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iluvmy72 · 06-01-2011, 10:18 AM

You don't have to get subs....just get some high quality speakers put in by some pro's and they will sound just as good. There are some systems that would make you think you have two 10 inchers in there.

ChevLoRay · 06-01-2011, 10:30 AM

The thing that kills your stereo system, regardless of where it is, is distortion. Cheap speakers, driven by good amps, die because the amp over-drives the speaker and that creates distortion. My first "high-end" home stereo still lives and it is 42 years old. My speakers are rated at half the RMS power that my amp can produce. Very seldom did I ever crank up the volume over the half-way mark, but the speaker still live.

Same for your car/truck.

Think of it like this: When you have a small engine in a big vehicle, you have to stay on the gas a lot more. If you have the same vehicle, and you have a huge-by-large engine, it's easier to keep it going with less gas.

So, buy a good quality speaker. Use some sound-deadening in the right places. Make sure all of your connections are good and tight. If they aren't, your sound quality will suffer. If you've seen an electrical connection that wasn't tight, and then you've seen blackened wires when you take that wire nut off, or when you examine the connection on a breaker that keeps tripping, you've seen the evidence. Even though audio signals are way lower voltages than house electricity, the principal applies. It may be easier to just twist those wires and wrap them with black tape, but please make sure you strip enough insulation from the wires to be able to have a good connection. Use butt splices and crimp them sufficiently, then wrap it with electrical tape or use shrink tubing to keep the moisture from affecting it.

AnniesSS · 06-02-2011, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by iluvmy72

You don't have to get subs....just get some high quality speakers put in by some pro's and they will sound just as good. There are some systems that would make you think you have two 10 inchers in there.

My system was installed by "pros" and they did a crappy-arse job. Make sure someone who you know and trust does the install.

06-01-2011, 10:18 AM	#1
iluvmy72 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Springville, UT, USA Posts: 1,010	Re: where are your subs located? You don't have to get subs....just get some high quality speakers put in by some pro's and they will sound just as good. There are some systems that would make you think you have two 10 inchers in there.

06-01-2011, 10:30 AM	#2
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: where are your subs located? The thing that kills your stereo system, regardless of where it is, is distortion. Cheap speakers, driven by good amps, die because the amp over-drives the speaker and that creates distortion. My first "high-end" home stereo still lives and it is 42 years old. My speakers are rated at half the RMS power that my amp can produce. Very seldom did I ever crank up the volume over the half-way mark, but the speaker still live. Same for your car/truck. Think of it like this: When you have a small engine in a big vehicle, you have to stay on the gas a lot more. If you have the same vehicle, and you have a huge-by-large engine, it's easier to keep it going with less gas. So, buy a good quality speaker. Use some sound-deadening in the right places. Make sure all of your connections are good and tight. If they aren't, your sound quality will suffer. If you've seen an electrical connection that wasn't tight, and then you've seen blackened wires when you take that wire nut off, or when you examine the connection on a breaker that keeps tripping, you've seen the evidence. Even though audio signals are way lower voltages than house electricity, the principal applies. It may be easier to just twist those wires and wrap them with black tape, but please make sure you strip enough insulation from the wires to be able to have a good connection. Use butt splices and crimp them sufficiently, then wrap it with electrical tape or use shrink tubing to keep the moisture from affecting it. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.



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