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BigDave
Dodge Dakota
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10/14/2004
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Hey guys. Heres my question. I have the MTX Thunderbox sitting under the seats of my 2000 Dodge Dakota Ext. Cab. I also have a new Sony FX 7000 CD Player in the dash. I am looking to upgrade my main speakers to get rid of distortion when I turn up the volume. I went to my local speaker store and looked at some Sony Xplode 6 1/2 XS-V1635X for the front and the back.
This is the link for them if you want to look:
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-gByTabrZV1i/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=400&I=158XS1635
Does any one have these, and what do you think about them? And do you get any distortion at high volume?
Thanks for all of your help.
P.s. My CD Player puts out 52w. Should I get an amp for the speakers? And if I do, what size?
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Jeremy
Dodge Dakota
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10/14/2004
11:28:32
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Most people will tell you that you can do a lot better for the money then Sony. Too bad you've already have a sony head unit, but you can learn from that mistake and not get sony speakers. If the looks an name are more important then sound and quality then by all means get the Sony stuff. Now i'm not saying Sony sucks, just that for the price you can get a better product.
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Jeff
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10/14/2004
12:19:45
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keep your sony products indoors!
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i'm looking at some pioneers, great range, sound great, good prices. i'd say they are probably at the lower to mid range of the upper end of car speakers (if that makes sense).
http://www.sounddomain.com/item/PIOTSA1780R
gonna try them for a while un-amped, as my hu puts out 50w per channel too.
Jeff
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daddio
Dodge Dakota
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10/14/2004
17:24:52
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try polk audio db series. i have some db675's,
6-3/4" in the back doors of my QC w/ a small (300 watt) Pioneer 4 ch amp. polk also makes some separates (db 6750-6-3/4") i'd recommend for the fronts so you can mount the tweets up higher on the door panel or pillar.
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93KotaOwner
Dodge Dakota
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10/15/2004
10:51:49
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I really like Alpine speakers, I have a set of the Type Ss in my Dakota. I have never had them distort at high volumes but I usually never go above 27 on the volume. An 52 watts would be fine, IMO, but I'm not an expert.
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joe
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11/09/2004
21:25:05
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As you have heard sony id not the best for the money and part of the reason is there products are not certified like better car audio equipment. This is the reason a 400w sony amp will be about 200-300 dollars less than a good one. The better ones actualy do give you 400w of power a sony which I have tested will give you about 150-200w. Which leads me to this your sony deck at 52w or really 52w by 4 in all acuality you will only be giving your speakers about 10w each. Even with a top of the line head unit it may only be 12-17w to each speaker which is not enough power to give after market speakers and have them sound there best. If you amp them they will not distort at high volumes and will just plain sound better. If you dont believe go to a good audio store and crank up there mid range speakers off the deck then amp them and crank it you will be amazed it is night and day. Almost any store will do this for you. Oh ya and a good buy on speakers for infinity 6000i coaxil about $100.00 or if you want really good sound memphis audio Memphis also makes some of the smallest and best amps i have ever heard but there not cheap.
Just my 2 cents,
Joe
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Dan
Dodge Dakota
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11/12/2004
22:46:09
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Since playing around with audio, I like the memphis line. Good speakers at a good price. They also have a 5 channel amp, 4 channels for mid to high range, and one channel for your subs. Works great. I have replaced my door speakers with them also. I like the system a lot.
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steveo27
Dodge Dakota
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11/21/2004
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ive had RF coaxils in my doors, they were fairly clear an crisp, mid range decent, but the highs could have been a little clearer.
i sold them an bough infinity reference components. amazing.... soo clean an crisp, the mid bass is nice, and the high is really clear.
look at infinity, RF, alpine, ect.. the higher end companies...
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midnightdak
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11/22/2004
01:38:51
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I have a kicker rs6 componet set and i love them but there not cheap but i am into spl/sq and go to all the soundoffs. I have also had jl,alpine,memphis,rf,audiobahn...basiclly all kinds and i really like the jl,and alpine bt i've never tried there componet sets so i dont know and as for audiobahn they suck and memphis has bad a$$ amps but there subs suck(imo) as for me i like kicker componets and subs,ixos wires and caps and memphis amps.As for sony they suck too but i do like my bigscreen tv when my buddies come over to watch thoughs games.
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matt
Dodge Dakota
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11/23/2004
22:21:34
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Go for infinity all the way. Awsome highs, and mid range is sweet. I have 6 1/2 Kappa components up front, and 61/2 Kappa 2-ways in the back runnin off my Alpine CDA-9831 head unit. I will be amping them up soon though, because once the volume gets up past 25 on most songs, the bass gets very muddy because I am severely under powering the speakers. The RMS on the components is 85 watts, and I only have 18 goin in from the head unit if that gives you any kind of idea. They were worth every penny though, amazing speakers.
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steveo27
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11/24/2004
19:20:38
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i agree with matt completely..
im powering mine with just the HU too.. and they are great.. i soon hope to amp them and they will be even better
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DSW
Dodge Dakota
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11/25/2004
23:34:48
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Matt-Steveo27, you'll be impressed when you amp the Infinity's. I have Reference 605CS's front and rear running off an Orion 435 50x4 amp, these things rock ;)
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steveo27
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11/26/2004
01:32:10
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sounds good... im thinkin about ampin mine with a 65 or 75x4.... cant wait to get some xtra cash...
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matt
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11/27/2004
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yea same here guys im thinkin about goin with an alpine 4X85, they r gonna bump when they r done. i'll let ya know how it turns out.
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steveo27
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11/27/2004
18:20:01
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sounds good.... matt, lemme know how it turns out... your prolly gonna amp yours before i do mine... im in the process of body work an paint, so its suckin the life outta me..
http://www.sounddomain.com/memberpage/605315
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