Good speakers, Here's what I'm trying to achieve. Options

[RabidTRD]

So I want decent bass, but I don't want to run subs... I've never liked the amount of space they take up and I don't want THAT much bass.

What I am looking to do is replace all of the speakers. All work fine and I have the GT model with the 6 speaker stereo and amp. I have a SONY XPLOD head unit that does 52x4 watts (208 total) with rear or sub selectable out. So what I want to do is put speakers in the rear that are decent on bass, use those primarily for the bass and then replace the tweeters to higher quality ones, and replace the door speakers with something to give me my mid range.

What are good brands that I can check out that wont rape me in cost, but be effective in the area's I'm looking. Does anyone here have any experience with high bass speakers that aren't subs? Could I run an 8" sub in place of a rear speaker and wire it the same as the speakers?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[RabidTRD]

Pick up a component set for your front off of ebay with a high sensitivity (90db+) and a 6.5" driver. Throw a matching coax set in the back.
Dont spend too much, being that your factory amp really doesnt push all that much power compared to an actual aftermarket amp. You dont want to buy speakers that were made to be powered by higher wattage. Your Sony is only feeding its power into the factory amp, youre not seeing any of that 16w-18w RMS from the Sony...
After that, play with the settings on your Sony and see if you cant get some bass out of the new setup.
Im a fan of Infinity Reference and Alpine Type-S for entry level drivers, they are moderately efficient and still sound decent compared to other brands at that price point.

http://cgi.ebay.com/6-Speaker-Adapters-Toy...#ht_1105wt_1163
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Infinity-Re...#ht_1013wt_1051
http://cgi.ebay.com/Alpine-SPS-610C-6-5-2-...=item1e650b7a76

I just found Polk Audio speakers in 6.5" component (4 of them) at 92DB Bidding on them now.



Product Identifiers
Brand Polk Audio
Model db6500
MPN db6500
UPC 0747192109431

Key Features
Size 6.5"
Type Component System
Elements 2-Way

Technical Features
Min Frequency Response 40 Hz
Max Frequency Response 22 kHz
Impedance 4 ohm
Sensitivity 92 dB
Peak Power Handling 300 watt

Mounting
Top Mounting Depth 2.0 in.
Bottom Mounting Depth 2.31 in.
Enclosure Non-Enclosed
Mounting Diameter/Length 5.0 in.

Components
Tweeter Size 1.0 in.
Tweeter Design Dome
Woofer Material Poly / Plastic
Magnet Material Neodymium
Surround Material Butyl Rubber


What is the factory speaker size? Also, what are crossovers? This kit comes with 4 crossovers and 4 tweeters. Is this to power the standalone tweeters?

This post has been edited by RabidTRD: Jul 23, 2011 - 7:26 PM