Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Sound quality is HEAPS better with splits Correct.

How much are you looking to spend, do you want some advice on quality brands ? What price are you looking to spend?

Where are you located so we can recomend some good dealers to go to.

George

Righto George, I am keen for some decent advice on the speakers. I have all of the other components for the system and now I need to match some decent speakers so I can get it all installed in one go.

Here is what I have so far:

- Kicker KX200.2 Amp (for the sub)

- Kenwood 200W RMS 12" sub

- JVC KW-AVX700 head unit (http://www.jvc-australia.com/JVC/client/c_...&prodID=173)

As far as speakers go the guys on the forum have convinced me to go with 6.5" for the front and back.

I don't really want to spend more than $200 on a set of front splits and the backs don't need to be anything too flash. The speakers will be running off the head unit so I need to find speakers that are going to match the HU right?

My original plan was to go with a set of Alpine SPE-17CS ($138) 35W RMS splits for the front and a cheaper set of Alpines for the back. I am not too sure of the output quality of the HU (20W RMS?? is what I was told) and have been told that the above Alpines will certainly match it well. This is my main concern as I don't want to waste money on better speakers unless the HU is gunna have the power to drive them.

Anyway guys, give me your advice on the above. Would you go with the Alpines? What others would you suggest? Don't want to spend more than $300 all up for front and backs.

BTW George, I am in Nth Ryde. Always happy to purchase via the net or through your recommended dealers. Let me know.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151518-splits-or-not/#findComment-2820263
Share on other sites

I put kenwood dual mag? splits in rear of mine and they sound good. Also put 5x7 pioneer 2 ways in the front doors. with 10 inch sub sounds great with not too much weight, I guess it's getting late, I don't think this ryme an't great.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151518-splits-or-not/#findComment-2820564
Share on other sites

I put kenwood dual mag? splits in rear of mine and they sound good. Also put 5x7 pioneer 2 ways in the front doors. with 10 inch sub sounds great with not too much weight, I guess it's getting late, I don't think this ryme an't great.

can vouch on that one.sounds real crisp...

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151518-splits-or-not/#findComment-2820919
Share on other sites

righto now i am confused... i thought i was making the right decision by using splits in the front and some 2 ways in the back... these last few posts are contradicting that completely... AAHHH WHAT TO DO.....

Personally i've liked components in the front and the rear (tried it a couple of times) and to me it just sounds that the are fighting each other with the top end (my personal opinion) and they synch just didn't seem the same.

Personally i always go a good set of splits in the front with 2ways in the rear (normally i dont worry about rears anymore) and i've been playing around with different sub applications (at the moment trying to perfect a dual bazooka tube) and i only run a 4channel amp now.

This is mainly to cut costs and the fact that i spend money on the go before the show now and im not really fazed with the boom boom anymore, just like to have a nice crisp sound while im at the track :huh:

Speak to some of the pro guys on here like Chris & George as im sure they will be able to give you alot better idea of audio set up and get the best sound from what you already have :(

Good luck with it what ever way you go.

GMB

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151518-splits-or-not/#findComment-2820920
Share on other sites

OK guys. Going to get new speakers today for my r32. Question is should I get splits 6's for the front or just go with some 2 way coax?

Is the sound quality heaps better with the splits or not?

yes.

If ur on a tight budget, forget the rear fill's, spend the money u save there on a good set of front splits, amp them if u can for good mids n highs. Ur already running a sub thru an amp so thats the lows taken care of.

Dont forget sound deadening, well worth it if u can afford it. If ur on a tight budget, just sound deaden as much of the doors as u can afford, then move on to the boot if ur budget allows.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151518-splits-or-not/#findComment-2822343
Share on other sites

Might be better to pick your splits first - there are so many different sounding ones you can get, warm sounding ones (for vocals), harser sounding ones which might be better for loud dance, etc etc etc. Go and listen to some, find a pair that suits the music you normally listen to, then get the right amp to drive them.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151518-splits-or-not/#findComment-2832469
Share on other sites

Just don't bother with rears. Combine the price you wanted to spend on them and just get fronts.

Check out the lower end of the Boston Acoustic gear.

Agree.

