Speaker and Amp recommendations
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Topic: Speaker and Amp recommendations
Posted By: jadamson76
Subject: Speaker and Amp recommendations
Date Posted: February 21, 2005 at 7:10 PM
Hello, I have a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the Infinity system in it. The system sounds good but I think it would sound even better if I replaced the factory speakers and amp with aftermarket speakers and amp. Could someone please give me some recommendations of what speakers and amp would be best to use. Thanks!
Jerry
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Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: February 21, 2005 at 7:26 PM
Either the most expensive or cheapest their is. You need to listen to speakers first and then purchase them based on how they sound to your ears, for fit in the vehicle and budget. An amp of 30-60 watts rms x 4 is more than enough for power. I like MB Quart for good speakers, to add to this line I would also consider Focal, Macrom, Morel and to a lesser degree Infinity and Eclipse.
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Posted By: wayland1985
Date Posted: February 21, 2005 at 9:40 PM
The lowest-end speakers I would go with are definately Infinity Kappas. Really good sound for their price, with crystal-clear highs, and very good lows. Plus who can beat a 3 year warranty?
MB Quart, as mentioned above, and Boston Acoustics are good choices too.
Give us a price range, and maybe we can come up with some amplifier ideas.
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~WAYLAND
Posted By: johnnyb1231
Date Posted: February 22, 2005 at 12:36 AM
in all honesty i would say go with the panasonic head unit... i forget themodel but its 70wx4 so it defeats the 4 channel amp and ive been a major fan of the jbl touring series speakers... relatively cheap at 119 a pair but sound great
Posted By: johnnyb1231
Date Posted: February 22, 2005 at 12:38 AM
but that head unit retails around 500
Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: February 22, 2005 at 9:26 AM
I disagree with that advice. A separate amplifier will beat headunit power every time. "High power" head units are a joke, in my opinion.
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Posted By: shoelesscraig
Date Posted: February 22, 2005 at 9:05 PM
JohnnyB....BTW, that 70x4 you're talking about is MAX power, not RMS power. The amp power that we are talking about is 30-60 watts RMS, easily 2 times more than the head unit you describe. There is no such thing as a head unit that puts out 70 watts RMS per channel. The 70x4 you describe is probably about 30 watts RMS per channel, not 70. Jadamson76, definitely go with a 4 channel amp and upgraded speakers if you want loud and clear sound. I'm not gonna go throwing around name brands until we get a price range.
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: February 22, 2005 at 9:16 PM
Actually, shoelesscraig, the Panasonic HU he is referring to really DOES do 50 watts per channel. They incorporate switching power supplies and class "T" output devices. At CES 2004, I saw one of their HUs hooked to four 4 ohm speakers, driving all four, with an oscilloscope monitoring the output of one channel. The point of visible clipping was just over 51 watts per channel. I was TOTALLY amazed, and I continue to recommend these HUs to anybody wanting to upgrade their HU without adding an amplifier.
You are right, there is no such thing as a HU that puts out 70wpc RMS, but there ARE units that will do a real world 50...
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Posted By: wayland1985
Date Posted: February 22, 2005 at 10:29 PM
It's nice to know I'm not the only sucker for Panasonic's Head Units...
They have a really nice lineup..
In any case though, I'd still pick a 4 channel amplifier over a head-units... It just seems more "natural" ------------- ~WAYLAND
Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: February 22, 2005 at 10:35 PM
Wow. Interesting. I suspect they are relatively clean when not pushed too.
Technology like that stands to shake up the industry a bit.
I want to see TINY 2 and 4 channel class "T" amplifiers. No bass boost or crossover circuitry - only a gain control.
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Posted By: shoelesscraig
Date Posted: February 22, 2005 at 10:38 PM
Ok, so I stand corrected...forgive me?? Very interesting.....
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: February 22, 2005 at 10:41 PM
You're forgiven...  ------------- It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
Posted By: jadamson76
Date Posted: February 23, 2005 at 3:15 AM
Hello,
Thanks for the replies. I'm sorry that I didn't mention a price range that I was wanting to spend. I was hoping to keep the cost around $500- $600. Hopefully this will help you guys. Thanks
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