So here's my question.

I know pretty much nothing about stereos.

My stock speakers sound fine, but when I get music with more bass in it, I have to keep the volume down to keep from blowing them.

Wondering Can I just upgrade speakers with stock headunit?

Or do I need more amps/watts or whatever from headunit to speakers. (meaning I would need a new headunit) I already have an aftermarket one left I've. But I like the Stock stuff.

So maybe just some upgraded speakers?

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

I have all Infinity Kappa's in the Bonneville with stock head unit. For me, it works perfectly fine (I know it's not the best, but I'm not messing with aftermarket head unit on that car).

I drove for years with the stock HU on my LeSabre with upgraded speakers, and I loved it. I only went aftermarket on that car because at the time is was my only car, and I wanted to ability to play more music at one time (MP3 CD's). After the upgrade of the HU, I didn't notice too much improvement, except the highs seemed clearer.

Hope this helps you a little.

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- Greg | -- Project Prasinos -- |

1995 LeSabre Custom: 312K Miles | Custom K&N CAI | Edelbrock SDT Muffler | Camaro Tips | 180 T-stat | LED Interior
& Exterior | 20% Tint | PA Grill & Portholes | Limited Trim | GTP Rims | Ported LIM | Plus Many More Mods | Restoration Thread
2001 Bonneville SSEi: 225K Miles | Instense FWI | Intense MPS (3.4") | 180 T-stat | ZZP Plog | Ported Rear Manifold |
ZZP 3" Downpipe | Magnaflow Cat | Retrofitted HIDs | GenV M90 | GXP Brake Upgrade | 35% Tint | Plus Many More Mods |
2005 Bonneville GXP: 101K Miles | Custom FWI
2009 G8 GT: 89K Miles | 35% Tint | Roto-Fab CAI | SOLO Mach Exhaust | BMR Tunnel Brace | BMR Sub Frames | BMR STB |
Kooks Headers | QTP Electric Cutouts | BMR Sway Bars | Elite Engineering Catch Can | Innovative Dual Wideband Kit
1984 Caprice Classic Wagon: 86K Miles | Restoration Project

Infinity kappas are actually what came in our olds.

I ended up selling em real cheap over a year ago

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

Kappas should really be on an amp to really appreciate their quality. Running off a factory or even aftermarket hu they won't sound all that great. For your needs I would suggest infinity reference speakers they require less wattage to sound good.

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2000 ssei gone but not forgotten

Current fleet:
2009 G8 v6, 2009 Avalanche LTZ, 2013 Volt

I do have a 700 watt amp (Phoenix gold, i think?) for car speakers.

Don't know if it's "good" or if it'll hook up with stock headunit?

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

Aftermarket speakers would help your sound but without proper power feeding them, when cranked they won't be a huge improvement over stock. I suggest installing the amp you have, but it will be a custom thing, using a line out converter in order to hook it up. Stock HU will not agree with after market amps.

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-Car Guy Carl
"Penelope" - 2003 SLE - 247k Miles
"Sydney" - 2000 Honda S2000 - 98k miles

Aftermarket HU could have RCA preouts. The 1.5 DIN radio can be hard to come by sometimes though.

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Will
88 Cutlass Ciera Brougham International | 120k mi | White w/ Dk Claret Int. | Roller to be S2 L67/4T65E-HD | 1 of ~5100 3.8 FE3 Int'l series
91 Riviera | S2 L67 Swap/4T60E | 127K mi | Antelope Met. w/ Tan Int. | Saved From Death By Crusher
92 Bonneville SSE | L67/4T60E | 77K mi | Med Slate Grey w/ Two-Tone Grey Int. | Low Miles Time Capsule
92 Lumina Z34 | LQ1/4T60E | 177k mi | Torch Red w/Grey Int. | Rusty In Odd Spots
99 Tahoe LT | L31/4L65E | 276k mi | Spiral Grey Metallic w/Grey Int. | Truck for Truck Things and Portable Concert Hall
03 Park Avenue Ultra | 212K mi | White Diamond Met. w/ Shale Int. | Southern Time Capsule
05 Acura RL | 155K mi | Carbon Grey Pearl w/Ebony Int. | The Super-Hooptie Daily

Ok. I have pretty much zero knowledge or stereo stuff.


Really am not into the big loud booming stereos that rattle the cars and bounce down the road.


But my speakers kind of rattle a little when the bass is adjusted up too much or the volume is up too loud (And I'm not blasting my stereo either).

Now, my grandmas '02 Regal with Monsoon Stereo sounds great!

Just wondering if some new speakers would revive it? Or it wouldn't be worth the bother?

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

New speakers will definitely help, like I said before I wouldn't get kappas but infinity references should be fine. An aftermarket head unit would produce better sound too but for your needs I suspect the stock one will do fine.

