ICE Experts - rear door schpeakerzz!

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Howdy,

These are the best speakers I can find for £50...

Alpine SPE-17CS
* Peak Power 210W
* RMS Power 35W
* Frequency Response: 35Hz - 25kHz
* Sensitivity: 91 dB/W(1m)
* Air-Vented Lightweight Frame Design
* Hybrid Pearl-Mica Injection Woofer Cone
* Soft Butyl Rubber Edge
* Square Voice Coil Wire Design
* 20mm Soft Dome Neodymium Tweeter
* Advanced Tweeter Installation Adapter
* Divisible Crossover Network
* Designed in Europe

I already have Alpine's for the front and will be ordering a head unit soon enough. Just need some speakers for the rear doors, plus it'll be nice to keep it all one brand.

Can anyone point me in the direction of better speakers for the money?

Many Thanks,
J
 
Don't waste your cash with rear speakers, you would have been better off spending all the money on the fronts and fade most of the music to the front.
 
[TW]Fox;11906072 said:
Why? Surely get good speakers for the front doors and leave the rears alone?
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Why? that's like doing half a job...I don't do things by halfs...

Firestar_3x said:
Don't waste your cash with rear speakers, you would have been better off spending all the money on the fronts and fade most of the music to the front.
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I've already got £300 odd quids worth of audio from where I spent a mint on my first car (sold the HU) included in this are a decent set of 16.5cm alpines I can wack straight in the front, sub and amp in the boot as well. I need a new head unit, which I've picked so I'm just thinking I might as well fit some decent rears, be better for when passengers are in it.

[TW]Fox;11906087 said:
Have you thought about keeping the money and saving up for a better car
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What a stupid idea. Why would I spend all this time and effort finding a car I love only to just save up for something "better". I'm keeping this car and spending some money on it.
 
Rear speakers are really quite irrelevant for the most part. Those will do the job for some rear fill, but make sure you have your fader set mainly (80%) to the front if you want any kind of stereo image and soundstaging.

Assume you're using front component speakers... if not, then get some.
 
[TW]Fox;11906149 said:
Becuase it isn't required - what benefit will they give you?
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Me, the driver, none.

However, I reguarly carry passengers. It will benefit them.

Becuase you fail at carz.
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This...is partially true :p

It's not going anywhere mate, I'm keeping it and spending some cash on it, I'll be having it for a year at least.
 
daz said:
Rear speakers are really quite irrelevant for the most part. Those will do the job for some rear fill, but make sure you have your fader set mainly (80%) to the front if you want any kind of stereo image and soundstaging.

Assume you're using front component speakers... if not, then get some.
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the front's are components :)
 
The best rear upgrade is to add some directional high mounted tweeters/mids aimed forward, this expands the soundstage at the front,

Other then that, your just spending £50 on your rear passengers.. ;)
 
[TW]Fox;11906184 said:
Dont spend money on a phat ICE install purely to benefit your rear seat passengers, seriously...
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how is semi decent rear speakers a blazing phat ICE system? :p

I'm using stuff for the most part, I already have :)
 
Demon said:
The best rear upgrade is to add some directional high mounted tweeters/mids aimed forward, this expands the soundstage at the front,

Other then that, your just spending £50 on your rear passengers.. ;)
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See i'm not so sure about this, out of the factory my car has components in the front and rear, the tweeters are mounted ontop of the doorcards at the rear so near my headrest, i don't like the soundstage this effect produces, depends on the track but sometimes it just sounds odd.
 
[TW]Fox;11906184 said:
Dont spend money on a phat ICE install purely to benefit your rear seat passengers, seriously...
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I don't think spending £50 on rear speakers is considered 'phat'..

You on the blob today or something?

Although I can see the possibilities of your idea there, why don't manufacturers just shove a couple of deckchairs in the back, and reduce the cost of the car, lighten it, etc. If you want to weight your car down with nice rear seats, it can be a cost option.. ;)


See i'm not so sure about this, out of the factory my car has components in the front and rear, the tweeters are mounted ontop of the doorcards at the rear so near my headrest, i don't like the soundstage this effect produces, depends on the track but sometimes it just sounds odd.
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It probably epends on the car, I did this to my MKIV Ashtray, and the soundstage opened up very well..
 
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[TW]Fox;11906072 said:
Why? Surely get good speakers for the front doors and leave the rears alone?
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This.

Rear speakers just drag the sound stage back, just get better front ones instead.
 
Janesy B said:
he's already made his mind up. just spec the man some speakers
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we are are trying to unchange it as its a stupid thing todo I have no rear speakers in my mondeo and the rear passengers can hear the music just fine. If you add rear speakers it'll drag the sound stage back and sound awful:)
 
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