just blew my speakers

boostinss · Post by **boostinss** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:51 pm

well i just blew my stock speakers with me 55X4 watt new deck...bascially i want to get an all new speaker setup that wont blow no matter how loud i turn it up. i have the 05 sxt so what set of 6 speakers could i get for under $350

edit: im not hooking an amp up to my speakers

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 2:33 pm

Do like I do - I have a Pioneer HU, so I would get all pioneer speakers. 6x9's, 6.5's, and 3.5's or tweets for dash. So, if you have a JVC, get some of those, and etc... the reason I say that is because they will handle the power of your deck with no problems... goto Bestbuy.com and search for some there. That is a good start for ideas. Then go to eBay and get them at half price.

atom · Post by **atom** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 3:05 pm

Most aftermarket headunits put out no more then 50 watts and any aftermarket speaker should handle that. Anything not sold at walmart should do and even some of that stuff might. I reccomend kicker products personally.

boostinss · Post by **boostinss** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 3:05 pm

im prolly gunna buy it all from www.audioblowout.com

prices are amazing.

and i have this deck,
http://www.dualav.com/receivers/xd7500.html

Dutch_Neon · Post by **Dutch_Neon** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:12 pm

Pleae note that normal headunits don't put out 4x50 watts. That's just peak power. Nominal power is closer to 4x15 watts.
The danger in hooking up aftermarket speakers without an amp is turning up the volume way high. When you do this, the speakers demand more then the internal amp of your headunit can supply (especially since there are 4 speakers connected on a 2-speaker out). This might cause your headunit to send out distorted signals which then can ruin your brand new speakers.
Why would you want 6 new speakers btw? Why not spend the same amount of money on 1 good component speaker set in the front?
That's how most of the real audio-freaks go about (including myself :p)

blue demon02 · Post by **blue demon02** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:36 am

I will not give my personal oppinion what kind of speakers to buy. My personal choce is q-line mb quart. But I understand thats not in your budget. However Dutch is 100% correct. You blew your stock speakers by what is called underpowered and overdriving. If you try to use that dual head unit to drive any speakers and turn it up all them time with in 6 monthes those nice pioneer speakers will be blown too. Save some money buy a amp and some 2 way speakers.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Eclipse-SP6500-SP-P ... dZViewItem

Thopse arn't a bad set os speakers and would sound good.

http://cgi.ebay.com/KICKER-ZX350-4-06ZX ... dZViewItem

Not a bad amp for a decent price.

But thats just some examples. Some other things I will point out that once you go to amped speakers versus head unit you will never go back the differance in sound quality is amazing. You can still blow your speakers. if you turn them up and its not a nice clear sound and it sounds all distroted then turnit down. If you want to turn it higher then get better speakers its as simple as that. If you want some speakers that you could turn up so loud that you can make your ears hurt do it all day and not blow them.

Then I would recomend a set of these.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Robot-Underground-S ... dZViewItem

I have dealt with the guys that make those my brother bought a set of the gonzo tweets and they are amazing.
now if you hook a cheap amp to those you will be very sorry.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-NAKAMICHI-PA-10 ... dZViewItem
That amp will not disapoiont. But again thats if you want to crank it up amke your ears bleed and not blow the speakers with in 6 months.

just my .02

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:15 am

i know i'm a bit late here, but i'm backing what dutch said here, and then some...

all aftermarket headunits put out about 14-18w RMS, no headunit puts out a true 50x4...

Just because you ahve speakers that can handle more power, does not mean that they wont blow with less power. speakers blowing it not from overpowering them, its from underpowering them and driving them into distortion which causes thermal overload and will eventually FRY the coil. to better explain, think about this way.....

put a candle in front of you, light it, then move your hand up and down above the flame, if your hand stays moving, it wont get burnt, correct? ok, now to simulate distortion or clipping, move your hand up and down, but when you get to the flame, stay there for a little bit......feeling warmer now??

That basically simulates what happens when you have distortion and clipping, the voice coil literally stops moving for a short time in its travel, causing heat that is not dissipated. this over time WILL blow your speakers. i've pushed subs AND speakers i've had well beyond their RMS ratings, and have never had to replace a single one yet. It's all about the clarity of the signal.

i pushed a set of 300W RMS subs on a 2400W RMS @ 1Ohm mono amp...granted i kept the gain turned way down, but i pushed about 500W per sub, and they've never had a single problem....which are now btw in justin's trunk(2003silverneonsxt)

tweeters are most prone to this since there is almost zero movement to be seen in the first place. lower notes take more power to reproduce, more power, longer wavelength, more heat, death innevitable.

the only way to get a truely long lasting system is to have the right power, or little more than the right power, have everything ran with proper crossovers to eliminate lows and highs where necessary, and to use their system responsibly.

hopefully this was somewhat useful to you.