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05-05-2007, 11:18 AM | #20 |
Well i found some Boston Acoustic 3-way 6x9's a while ago sitting in my grandmas house and i installed them and they work 10x better than the stocks...of course im probably not pushin all the power they have but the sound is alot clearer
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08-23-2009, 12:58 PM | #21 |
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it would be a good start :)
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08-23-2009, 03:51 PM | #22 |
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08-23-2009, 04:59 PM | #23 |
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Bear in mind that not everyone wants enough volume to rattle the windows. I think that practically any aftermarket speakers will give improved sound at sane volume levels. I wish that someone would do a well illustrated DIY on installing speakers that will fit without modifying anything in the car or scabbing the wiring - that would be useful.
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08-23-2009, 05:21 PM | #24 | |
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08-25-2009, 11:41 PM | #25 |
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I purchased some reasonable 6.5" cax Harmon-Kardons from Crutchfield.com,a nd they included adapter plates and wiring harness adapters, wich eliminated any wire-cutting. You will have to drill-out the speaker rivets (very easy), and I also had to drill new holes in the adapter plates to get a fit I really liked (plastic=easy to drill/cut), and the sound quality is nice. The doors and rear locations are not even close to sealed enclosures, so they don't do much for bass.
What made my system really nice was swapping the factory head for a Scion Pioneer Head (not the premium, but the 08/09 TC unit that has ipod, sat radio, AAC, etc.) which I picked-up on ebay for $60. :) The other crowning touch was adding a Scion (bazooka-made) powered sub. It comes with a made-for-toyota wiring harness that literally plugs into any stock head unit and works flawlessly. Also fits great in the LB. The sound quality I'm getting approaches some $1K+ systems out there, and is totally stealth, and I didn't cut a single wire. Only non-toyota parts are the speakers, and the upgrade to coax designs really improves definition. The whole swap took me about 4 hours. You can still find the subs on ebay or some websites for under $200. |
08-26-2009, 03:03 AM | #26 |
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All I can do is sit here and smile. I have some nice speakers just sitting halfway across the world here...just waiting for the sedan...
It's going to take me at least 4 hours per A-pillar for the tweeters/
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09-02-2009, 09:41 PM | #27 |
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I replaced the entire stereo but the one thing that stands out to me the most is the quality of sound from my Rockford Fosgate Power 6.5's. They really go loud while retaining superb clarity. The highs coming out of those things are incredible.
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04-05-2010, 02:03 PM | #28 |
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I ran alpine type X components with tweeters in the A-pillar, and SPR-17C in the back off the stock head unit for a few weeks just now, and its no comparison... The stock speakers are awful. The factory deck has enough power to push those power hungry speakers. The volume just doesn't go very high. But the sound quality and clarity and feeling of presence in the sound, is nevertheless amazingly better with aftermarket speakers.
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04-05-2010, 02:36 PM | #29 | |
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Check this out for reference... http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...0&postcount=17 D.
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04-05-2010, 04:24 PM | #30 |
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Hey Taln...I still notice that we're beating a dead horse...seing as this is such an old thread.
*sigh* With nothing better to do at this time I'll add that the integrated source has factory EQ settings on it to reduce your bass output at high levels. Question for the class...what can we do about this while retaining the factory source? I know the answer already...
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04-05-2010, 05:55 PM | #32 | |
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04-05-2010, 07:33 PM | #33 |
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I just replaced my component speakers with the high end ones garm was selling If you want i can let you ahve them for a good price the tweets are already mounted in the door sails so you can have a factory oem look installation. I did what you were talking about initially. There was a huge difference in sound quality. But then i craved for more. So changed out to higher end components with seperate crossover put ina 4 channel amp and replaced the deck.
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04-05-2010, 10:11 PM | #34 |
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Uh oh...the "crave" has hit? Better back off quick, it adds up fast.
Taln... Yeah yeah, the horse looks good. What's up with the stuffed jackalope hanging on your wall? I wonder what thread that one's from. Yea bass shakers!
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04-06-2010, 01:13 AM | #35 |
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you should check out the quality transducers they have on partsexpress now. The stuff they have now days can put out like 20 times the force of the Bass Shaker Pro's.... tho, they also cost hundreds of dollars. I got a pair of the regular shakers a few years back for like $25 on clearance. They're ok, don't expect much from them and they will give you subtle vibration. At the time I had my HT setup in my bedroom cause my roommate hogged the living room with his crap gear. So I installed them in my bed... was really cool watching the matrix and having the bed rumble a bit.
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04-16-2010, 09:11 PM | #36 |
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Installing aftermarket speakers in the front first will give you a notible difference if your on a budget. Then when you get a chance upgrade the back speakers. As far as a brand is concerned IMO the Apline Type R's sound really good and are better if you like songs that typically use more bass. Even though I have Infiniti's in my car.
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