Front Speaker Recommendations?

carmo · 03-09-2015, 12:46 PM

Hi All,

I am looking to replace my door speakers (I have the base prof radio -no tweeter) with some coaxials.

Has anyone here done this and how is the sound compared to components. I am looking for something below 200$ and they will be amped at 50w rms each. I hear we also need adapters to make new speakers fit our doors. Any advice would be appreciated.

Regards,

Tony

kingmonkey8 · 03-10-2015, 05:16 PM

Some speakers will need adapters if the speaker depth is greater than around 50mm. But you can get plug and play speakers that are designed as a direct fit.
You will also need to code the head unit to HiFi mode to flatten the EQ that is used to compensate for lack of tweeter.
I did install the Focal IFBMW-S but found that it didn't integrate well with the underseat subs. I couldn't get a balanced sound as there was too much bass even with the bass on the HU turned all the way down. Maybe a Cleansweep might have fixed this.
Other people seem to recommend the BAVsounds but I've not tried these myself.

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carmo Private First Class 25 Rep 137 Posts Drives: 2014 320i xdrive Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Montreal, QC iTrader: (0)	Front Speaker Recommendations? Hi All, I am looking to replace my door speakers (I have the base prof radio -no tweeter) with some coaxials. Has anyone here done this and how is the sound compared to components. I am looking for something below 200$ and they will be amped at 50w rms each. I hear we also need adapters to make new speakers fit our doors. Any advice would be appreciated. Regards, Tony
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kingmonkey8 Lieutenant 81 Rep 552 Posts Drives: BMW 428i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Some speakers will need adapters if the speaker depth is greater than around 50mm. But you can get plug and play speakers that are designed as a direct fit. You will also need to code the head unit to HiFi mode to flatten the EQ that is used to compensate for lack of tweeter. I did install the Focal IFBMW-S but found that it didn't integrate well with the underseat subs. I couldn't get a balanced sound as there was too much bass even with the bass on the HU turned all the way down. Maybe a Cleansweep might have fixed this. Other people seem to recommend the BAVsounds but I've not tried these myself.
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