We set up our dedicated car listening room to allow the testers to switch between the two sets of speakers with the press of a button.
I think the component speakers did a better job at reproducing the separate low and high frequencies. The separate tweeter really did a great job with the higher vocals and the woofer seemed to provide more powerful and precise bass. I was surprised to find that the ones I preferred were the Kappa coaxials.
They were smoother on top and produced a more focused, stable stereo image. Our results were divided, but not unexpected, because both kinds of speakers have their strengths. You can get serious bass from a set of components, but higher-quality materials and engineering, even in full-range speakers, tend to give you smoother, more lifelike sound. Keep in mind that once installed in a car, components have a distinct stereo-imaging advantage—mounting the tweeters nearer your ear level makes it seem like the music is coming from on your dash, rather than from down in your doors.
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I would run a comparison test using the components and a pair of either 3 way or 4 way coaxial, and let the people again decide which they prefer. Both seems versatile in their own perspective, however I would think overall a 3 way or 4 way might have a better sound overall, but lack in imaging as the sound is directed usually towards one another.
Ive found that components only sound better with the tweeter mounted within a few inches of the woofer. I cant see how a tweeter mounted in a dash and the bass driver down low on a door could image better. Getting the right speakers to fit your car doesn't have to be confusing, thanks to Crutchfield's extensive research and database.
With so many types of car speakers available, it's important to know what to look for, so your car audio system sounds the best. When you're shopping for speakers, don't forget the tweeter. The shape and the material it's made from have a direct impact on how your music sounds. If you want your music to sound great, you can't ignore your car's speakers.
Dollar for dollar, new speakers are one of the best ways to improve your car's sound. This Crutchfield video covers the basics of car speaker installation. You'll see that you can do it yourself, have fun, and save money when you upgrade your speakers. Factory speakers usually sound fine when they're new, but they deteriorate over time. We compared speakers of different ages to see how badly they fared. If the music in your vehicle sounds terrible, it might be time to replace those old, blown-out factory speakers.
Installing new car speakers is the single most cost-effective improvement you can make to your vehicle's audio system. This article will show you how to do it. Properly tweaked, your car or truck can be a fantastic place to listen to music. But first, you need to compensate for some of its natural limitations. For free personalized advice, call Our Advisors have listened to most of the speakers we carry, and can help you make the best choice for your system.
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Connect ID. What is Connect ID? Call us at Your advisor will be able to share relevant pages and add items to your cart. Your security and privacy are ensured. Our advisors cannot see anything that is on your computer. They only have the ability to "serve" a page from our site and put items in your cart. This allows woofers and tweeters if they are coaxial to be placed on-axis to the listener. In most audio applications when we talk about getting the b est sound quality, the idea is to try to get as close to live sound reproduction as possible.
In a mobile environment, if you think of your dashboard as a live stage, we want to get as close as possible to the music sounding as if the band were performing right there on your dashboard. Since this can be a hard feat to achieve, there are a few solutions outside of speaker placement that are employed to improve sound quality.
Imaging is what is referred to as where the sound from the speaker projects itself in the vehicle. Since the stock speaker locations are usually not ideal, this can be improved by using time alignment which delays the music slightly by speaker so that even in different locations, the sound reaches the listener at the same time.
Time alignment can be provided by the head unit, or by external sound processors such as a DSP. If you are not too concerned about sound quality and just want your music to be louder and more clear than your stock system, coaxial speakers will generally suffice. It should be mentioned however, that without adding an external amp to power them, the volume increase may be negligible. This is where one other important tip comes into play: sound deadening.
It is highly recommended when doing speaker upgrades, to add a layer or two of sound deadening product to your doors. This is usually a butyl rubber based product that is applied to the metal door frame underneath the door panels. This helps improve speaker volume and clarity by reducing road and outside noise as well as stopping speaker rattles and damping resonant frequencies.
If you are upgrading from stock coaxial speakers to aftermarket component speakers, you will notice a decent level of sound quality as you gain the improvement in imaging by separating the woofer and tweeters. Most component speakers are designed to be run off of an amplifier, so be ready to spend money on both the speakers and an aftermarket amp to properly power them.
If you are unsure as to what will sound best in your vehicle, leave a comment reply and I will do my best to help you select the right gear for your ride. Thanks for reading! Thank you for the info. The two big speakers are the woofers while the two smaller speakers are the tweeters. The boxes are something called crossovers. The thing with component speakers is that they separate the frequencies into their own speakers, making the sound cleaner. The tweeter is taking care of the higher frequencies while the woofer is taking care of the lower ones.
The crossover is deciding which frequencies go to which speaker. Component speakers are considered to be the better option between these two types of speakers. While there are some great coaxial speakers on the market, most of them are not going to sound anything like component speakers do. As mentioned earlier, coaxial speakers are designed to produce a wide range of sound from one set of speakers, the tweeter is built into the speaker itself.
As the case for component speakers are different, where specific speakers are designed to handle specific sound, the quality becomes so much better. When the woofer does not have to worry about the higher frequencies in sound, they can be designed in another way that makes the mid and lower frequencies sound better. The same thing is with the tweeter, that no longer has to be shared with lower sound. You will hear details in music much better as well as vocals. Most coaxials use a single cheap capacitor connected to the tweeter mounted and nothing for the woofer.
Component speakers, by comparison, use an external crossover designed for the specific speakers used and are made using better quality capacitors and inductors. Even better, some component speaker crossovers include a tweeter volume control option.
This is helpful if the tweeter seems too harsh sounding to you. Some also include tweeter overload circuit protection to avoid burning them out during high power delivery.
Shown here is a typical component speaker installation: the woofer, tweeter, and crossover are mounted inside a car door.
Perhaps the best thing for me to do is to simplify it with a short comparison below. Coaxial speakers, as I mentioned earlier, are a lot more popular and because of it, many stores have them in stock.
As far as price is concerned, prices for component speakers start at about the same price as a very good pair of coaxial speakers. For example, I installed quite a few average-quality coaxial speakers in cars, trucks, and even boats over the years. The good news is that there are some component speaker systems that can be used a lot like component speakers, making them easier to install.
As I noted above, component speakers should be driven with an amplifier for the best results. An example of a component speaker set in this case by speaker company MB Quart that can be put together to work like a coaxial speaker for easier installation and using less space. For example , most car stereo units, despite the misleading advertising they have, output only about watts RMS per channel at the most.
However, using an amp can take your audio system to the next level. Using an amplifier even a decent one, not a high-end unit can make a big difference in how your car audio system sounds. I recommend using a decent quality amplifier with 50 watts RMS per channel or higher for best results.
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