new of dash speakers, need to red

    Hi and greetings to the forum- this is my first post.     I'm installing into a fullsize conversion van- 6 speaker system, Stock Door mounting 6x9 and dash mounts 3.5 in., and some kind of 6x9 placed/glued into forward facing panels in the rear.     New headunit is a Kenwood K100U media reviver. (I got this model for it's ability to read FLAC files)     I just wanted a basic upgrade from the stock 1998 tape player.     I installed 2 way 6x9's Fosgate Punch speakers into the doors- then due to lack of treble I purchased 2 way dash speakers (same kind as door) and installed them into the dash mounts.     I also wired into the positive leads a 99uf 100V Non-Polar 10% Capacitor 400HZ @ 4ohm.     It seemed like common since to block some of the bass to the smaller speakers.     Not very happy with the sound, esp. in the front seats- it seems like the little speakers are getting all the power.     I was also curious about the total ohm's - do six speaker stock systems have different ohm speakers front and back ?     I've looked around for a answer to my question and the best advice so far was to wire in a 1 W 2 ohm resister into ea. positive lead. Will this work, will it waste what little power I'm getting from my headunit ?     Thanks in advance for help, I want to put my dash back together ;-)

Not sure who told you to install a resistor on a speaker. Yes all that will do is cut (roughly) half of your available power and convert it to heat. Pretty sure you can't hear heat. You are usually better off either running just 4 speakers or using an amplifier to get full range split into 6 speakers. You could also convert the front stage into a component set up. 6.5" round speakers will fit in a 6x9 hole pretty easily, and should sound much better. They tend to lose a little on the deep end (bass) but the sound quality from a properly set up set of components is worth the cost/headache of installing. Just don't go too big ($) buying components if you aren't putting an amplifier on them.To master and control electricity is perfection. *evil laugh*

For six speakers, the only way to make them all sound correct, is to get a four channel amp for four of them, and a separate amp for the dash speakers, with a cut-off so all you get are highs. I have my charger set up this way, so I can control the power to each pair from the amps. Sounds great, and is loud. Using one amp to power six speakers, is not going to work, because you will need to put four on one channel, and two on another. Seems you have the front speakers on one channel, thus they get the best sound. You'll need amplifiers to make it sound good, and satisfying...