blackbetty14
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I added the resistor to my kicker tweeters a couple days ago . This time they will stay installed. Much better now.
I think I must of got a dose of the pleacebo effect . After a couple weeks of the kicker tweeter back in I had noticed on one of the XM stations that plays live type music that a loud applause sounded more like a very loud frying pan sizzling than applause. I think the biggest problem is where the tweeters are mounted. Too much reflection off the windshield. Maybe if the tweeters were mounted more like the tweeters are in a 07-17 Jeep Wrangler JK. They refer to the pods as tombstones because of the shape. I reinstalled the OE speakers in the dash and I think the only reason I prefer these is because they are not as harsh and higher frequencies which the OE's don't reproduce are more directional. The drivers side dash speaker sounds too domanent even with the oe speakers without real tweeters in it. I think time would be better spent coming up with a pod that looks presentable that could be angled to take the windshield out of the game.
Just installed the Kicker CS dash speakers without a resistor.
In the doors I had 6x9 JBL GTO 928’s installed last year.
The JBL door speakers are 2 Ohm (factory is 4 Ohm).
The 4 Ohm Kicker dash speakers compliment the JBL’s very nicely.
Sound is well balanced and there’s no need to add a resistor to them.
Just installed the Kicker CS dash speakers without a resistor.
In the doors I had 6x9 JBL GTO 928’s installed last year.
The JBL door speakers are 2 Ohm (factory is 4 Ohm).
The 4 Ohm Kicker dash speakers compliment the JBL’s very nicely.
Sound is well balanced and there’s no need to add a resistor to them.
Obviously 1.3 Ohms do make a difference then.that's awesome to hear man. Sadly I'm still finding the dash 3.5" Kicker CS to be much louder/in my face than the door speakers which is kinda weird considering the door speakers (Kicker CS 43CSC654 are 3.3ohms
The JBL’s came with a ~1/2” spacer....you must have had to use a spacer to fit the 6x9 JBL in the front doors correct? that's why I went with the 6.5" Kicker CS in the front doors. That being said...I am tempted to order another pair of the Kicker CS 6x9 IF I can find a spacer that will work...do you have a link to a spacer I could see or at least tell me the thickness of spacer you used?
when you become accustomed to very soft tweeters or no tweeters at all many people find an actual tweeter to be very harsh sounding or bright. This is true, they are much brighter than stock, but IMHO they sound MUCH MUCH better overall. Once I get the 4ohm resistors in I'll be able to rebalance the system.
I've seen this over and over again in home audio HIFI. As soon as someone gets some "real" speakers after having say a home theater in a box type stuff...they find it harsh or bright because well...they just aren't used to detailed refined sound. It does take some getting used to but in the end you'll be happy that you went this direction IMHO. Some metal tweeters are definitely brighter than others, and if you don't like that sound a silk domed tweeter might fit your tastes better.
the dash 3.5" are DEFINITELY overwhelming when swapped from stock due to the 4ohm resistance vs stock 8ohm....so I'm REALLY hoping that these 10w 4ohm resistors I've ordered will bring things back into balance.
now...If I can just get my interior door panels tamed to stop vibrating and the weather breaks long enough for me to install my amplifier/dual 10" subs I'll be much much happier...but as it is with JUST the Kicker CS speaker swap and nothing else done...I'm still VERY happy compared to the absolute **** sound I had with the stock speakers.