Speakers

[2.3LRNGR]

hey im wondering what kinda speakers i should put in my ranger all 4 are stock and need to be replaced soon any ideas???

 

[Insanejughead]

I have Polk 5x7" 2-ways in my Ranger, and Pioneer 6" and 6x8" 3-ways in my car. I didn't even bother looking at the low price speakers; I started with the mid priced and then listened to the ones the stores had on display for clarity.


What I hate the most is a speaker that can't properly deliver all parts of the audio spectrum. I also don't have any subs in my vehicles, but those speakers do just fine by themselves.

Btw, for speaker testing purposes, I recommend listening to songs off of Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon". Every song has those quiet and loud moments that can really sound different with different quality speakers.

 

[wr250rdr]

Depending in your budget you have a lot of options. I'm running a set of kenwood 5.25 components with an adaptor plate that lets me put the tweeter right above the speaker in my doors and a set of kenwood 2 way 6x8s in the rear location cause in a single cab the position is less then optimal so I didn't put great speakers in there. In an extended cab I probably would have cause the position is better. And I have them amped through an alpine power pack 4channel amp (ktp-445) that plugs into the back of an alpine headunit. The speakers are very clear with great highs and decent lows.

^^^ dark side of the moon is a good one to test to, and for clarity there is a song called "solar energy" that is a jazz instrumental that we use to test pro audio Equiptment.

If your gunna upgrade your speakers though and haven't upgraded your head unit I would recommend you do them at the same time or the head unit first

 

[Insanejughead]

I just realized, why isn't this posted in the "Audio/Visual" thread?


You'd have more help if you posted it there.

 

[rangerkid98]

I have 4 kenwood 6x8's off ebay and they sound pretty sweet for a decent price. and i agree with the other guy, you definitely want a new head unit before new speakers.

 

[Thed]

I love my amplified Boston Acoustic speakers... just saying.

Focal or DLS if you can afford them.

 

[2.3LRNGR]

i bought these HD speakers there called 250 watts 5x7/6x8 for 56 bucks for 4 at wallmart there alright speakers aint the best..i got a pioneer headunit already but i cant figure out the best way to screw them in the back 2 speakers cuz they didnt fit right on the covers....Any Ideas???

 

[2.3LRNGR]

Pics would help thnx

 

[wr250rdr]

See post below

 

[wr250rdr]

What year is your truck? Extended or single cab? Exactly which covers are you talking about? The door panels or the rear covers in the single cab?

 

[2.3LRNGR]

1999 ford ranger xlt ext cab 4.0L 4x4 idk if you know what rear covers im talking about

 

[wr250rdr]

Your talking about the full covers that are trim pieces on the rear doors right? They just pop into place with the clips that are on there. But there are alignment pins on them that if they arnt correct it won't fall back into place, you can play with it until it will clip back in

 

[6.2]

Amazon has some JBL's for crazy prices right now.
I bought 2 coaxials for the rear, and two components for the front. Paid just over $200 for them.

Locally I would have paid over $400 for them. No idea how they sound as I haven't installed, but I wanted cheap speakers. Ended up getting mid priced speakers for cheap. Even if they don't sound good I can sell em locally and profit.

 

[wr250rdr]

If they don't sound that amazing out of the box don't sell them right away. Throw an amp behind them and you will be blown away

 

[2.3LRNGR]

Nah man mine screw in from factory ill have to show you a pic of what im talking about...how do you post a picture on here.