Car stereo MOD and what kind of speakers?
want to put in a good quality car stereo into my TC. What kind of speakers will work? Should I put in car speakers of home entertainment speakers? Is there a compatibility factor?
Forum Discussion
Speakers have some specifications.
Frequency range: Normal hearing is from around 20-30 HZ low to 10-20,000 high, Mine is abnormal since I did not ruin it as a teen I can still hear above 15,000 HZ. You want as much of this range as you can get.
The radio has a "Watts per channel" speakers should be able to handle the total watts per channel, but not more than about 2x that.. If you have say 100 watt speakers (I DO) and a 10 watt radio without an amplifier, You wont be able to hear it (I have an amplifier).
Finally there is the impedance If the radio is rated for 4 ohms you want either 4-ohm or TWO 8 Ohm speakers in parallel. (And properly phased)
Other ratings on the radio. = you get to do the arithmetic.
Home or Car.. Does not matter, no difference in the speaker, However a well designed HOME speaker will be mounted in a well designed HOUSING that maximizes the performance of the speaker.. Auto speakers may well be identical to the one in the box.. but no box.
Frequency range: Normal hearing is from around 20-30 HZ low to 10-20,000 high, Mine is abnormal since I did not ruin it as a teen I can still hear above 15,000 HZ. You want as much of this range as you can get.
The radio has a "Watts per channel" speakers should be able to handle the total watts per channel, but not more than about 2x that.. If you have say 100 watt speakers (I DO) and a 10 watt radio without an amplifier, You wont be able to hear it (I have an amplifier).
Finally there is the impedance If the radio is rated for 4 ohms you want either 4-ohm or TWO 8 Ohm speakers in parallel. (And properly phased)
Other ratings on the radio. = you get to do the arithmetic.
Home or Car.. Does not matter, no difference in the speaker, However a well designed HOME speaker will be mounted in a well designed HOUSING that maximizes the performance of the speaker.. Auto speakers may well be identical to the one in the box.. but no box.
