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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 11:13 PM
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Okay, I tried the search but only got 2 results, neither of which was what I needed. If I have overlooked it, please forgive me. I am looking for suggestions on speaker upgrades. I have added a double DIN alpine navigation unit, but the stock speakers sound like crap. Anyone upgraded theirs that may can point me in the right direction? I did add the interface that allows the aftermarket head unit to operate the stock bose speakers, so they are working properly, but they just sound terrible. Any help would be appreciated.
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Try looking in the Audio section.
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depends on how much money you want to put into your speakers.for the best sound i would go with dynaudio or focal klevlar 3 ways . they will cost you tho!!! I had the focals in my doors and they sounded amazing but you need at least 200 to 300 clean watts per side to them to make em purrrrrrrr
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Originally Posted by yelloyello
Try looking in the Audio section.
Thanks for the reply. I may just be slow, but I can't seem to find the audio section. I have looked all over this forum and did not find an "audio section". If you can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.
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depends on how much money you want to put into your speakers.for the best sound i would go with dynaudio or focal klevlar 3 ways . they will cost you tho!!! I had the focals in my doors and they sounded amazing but you need at least 200 to 300 clean watts per side to them to make em purrrrrrrr
Where can I find the focals. I am planning on adding an amp and a 10 inch subwoofer in the trunk, so I would like to have those in the door.

Thanks for the help.
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/audio-electronics-20/

I just installed a system in the wife's vette. Check out the Audio section, linked above, and my C5 thread posted there.
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Here is my thread

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...n-the-car.html
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Originally Posted by batone
Where can I find the focals. I am planning on adding an amp and a 10 inch subwoofer in the trunk, so I would like to have those in the door.

Thanks for the help.

it better be a good high powered clean watt amp to make them sing properly. there are dealers that sell both focals and dynaudio and i would try calling around to find them and buy from them. the reason why is there are alot of fakes out there especially on auction sites. the real deal focals are serial numbered. what amp and sub are you going with?
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I installed Focals front and rear with no Amp along with my Kenwood 7140. The system sounds amazing. You can see the details of my install on the link posted above.
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