Yet another speaker thread lol

[Torgitron1982]

planning on adding new speakers, 4 channel amp, powered sub, and lc7i to FiST.
Here is what I’m thinking

Front doors-focal rse-165 components

Rear doors-focal ACX 165 2 way

Alpine S2-A36F 4 channel


Jbl bass pro hub


Lc7i



anyone have any experience with these products they’d like to share.

Thanks

 

[XanRules]

All good products made by reputable brands. I plan to do the same on the amp, pro hub, and LC7i, though I haven't decided on which speakers I'd like to use.

 

[akiraproject24]

Check that the speakers will mount shallow enough. The surface mount space between the door grill and face of the speaker can be an issue. The oem speakers are built into their own factory mounts as a single piece. It is possible to to cut them out and mount your replacement speakers but (as I found out) they aren't very robust and do not take screws well due to their construction. Custom mounts would be the best route.

Not sure the mount dimensions on the focals. I supposedly will have issues with my JL C1's.

 

[dhminer]

I would suggest just adding the sub first and see how it goes. The OEM speakers aren't that bad (they aren't that good either) and aren't just a rip and replace like an old school civic. They distort in a massive way when you put the bass anything above "0" setting for what I'd call normal volumes, and you need it in the negatives if you like your music loud. Once you add a sub and take the bass out of the factory speakers, you'll probably find the cost and effort to do the remainder isn't worth it. Just my $0.02