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<blockquote data-quote="Huachipato" data-source="post: 14500976" data-attributes="member: 22395"><p>Gamebred - the problem with the Mach 460 system is the impedance of the speakers is not your normal ratings you find in aftermarket products. So what most are saying here is use the stock speakers/amps and change the head unit - which doesn't really answer your question very well. Others have added an amp and subwoofers as an add on - but kept the speakers and stock amps running as well (just put a little more kick in the sound). Or a combination of both obviously (which is where I'm currently at).</p><p></p><p>To answer your question - you are going to need to do more than just by a speaker. Your cheap/best bet is to find someone who did an upgrade and is selling their old speakers. Why? As I have mentioned above - the stock impedance in these cars is not something you are going to be able to match in aftermarket products. It is very important that the speakers and amps have the same impedance ratings - otherwise you are most likely going to over drive the stock amps or blow the speakers. Just as it is - adding aftermarket tweeters only will change the impedance of those speakers and they will not produce as much sound as they used to. If you are like me - you have studied the options to death and found that the only proper solution to change the speakers is to swap out the stock amps as well. And if you are going to swap out the stock amps - you have to swap out all the speakers, not just the tweeters.</p><p></p><p>The other option, with an aftermarket head unit is the have the head unit drive the speakers directly and bypass the amps. That still requires for you to re-wire the speakers to pull the signal straight from head unit in the dash instead of the amps in the trunk. It does allow you to at least do it in phases this way though.</p><p></p><p>As always - I'm just sharing what I know - I could be wrong in my findings. Here is a link that should help you better understand our stock system: <a href="http://www.flemworld.com/mach460/mach.html" target="_blank">http://www.flemworld.com/mach460/mach.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Huachipato, post: 14500976, member: 22395"] Gamebred - the problem with the Mach 460 system is the impedance of the speakers is not your normal ratings you find in aftermarket products. So what most are saying here is use the stock speakers/amps and change the head unit - which doesn't really answer your question very well. Others have added an amp and subwoofers as an add on - but kept the speakers and stock amps running as well (just put a little more kick in the sound). Or a combination of both obviously (which is where I'm currently at). To answer your question - you are going to need to do more than just by a speaker. Your cheap/best bet is to find someone who did an upgrade and is selling their old speakers. Why? As I have mentioned above - the stock impedance in these cars is not something you are going to be able to match in aftermarket products. It is very important that the speakers and amps have the same impedance ratings - otherwise you are most likely going to over drive the stock amps or blow the speakers. Just as it is - adding aftermarket tweeters only will change the impedance of those speakers and they will not produce as much sound as they used to. If you are like me - you have studied the options to death and found that the only proper solution to change the speakers is to swap out the stock amps as well. And if you are going to swap out the stock amps - you have to swap out all the speakers, not just the tweeters. The other option, with an aftermarket head unit is the have the head unit drive the speakers directly and bypass the amps. That still requires for you to re-wire the speakers to pull the signal straight from head unit in the dash instead of the amps in the trunk. It does allow you to at least do it in phases this way though. As always - I'm just sharing what I know - I could be wrong in my findings. Here is a link that should help you better understand our stock system: [url]http://www.flemworld.com/mach460/mach.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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