[Shotimes] Speakers 89

[Ian Fisher]

IIRC, the Gen1 JBL system had 2 "subs". I believe that
they were mounted below each rear deck speaker
somehow.

Stereo and AC are necessary weight for those long
drives. :-P

I don't have rear deck speakers though. I have
component MB Quarts up front and an Infinity 12" sub
in the trunk. Although I am more than happy with my
setup, my tastes have changed somewhat and I'd
probably do it differently with less amps/components
and less $$ spent. The backbone of my system dates
back to 1999 when I had my first 94 atx and I was 19
years old. I've gone through 2 different headunits
(I'm an Alpine HU person for life now) and 1
amplifier. My xtant 404m 4 channel amp (only using 2
of those channels) has been going strong since '99.
That's more than I can say of the xtant 2140c that
kept blowing up and was replaced with a friend's
Alpine 2 channel for my sub. My system will never win
SPL or SQL competitions but that's fine with me. It
sounds good enough and can get louder than I'll ever
be able to handle.

TechPriest, you might be happy with 2 way infinitys in
the back. Anything more than 2 way stacked all
together is more of a marketing thing and doesn't
really offer the best sound quality. The gen1 is setup
nicely (not sure about the 89's) for components up
front. I'd spend more time focusing on what's up front
but that's just me. My rear seat passengers never
agreed with me. =)

Ian

--- Mike Bruce <shoitoff@verizon.net> wrote:

> You will want a pair of 6x8 speakers for the rear
> deck.  Pick something
> of high quality, 2 or 3 way is preferred.  What
> option package do you
> have?  There was a JBL system offered from Ford
> which included a
> subwoofer in the center of the rear deck that was
> powered by a separate
> amp.  Also, depending on the head unit that you
> have, you could forgo
> the stock amp since the new deck may have more power
> anyways.
> 
> Other people may have more specific suggestions
> since I am of the camp
> that a stereo is just useless weight (also a member
> of the no a/c club).
> 
> Mike Bruce
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> Techpriest
> Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 11:02 AM
> To: ShoTimes (E-mail)
> Subject: [Shotimes] Speakers 89
> 
> The deck was almost dead in my 89 SHO so I replaced
> it with a Sony CD
> player.  After the deck was installed I tired it out
> and it is LOUD!
> That
> factory amp really puts out some power.  I don't see
> me entering any
> contests with it, but I also don't see me ever
> riding in the car, even
> with
> windows down, with the stereo at full.  Since it
> works so well, I would
> like
> to keep the factory amp.
> 
> So now my stereo is good and loud, but not as clear
> as it should be so I
> want to replace the speakers.  Looking the car up at
> the various
> car-stereo
> sites I keep finding "6x8 in back deck" which I know
> is not the whole
> truth.
> The car has a pair of 6x8 woofers for low ranges,
> and another speaker
> for
> mids and highs in the back.  Nobody mentions the
> other speakers.  Can
> somebody tell me what sizes the speakers are and
> what the function of
> them
> is?  I may have to buy 3 way speakers and remove the
> unwanted channels
> myself, but that is not a problem.  I just want to
> get a list of
> speakers
> before I go shopping so I only have to remove the
> speakers once, not
> once to
> measure and once to install.
> 
> Thanks, and Merry Chrsitmas!
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