Quote: Originally posted by Irfan on 15 August 2004
i know its very temping to just change your speakers for better quality ones, but you wont notice much of an improvement, and sometimes they will sound worse. basically if you use the amp built into the head unit, cheap and chearful speakers are probably best, as they dont require much power to get them moving. if you amp the standard speakers they will sound much cleaner. if you then change the speakers, because they are already amped, you will notice MUCH more of an improvement.
if you dont know what i mean, check your headunit out. it might say it puts out 4x40watts max, but check out an alpine amp that puts out 4x100watts max, and look at the size difference. also, using component speakers require more power than coaxials as the crossover soaks up some of the power being given to the speaker.
another thing to note...a lot of the time some standard set ups seem to sound louder than a decent set up thats had a few hundred or even more spent on it due to them distorting more. if you go into a night club, it sounds fairly loud due to the ampunt of distortion being sent through to the speaker.
essay over (sorry lol)