Besides you already know the stock speakers are going out. You can always just replace them and then reassess the sound quality then.

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2000 ssei gone but not forgotten

Current fleet:
2009 G8 v6, 2009 Avalanche LTZ, 2013 Volt

I've been driving the car for the last 3 years the way it is. When too much bass or too loud you get a little noise coming from rear speakers so I just keep the bass and volume down and they sound ok.


Edit: Know anyplace to get cheap speakers?

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

I don't know much about the 92-99 systems but if 4ohm speakers would work maybe some pioneers would be in order since they are generally more bassy and a little more durable then infinitys

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2000 ssei gone but not forgotten

Current fleet:
2009 G8 v6, 2009 Avalanche LTZ, 2013 Volt

I have Pioneer rear speakers (40W RMS, 260W peak, 4-way) and SSEiMan01 has heard them in person. Aftermarket is miles ahead of stock paper speakers.

My preference, infinity front and pioneer rear, match the RMS to ~40RMS for a stock HU. A good upgrade is the 7-band equalizer HU if you haven't already. I found one in a GP (1996?...) that had dual 50W amplifiers.

Edit: I have been running 2-ohm system (per channel) impedence on that HU with no problems. OEM is 8 front and 12 rear.

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Boost addict


The Fleet:
'93 SSEi - Twincharged + manual Build thread
'97 Camaro - Top swap
'05 STS - V8, AWD, her DD
'92 Trofeo - Fair weather DD
'99 Montana - top swap 3800
'04 Sierra 2500HD - LLY Duramax

Current project:
Something cool, trust me.

Upcoming projects:
'92 Bonneville SSE
'87 LeSabre T-type
'67 LeSabre

Gone to greener pastures:
'84 Sierra Classic - Twin turbo 3800
'97 LeSabre - Top swap

RIP:
'86 LeSabre - pictures
'93 SE - L67

One of these:

1.) http://outlet.crutchfield.com/p_1085032CF/Infinity-Reference-5032cf.html?cc=07
&
2.) http://www.crutchfield.com/p_1089632CF/Infinity-Reference-9632cf.html

OR

3.) http://www.crutchfield.com/p_130TSG1644/Pioneer-TS-G1644R.html
&
4.) http://outlet.crutchfield.com/p_130TSA6964/Pioneer-TS-A6964R.html?cc=02#details-tab

Or those combos up to par?


Or maybe something else?


Edit: And yes I have the 7-band equalizer already.

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

Wait, I thought the Bonneville has a 5.25" front speaker?

Try onlinecarstereo.com , $48 for the Pioneers.

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Boost addict


The Fleet:
'93 SSEi - Twincharged + manual Build thread
'97 Camaro - Top swap
'05 STS - V8, AWD, her DD
'92 Trofeo - Fair weather DD
'99 Montana - top swap 3800
'04 Sierra 2500HD - LLY Duramax

Current project:
Something cool, trust me.

Upcoming projects:
'92 Bonneville SSE
'87 LeSabre T-type
'67 LeSabre

Gone to greener pastures:
'84 Sierra Classic - Twin turbo 3800
'97 LeSabre - Top swap

RIP:
'86 LeSabre - pictures
'93 SE - L67

I really have no clue haha

I could have sworn I saw 6.5" somewhere but I could be wrong.


EDIT: YUP. You are correct. Did a little research and they indeed are 5.25 in the front doors.

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

Sonicelectronix is where I buy everything. Great prices and free shipping a lot of the time.

New speakers will revive your system. If you're not satisfied, a new HU would be the next step.

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-Car Guy Carl
"Penelope" - 2003 SLE - 247k Miles
"Sydney" - 2000 Honda S2000 - 98k miles

One website says Bonneville has 5.25 and another says it has 4x6.... (in the front doors)


I think I found some:

Front door
Option 1
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_18910_Infinity-Reference-6432cfp.html
Option 2
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_41270_Pioneer-TS-G4644R.html

Rear Deck
Option 1
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_18905_Infinity-Reference-9632cf.html
Option 2
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_31095_Pioneer-TS-A6964R.html



I don't let me know what you think...I think I'm going to do some ordering on black friday

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

Check Amazon. That's where I got my Infinity Reference's last fall, $60.

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Bye Bye:

RIP sandrock

I don't know the mounting depth in the 92-99s but if I had to do mine over again (which I intend to) I would order shallow mount door speakers as mine are a touch too deep and they hit the inside skin

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2000 ssei gone but not forgotten

Current fleet:
2009 G8 v6, 2009 Avalanche LTZ, 2013 Volt

I can vouch for the awesomeness of the 6X9's in your second link.

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-Car Guy Carl
"Penelope" - 2003 SLE - 247k Miles
"Sydney" - 2000 Honda S2000 - 98k miles