[ganderson08]

Hey everyone, I was looking for component speaker and noticed ones with the addition tweeter required some extra installation by cutting and such. I was wondering if the ones that have installed new component speaker or speaker savvy members could chime in about the installation process. tell us your set up if your running off of hu and which one or external amp and spec of amp and all that jazz i know the basic add a sub wiring with 2ch amp. But im doing my homework for the 4 ch amp setup. With components in front and upgraded coaxial in rear.

 

[zinger]

I put Boston Acoustics S60 component speakers in this winter. There is a thread showing how I fit the tweeters in the door sails. If you can't find it, let me know and I'll search. I originally ran them off the head unit. My RS 6 came with an "aftermarket" Pioneer nav unit which had decent power. The speakers sound great. I bought them online for around $80.

Last week I installed a 4-channel amp. It is a Polk Audio PA-660. It isn't louder by a huge amount. It still rocks enough to embarass my daughter when I pick her up from middle school. I can definitely tell a difference in the clarity with the amp. It was a good addition. I built a platform and mounted it under the driver's seat. So far, I have only wired up the Bostons through the amp. The rear speakers are still powered by the HU. I bought the amp from cowboom.com which sells open stock from BestBuy. It came with a 30 day guarantee. It only had a few small scuffs, it works perfectly. Cowboom is kind of hit-and-miss with what they have in stock though. I think it was $100.

My next purchase is going to be a sub. Cowboom HAD 10 inch Polks for around $30 and a few other brands as well. They have been sold out for a while, so I'm waiting for them to restock. I won't have time to put it in for a few weeks anyway. I plan to build a box that will fit under the passenger seat so I don't lose any cargo space.

I may bridge the rear channels on my amp to power the sub until I can afford to buy a dedicated sub amp. I was looking at the Polk PA 880 monoblock for that.

I'm certainly no audio expert. I just researched as much as I could and bought what I could afford. There are many knowledgable audiophiles here who can pipe in with

 

[alfundo]

i just saw this set up yesterday...very ingenious, flip your spare upside down and the speaker nests in the donut while you keep all of your cargo area...if i didnt already have the bazooka set up...


opps, forgot to add the link http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=61220&id=193711393978879

 

[surfMOMster]

That sub setup is so smart!

 

[zinger]

Cool, but way too expensive for me!

It would have to be recovered in cloth to use the cargo area. High gloss piano black would show every scratch. I wonder about the typical speaker grill too. Most are pretty thin. I haul eight 50 pound bags of water softener salt every few weeks. That would probably cave in most grills. I would think dirt would fall down inside the cone too. Could be carefully vaccuumed out though.

For mostly budget concerns, I'll probably build a downfiring underseat sub box out of MDF... $20 in materials and a little time.

 

[ManInTheBox]

i just saw this set up yesterday...very ingenious, flip your spare upside down and the speaker nests in the donut while you keep all of your cargo area...if i didnt already have the bazooka set up...


opps, forgot to add the link Gen 2 08-11 xB SUBTUB!! | Facebook

Cool idea! Is that a 12 or 15?

 

[TartanJack]

That looks like Scion Pro's set up:
Gen 2 SUBTUB! - Scikotics Scion Forums

 

[zinger]

Yeah, that is the one from ScionPro. The Facebook link goes to ScionPro's page. I saw a while ago they were working on this, but didn't know it was in production.