Re: speaker or tape deck ?

[Rob Nance <nance@flex.net>]

>I'd like to start this reply with an empassioned plea that we don't get
>into a huge discussion about audio again ;)  Solomon you can browse the
>archives and find a huge volume of posts on this subject.  Instead of
>sending you there, I'll just summarise what I remember about them (those
>archives can be a nightmare to sort through...)
>
>Basically, the way to improve the sound quality the most is to replace
>the speakers.  I don't know how the 90 90q stereo was set up, but in
>general, and with most cars (not just Audis) you'll get better sound
>from the rear speakers than from the front speakers, because the rear
>speakers can be bigger, and in the rear you can usually fit a seperate
>woofer and tweeter.
>So first advice is to fiddle with the fader and try to get more sound
>out of the back.
>After that, I'd replace the front speakers (be careful, make sure you
>get speakers with proper ohm ratings; I've heard something about 2
>ohms?  Anyone know about this?).  This is most likely to get you the
>biggest sound improvement, but be careful.  Shop around a lot, and make
>sure you can listen to the speakers you're getting, preferably set up in
>a car.  Then look through catalogs and you'll find a much better price.
>If you're really picky about the sound quality, you'll probably want to
>replace the head unit just because no one who's really picky about sound
>quality ever likes the stock head unit.  It's all really a matter of
>taste.
>

OK, I will try not to start a big discussion but, I would higly reccomend
replacing the head unit before the speakers.  Also, the OHM rating of the
speakers is only a real big concern when dealing with POST head unit
amplifiers.  By this I mean stereos such as the Bose systems Ford uses,
JBL, Delco, etc..  A lot of these factory upgrade stereos use strange ohm
loads to run more speakers off of fewer amplifiers and the such.  The will
use 6 ohm speakers so that they can put three on a channel and pull a 2 ohm
load and such.  Point of story, if your speakers aren't powered by the head
unit alone, find out what ohms rating the stock speakers are.


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