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Dear,

I want to upgrade my sound quality in the car. I would like to keep my current stock HONDA unit, since it fits so nice with my dashboard.

Will replacing the current speakers(stock now) already improve a LOT?(especially when you set the volume louder) ?


Which one would you advice for replacement speakers? I don't want to "damage" my car, and I prefer to just simply swap the speakers..

Also, at the back(next to the backseat) I have space for 2 speakers as well. Do you know if the wires for the connections are already there, or should I "wire" it myself from the headunit?

Sorry for my bad English BTW, I am Dutch
Andre

 
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Changing the speakers will make a huge difference,but if you want sound quality change the HU too.Alpine is fantastic,Eclipse is quite good I just don't like the looks of their decks.Infinty or Boston Acoustics are great sounding speakers for the money. All of theirs sound good the bottom and top lines. Go components up front.If you have a coupe I think they are 6x9's in back. Mine are anyways.

 
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I drive the Honda Civic Type 200HP(so hatchback) also 16.5 CM at the back

Thanks for the reply. I will try different speakers first. I would love to keep my current HU(becauseof the great looks)

Also I will install my IPOD:-)

Andre

 
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It will improve your sound quality only slightly if you just replace the speakers. Replace the speakers and the head unit and you will get a much better improvement. Add an external amplifier and you will get an even bigger improvement. If you spend the least amount of money, and do the least possible work, expect the least possible results

 
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replace speakers and amp em. you can still do that and keep the stock deck altho there are some decks that match as good or better than stock.

 
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alpine 9847

 
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I'm going to agree with everything MegaHurtz just said. If you didn't say this, I probably would have.

 
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What the hell is that over the cupholders?

 
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I don't mind spending a lot of money on the speakers. But my dashboard is silver. And the HU is integrated into that, also silver, same style etc.

I think I will go for

my current HU--->amp and new speakers

Andre

 
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good idea. and you will also need some sort of line level converter to hook up the amp to rca connections unless your amp has speaker level inputs and you feel like doing it that way.

 
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turbo timer

 
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Sorry what do you mean?

 
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the stock deck doesn't have rca plugs to hook up an amp. so either your amp has to have an extra input for speaker wires (instead of rcas), or you need a converter to make the speaker wires into rcas (that you can plug to the amp). i think alpine makes something for this. just search around.

 
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JL has come out with a product that will work with OEM Headunits...it'll allow for a Ipod and it will take the sound and amplify it into a better signal(so they say). I found it last night, but still lost on what it exactly does.

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_c...php?page_id=79

 
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Thank you!

 
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I think a new HU and new speakers would be a better than keeping your stock. Reason being that the stock deck has no Eq, no HPF, no LPF, and no built in crossovers. There's just so much more options on a good quality HU that can make even the crappiest speaker sound decent.

Just remember that the sound starts out from the HU. Speakers are the just the output of what the HU can give.

Anyways, your car, your money. I can't really tell you what to do, but this is my opinion on it. Either way, enjoy your new system. It'll be better than stock at least..lol.

 
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I have an alpine 9845, what kind of kit (I believe thats what they're called, the panel around the speakers) did you use? I think yours matches colors a tad better than mine.

-it might be the same kind as mine - I can see a liiiiittle bit of the metal from the mounting bracket at the top shining in that picture, and I can see a little at the top in my car too, heh

 
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i think its metra. it used to be really good but all the times i yanked it out to change stuff finally made it move around and stuff. I like it tho compared to the other kits. got it from circuit city.