What brand?

[Uberck]

What brand name to you car audio gods recommend for 4x6 speakers?

[OutToWinPAHC]

None to small of an area, I have never seen a pair last. Get a set of componets, you will be happier.

[Uberck]

None to small of an area, I have never seen a pair last. Get a set of componets, you will be happier.

thanks for your reply, could you please be a bit more specific, i am a complete newb in this department

[audtatious]

= 5.25" or 6.5" mids with seperate tweeter instead of 4x6 plates

[r34 gtr]

eclipse and polk make some decent 4x6's, but 4x6s in general suck some serious balls. get some 6.5" round deals, they will fit in the doors just fine and sound 100x better. mb quart makes fine 6.5" speakers, you might do well with them.

[churro]

I have pioneer 2-way 4x6's all around. I also have a crossover so they only see mids and highs while bass is played through a 12. I can't remember the model number but they sound good and were like $50 for a set of 2. If you're looking for bass, get bigger speakers or a sub, 4x6's just won't cut it.

[bware113]

None to small of an area, I have never seen a pair last. Get a set of componets, you will be happier.

[Alpine, Pioneer, Polk, and Infiniti are all great companies to go with, Alpine and Infiniti are gonna be top shelf, Pioneer is gonna be cheaper and get a very good sound]If you are set on 4x6 I say go with Pioneer they always make great 2 & 3-way speaker. Good luck

[krimsonviper]

it all depends on how much money you want to spend. remember in the car audio world the rule of thumb is "you get what you paid for"You can fit 5x7 in the front, i did, its a very tight fit, but it can fit. for the rear i went with a 4 inch speaker. the sound depends on the wearer of the ear, but you can really beat up pioneer and infiniti compared to alpine my alpine type-r blew up within 6 months

[OutToWinPAHC]

You get that you pay for.... Dead on

This is why I only use Boston Acoustics for higs, JL Amps, and Eclipse titaniums or W7's for the lows. But its all high dollar, but a set of 5.25 componets will do you nice, or 6.5. You can get a decent set for around 125

I have a set of BA SPZ 60's, but they are still in the box , but I used to have the BA 6 5 3's and they were killer. Liquid cooled, handeled 500Watts RMS, but they were sold with the truck along with my JL 300/2

[Toshima]

I have p1 6.5 front, p1 4x6 rear, one 12"p2, and 200.2 amp all RF. It sounds great its no spl winner or anything like that, but its a nice sounding system for dd or weekend track star. Plus it didnt cost that much at all. Got a good deal at a car show last year. I think every think came out to 300-350 with a amp kit. But if your just going for door and rear speakers and thats it go with a 6.5 componets set up front and 4x6 rear. With a nice amp.

[VirginiaPS13]

Diamond Audio highs FTW!!!! IMO you cant beat the sound quality of diamond, a lil pricey but well worth the money, and you can make your own speaker mount out of thin wood and put a decent size speaker in your door.

[Uberck]

i see so i could go for 6.5's for my 4 replacements if i make custom mounts? i just wanna make sure whatever i buy will fit!

[VirginiaPS13]

yeah, I have 6.5 in my front doors, I had to do a little extra modifying b/c my diamonds are pretty deep..making mounting plates is pretty straight forward

[Uberck]

ok so i will purchase 2 sets of 6.5 component speakers making 4 speakers total

[OutToWinPAHC]

If you get a good pair of componets and a good amp for highs you only need one set.

[miamiboy]

Take out the crapy 4x6's and replace with a pair 6.5 compnents. Either the polk audio momo series or what i have is the infinity reference

[Looneybomber]

It all depends on how much you want to spend and what you have available to you.

Best Buy: Infinity. Love 'em.A lot of the other brands mentioned in this thread are good too. Something not yet mentioned that I like is Focal and Seas. I would pick Seas over Focal though.

[eazye2000]

ok so i will purchase 2 sets of 6.5 component speakers making 4 speakers total

Good choice! I made these pods a while back when my factory 4x6"s took a dump. I'm going to vinyl them, but they are painted right now to at least look decent and make some noise. They are attached from behind, to the door panel, using the stock 3 screw holes so that I can bolt the factory 4x6"s back in if I ever needed to. Check it out!

Edit: Alpine Type-S 6.5" Components

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[lofapoo]

WOW! How much would you charge for a pair of those? They look gorgeous and extremely functional.

[PoorManQ45]

You have an S13, correct? I believe there is an adapter plate to fit 6.5s up front.

I'll recommend DLS RS6s

[Uberck]

PoorManQ45 these? they are only 2 way... also i am utterly clueless, just take the speakers and pop em' in replacing the oem ones using a 6.5 template?

http://cgi.ebay.com/DLS-RS6-6-...67754

[PoorManQ45]

those are the ones.

[Uberck]

if i grab 2 sets will that work out? 2 up front, 2 back

[PoorManQ45]

Start out with a set up front.

You may find that you're completely satisfied with just front speakers. The rears are only for fill anyways.

[Uberck]

before i buy any reasons for your recommendation?

[PoorManQ45]

Music is meant to come from infront of you.

Go to a concert. Where are the musicians? In front of you.

This is why more often then not you'll see people that only put component speakers in the front, and coaxials in the back. The back is just there for ambiance.

The front speakers are what really create the "image" of the music.

This is why I recommend that you upgrade the fronts first.

There's no reason not to upgrade the rears to the same speakers either. It's just that sometimes it's not needed

[Uberck]

much appreciated just bought these dls http://cgi.ebay.com/DLS-RS6-6-...wItem can't wait

[bware113]

Music is meant to come from infront of you.

Go to a concert. Where are the musicians? In front of you.

This is why more often then not you'll see people that only put component speakers in the front, and coaxials in the back. The back is just there for ambiance.

The front speakers are what really create the "image" of the music.

This is why I recommend that you upgrade the fronts first.

There's no reason not to upgrade the rears to the same speakers either. It's just that sometimes it's not needed

He speaks only of the truth...I ran 3-ways up front w/o even missing the back speakers much...I see you made a decision so let us how it works out for you...

[PoorManQ45]

Just a note: When you get the speakers installed and setup break out your BEST jazz recording(not an MP3). You'll be blown away.

The tweeter on these speakers is close to those that Morel uses!

[Uberck]

got my speakers today along w/ 6.5 template from ebay (i know i could of made my own but im lazy a nd have money ) and finished installing them i mounted the tweeter right next to the speaker on each side, took like an hour per door since this was my first time. then i grabbed some pionneer 4x6 from best buy for the rear, took like half an hour to relpace the rears. and holy $hit i must say the dls sound fvcking sick. i have klipsch 2.1 promedia on my pc and i thought those were clear! ahh the audio in the car is something else now, thanks, a ****load