Replace the Camry with a Lexus. Then ask us what to do with it. We
won't have any more helpfull ideas, but we will feel better about
assuring you they are right - we just don't know about Toyotas!

Well speakers are pretty much personal preference.Alpine,JL,Rockford
Fosgate etc. all have great speakers.The components will make a huge SQ
difference because it will be clearer and you can raise the sound stage
to your ear level. So the best thing to do is go audition a bunch of
different speakers and then decide based on what you liked most.Good
luck!

TroyT.

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Well, your description of the car and the speaker compliment was a bit
vague.  I think you are saying that you have tweeters in the sail-panels
(they are near the rear-view mirrors) and midbass drivers in the doors.

AND, it seems the problem is with the midbass driver, so you need to replace
those.

If that is the case, several things come into play.  First of all (and this
is in no particular order), it generally doesn't matter whether your front
speakers match your rear-speakers (timbre wise, or brand wise, or size wise,
etc..).  The reason being that when playing MUSIC in a car, you want your
rear speakers barely audible to give your music some "presence" (the term we
use is "rear-fill").  The BULK of the sound (like at a concert) should seem
like it is coming from in front of you.  So for this reason it is generally
considered not important to timbre match the front and rear speakers.  In a
home-theater situation, however, it's entirely different.  There you DO want
all your speakers to match to retain sonic continuity as the action on
screen moves from one side of the room to the other.  If you are planning to
build a full-blown car theater with a 5.1, 6.1, or 7.1 channel surround
sound processor, then obviously you WOULD want to timbre match your
speakers.

OK, the next thing to consider is your existing tweeters in the sail-panels
(or at least I THINK you mean the sail panels).  Those tweeters were
obviously designed to work with the midbass drivers that came with the car
so I would plan on NOT re-using those.  There is obviously a crossover
network somewhere that is designed SPECIFICALLY to work with the
characteristics (impedances, frequency responses, sensitivities, etc.) of
those two drivers (the woofer and tweeter).  You simply can't just plug in a
different type of woofer and expect it to work right.

So it sounds to me like you need an entirely new "front stage" (not just new
woofers).  There are two ways to go: coaxials and separates.  Coaxials are
those type of speakers that contain the woofer and tweeter together, on the
same "co" axis.  Separates are what you had, the woofer and tweeter are
mounted separately.  Separates tend to sound better and cost more (there are
a number of reasons for this, one of which is that they almost always use an
outboard crossover network that ensures each speaker gets the frequencies
it's best designed to handle).  As you already have a place to mount your
tweeters, this sounds like a good option for you.

But my experience has been that separates tend to be less "efficient" (see
the FAQ I posted if you don't know what this means) than coaxials.  Many
separates practically NEED the addition of an outboard amplifier to sound
their best (or to sound decent at all) as their efficiency is so low and
even the most powerful HU's don't have enough power.  The addition of an
amplifier is a good idea NO MATTER WHAT route you go, however, as an amp
will increase the dynamics and bass capability of your speakers.

Anyway, I hope some of this helps.  Again, consult the FAQ to gain a better
handle on speaker basics.

MOSFET

Well, this is rec.audio.pro.  I recommend you sell the car.  That will give
you almost enough money to get the bottom of the line Griffin monitoring
speakers.  They won't get you to work, but you'll hear a lot better at home
where it's quiet anyway.
--scott

I am responding from the Camry forum and compared to these experts, I'm
a simple guy with a simple opinion but reasonably discriminating
sensibilities.
I put an Alpine HU in an earlier version Camry with stock speakers and
found the sound to be quite excellent at a very reasonable cost, thus
my suggestion would be to simply replace the defective door speaker
with like kind.
If you are dissatisfied with the result - I think not, the Alpine
sounds great through stock speakers - you can then decide whether you
want coaxial or separate setup, whether to add a separate amplifier,
and so on.

BTW, here's an interesting question.

Someone here said that they thought the speaker was blown.

This is odd, because I really don't turn the stereo up that loud.
And, it is only one speaker that was blown.

As I mentioned, I just had the stereo upgraded to an Alpine.
The Alpine is more powerful than the stock stereo.

Do you think that the shop that installed it might have cranked
the Alpine up, and blew the speakers on me?

Thanks a lot!