Can someone help out a car stereo illiterate person

Post by **GlassWolf** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:57 pm

I think I paid $39 for a new pair of 6.5" reference coaxials. How much were the blaupunkts? $10? lol
Seriously if you want to lcompare any Infinities with other speakers, at least use the Kappas, which are under $200 per pair.
The Reference line is totally bottom end.
My comparison of Infinity Reference to anything is "Wow they sound tremendously better than the stock speakers did, and cost less than the OEM replacements for this vehicle."

audiobass10 · Post by **audiobass10** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 8:27 am

KikiTheCat wrote:I think I paid $39 for a new pair of 6.5" reference coaxials. How much were the blaupunkts? $10? lol
Seriously if you want to lcompare any Infinities with other speakers, at least use the Kappas, which are under $200 per pair.
The Reference line is totally bottom end.
My comparison of Infinity Reference to anything is "Wow they sound tremendously better than the stock speakers did, and cost less than the OEM replacements for this vehicle."

The Ref's were like $65 a pair at my local shop. This was long before I had really gotten into the hobby. The reason I compared the Blaupunkts to the Ref's was the fact that they were in the same price range. I've heard the Kappa Coaxials and they aren't impressive either. My point was that Blaupunkt coaxials don't sound bad.

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 9:07 am

audiobass10 wrote:Blaupunkt coaxials aren't bad IMO. I compared the PC series to the Infinity References and couldn't tell a major difference in the two. The Blaupunkts didn't lack midbass nearly as much as the Infinities, but the infinities may have gotten slightly louder. It was really close. I chose Blaupunkt since they were like $30 cheaper per pair from my local shop.

I paid $40 for 1 pair of my Blaupunkt TC (i think? ones with the blue cones..) 6.5" speakers. they're decent, but not nearly as good as the memphis speakers i bought for $80..

the memphis speakers have great midbass and highs, and they need to be up front.. :P

Post by **GlassWolf** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 4:37 pm

I don't like anything blaupunkt makes, myself.. but the kappas sound fine on an amplifier. nothing sounds that great on a head unit.

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 4:50 pm

KikiTheCat wrote:I don't like anything blaupunkt makes, myself.. but the kappas sound fine on an amplifier. nothing sounds that great on a head unit.

heh, i've never heard a good system as far as i know, so based on what i've expirenced i'd have to say my memphis (lol you're alll going to bash me for talking so much about these speakers) speakers.. they handle like 80wats peak so i've considered hooking up my little Rockwood 35wx2 (100w max) amp just for lughs.

TDEBass · Post by **TDEBass** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:05 pm

lotas wrote:I wouldnt even worry about a capacitor. Find out what your stock alternator's rating is, how many amps. Find out if its max or at idle too. Then goto the FAQ section and use the Charging Systems thread to calculate your systems max RMS. This will tell you if you need to upgrade your charging system.

I just looked into it, and I think my car has an 105 amp alternator....still not sure if its at idle or max though...

Basstronics wrote:You still missed the key question:

How many amps will your system draw?

Nobody can help you for sure untill this has been answered :)

How do I figure that out?? Remember...I'm stupid, haha.

lotas · Post by **lotas** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 8:00 pm

TDEBass wrote:I just looked into it, and I think my car has an 105 amp alternator....still not sure if its at idle or max though...

How do I figure that out?? Remember...I'm stupid, haha.

http://www.caraudiocentral.net/forums/s ... d.php?t=34

105amp is pretty good, my honda had a 90amp. 105amp is probably the max rating. I dont remember what your system contained, but with maybe a Big 3 upgrade and a new battery you could be good to go on your charging system.

TDEBass · Post by **TDEBass** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 8:20 pm

Could you explain the "Big 3 upgrade" ?? Such as how to go about it, or where to get the wires for it, ect. ??

Again I say, I'm stupid. but thanks to everyone here I feel like I'm getting more educated on all of this...

audiobass10 · Post by **audiobass10** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 9:11 pm

KikiTheCat wrote:I don't like anything blaupunkt makes, myself.. but the kappas sound fine on an amplifier. nothing sounds that great on a head unit.

Exactly. I bought the coaxials knowing they were going to be ran off the HU. I'm sure the Kappas would sound much better amp'd and really there's no reason in buying them unless you plan to amp them anyways. My problem with Infinity is that their speakers seem to lack midbass terribly.

lotas · Post by **lotas** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:09 pm

audiobass10 wrote:Exactly. I bought the coaxials knowing they were going to be ran off the HU. I'm sure the Kappas would sound much better amp'd and really there's no reason in buying them unless you plan to amp them anyways. My problem with Infinity is that their speakers seem to lack midbass terribly.

while im working on my car I threw in my old infinity 6x9 reference speakers in the back, powered off the HU, they have a lot of bass. they are getting all freq. so I cant say how much is actual "midbass" but heck, they shake, my rear view mirror..