Ben™ Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) Decided (I hope), to get some coaxials.I will listen to what people say in the future and agree vibe are horrible.Choice of 4:MTXFocalRainbowAlpineI'm going for quality rather than loud now. But I don't want them to give up on me when I want some kick.Opinions please! Edited January 4, 2011 by 1.0E Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 are gti speakers actually any different to standard speakers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben™ Posted January 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Been told so by dale, apparently the gti speakers are made by blaupunkt and the non-gti's by volkswagen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Yes mine distort at high volume - rears more than fronts, but as the newest GTI is now coming up for 6 years old, there is a good chance that any standard speakers have degenerated and will distort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben™ Posted January 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) Then that's got me wondering, is it really worth the £95, seeing as std's only distort at very near max vol."New Volkswagen VW Blaupunkt Speaker kit, Door front, dash panel, 60/80 Watt For installation in front doors / dash panel. Upgrade. 2-way component speaker kit. - Load rating: 60/80 watts. - Frequency response: 30 - 20 000 Hz. - Complete with two tweeter/woofer speakers."Sorry to deafen you ray! Edited January 4, 2011 by 1.0E Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 ...as I said, mine are now 6 years old, so I expect some loss of quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOCK Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Then that's got me wondering, is it really worth the £95, seeing as std's only distort at very near max vol.After living with standard speakers for nearly 4 years before buying the GTi I would say that the only reason the sound system is better in the GTi is because there are twice as many speakers. You'd be better off installing the GTi speakers into the rear door cards and keeping your standard ones in the front doors I reckon. The GTi speakers are a little bit better sound quality wise than the standard ones but I wouldn't say that they are much, if any, louder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben™ Posted January 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) Not purely after loud, I want quality...And to give it the odd blast now and then without the speakers having a fit S'pose your right ray.Wait... what am I saying, your always right Ray Edited January 4, 2011 by 1.0E Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Have you got an aftermarket headunit?Its not just the speakers, its the amp as well. If you want a decent sound you will need to power the speakers from a seperate amp.I personally wouldnt spend 95 on gti speakers...get a decent set of aftermarket componants for that. Basically if you want a good sound you will need: new HU, amp, speakers, sound deadening, good wiring and the speakers need to be mounted well on the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben™ Posted January 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Yeah, kenwood hu is putting out 4x50w.I know but I HATE god damn fecking wiring so much it makes me want to cry.I'm just going with the plug and play option unless someone wants to be paid to set up my system properly and not craply like I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 wiring is hardly difficult!...just a wire going to a speaker just takes time really.When i did all mine it took the best part of the weekend but its worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben™ Posted January 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 S'pose, I've just had a nightmare with it.Off-topic what size are the rear speakers? 5.25 or 6.5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblet Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Ben, have you checked your car actually has the holes for rear speakers?I'm only suggesting it as early models don't have any holes behind the rear door cards at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben™ Posted January 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Yeah it does mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeA Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 I bought alpine type r 16.5cm two ways, cost me 95 a pair, just the fronts sound really really clear, loud and warm and i am a headphone geek so know what some songs should like. They're only coming off my Alpine HU, if they were amped theyd be amazing! A little more money, but tbh, blaupunkt aren't reknowned for amazing speakers. You could spend the extra, get some alpines, RFs, focals etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben™ Posted January 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 I thought front speakers were 5.25?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeA Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 The stock ones, mine alpines are 16.5cm/6.5in, they slot in fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblet Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Standard front speakers are 16.5cm/6.5" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeA Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Standard front speakers are 16.5cm/6.5"There we go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben™ Posted January 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Don't know why 5.25 came into my head, my vibes are 6.5 aswell...Need to lay of the sheesh.Just going to buy some gti speakers and dynamat the f out of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeA Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Don't know why 5.25 came into my head, my vibes are 6.5 aswell...Need to lay of the sheesh.Just going to buy some gti speakers and dynamat the f out of them.Fair play, im not the boss of you but...... for 95 you could get 4 speakers that granted wouldnt be the best, but A.) would be better than vibe and B.) better than stock speakers Dynamat is awesome but IMO, spending the dosh on it for stock speaks would be like putting michelins on a g whizz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben™ Posted January 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Joe... Pm mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thealex Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Scrap the GTI speakers.. get some aftermarket speakers for the same price and use the original wires!If you only want speakers and not the best sound, then no need for an amp. If you have a aftermarket headunit it probably has a built in amp for slightly better sound quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben™ Posted January 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 So am I right in thinking...Seeing as my headunit is 4x50wIf i bought these: LinkyAnd ran them off the headunit, seeing as they're 60w rms, I'd only be loosing 10w's per speaker?Or is the point in amping more down to quality?Hate technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_273 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Your headunit isn't 4x50W, it's probably more like 4x18W. Look up the difference between Watts RMS (the true power of an amplifier) and Watts MAX (what headunit manufacturers like to quote to make their equipment look more powerful).The standard speakers aren't that bad if you give them plenty of power with a signal from a decent source. It is quite possible that it's the output from your headunit that is distorting. The speakers convert whatever signal they receive into sound so if you give them a distorted signal they they will give a distorted sound. The reason the output from the headunit distorts is because the in built amp is not up to the job. Hence the use of an external amplifier.Or you could take the easy solution: turn it down a little bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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