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*gmachinz* · 01-03-2016, 09:59 AM

I'm on the outer fringe here.....lol. I actually like using custom enclosures with Caddy Bose speakers. These things are adequate sounding in Caddy's however, once you push them hard with an amp they really sound good! The 2007-up Bose Caddy's like the CTS series have some amazing sounding 6.5 and 5.25 midbass drivers. The center dash speaker is a 4" full range loudspeaker which I've ran with 75W and the a-pillar tweets I've pushed with 50W ea. I've ran a combination of these speakers (3-ohm rated each-weird In know but its Bose...) bridged in series using a big 4-channel JL Audio amp from a swapmeet and I had about $150 in components and about that much in wiring....lol-that I don't skimp on. All the speakers were junkyard sourced. BTW I also used a GM theftlock CD player....stock flat EQ curve since the amp had its own EQ adjustments. I could have gotten even pickier with a nice passive EQ setup but I wanted to keep with a small budget just for kicks.

01-03-2016, 09:59 AM	#7
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: What are good bang for your buck speakers these days? I'm on the outer fringe here.....lol. I actually like using custom enclosures with Caddy Bose speakers. These things are adequate sounding in Caddy's however, once you push them hard with an amp they really sound good! The 2007-up Bose Caddy's like the CTS series have some amazing sounding 6.5 and 5.25 midbass drivers. The center dash speaker is a 4" full range loudspeaker which I've ran with 75W and the a-pillar tweets I've pushed with 50W ea. I've ran a combination of these speakers (3-ohm rated each-weird In know but its Bose...) bridged in series using a big 4-channel JL Audio amp from a swapmeet and I had about $150 in components and about that much in wiring....lol-that I don't skimp on. All the speakers were junkyard sourced. BTW I also used a GM theftlock CD player....stock flat EQ curve since the amp had its own EQ adjustments. I could have gotten even pickier with a nice passive EQ setup but I wanted to keep with a small budget just for kicks.