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Recommendations for speakers?
- Thread starter Seeka
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the OEM speakers in R.S. Clios are actually decent.
Unless you're going to start running amplifiers, you dont need to change them at all.
Since you already have though...these are your drop-in replacements.....
If you've not changed your headunit already, do that beforehand though, as the OEM stereo is pretty weak and the new speakers will sound woeful.
How can the OEM speakers be good? Well, you sling a little sub somewhere to deal with the low-end, apply a high-pass filter on your headunit to the speakers and then they focus on mids and highs. Which they can do all day without a problem.
Good luck
Unless you're going to start running amplifiers, you dont need to change them at all.
Since you already have though...these are your drop-in replacements.....
If you've not changed your headunit already, do that beforehand though, as the OEM stereo is pretty weak and the new speakers will sound woeful.
How can the OEM speakers be good? Well, you sling a little sub somewhere to deal with the low-end, apply a high-pass filter on your headunit to the speakers and then they focus on mids and highs. Which they can do all day without a problem.
Good luck
Lovely, thanks. Are those Pioneers a simple plug-in job with the existing connectors? They look perfect.
182 Trophy
Yes.
But unless you're going to start using external amps. There is actually less than no point at all. Since you don't want to do wiring faff, I'm guessing no amps are involved.
Honestly, just swap a headunit out, get a little sub. Done.
Errrrr.Thanks. I'm not the OP, so don't mind playing with wires
I've already fitted a Cabasse Auditorium, so have a few more watts of power to drive the speakers, hence the question.
Isn't that just another renault unit?
bozothenutter
ClioSport Club Member
2W of extra powerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! :tongueout:
Yep, they're not much better than the stock unit. Certainly not an improvement enough to warrant changing speakers for anyway.
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/pioneer-ts-q131c-13cm-custom-fit-components
Is it recomeneded that tweeters be changed too?
As its a hassle and im lazy!
not realy but the tweeters in mine sound good but the rest are wowfull not sure why but im going to upgrade myself soon but not much into audio so the question is are tweeters needed or can you just plug and play new door speekers?
Is it recomeneded that tweeters be changed too?
As its a hassle and im lazy!
not realy but the tweeters in mine sound good but the rest are wowfull not sure why but im going to upgrade myself soon but not much into audio so the question is are tweeters needed or can you just plug and play new door speekers?
bozothenutter
ClioSport Club Member
1) If you've not changed headunit for Non-renault part, don't bother
2) If you're not amplifying a non-OEM head-unit, don't bother. The most you need is a little sub, then the speakers can deal with anything not-bass, at which point they become a LOT better
The biggest issue with stock setup is that people think uprating speakers will help....it wont. in fact it'll probably sound worse as the new speakers will more drive than the Renault units can provide.
In regards to the tweeters though. You can just take off the dash-top grille and, with some swearing, change out the tweeters without removing the dash. It's not that much more faff.
I've fitted the Pioneers, all 6 along with a new Sony head unit. Until I have time/motivation to add a mini sub+amp it was all I could do but I think it made a huge difference. The build quality of the standard ones are a lot worse than the Pioneers IMO but as @Goodj states the HU must be done first and if you have time then an amp should be second.
bozothenutter
ClioSport Club Member
is there a 13cm speaker that can go really low? (lower than 60Hz.....35Hz would do)
I've found a focal one....but it is €€€€€
could put something like that in the original rear points and obviate the need voor a sub (if you don't need megabass)
I've found a focal one....but it is €€€€€
could put something like that in the original rear points and obviate the need voor a sub (if you don't need megabass)
in a word
no.
The kind of small subs I'm talking about aren't cabin-rattlers anyway. ONE OF THESE would be enough to fill out the missing lows, without embarrassing rumbling to the outside world.
I mean, you COULD chop the mounts and fit a pair of THESE in the rear instead, put you'll still need an amp to run them, and all the wiring. So by the time you've done all that, you may as well have got the sub in the first place.
At least then, come car-selling time, you can take out ALL the stuff you've spent money on and leave everything as Renault intended.
