crj36

My speaker went out on drivers side. Had to turn bass way down for it to work at all. I'm gonna go ahead replace all four speakers with some quality ones.

Money is no object. (money is an object, I just wanted to type that to see how it felt. Felt good, but now disappointed because I remembered that I didn't mean it)

I checked page after page on this site, but I still wanted some advice before I spend any money.

I am no audiophile. But I am thinking JL Audio C2-570x front and rear doors.

Should I amp these, and if so what would you recommend. I can handle speakers alone, but will most likely have these installed professionally if amped. But before I went to a shop, I wanted to ask here so I didn't look like a complete idiot at the shop.

I have the Sony system and plan on eventually replacing the sub and amp back there, but not any time soon.

Heel70

I don't have the Sony system but I've read that many on hear have swapped out the factory installed Sony speakers and noticed a nice improvement. What you want to look for in replacement speakers are frequency response (the wider the range from low to high is better), Sensitivity (dB) the higher the number is better and lastly how much power the speaker can handle, most of the 5x7 or 6x8 speakers will be in the range of 80 - 100W rms.

I'd see how you like your new speakers before you change out the Sony amp..

Z7What

I very happy with my Infinity 6832CF speakers with my Sony 700Watt system. Sure they arent JLs but for $116.04 you can get 4 speakers and 4 harnesses so no wires need to be cut shipped to your house. Plenty people on here are running them!

Wayne

ruxb31

Can someone help me? I Have the 2014 fx4 with the luxury package. I'm not sure what speaker system I have. I know it's Sony but not sure if I have a 8" or 10" subwoofer. I want to double the the bass. Can I add one more 10" sub, if that's what I have, or do I also need to add an amp? What should I do?

crj36

Thanks guys. Good improvement with those even not amped Wayne? I might just do something like that then. I just dropped an arm and a leg on some other stuff today.

1fitty

crj36

Decided to go with 4 Alpine spr-68 type R speakers, not amped. Having them installed Friday. The shop I went to recommended them over anything else he sells at $180 a pair. He didn't sell infinity. Going to have them soldered instead of a harness connection.

jdtibbett

I too plan to go with all alpine type rs in my 2014 screw. However I plan on adding a 4ch amp using the audiocontrol luck.

Azzurri

Good choice I'm going to be running the Type R components eventually. They sound great on head unit power but are really nice amplified, if you decide to go that route later on.

crj36

Speakers go in tomorrow. Had a slight delay in the shipping.


Anyways, as it usually happens, I already want more.


After reading this forum until my eyes bled, and looking everywhere else, and taking the shops recommendations, I think I want to add some bass next. Not too much, I do have a 4 year old that sits in the backseat, but when he's not back there, I want a little more boom.


I have a 2011 Super crew if I hadn't mentioned it earlier. Sync/Nav etc


The shop recommended a JL microsub. But I am leaning towards a JL Audio 10W1v2 powered by a JL Audio JX360/2


They quoted me roughly $500 for the microsub installed with a smaller amp, but shopping around I found that setup I mentioned for under $300 shipped. I just need a box for it. I like the idea of just swapping out the Sony stuff and putting the JL stuff in place and not lose any more room. I usually drive with the bigger back seat up and use that area for cargo i bring to and from work.


Any recommendations on a box for this? I saw fox offers a box but no picture for a single sub. Any love for the microsub instead? Is there a benefit to using a different amp and powering the speakers as well, if possible?


Lastly, do I need a pac or cleansweep or something for this setup? I don't even know what they really are, I just saw them in many posts when adding amps. The shop didn't mention this when quoting me, so I wasn't sure if it was necessary.