I've got a pair of JL splits at the front and replaced the rear speakers with some xplods that are a few years old.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151518-splits-or-not/#findComment-2837837
Share on other sites

OK i have narrowed it down. I am after a set of splits that will match the Kicker IX404. I am considering SoundStream XSC.6 6.5" and want to know if you guys think it is worth spending a bit extra and getting the Tarantula TRC.6N 6.5"?

Will there be a noticeable difference in the two?

Also, what would you guys recommend... the SoundStreams or a set of Kicker K6.2 splits?

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151518-splits-or-not/#findComment-2838569
Share on other sites

Im running some cadence 6.5inch splits in the front, cadence 6 inch 2-ways in rear and a 12inch sub in the boot and i get some sweet sound out of that, in my opinion go for the splits i really noticed the difference when i got mine.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151518-splits-or-not/#findComment-2838786
Share on other sites

, what would you guys recommend... the SoundStreams or a set of Kicker K6.2 splits?

neither. Kicker and Soundstream r more better for amps and subs. For front splits brand to look out for r Hertz, Boston, Focal, DD, Morel, Rainbow, Dynaudio, etc. Last 3 r quite expensive. All these brands, except last 3, have something for each price range. There all good just depends which u think r better, which can only be done by listening to them. Some might have harsh tweeters, lack of midbass compared to others, etc

Also the best cheap splits r the Jaycar 6.5" Kelvar Splits that can be had for $150 :)

You can get these from:

www.fhrxstudios.com/

Doran Pro Audio

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151518-splits-or-not/#findComment-2844197
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • LOL.... a good amount of people (not all) on that continent seem to know everything and like to measure things in bananas, football fields, statue of liberties instead of the metric system lol.
    • I assume the modules are similar enough, so if you've had no issues I don't see why I would. I have tried to find a wiring diagram for the FPCM / fuel pump circuit, but I can't find it anywhere. Otherwise, I would just do some wire cutting and joining at the FPCM and give the 12 V supplied to the FPCM directly to the pump instead. If you know anyone that could help with wiring diagrams, I'd be very happy  
    • If it dies, then bypass. The task isn't difficult. I have one running on a standard R32 FPCM. That's after nearly 20 years of it running an 040, which pull substantially more current than the Walbro. They're not the same module, but I'd hope it indicates that the R33 one should be man enough for the job. I think people kill them when putting proper sized pumps on them, not these little toy pumps we're talking about here.
    • Silicone spray won't hurt anything. And if it does, that's an opportunity to put some solid steel spherical bushings in, so you can really learn what suspension noise sounds like, If you're going to try it, just spray one bush at a time, so you can work out which one is actually noisy. My best guess is that if the noise started only since putting the coilovers in, then it is just noise being transmitted up through the top mounts of the struts, and not necessarily "new" noise from bushes. But it's almost impossible to know.
    • Are you saying the 34 is SUV height, and not that we're talking about an SUV here? (because if we're talking about an SUV, you don't fix them. You just replace them when something breaks. Not worth establishing sufficient emotional connection with an SUV to warrant doing any work on one). I wouldn't jack my car up on a short little loop of 10mm steel rod poking out through a hole in the bumper bar, front or rear end. I realise that we're probably not talking about that type of loop at the front, being the one under/behind the bar on a Skyline.... but even for that one, trying to jack up on what amounts to a thin piece of steel, designed purely for withstanding a horizontal tension force, not a vertical compressive force (and so would be prone to buckling/crushing) and, my most particular bitch about it - located RIGHT AT THE EXTREME FRONT OF THE CAR, applying a load up through the radiator support panel, etc, with almost the entire mass of the car cantilevered between there and the rear wheels? Nope. Not doing that. Not on the regular. That structure out there in front of the front crossmember is not designed to carry load in the vertical direction. Not really designed to carry any load at all, really. The chassis rail that the tow point is connected to would be fine loaded in tension, as per towing. Not intended to carry the mass of the whole car, especially loaded all on one rail, with twisting and all sorts of shitty load distribution going on. No, I will happily drive up on some pieces of wood, thanks. That can only happen on driven wheels, and they are at the other end of the car, and this problem does not exist at that end of the car. And even then, I have been known to drive up on at least 1x piece of 2x8 each side at the rear, simply to reduce the amount of jack pumping necessary to get the car up high enough for the jack stands. What really really shits me about Skylines is the lack of decent places for chassis stands at either end of the car. You'd think they'd be designed into the crossmembers.
×
×
  • Create New...