Replacing all speakers in car--What quality to expect?

[BadNewsBears]

I will be replacing all the speakers in my upcoming car. 1970 Pontiac gto. Can I just run the speakers on the old lines, then just replace the factory stereo with a head unit? Whats the better quality SPEAKERS. Do I need an amp? I am pretty sure Im not going to need/want a sub. I like music not noise.

 

[amnesiac]

A friend of mine replaced his stock speakers in his old Saturn with some Boston Acoustics he got from Good Guys. No amp needed in this case, took 15 minutes to install, and sounded like 20,000 times better.

Keep the following in mind:

- You'll need a wiring harness to install that head unit. Cost is about $50 give or take. Coincidentally, installation of a head unit at most stores is about $50. I'd get it done there to save trouble. That's just me though.

- Stock wires SUCK. Period. Consider replacing those.

- Replacing stock speakers should be cake unless they're nonstandard or have funky mounting angles or depth. I've seen people have to reform the panels and stuff to get "normal" speakers to fit.

- Amp is nice, but not necessary if you're not a) blasting your music, b) a HUGE audiophile, c) running a sub. Aftermarket headunits put out a decent amount of watts/channel which should be adequate for most people.

- Consider component speakers (i.e. mids + tweeters + crossover). Sound separation and fidelity is much better but comes at a sligtly higher cost and complication of install.

 

[NokiaDude]

I agree, stock wires are teh SUCK. And think Stealth, if you can hide those speakers, the lower the chance of them getting stolen. Removable headplate is a MUST.

 

[Pepsi90919]

if someone is selling you a wiring harness for $50 US then you're getting ripped off badly

 

[Passions]

Get Monster cables, you'll need them because they are higher quality than other wires. Don't forget the Monster power outlets too.

 

[Night201]

Order from crutchfield.com. They give you all the stuff you need to install the speakers for free and give you advise as to what speakers will fit in your car, what are good, etc.... It'll sound like night and day!

 

[Rufio]

Originally posted by: Night201
Order from crutchfield.com. They give you all the stuff you need to install the speakers for free and give you advise as to what speakers will fit in your car, what are good, etc.... It'll sound like night and day!

 

[Ladies Man]

Originally posted by: Night201
Order from crutchfield.com. They give you all the stuff you need to install the speakers for free and give you advise as to what speakers will fit in your car, what are good, etc.... It'll sound like night and day!

couldn't agree more... best place to get them