why be scared off buy the tweeter?its no more difficult anyway,still have to remove the doorcard to change the main woofer

 

[pharmdrake]

I know I need to drill them both out to remove. What's the procedure for securing the replacements?