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Old Apr 19, 2024 | 12:30 PM
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I'm getting ready to update the sound system in the new-to-us 2008 coupe and I have a couple ideas to bounce off y'all.
The car is used for date nights and weekend trips so we don't need to vibrate the neighborhood but it definitely needs to be better than what Chevy put in there.
In the doors I'm thinking Eclipse REF1000S shallow mount 10" with Eclipse REF3032CFX 3.5" two way at the top. In back the Eclipse REF 5032CFX 5.25" two way.
The plan is to use the head unit to power the small speakers directly. The HUs that I have been looking at are around 22-25WPC. The woofers will be fed from the
sub outputs through an amp of approx 100WPC.
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Eclipse or Infinity?
Make sure you don't have a big gap in frequency response between the site woofer and the upper speaker.
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Oops, I meant Infinity.
The woofer goes up to 175Hz, the 5.25 starts at 67Hz and the 3.5 at 85Hz so there is some good overlap.
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My opinion is that your woofers are going to be much louder than the rest of the system. I would get a smaller amp for the woofers or get a 2nd 4ch amp for the rest of the v system.
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