compenent sets ... good sq vs price.
50 Watt CAFz'r
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the alpine type x are not loud at all, there must be another brand of speakers in edmomton that you could audition, tha alpines are an sq set of speaker, and are very laid back. as far as surrounding yourself with sound, a properly set up set of decent components can make your brain think that there are spekers behind you, its called psycho-acoustics.if youwant a loud component set that sounds really good, try the jbl c608gti
Yankee
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Originally posted by Tim Baillie.:
What kind of car is it and how much are you looking to spend on the speakers ?
I would go with a really good 3-way set up front and just a good 2-way set in the rear.
What kind of car is it and how much are you looking to spend on the speakers ?
I would go with a really good 3-way set up front and just a good 2-way set in the rear.
Instead of going by brandname and what people say is good... Id look at the air space you have and model the drivers you are thinking of using to see if you can get 1. the frequency response you want 2. the box allignment you want
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i might be wrong here but i think the original thread starter has a different idea of sq that say dawg or dwvw do. im thinking he is looking for somehting that will get loud and still be easy to listen to, aka speaker unloadinmg and amp clipping. if that is the case his idea of 4 midrange/midbass and tweeters in the front, and the same in the rear would be very capable of a serious amount of output and still achieve good sound
miglet, are you interested in achieving nice sound as well as good image and stage and things like that or are to trying to get lots of good clean output from the speaker set up you were thinking about
and for whoever said that alpine type x components dont get loud, i have a 70 mach 1 mustang that will peel the skin off your face with front and rear typex 6.5" components
miglet, are you interested in achieving nice sound as well as good image and stage and things like that or are to trying to get lots of good clean output from the speaker set up you were thinking about
and for whoever said that alpine type x components dont get loud, i have a 70 mach 1 mustang that will peel the skin off your face with front and rear typex 6.5" components
1000 Watt CAFz'r
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^yup........... this guy wants to move air and surround himself in the loud-ness. He's not talking about SQ as some of us define it. I think to him (correct me if I'm wrong) will be clean, no distortion ripe my head off sound. Imaging/staging/tonality......... probably not of much concern. I did this........once. It's actually fun stuff. I had a ten driver front end !!! ***** !!!! 
I think 8", 6.5" and pair of tweets is a good start up front. Or dump the 8" and go two 6.5". Find fairly efficient drivers and you won't need a lot of power to get loud. But the more cone area the better. You want loud......... get lotsa cone.
I think 8", 6.5" and pair of tweets is a good start up front. Or dump the 8" and go two 6.5". Find fairly efficient drivers and you won't need a lot of power to get loud. But the more cone area the better. You want loud......... get lotsa cone.
50 Watt CAFz'r
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I agree with the last dude - if you want it stupid loud, but still sounding good - use multiple mids - quad 6.5" mids (2-per side) a smaller midrange and a nice tweeter.
Hertz has a couple of killer sets - one has the quad 5.5" midbass drivers, a 2.75" midrange driver and a 1" soft dome tweeter. Retail for around the $900 mark - so pretty cheap for what youre actually getting (8-speakers and crossovers) - they make a quad 8" version too.
Not sure who carries Hertz in the Edmonton area, but I'll ask Pat from our office who does - I'll let you know - they are definatley worth checking out.
Hertz has a couple of killer sets - one has the quad 5.5" midbass drivers, a 2.75" midrange driver and a 1" soft dome tweeter. Retail for around the $900 mark - so pretty cheap for what youre actually getting (8-speakers and crossovers) - they make a quad 8" version too.
Not sure who carries Hertz in the Edmonton area, but I'll ask Pat from our office who does - I'll let you know - they are definatley worth checking out.
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yah to the last few people who posted.. thats exactly it... im not looking for some amazing audiophile setup, but i don't want it to be MA Audio quality... kinda like the harman kardon's of home stereo - the best bang for your serious dollar.
