Quick Speaker Question for a C5
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Quick Speaker Question for a C5
I read the sticky, great info...
I was talking to the audio installers at a well known retail chain (this should be good) and they said I can't just replace the speakers in the C5, because they are designed to work on 4 oms, and the bose system works on less than 2 oms. They said that if I do it I would blow the speakers?
From what I read in the sticky, I should be able to just replace the speakers with aftermarket speakers, right?
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I was talking to the audio installers at a well known retail chain (this should be good) and they said I can't just replace the speakers in the C5, because they are designed to work on 4 oms, and the bose system works on less than 2 oms. They said that if I do it I would blow the speakers?
From what I read in the sticky, I should be able to just replace the speakers with aftermarket speakers, right?
Tks
Peace
Willfulone
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"They" are wrong. The 3.5" twiddler and the rear speakers (either 5.25" or 6.5" dependent on model) can be swapped out with no problems with aftermarket 4 ohm speakers. "They" are thinking of older Corvettes.
Many C5 owers have done the swap and are pleased with the results. I recommend doing the 3.5" first. Infinity and Alpine seem to be a popular choice.
Many C5 owers have done the swap and are pleased with the results. I recommend doing the 3.5" first. Infinity and Alpine seem to be a popular choice.
you can swap those out.
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I've been talking to the installers that did my Hummer for a couple months now about doing an install in the vette and what my options are. I have an Alpine CDA-9855 HU in the garage and and they told me that using that with a PAC adapter and upgrading the 3 1/2"s with a set of alpine's would be a big improvement. They have upgraded the twiddlers on a couple of cars by installing the 3 1/2" Alpines and said that it was a nice improvement. The new LT's drowning out your audio?
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I am also replacing my speakers, but I want to go bigger than the 3.5 twiddlers, but since I am keeping my radio stock, is there a law a deminishing returns on the power handling and quality of speakers I put it with stock amp?
Anyone else have this concern?
Anyone else have this concern?
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Originally Posted by Ephedranator
I am also replacing my speakers, but I want to go bigger than the 3.5 twiddlers, but since I am keeping my radio stock, is there a law a deminishing returns on the power handling and quality of speakers I put it with stock amp?
Anyone else have this concern?
Anyone else have this concern?
