I just got my new headunit (p860mp) yesterday and I'm very pleased with it. I can't believe how great of an improvement it was from my old cheap low-end pioneer that i got from wal*mart. so now i'm in the process of upgrading my door speakers and possibly my rear speakers. i've been doing some research on speakers and this must be the hardest thing in car audio (from my experience) is finding certain speakers. i really want to keep my rears. I personally think it's nicer to have words coming from behind.
right now i have some cheap pioneers that came with the old hu so i'm pretty sure anything would sound 10x better than those. which of the following would be my best option?
1- replace front & rear speakers and run them off a 4-channel amp
2- replace only fronts and run them off a 2-channel amp, and keep the crap pioneers and run them off the deck
3- replace front & rears and only amp the fronts off a 2-channel and the rears off the deck.
I'm basically going for a SQL setup, but i'm slowly upgrading piece by piece every so often since I'm poor. haha. but anyways, i want something that will sound clean and crisp, and can be heard cleanly/clearly over the bass. the subs are 2 CVR's getting 787wrms off a jbl amp. plus, my rears are opened so they're noticeable inside the trunk, instead of being closed. the bass from the trunk pushes them when they're off, and a few people told me that I need to box them so they won't be visible in the trunk. is this true? I dont wanna get some good rear speakers and you can't hear the mids or anything because of the bass from the trunk. I mainly use the rears just for the words/highs anyways. so i'm thinking keeping my pioneers and run them off a deck would be my best bet, but I want a second opinion on the pros.
After giving me my best option from above, what would be some good speakers and an amp? money isn't an issue right now, but I don't want to spend at least over $400, unless I have to. the car is a '97 saturn sc1, and both front and rears are 6.5". Also, I'm not sure what size depth it is for the doors, so I don't really want to get speakers that are too big that I have to do some custom work, because I'm not skilled when it comes to that. So would coaxils be my best route instead of components? I also noticed the CDT brand is pretty popular, as well as MB Quart, but I need some opinions from some pros on this forum.
lastly, my lights barely dim with the power I got now, if the volume is up a good bit, you can see the lights "blink" when the bass hits, but it's not noticeable, unless you really stare at it, if that makes any sense. If I had another amp for the speakers, will I have major problems? If so, can someone point me out to a good battery and alternator? I've read a couple times about people having problems with their alternator cause it wont charge unless past a certain RPM, which I don't really know what that means, but I don't want the same problem, I'm willing to spend a good amount of money for a good battery & alternator that won't let me down.
Sorry if it's so long, or hard to understand, I just need some help before I go making my own decisions.
Thanks.