[Shotimes] A quick one for all the aftermarket stereo guys....

[George Fourchy]

On Thu,  2 Jan 2003 18:26:55 -0500 (EST), Michael wrote:

>Which components of the factory system is it that really limits sound quality? Speakers, subwoofer or amplifiers? And what is the best sound upgrade one can do with the most bang-for-the-buck?

Without a doubt the first thing to be changed should be the speakers.  The factory
speakers are very simple affairs, with one coil, one cone, and a 'whizzer' cone
glued to the center of the big cone.  (Even the upgraded JBLs.)  This whizzer cone
will increase the high frequencies produced to a small extent, but when a base note
comes over the big cone, the whizzer cone vibrates along with it, and you get a
chopped up high note.  Imagine Karen Carpenter singing the first line of "Ticket to
Ride", when the base note from the piano starts up.....it just TOTALLY wipes her
voice out....you gotta have crossovers and separate tweeters to get any kind of
medium or high frequency fidelity.  The head unit and the amp are certainly not the
best, but the speakers are the worst!!

George