Hi,
I am (I hope) about 10 days out from my '02 (build date supposedly of today-second build date my dealer has given me) , and based on everyone's comments on the boards I am planning ahead on doing upgrades to the sound system early. I have done a search and haven't been able to find these specific questions addressed before:
Could someone who has done the speaker upgrade comment if it is worthwhile to get the separate tweeters/woofer speakers with crossover done, or just put in the combined woofer/tweeter quick and easy? I am considering the Inifinity 652 speakers based on everyone's comments.
The reason I ask is someone mentioned that it was difficult to understand plain speech with the combined speakers, and I was concerned because I listen to a lot of lectures while in the car. I don't mind paying to having it done professionally and have the separate tweeters put in if it will make a big difference in clarity of the lectures.
I ordered a 184, and so from what I understand the base system is a 4 ohm Alpine unit. Would that be sufficient power to power a 4 ohm sub-woofer, or will I need an amp to really get power out of it? I had been considering the Eclipse Aluminum 10" which as I understand it could have the wiring run in parallel and so even a 2 ohm system would be enough to power it being it is dual voice coil. Would I need to run in parallel if the base system is truly 4 ohm?
Thanks for any answers to my questions. Sorry if any of the questions are ignorant, I am an audio idiot, and learning from everyone's posts.
I am (I hope) about 10 days out from my '02 (build date supposedly of today-second build date my dealer has given me) , and based on everyone's comments on the boards I am planning ahead on doing upgrades to the sound system early. I have done a search and haven't been able to find these specific questions addressed before:
Could someone who has done the speaker upgrade comment if it is worthwhile to get the separate tweeters/woofer speakers with crossover done, or just put in the combined woofer/tweeter quick and easy? I am considering the Inifinity 652 speakers based on everyone's comments.
The reason I ask is someone mentioned that it was difficult to understand plain speech with the combined speakers, and I was concerned because I listen to a lot of lectures while in the car. I don't mind paying to having it done professionally and have the separate tweeters put in if it will make a big difference in clarity of the lectures.
I ordered a 184, and so from what I understand the base system is a 4 ohm Alpine unit. Would that be sufficient power to power a 4 ohm sub-woofer, or will I need an amp to really get power out of it? I had been considering the Eclipse Aluminum 10" which as I understand it could have the wiring run in parallel and so even a 2 ohm system would be enough to power it being it is dual voice coil. Would I need to run in parallel if the base system is truly 4 ohm?
Thanks for any answers to my questions. Sorry if any of the questions are ignorant, I am an audio idiot, and learning from everyone's posts.