Need help with choosing speakers/amp

[VTNomad]

I've decided I want to upgrade my sound. I've ordered the Pioneer AVIC-N3 navigation system, which will serve as my head unit. I'd like to keep it under $400 (or $600 on Crutchfield, their prices suck). As far as sound goes, I'm not looking for anything extreme, just a crisp clean sound. I could care less about bass. The nav system has a brain box and a Sirius unit to hide, I'm thinking under the rear seat.

I'm not sure on what to do:

Component speakers in the front with crossovers, or just four 3-way (or 4-way) speakers in the doors and unhook the stock tweeters. I'm also not sure if I shoul get an amplifier or not. If I do I would like to hide it under a seat.

Any advice on a speaker setup and amp choice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[hyde]

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Great choice, not sure how much you spent on it though? I assume $1500 range?

I guess getting component setup would be enough if you want just a bit better sound. Two ways on front doors and replacement tweeters. I wouldn't suggest getting rid of the tweeters, because the Jeeps placement of front speakers made them to serve as woofer only, they are buried down way too much to have 3 ways on them. Treble might get muffled down there.

Good Luck.

 

[06Liberty]

well, you could get 2 pair of door speakers for around $200-$250 for something like Alpine or Infinity or Polk....all which are really good. In my opinion, that would be the best way to go, but if you wanna get a component set most of the ones I've seen you would really need an amp to make it sound right. Then you would be at around $250 for speakers plus an amp at maybe $150-$200 for a decent one totaling about $450. I guess it's all about the kind of sound you're looking for. In mine, I have an Alpine HU, Infinity 2 way door speakers, and an Infinity Basslink sub.....and it sounds really good. My door speakers and sub cost around $450, so that's another way to go.
Here's a video of my setup, and I know the bass sounds like crap but not in person.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdRuGF90KKs

 

[06Liberty]

If I had money to play with, this is what I would get if I were you....

1 pair of these for the rear: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-oJl4ekcJS76/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=52000&I=500SPR17C

1 pair of these for the front:
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-oJl4ekcJS76/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=410&I=500SPR17S

and this amp:
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-oJl4ekcJS76/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=120&I=500MRPF45

or something similar, because this totals $700

 

[hyde]

06Liberty ^ wow, that's a very nice and clean set up. Right? All alpine, all works together nicely with HU.

Although I would think that rears would be overkill, since, even with the best speakers the placement of the grill is way too low. I would get just the fronts and save $150. I am just wondering how much better these setups sound.. I need to find someone around my area and just take a listen to their system on a KJ.

 

[VTNomad]

Sound

Thanks for the quick replies guys. Actually, I got a factory refurb nav system. Only set me back $850, it hasn't got here yet, but we'll see how good of a refurb Pioneer does. I got the Sirius brain and back up camera for another $250. I'm gonna get Circuit City to install the nav system and I'll do the rest myself.

 

[06Liberty]

06Liberty ^ wow, that's a very nice and clean set up. Right? All alpine, all works together nicely with HU.

Although I would think that rears would be overkill, since, even with the best speakers the placement of the grill is way too low. I would get just the fronts and save $150. I am just wondering how much better these setups sound.. I need to find someone around my area and just take a listen to their system on a KJ.

My only reasoning for the rears is that it made a HUGE difference on mine. Those factory speakers are basically just a woofer, mine didn't even have that little "whizzer cone" so there was NO treble whatsoever. So you need some sort of 2 or 3 way back there to even tell you have speakers in the rear.

 

[hyde]

My only reasoning for the rears is that it made a HUGE difference on mine. Those factory speakers are basically just a woofer, mine didn't even have that little "whizzer cone" so there was NO treble whatsoever. So you need some sort of 2 or 3 way back there to even tell you have speakers in the rear.

Maybe. I think the difference that sets it apart is the amp you run them through. I tried to simply replace the rears with kenwood two way, it sounded pretty bad, remember my topic ? Anyway if there is really that much difference, $150 is not too much to pay for that enjoyment. Like I said, I haven't seen any tricked out liberties with that kind of a sound setup to tell the difference.

 

[billforde]

Maybe. I think the difference that sets it apart is the amp you run them through. I tried to simply replace the rears with kenwood two way, it sounded pretty bad, remember my topic ? Anyway if there is really that much difference, $150 is not too much to pay for that enjoyment. Like I said, I haven't seen any tricked out liberties with that kind of a sound setup to tell the difference.

I thinks its both the amp and speakers you decide to use, cause i noticed a difference once i replaced my rear speakers. Maybe i will show up at the next get together so that you can hear my system.

 

[hyde]

Cool, it would be interesting to meet up. If you are in Seaford all the time, I can take some time and drive up there, I am in Mineola on the weekends.

 

[billforde]

Cool, it would be interesting to meet up. If you are in Seaford all the time, I can take some time and drive up there, I am in Mineola on the weekends.

I am in Seaford most weekends.

 

[hyde]

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