speaker size, need advice on speaker sizes... Options

[rogerheaton]

about to buy 4 replacement speakers, but thought id have a look on here first for info on what sizes to get... i have got a little confused looking through the forum on what the best sizes are to get (minimum grief!).

cant seem to find a simple answer. ive read 6.5" all round, 8" all round and then some people seem to think there are different sizes in the front that in the back.

only thing is 6.5 might be the better option, with the 8" range seeming pretty limited?

Also, has anyone tried the Infinty Kappa 653.7i speakers? http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product.asp?product=22421

This post has been edited by rogerheaton: Jan 21, 2008 - 9:23 PM

[DEATH]

I've never seen a rear 5.25" on a 6gc - ever. There is evidently one stock speaker setup i have not seen - that's the one that didn't even get tweets in the mirror triangles. Perhaps that's the one that got 5.25" rears that you speak of?
What I've worked on before:

Vert:
-8" bottom door panel speakers [front]
-4" Center door panel speakers [front]
-Tweets in mirror triangles [front]
-6.25" in the rear panels

Premium sound [with stock amp]
-8" bottom door panel speakers [front]
-Tweets in mirror triangles [front]
-6.25" in the rear panels
-or- *this is by far the most common from what I've seen on both GTs and STs:
-6.25" speakers with 8" brackets - bottom door panel speakers [front]
-Tweets in mirror triangles [front]
-6.25" in the rear panels

And then there is the non amp'd type with same as above [guess this would be non-premium?]
-6.25" speakers with 8" brackets - bottom door panel speakers [front]
-Tweets in mirror triangles [front]
-6.25" in the rear panels

And then there is the setup with no tweets and perhaps 5.25" speakers? I have never seen or owned one of these and I've done systems in probably 25 6gc's. So I can't comment on this setup just yet.

This post has been edited by DEATH: Jan 29, 2008 - 12:27 PM