Best Way to Upgrade this Sound System?

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Sean Don - 20 Nov 2005 01:39 GMT

Hi All. Not too experienced w/ car audio. Wondering: what's the best way
for me to upgrade my sound system?

I have...
- a small sedan
- 4" pioneer speakers in front (sound very weak)
- 6" polks in back (sound good)
- pioneer HU (50 watts/channel; built-in high-pass filter)
- 10" audiobahn tube sub (built-in 100 watt amp)
- Currently, my back speakers (& sub) _make_ my system
- My music _requires_ a high pass filter
- Somewhat of a budget (must keep upgrade under about $400)

Should I...
1) Keep my sub, but get a 2 channel amp for the front speakers?
2) Get a 4 channel amp, bridge 2 for a _new_ sub, other 2 for the front
speakers; sell or give away my current sub?
3) Keep my current sub, but get a 4 channel amp for both front & back
speakers?
4) Replace my front speakers w/ something more sensitive?

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jimbo_limited - 20 Nov 2005 04:23 GMT

Sean Don Wrote:

> Hi All. Not too experienced w/ car audio. Wondering: what's the bes
> way
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> speakers?
> 4) Replace my front speakers w/ something more sensitive?

Well if u like ur sub, Keep it... If u dont.. sell it and get a bette
one. Since it has a built in amp. Common sence, u'll need to bu
one.

If u keep ur sub.. I'd get Better speakers for the front.
You can try these speakers that i use
http://tinyurl.com/7os3s (Speakers are $90 at Bestbuy.)

and (or apply to ur current speakers) run them on a small Amp w/
rating of about 30-40w RMP.

or

buy a 4-channel amp and apply it to all ur speakers and keep ur sub.

If you want to upgrade ur Bass system, Sell ur current woofer... Yo
should get about $50 Bucks.

Go to ur local Pawn Shop and pick up a Pair of 4 Ohm Woofers and Clas
D Mono amplifier. Keep in mind to look at the woofer's RMS Rating an
add them both together. Buy an amp with about the same rating and tha
is able to handle 2 ohms. Hook up the woofer parallel to the on
channel. This way u get a 2 Ohm Rated System. (this way is ver
cheap)

These are just opinions

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jimbo_limited

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Allen Goldschmidt - 23 Nov 2005 03:12 GMT

What do you have against "you"?

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