RDX: Speakers blown. Looking for advice upgrading 07 RDX ELS
Speakers blown. Looking for advice upgrading 07 RDX ELS
I'm new to car audio and could use some help upgrading the ELS system in my 07 RDX Tech. I'm hoping to get things done for roughly $500. I'd be fine with the OEM system if the OEM woofers weren't so low quality. My front door woofers are blown so at the very least I need to replace them. I’m open to buying used parts to save money but I’m not sure that’s a great idea for audio. I’m stuck on how to deal with the 2-ohm OEM speakers. Having read through posts here it looks like my options include:
1. Replace woofers with OEM speakers. Super easy, relatively cheap, speakers are 2 ohm as intended. Biggest downside is that the speakers aren’t great quality and may blow again and I could get much better speakers for not much more money.
2. Replace woofers with 4-ohm, coax speakers and not worry about 2 versus 4-ohm, or coax vs component, or OEM vs new crossovers. People on this site have done this. I’m guessing this is probably the most offensive option for audiophiles haha. I’m not a big fan of this option.
3. Buy 2-ohm components but don’t use the new crossovers. This is pretty easy, but there are very few 2-ohm speaker options, and this wouldn’t use the proper crossovers. I’m looking at these JBL GX600Cs:
4. Same as 3 but buy a signal processor to “undo” the OEM crossovers and use the proper crossovers designed for the new speakers. This doesn’t make a lot of sense to me -- if I’m determined to use the proper crossovers wouldn’t my money be better spent for a new amp…?
5. Replace OEM amp with a multi-channel aftermarket amp, which lets me use the proper crossovers for the new speakers, and allows me to go with 2 or 4 ohm. And there should be a pretty big jump in sound quality with the new amp. Downside is a big jump in costs versus just buying new speakers.
Finally, I happen to have a spare OEM amp. Would there be any sense in trying to add the second amp and splitting the work across two OEM amps?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
1. Replace woofers with OEM speakers. Super easy, relatively cheap, speakers are 2 ohm as intended. Biggest downside is that the speakers aren’t great quality and may blow again and I could get much better speakers for not much more money.
2. Replace woofers with 4-ohm, coax speakers and not worry about 2 versus 4-ohm, or coax vs component, or OEM vs new crossovers. People on this site have done this. I’m guessing this is probably the most offensive option for audiophiles haha. I’m not a big fan of this option.
3. Buy 2-ohm components but don’t use the new crossovers. This is pretty easy, but there are very few 2-ohm speaker options, and this wouldn’t use the proper crossovers. I’m looking at these JBL GX600Cs:
4. Same as 3 but buy a signal processor to “undo” the OEM crossovers and use the proper crossovers designed for the new speakers. This doesn’t make a lot of sense to me -- if I’m determined to use the proper crossovers wouldn’t my money be better spent for a new amp…?
5. Replace OEM amp with a multi-channel aftermarket amp, which lets me use the proper crossovers for the new speakers, and allows me to go with 2 or 4 ohm. And there should be a pretty big jump in sound quality with the new amp. Downside is a big jump in costs versus just buying new speakers.
Finally, I happen to have a spare OEM amp. Would there be any sense in trying to add the second amp and splitting the work across two OEM amps?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Last edited by nemoD; Oct 13, 2020 at 03:20 PM.
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