I have an old car with the original sound system that is getting quieter and quieter. I think my main problem may be a dirty volume control potentiometer, so I will try to clean it with a spray cleaner from Radio Shack - has anyone had any luck with that? Also, is there any way to measure how much power each speaker is getting? I swear the left side is a little weak.
The speakers also have the foam surround gone that connects the cones to the frame, so I guess that's why they put out no bass. When I listen to speakers in a store thay all sound the same to me, so I bought the $25 Pioneer bottom of the line. After installing one, the old one had much better highs, so I guess they are going back. Back at Best Buy, now I like the $40 Jensens because I can hear things like cymbals much better. I noticed the Pioneers were not good in my car because the guitar in U2 was almost inaudible.
My question is, most people always recommend car speakers that are more like $100-200 per pair. What do you get for all this? I now know I need to spend more than I did, but this is an old car that may die, so I want to stay with the original main unit and just try better speakers. Should I just go by my own ear? Thanks.
One more thing - can you directly compare the size of the magnets from 10 year old speakers with new ones, or have there been improvements that would make a smaller magnet do the same job? The old ones have 9.4 oz strontium magnets. Is that good?
The speakers also have the foam surround gone that connects the cones to the frame, so I guess that's why they put out no bass. When I listen to speakers in a store thay all sound the same to me, so I bought the $25 Pioneer bottom of the line. After installing one, the old one had much better highs, so I guess they are going back. Back at Best Buy, now I like the $40 Jensens because I can hear things like cymbals much better. I noticed the Pioneers were not good in my car because the guitar in U2 was almost inaudible.
My question is, most people always recommend car speakers that are more like $100-200 per pair. What do you get for all this? I now know I need to spend more than I did, but this is an old car that may die, so I want to stay with the original main unit and just try better speakers. Should I just go by my own ear? Thanks.
One more thing - can you directly compare the size of the magnets from 10 year old speakers with new ones, or have there been improvements that would make a smaller magnet do the same job? The old ones have 9.4 oz strontium magnets. Is that good?
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