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PostPosted: Sep 10, 2005 3:51 pm    Post subject: Car speakers in enclosure? Reply with quote

Hey, can I just use car speakers for the tower speakers or do I have to throw Marine speakers in there? Laughing It's a stupid question but I don't want the water to ruin the speakers. I was looking at some Pioneer TS-164P's and some TS-G650M's.[/b]

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PostPosted: Sep 12, 2005 6:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

car speakers will work fine. They may not last as long...just make sure you don't get foam surrounds as they will usually only last a season or two.
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PostPosted: Sep 13, 2005 10:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bought my speakers at Best Buy and for an additional 20 bucks you can get a 4 year warranty through Best Buy. If the speakers become defective for any reason they will replace them. I told the guy what I was doing with them and he said it wouldn't matter.
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PostPosted: Sep 13, 2005 10:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would personally probably go for a kicker or an MTX speaker if I had it to do over again..I have a prety high end pair of Rockford Fosgate's now, and I am not all that happy with them. Teh Kicker's are a little more durable and louder in my opinion. The Best Buy thing is the way to go as far as wrranty goes though...get the warranty and replace them every 4 years...lol. Your car speakers will last a long time as long as you are covering them when not in use and not exposing them to salt water air.
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PostPosted: Sep 13, 2005 9:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, the closest thing we have to best-buy here is future shop and radio shack. Nothing too fancy...
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PostPosted: Sep 14, 2005 8:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

www.bestbuy.com ...it is usually 2 day shipping, and I am telling you that the warranty is worth ANY INCONVENIENCE!!! i cannot suggest it strongly enough...good luck bro!
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PostPosted: Sep 14, 2005 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any recommendations? We have an amp in mind-a 200x2 watt amp just for the tower speakers, but any recommendations on what speaker? I was looking at those sony's but yeah... Laughing Help?
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PostPosted: Sep 15, 2005 9:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well to be honest, I got the fosgate 6.5" punch series, and I am not all that happy with them...I think that the biggest reason is that I have them underpowered for what we need to use the speakers for. They say that they run at 70 watts RMS, and 120 peak, but I think i am only putting about 40-50 to them RMS with the Alpine amp pushing them. I tried bridging it, and it helped a little with sound quality, so that tells me that the amp is underpowered and the speakers are not that efficient. The speakers are probably a good choice, but if I had it to do over again I would probably get some kickers, but from best buy i would get the sony's or the alpines the second time around, even though my fosgates are not all that bad... I am pretty picky about sound quality, and they just dont live up to my standards...
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PostPosted: Sep 17, 2005 4:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

alpine over sony for 6.5 speakers hands down
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PostPosted: Sep 18, 2005 10:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use 6.5 Infinity's and they sound awesome, plus I got them off of eBay for 35$ a pair. Been going strong now for two and a half years. (also got an infinity 12" sub for $10, also still going strong) Laughing
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