DO's & DON'Ts - Picking Amazing Sounding Speakers!

If you are looking to upgrade your car audio speakers to an aftermarket set you want to know the exact features to look for the get the best sound improvement and performance. But not only that, we want to make sure we pick the right speakers that match the install location in our vehicle and will make the most sense for our system goals. Speakers have a ton of different features so what matters most and what should we avoid? Let’s look at the Do’s and Don’t of choosing car audio speakers!

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[gregfathers]

What I have learned in 30 years of messing with this stuff. Its easy to make it sound great in your driveway. Much harder to do at 70 MPH.

[GlycerinZ]

I never understood the point of amplifying speakers until i did it in 2018. What a difference. If you buy a sweet set speakers (and they're 50W RMS each) and hook them directly to the head unit, you are not only leaving performance on the table but you also probably won't feel impressed. Gotta buy a 2- or 4-channel amp to send them 50W instead of the 18W the head unit provides!

[emo.]

In my 20s I preferred the sound of a silk dome.tweeter (Boston Acoustics were my favorite), as metal tweeters sounded too harsh. Now in my 50s, my aging ears prefer the sound of a metal dome tweeter (Currently using Alpine).

[dragan]

A good amplifier is very important. Instantly SQ goes up. Excellent video as usual! Cheers from Australia 🙂

[DJDOUBLE]

Mark knows his shit. A car audio enthusiast keeping it 💯 as usual. I like the attention to detail and fab techniques...keep it coming bro! Funny thing is, I thought this industry would inevitably be a thing of the past when I was young...but we continue to do what we do decades later...love it.

[johnrackiewicz]

Retired 30 plus year installer.MECP first class 1992, Master #10 1994. Great video... Good luck trying to find a great demo board these days, my massive MTI board was almost 20k in the 90"s, sold for it for 1000. mY BEST ADVICE would be to buy the most expensive JL AUDIO you can afford, and a real pro install them. I always made a wood mounting surface for door speakers, always...good luck

[dropzoneJustin]

Crutchfield will tell you that certain speakers won’t fit your vehicle if they don’t carry the adapter ring. For instance, crutchfield said hardly any 6.5” speakers would fit the rear doors on my 4runner. I found an adapter ring somewhere else which gave me many more options for speakers.

That being said, I still buy some things from crutchfield. Just be aware that you should do more research if crutchfield says something won’t fit/easily mount and it seems like it should.

[whatfreedom]

I knew a guy back in the 90’s. He was a friend of someone else really. We all go into the car audio store to check out the head units. He tells the employee I just want one with a lot of lights. The other guy and me just said dude are you serious and just died laughing.

[bwloawesome]

A lot of good information. One thing that frustrates me, my doors have 6x9s and Crutchfield does not display a single one on their compatibility tool. For three years. I thought perhaps everything they have is deeper with a larger magnet or something like that. After searching forums for my vehicle many, many users have purchased 6 x 9s (many of those speakers from Crutchfield themselves) and everything drops in perfectly and sounds nice.

[fazzeg]

Great knowledge once again, i used to run Jl audios c2’s when I was a teen, then moved on to ZR’s and now currently on with C5’s as I prefer the silk dome tweeter, all powered up with Jl audios HD600/4 with a W3 Subwoofer housed in a ported enclosure, from the UK 🇬🇧 faz, keep the great content up 😃

[brynjarh]

I finally understand the basics of car audio. Thanks for your videos mate!

[FortyTwoAnswerToEverything]

My GMC Envoy SLT came with the Bose factory upgrade. I kept the stock woofers in the front doors because they bang hard! They can take a pounding! Everything else was replaced with Kenwood speakers and Pioneer HU / 4-channel amp.

[brown]

I really think the most important part of all of this is CLEAN POWER. If you buy something like a $150 jensen/boss/chinamart head unit even the best speakers will be junk. If you want the best sound, get a cheap lower wattage amp and power the speakers from that. This will even make junk paper speakers sound 25-40% better/clearer. You'd be surprised how amazing cheap speakers sound with clean amp power.

[Xx_xxx_xX]

I just did 300e worth of sound deadening, 200e front speakers, 110e rears, 200e 4channel AB- amp, 160e 500w @1ohm mono for a 12inc sealed sub(200e)...installed them all my self and sounds good for as cheap of an budget

[sydneydalpe]

Hi, Thank you for making these informative vids. Do you have a tutorial on how to match the right subwoofer power according to the speaker power? Thank you for making these informative vids.

[MrRotarylover]

I have been watching you for quite a long time. You are awesome. Really enjoy your videos.

[brandonboulton]

Just replaced my AM radio and single 4x6 speaker in my Japanese KEI truck with a new cheapo eBay Bluetooth AM/FM radio with a 50 watt full range 4x6. Sounds great. Cost me $46 total with shipping for both.

[mankneeca]

Man been watching you for at least 13 years and now I finally want to do a car solo. Might need your help I'll subscribe. Whatever it takes by the way I'm 56

[consciouscool]

Good video but we need a list of brands that were great but got assimilated and are still good and those that are crap. A rebrand list would be great too.

[davidfromamerica]

Another option for “some” people and “some” vehicles. Have a audio installer build speaker cabinets from MDF board for your car speakers. This gives you a lot more options for types and sizes of speakers you want. Makes for easier install options. For instance if you have a older work car for your commute, put the speaker cabinets in the back seat. Years ago some people put home speakers in the back seat hooked up to the head unit. I had 10 inch woofer and tweeter home speakers in my work car. Worked great for me, I was rocking them..👍😎