bgillette

I have read every 6x9 post on here...but still not convinced.

I really dont feel like taking the doors off my 30000 car.....and the highs and mids are good enough for me. as far as bass.....how much of a difference am i going to notice if i drop in a pair of Alpine Type S 6x9's...(those seem to get the most credit on here for being the best bang for the buck)

I listen to mostly rap and hip hop, R and B, etc (boomy bass)

but Rock, alternative and techno also get played....so i need to have the flexabilty of tight bass too!!


ORRRRRR....Is it just not worth it....and should i just leave it the way it is...

elduderino

Given what you listen to and your resistance to doing what it takes, I'd leave it alone...

I've taken the doors off of $100k USD cars... the doors come off just the same.

jiggaman

muzikdc

Why do you need to take the doors off?

Thanks

musicbox

I think he means the door panels, to replace the factory door speakers with better ones.

bgillette

so you are saying....NO to new 6x9's

keg1997

Let me know if you do it and what you think b/c I might be right behind you doing it!

Bass Mechanic

i think you should leave the stock 6x9's alone, if you want more bass then remove them and add a sub in the trunk

bgillette

i dont want a sub anymore.......i'm out of the phase where i want some box in my trunk.....

i just figured dropping a good set of 6x9's would enhance my bass even more.....

elduderino

Having had the stock 6x9's in for a day off of a JL 300/4, I believe their bigest shortcoming is their lousy suspension (cloth suround) that will deteriorate quickly and not allow loud playing long travel. Their graphite-injection molded cones are good knockoffs of old infinity Kappas.

Better speakers usually are stiffer and weigh more. That takes more power. As soon as you appreciably upgrade the 6x9's and use hem as your source of sub-bass, you will run out of power. I have the MB Quart 6x9's on a JL Audio 300/4, and I don't listen to he stuff you listen to (often, anyway) and these 6x9's lose it a bit at highest volumes with artificail bass like on Sarah McLachlan and other pop music. I just fade it a click forward and I'm fine, but your music is going to expose every flaw a free-air 6x9 "sub-woofer" can have. There is no right way to do something stupid, and setting up a system to play rap, hip-hop, and techno with the factory amp and aftermarket 6x9's in unfortunately in that category.

But none of my other posts have convinced you either... silly me.

musicbox

So, do you think having a box in the trunk and removing your door panels is somehow beneath you? or not "mature"? I'm not following your thinking here(or what I understand from the comments you made).......

6x9s are not going to reproduce bass from "boomy bass" songs very well (very well from most people's perspective)...

You could get creative and add an amp and try some JL 6.5" subs in a small enclosure in the rear deck.

jiggaman

enhance? i doubt it. i'd just throw a ten in the back. that wouldn't take up much space.

joerockt

Ugh...We'll be seeing posts with the same questions regarding upgrading the 6x9's for about a month or two.

joerockt

Whats comedy is that people are telling you "its not gonna help" and you just seem to some how ignore the comments.

I replaced my stock 6x9's with Alpines, but I also have a 10 in the truck. Why did I replace them? Cause I can...Did it make any difference at all? NO...Until I get another amp to drive the 6x9's and the rear doors, those speakers are pretty much useless hooked up to the stock amp.

jiggaman

yes definately replace those 6X9s if you want to listen to rap music and have more bass. ITS A MUST!

joerockt

Bump Those By 9's

tuan209

just go free air with a 10inch sub on the rear deck.

i think kicker made some 6x9 subs also, they are made to go free air.

elduderino

Kicker stopped making the F69's. I remember them too. Probably wouldn't have fit.