I'm in the process of restoring my touring and have been looking into upgrading the speakers by replacing them with a component setup up front and maybe some rear speakers along with an amp and a small sub.
Upgrading will probably be done in stage as and when I can afford it, after realising how expensive sound proofing is (there's is none left in the car by the time I'm finished).
I'll be keeping my existing headunit, a Alpine CDE-9880R, I was thinking of getting Hertz Energy ESK 130.3 for the front or possibly try and make 6.5" components fit in the kick panel? I don't mind a bit of cutting into metal work if this is a better option? I'll be driving these from an amp eventually
For the rear Hertz Energy ECX 100.3 which I intend to drive from the headunit. I'm undecided about needing rear fill but I guess I might as well go for it!
I wasn't going to use a sub but I believe one will add to the listening experience, sticking with Herts I though I could use this one: Hertz Energy ES200.3
And finally I quite like the look of this amp: Alpine MRX-F30 It's small and from what I can find performs well.
On the sound proofing front I can only really afford to dampen panels with a cheaper alternative to dynamat from silentcoat. I'll only be going for around 50% coverage, this as far as I know is sufficient in stopping panels resonate.
That was the plan, after reading a few threads on here I'm unsure about using car audio brands. Bmwman91 had a very interesting thread about using home audio speakers in his E30. It seems a lot more complicated and I don't know if the benefits are there for me to also go down this route? In saying that, a lot more can be learned and the rewards are probably much greater.
Upgrading will probably be done in stage as and when I can afford it, after realising how expensive sound proofing is (there's is none left in the car by the time I'm finished).
I'll be keeping my existing headunit, a Alpine CDE-9880R, I was thinking of getting Hertz Energy ESK 130.3 for the front or possibly try and make 6.5" components fit in the kick panel? I don't mind a bit of cutting into metal work if this is a better option? I'll be driving these from an amp eventually
For the rear Hertz Energy ECX 100.3 which I intend to drive from the headunit. I'm undecided about needing rear fill but I guess I might as well go for it!
I wasn't going to use a sub but I believe one will add to the listening experience, sticking with Herts I though I could use this one: Hertz Energy ES200.3
And finally I quite like the look of this amp: Alpine MRX-F30 It's small and from what I can find performs well.
On the sound proofing front I can only really afford to dampen panels with a cheaper alternative to dynamat from silentcoat. I'll only be going for around 50% coverage, this as far as I know is sufficient in stopping panels resonate.
That was the plan, after reading a few threads on here I'm unsure about using car audio brands. Bmwman91 had a very interesting thread about using home audio speakers in his E30. It seems a lot more complicated and I don't know if the benefits are there for me to also go down this route? In saying that, a lot more can be learned and the rewards are probably much greater.
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