Dash speaker help

[that white kid]

What size speakers do all of you run in your dash because i have a aftermarket sound system and the dash speakers just ruin the cleaness of the sound and i want the sound as clean as possible

 

[bloombloom88]

3.5 inch in the dash. Try a higher quality speaker.


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[MADDOG]

I used a 3.5" Hertz there but found that any sound that gets bounced off the base of the windshield sucked regardless of what type of speaker you used. I move them to the door pillars facing in towards the cabin and it was like night and day.

 

[UNBROKEN]

If you're gonna go aftermarket using the dash locations you 100% have to have enough processing to fight the reflections. There's no way you can just drop in a replacement and expect it to sound great...not gonna happen.

 

[that white kid]

ok thanks for the info i was just going to move my component tweeters up there but now that i know that it will sound bad i will just leave them be

 

[2K10HemiRam]

I have the kicker ks3.5's in my dash and they sound great to me, no complaints really.

 

[kkreit01]

I've replaced all my dash speakers. This improved some, by crisping up the highs (OE is "muddy"). I've also replaced the mid in the door. This made little --> no change. 90% of the sound comes from the dash. I even used 4 ohm speakers instead of 2 (stock corners measured 2.5 ohms. center measured 3.5). I tried putting tweets in the dash corners, and it was bad. I was playing around, and they sounded much better in the front door sail panels. My next plan is to add an amp to power aftermarket components on the front door, eliminate the corner dash speakers. Keep the center dash for ambient sound. I will tune so the center speaker is barely heard. These systems are a real pain to upgrade, and it starts getting costly in a hurry.

 

[Tman68]

I have the kicker ks3.5's in my dash and they sound great to me, no complaints really.

Same here. the kicker ks3.5 sound real good to me for $37 off of crutchfeild.


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[12ozd]

I have the kicker ks3.5's in my dash and they sound great to me, no complaints really.

Same here. the kicker ks3.5 sound real good to me for $37 off of crutchfeild.


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Same here,a vast improvement over stock.
I am not an audiophile,but a definate improvement.

 

[ram-head]

I have a 4 channel amp I used to run my components in my last truck. Is there a way to run all 4 of my 6x9s and the 3.5s off this? Or would it be best to leave the 3.5s on the head unit, that puts out 22 watts RMS?

 

[audio1der]

-What is the RMS power rating of the 3.5's? (I assume they are 4 ohm drivers)
-What is the RMS power rating of the 6x9s? (I assume they are single voicecoil, 4 ohm drivers)
-How many watts RMS per channel does the amp produce at 4, and 2 ohms?

If the amp has sufficient power at 2 ohms to drive a set of 6x9s and the 3.5s for your front stage, the rear channel could power the other 6x9s if you want.
But leaving the 3.5s on the head unit and using the amp for a set of 6x9s off each channel will give you ultimate fading capability; depending on your line out situation, possible allowing you to fade between the dash and front door 6x9s to tame the dash speakers.

 

[ram-head]

I haven't bought any 3.5s yet. Just planning. The amp puts out 50x4@4 or 75x4@2. The 6x9s are three-ways, 85 watts RMS@4.

 

[audio1der]

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I'd try the 6x9's off the amp and forget the 3.5s altogether, then add them off the deck if you find you need more high end or a more forward soundstage. If the 6x9s have a tiltable tweet you're golden.

With 75w @2ohms you'd starve those 6x9s if they shared a channel with another driver; they're better off with the 50w at 4ohms IMO.

 

[ram-head]

I'm just running them off my deck right now and am happy with the sound. I think I'll do like you say when I put my amp in and unhook the 3.5s.

Sorry if I thread-jacked. I'll shut up now.