What are the best kind of car audio speakers for crisp sound?

Question

I'm replacing factory speakers and I was looking for a good deal on some great sounding, crisp, clear speakers for listening to mostly acoustic music (no heavy bass needed). I was thinking Memphis

Answer 1

Bose blows, and thankfully they dont offer a aftermarket speaker.

ok your looking for good sound for listening to a lot of acoustic music. i'm going to have to 2nd the guy that said Boston ACOUSTICS. the name says it all. i own a pair of there z6's and they sound freakin awesome. best car audio sound i've ever heard. there other stuff is really good too. here is a link, with good prices, you can check them out for yourself. there SL line is really good. you might also want to try ebay.

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&page_id=14&mfg_account_ID=19&CFID=3979235&CFTOKEN=4408b347c1ee025c-8F524D5C-1422-7C6E-5052A811F5E0C7DE

if you cant listen too, or just dont want Boston, then check out these other brands

Kenwood Excelon
Diamond Audio
MB Quart
Infinity Kappa

good luck

Answer 2

Wow, your head unit only pushes 16watts? on 4 channels i presume? as for the front/rear speakers, go for more high tone speakers, since you have plenty of bass you want something to average it out so the music is perfect quality. Look into speakers with a higher frequency range and get speakers with soemwhere between 40-50+ rms both front and rear (front if supported) deffinatly go with 6 and a halfs my friend but make sure you have an equel ballance of higher frequency response speakers so that you can equel out the ballance from the bass, and as mentioned you will need more rms than 16rms and i would suggest getting an amp for that because if your running 4 6 and 1/2's at 50rms then you will need an amp that can put out 4 channels at 50rms but be sure as you know not to overload the rms otherwise you will blow your speakers. Best of luck buddy, ~Jeff

Answer 3

Achieving great sound is more than just choosing a new pair of speakers. If you want great sound, don't bother replacing your speakers and have them run off of head unit power.

Look for a good set of components ($200+ new) and feed them at least 100 watts RMS with a good quality aftermarket amplifier ($200+). The difference in power is night and day. And remember to deaden your doors.

For components, look through MB Quart, Boston Acoustics, Alpine (Type X only), Focal, JL Audio.
For amps... just about any decent quality amplifier will do.

Answer 4

there is no real best speaker it really just depends on the listener. some people swear by 1 brand others swear by another. go to onlinecarstereo.com and check out speakers/prices. im not sure what size speakers ur looking 4 and if ur gonna use an amp or not. if u give more info i can help more

Answer 5

not sure what really on the market where you are but went to car audio shop and tried a dozen or so when got my new ones and found kicker ones to be great sound and value.
But depends on budget really these wasnt top of the range but gave great sound for a mid price range speaker.

Answer 6

I don't know about Memphis. They look sort of "ultra-premium" or something. $50-60 a pair on speakers is more than enough for me.

Answer 7

if youre looking for the absolute best go with boston acoustic

Answer 8

Go for Pioneer 2150 speakers,time less...ahead of time...and not expensive at all...

Answer 9

MB quart comes highly recommended.

Answer 10

alpine type-s or type-r also mbquartz these are some of the best ALPINE go to hookedontronics.com