Originally Posted by
burghbeagle
I didn't realize the stock speakers were 6Ω. I thought they would be like pretty much every other stock speaker and be 4Ω. The Infinity Reference speakers I am looking at are 2Ω which would definitely be louder. And Infinity says they are safe to use on any stock radio so they shouldn't smoke the internal amplifier. My DE does not have the Bluetooth option. I am planning on swapping to a double din that has both Bluetooth and SiriusXM radio.
I stand corrected. We took fronts off today and replaced them with Pioneer TS-A1685Rs. The OEMs were 3.7-3.8om and replacements 3.2. Much better sound, flatter response and deeper soundscape.
TSAs are rated at 91dB, and by the looks OEMs had to be ~83-85, if even that. With fronts only at 26 you get equivalent of what used to be ~40, and at MAX (45) radio is very loud, but not overwhelmingly so. Do not see any need for amp, esp if you replace rears too, though speakers can handle 60wt RMS/350wt Peak,.
Roll of Seal&Peal strategically applied in both doors made huge difference. Now front floor panels will need to be soundproofed too. Otherwise there is a weird feel of road noise coming from one direction only.
Last edited by cyclopathic; 08-23-2015 at 07:56 AM.
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