Mids and Highs biggest bang for buck

[Sjrow]

I drive a 2006 Toyota Corolla ce and currently have alpine type r 6x9s and 6 1/2s as my door speakers connected to the head unit. I am wanting to upgrade but I was wanting to know if focal was worth the price or if there was another brand that could produce the same quality for cheaper or if there is an even better speaker to run my mids and highs. I really love my type r's even though I know they aren't getting proper power but wanted some advice and personal opinions on other brands etc

Also I would like to know what a good four channel amp would be to get to power my door speakers

Thank you

[Skullz]

There are a ton of choices out there in the 6.5" component market, Focal, Hertz, Morel, Hybrid Audio, Rainbow, CDT, and many others, the best thing you can do is to demo as many of the brands as you can get to make an informed decision.

The best bang for your buck are still the JBL P660c's that can be had on ebay for fairly cheap, they have been discontinued but there are still some out there, they get very loud and take power like a much more expensive set and the sound is good for the price point, they are not a $500 set of comps so don't expect them to be that.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JBL-P660C-2YR-WRNTY-540W-6-5-2-WAY-FULL-RANGE-CAR-AUDIO-STEREO-SPEAKERS-SET-/391413506132?hash=item5b22102054:g:xjkAAOSw0kNXhT9e

Amp

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Precision-Power-P900-4-900-Watts-4-Channel-Class-D-Full-Range-Car-Amplifier-PPi-/181563403887?hash=item2a4605ae6f:g:0NQAAOSwhh5Tog6X

[Broke_Audio_Addict]

So you're running your speakers off head unit power right now?

[Soccerballzs]

You looking for Sound Quality speaker or Pro Audio speakers? Big difference.

[notorious97200]

Focal is totally worth the price.

BUT you would better run an amplifier on your current speakers, and be sure they are properly installed (solid baffle, deadening,...)

After that you'll know if you really want to change speakers.

A good set of Focal will sound really good only if the speakers are seriously installed.

Your head unit can't make a lot of power : maybe 4 x 18 watts rms, an amp can easilly (and for cheap) make 4 x 100 w rms.

Good 4 ch amp ? there are dozens on the market ! just take a look on the popular brands : Rockford, Sundown, Precision Power, DC audio, Incriminator, Ampere, and so on !

I can see you're running several kind of speakers, forget the rear ones, and focus on the front door : you'll love it !

[ShadeTreeMechanic]

CT sounds has the 125.2 on close out for $99.

[Rich Schenk]

I second on first sound deading your door and make a solid speaker baffle and buy a decent amp and see how they sound before buying new speakers

[Rich Schenk]

What type of sound our you going for and what's your budget? What is your current system? Our you going to run speakers passive or active?

[Sjrow]

I am currently running all alpine door speakers that were given to me from my dad and shortly after the front right 6.5 speaker went out and I've noticed cracking etc but I know not having an amp has a lot to do with it. I'm running all alpine type r 6x9 and 6.5 in the front

I am willing to spend $500-$600 Maybe $700 on a system but I want high quality speakers and will eventually do the sound deadening.

What do y'all mean by passive or active?

[06RTCharger]

If u blew a speaker off a headunit power, ur headunit settings must be messed up. Ur speakers might have been sent frequencies that they are not ment to play, which could easily blow a speaker with tiny amounts of power. Even if played for a second at the wrong frequencies you could possibly blow a speaker. So for ur situation and knowledge id suggest a "component set" thats in ur price range and one that looks good to u. If u like alpine, im sure they make nice component sets. Pretty much anything is better than a blown speaker lol. A component set will come with something called a "crossover" it protects ur speakers by giving each speaker its correct frequencies that they can play.

A component set can include 2 speakers and a 2way crossover,which is a 2-way component set. You could even buy a 3-way component set that has 3 speakers and a 3way crossover. The 2-way set has a single speaker for your midbass/midrange and a tweeter for highs. The 3-way will have a single speaker dedicated to midbass, another speaker dedicated to just midrange, and a tweeter for highs. The crossover will handle all the technical settings on it own. All u need to do is give the crossover the most power u can, without exceeding its recommended watts. So try not to pay attention to "PEAK WATTS" just go by the "RMS WATTS". Another thing to pay attention to if ur buying an amp is the OHMs. Whatever speakers u get, find its "ohm" rating, then pick an amp that matches the same ohm of the speaker set and matches the RMS of the speaker set. You'll be bumpin ur tunes in no time. I hope i helped u a lil. Goodluck