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Hi

I have an Acura Integra GSR, believe it has 4 speakers, fronts have a
tweeter section also separate, and am missing my front woofers (got
stolen), rears are std.

Want to upgrade speakers and wondering what brand speakers to get (good
value for money) and whether to upgrade all speakers on only the front
woofers as also if I should get component speakers ie separate tweeters
and woofers or all in one.

Second question

I want to make my car much quieter, so wondering if underboady
coating/deadening shold be the first step or whether doing door/trunk
etc with second skin or raammat is better.

Thanks

Shriram

[Troy T.]

Shriram,

1st off sorry for your loss.It sucks to have that happen but, its a
good reason to buy new stuff

Some of the speakers i would recomend are Alpine, Rockford Fosgate,and
JL.They all have awsome SQ. Alpine and Rockford Fosgate are going to be
cheaper then the JL's.Component speakers will sound alot better because
ou can riase the sound stage to your ear level instead of firing the
speakers at your feet. The best way to set it up is to get the better
speakers up front (componets up front and coaxil in rear)I am going to
be buying some Rockfors Fosgate components soon and they are awsome
speakers and they are somewhat inexpensive and they have awsome
configuration options. Here is the link:
http://www.cardomain.com/item/ROCP162S . That web site will beat other
web sites prices so you dont actualy have to pay 200$ you can find them
for alot cheaper.
Good luck with your stereo system

TroyT.

[keith]

Hi Shriram

I find speakers to be a highly personal choice... There truly are
differences in sound from one producer / model to the next. Your best
bet is to audition as many as you can, and then, if you still don't find
what you like, come back here and let us know what you did and didn't
like about particular sets, and we might be able to help you out more
effectively.

Check out the FAQ - especially section 3 in this case. That's where you
really need to start:
http://www.mobileaudio.com/rac-faq/

On question #2...
Yea, sound deadening makes a HUGE difference - but it's a major project,
and one that I personally wouldn't undertake unless I was ready to go
whole hog. We're talking about removing your entire interior, spraying
or laying down multiple layers of sound deadening material, and then
putting it all back together - right. In reality, if you have a garage,
tools, and persistence, it's not that big of a deal, but it'd be silly
not to run wiring for as much of a system as you can possibly ever
imagine right then and there. You don't have to use it all now, but
once the audio bug hits (and it will), you'll be happy that you already
have all of that done. If you're ready for that step, I say go for it!

I did a quick search for a web page that nicely illustrates the process,
and i came up with this:
http://www.nissanperformancemag.com/may05/project200sx/

Good luck and see you around,

KeithS



wrote:

Hi

I have an Acura Integra GSR, believe it has 4 speakers, fronts have a
tweeter section also separate, and am missing my front woofers (got
stolen), rears are std.

Want to upgrade speakers and wondering what brand speakers to get (good
value for money) and whether to upgrade all speakers on only the front
woofers as also if I should get component speakers ie separate tweeters
and woofers or all in one.

Second question

I want to make my car much quieter, so wondering if underboady
coating/deadening shold be the first step or whether doing door/trunk
etc with second skin or raammat is better.

Thanks

Shriram

[MOSFET]

I find speakers to be a highly personal choice... There truly are
differences in sound from one producer / model to the next. Your best
bet is to audition as many as you can, and then, if you still don't find
what you like, come back here and let us know what you did and didn't
like about particular sets, and we might be able to help you out more
effectively.


Good advice. I second this.

The trouble today is that so many people buy online (which makes auditioning
impossible), it is difficult to find a brick-and-mortor that has all the
speakers you want to audition. But as Keith said, speakers differ greatly
from brand to brand. Also, the type of music you listen to may very well
help determine your choice as one set might sound good with classical, but
might suck with metal.

There's no substitute to listening to a bunch.

MOSFET