I'm in the process of picking out some gear for my 2000 Honda Civic Coupe. I plan on using some components up front and some 6x9's for rear fill. I'm pretty much sold on the Alpine Type X speakers, but need to do some additional research on their fitment. I've taken the door panel apart on my car to check out the stock set up. Behind the stock speaker, and attached to the door panel, is a moisture/rain guard that's part of the door panel. I plan on mounting the tweeters above the woofer via the supplied "coax" setup material. I'm just concerned that if I have to use a spacer, I may run into the issue of the tweeter hitting the stock grill. Looking for some feedback on that. I'd like to stick with a set of components that allow me to mount them coax style as well. I'm not interested in using Q-Logic Pods or mounting a tweeter via drilling/cutting holes in my door panel.
Also, I'm open to feedback regarding other speakers. I listened to some JL, Bostons and Alpines in a sound room (can recall all of the models for each) and preferred the sound of the Alpines. My older vehicle had a set of MB Quart references (roughly 10 year old models) to give you an idea on what I'm coming from. I plan on using an amp to power the speakers and am eyeing up the Alpine PDX 4.100, but am open to other suggestions on that as well.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
Personally - if you are looking for components that you can mount co-axially, I wouldn't rule out a nice set of quality coaxial speakers that can handle an amp. It at least gives you a lot more to choose from.
PDX amps are nice but expensive compared to other options.
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2002 Ford Focus Sony CDX-GT410u Sony XT-100HD HD Tuner Stock speakers, no amp, no subs
My concern is that I'm coming from pretty decent set of comps, and I think going to a set of true coaxes wouldn't give me the sound I'm really used to. Now granted, I haven't listened to any coaxes so...
Yep - you are going to have to let your ears be the judge. Personally, I don't think I've heard Type X's, but the JL's I've heard definitely impressed me more than the Alpines I've listened to.
Keep in mind the main advantage of components is the ability to mount the tweeter high in the door to raise the sound floor, and the other main advantage is higher-quality separate crossover networks.
You will lose the sound floor advantage with what you are planning. Infinity and perhaps Polk offer external crossovers with their component speakers (although I'm not pushing either brand - go with what your ears like).