re: Best brands for car speaker systems

Do you have a shareable email address? Ive been wanting to upgrade my system as well

quote:

---

Looking for quality and value. Not looking for the highest end high dollar stuff. What brands should i key in on for speakers, subwoofer, and amps

---

Most options that are rated higher than your stock speakers are going to help anyway so I'd base that on preffered price if the higher rated speakers have similar output.

frick a subwoofer and amps. I had a 8" 100 Watt Bazooka tube and it was very nice/ clean. You can get a 250 watt with an internal amp and avoid a bunch of headaches along with having a badass setup that isn't going the rattle the frick out of your car.

quote:

---

I had a 8' 100 Watt Bazooka tube

---

damn where the hell did you fit that?

Rockford Fosgate. Have four 8 inch and a 12" sub pushed by a fosgate 1500 watt 5 way amp.

I had this video game and the 3d glasses for Sega. Sega was way ahead of their time. The glasses were legit 3d glasses in that they were powered and flickered each eye back and forth really fast. The 3-d effect was much greater than the glasses you wear at Disney or movies now.

quote:

---

8' joke went over your head

---

You know my first thought was to say "up your arse" but I wasn't sure if it was a legit question lol.

That would be a bigass Bazooka tube...

With your budget, and figuring about 35% for install labor, this is what I’d do. You can probably biy any of these items from just about any reputable car audio shop. None will beat Crutchfield pricing, but almost all will match. Some will not install gear they don’t sell…others don’t care. Since you should be able to get the gear for the same cost, buying from the shop should help you negotiate reasonable rates for labor.


1) Kicker 47KEYLOC Smart Line Output Converter - $130
This will allow you to integrate to the factory signal and acquire a decent signal to send to your amps. It’ll do a lot for the money, and I’ve never heard anything bad about this device. It has basic DSP functionality, which will allow the installer to tune your vehicle to sound a lot better than factory.

2. Front - JL Audio C2650
(a-pillars and front doors)
This component set from JL sounds nice and will fit your factory locations with little trouble. They come with a passive crossover, which will save you amplifier channels (four speakers ran from two amp channels with passive crossover). This is a 6.5 inch woofer and soft some tweeter. $300

3) rear doors - JL Audio C2-650X
Coaxial woofer and tweeter - you want this for rear fill since the two speakers will cover a broader frequency range than just a woofer alone. It has a built in crossover for the tweeter. $250

4) sub ( working on this)

5) amp ( working on this - will be a five channel)

JL is obviously one of the top choices but can be pricey Focul is top notch but you pay for them. JL does have some more affordable subs that sound great for $250 give or take.

I would love to have foculs in my rig but just not going to spend that kind of money personally. So here is my current setup with cost in mind. Keep in mind an amp is a must. Stock headunits do not supply enough power to aftermarket speakers. An amp or amps solves that problem.

My setup

JL 10 in A trend truck box with a 600 w Jensen amp pushing it.

2 Pioneer A Series and 2 Kicker c door speakers. Pioneers are superior sound quality clarity, the Kickers are louder and more bass . Both are $90 give or take for a pair and happy with both but I will likely take the kickers out and replace with pioneers.

Jensens are cheap amps and get a lot of hate but I’m very pleased with them for the cost. Connect to each using Bluetooth to adjust gain, EQ, crossover to get everything dialed in.



Sound deadening mats/material on the doors and floors. I was skeptical at first but honestly they makes a world of difference in sound quality and just the feel of the vehicle. They are a must in my opinion if within your budget. I spent around $150 on material but could be done cheaper. I will also be adding more to other areas of the truck when I have the time to pull headliner. But I’m very pleased with where I am if I made no changes.




Supercrew F150 Lariat. I have around $1200 in it right now and very pleased.



Also, Powerbass gets a lot of love from the F150 forum community. Appear to be a very reputable company with quality stuff.

Good luck

quote:

---

4) sub ( working on this)

5) amp ( working on this - will be a five channel)

---

Salty…. I’m trying to do a minimal upgrade to a 2024 Jeep Wrangler 4 door JL. I just want to plug and play front top dash speakers, roll bar speakers, and put a powered hideaway 10” sub. I do not want to cut or make any modifications to the roll bar. I will be keeping the factory HU and would like to power the speakers (minus the sub) from the HU.

I have researched a bunch on Jeep forums, Crutchfield, etc with very little luck.

Trying not to break the bank and plan on doing all labor / install myself and a buddy who has a lot of experience.

Any suggestions?