In my defense... I'm speaking here as someone who has run professional
audio systems for about a decade rather than one with the "fartcan
exhaust, neon lighting, and rap music with 18 subwoofers in a Civic"
mentality... I appreciate quality of sound over volume.

Smaller speakers, as a general rule, will produce higher pitches.
(Consider that tweeters average a diameter of an inch and subwoofers go
up to around 18") There's nothing inherently "better" about 5 1/2"
speakers over 4"x6" speakers. My jeep has 4x6s with some pretty heavy
duty bass blockers attached in the front to handle the high end, 5.5s
on a soundbar with mid-level bass blockers to put out the mid-range,
and 6x9s in the back to put a little low end in the mix. All the
speakers are Rockford Fosgate, they put out a clean crisp sound in all
ranges.

I wouldn't waste my money on adapters to put bigger speakers in place
of the 4x6s, personally. If you have big speakers all around you may
find yourself with a rather "muddy" sound.

 

In my defense... I'm speaking here as someone who has run professional
audio systems for about a decade rather than one with the "fartcan
exhaust, neon lighting, and rap music with 18 subwoofers in a Civic"
mentality... I appreciate quality of sound over volume.

Smaller speakers, as a general rule, will produce higher pitches.
(Consider that tweeters average a diameter of an inch and subwoofers go
up to around 18") There's nothing inherently "better" about 5 1/2"
speakers over 4"x6" speakers. My jeep has 4x6s with some pretty heavy
duty bass blockers attached in the front to handle the high end, 5.5s
on a soundbar with mid-level bass blockers to put out the mid-range,
and 6x9s in the back to put a little low end in the mix. All the
speakers are Rockford Fosgate, they put out a clean crisp sound in all
ranges.

I wouldn't waste my money on adapters to put bigger speakers in place
of the 4x6s, personally. If you have big speakers all around you may
find yourself with a rather "muddy" sound.

 

In my defense... I'm speaking here as someone who has run professional
audio systems for about a decade rather than one with the "fartcan
exhaust, neon lighting, and rap music with 18 subwoofers in a Civic"
mentality... I appreciate quality of sound over volume.

Smaller speakers, as a general rule, will produce higher pitches.
(Consider that tweeters average a diameter of an inch and subwoofers go
up to around 18") There's nothing inherently "better" about 5 1/2"
speakers over 4"x6" speakers. My jeep has 4x6s with some pretty heavy
duty bass blockers attached in the front to handle the high end, 5.5s
on a soundbar with mid-level bass blockers to put out the mid-range,
and 6x9s in the back to put a little low end in the mix. All the
speakers are Rockford Fosgate, they put out a clean crisp sound in all
ranges.

I wouldn't waste my money on adapters to put bigger speakers in place
of the 4x6s, personally. If you have big speakers all around you may
find yourself with a rather "muddy" sound.

 

James, You can buy these adapters on ebay for around $20 shipped and
yes you are right about the 5 1/4" speakers. I have done exactly what
you are looking to do and they sound great! I purchased a set of
Inifinity Kappas 5 1/4" off Ebay as well. One thing that will make it
sound a lot better is to get some cotton batting, you can find at
Walmart for a couple bucks (material/craft dept) or common rolled
insulation, add just enough to close in the back section of those
speakers openings, behind the speakers when installing. It'll help
throw the sound towards you instead of getting lost behind the dash
especially when the top is off.






On Fri, 3 Nov 2006 16:48:31 -0500, "James" <jnipperxxx@nospamfdn.com>
wrote:

>
>
>I want new speakers for the front of my 1997 Jeep Wrangler. The stock
>speakers are 4 x6, but I can buy an adaptor that will allow 5 1/4
>speakers. I get the impression that I can get a better speaker in the 5
>1/4 inch size than the 4 x6 size.
>
>
>
>
>I have three questions:
>
>
>1. What would be a good choice of speakers for this application ?
>(specific model and brand)
>
>
>2. Am I correct, is the 5 1/4 inch size inherently better than the
>4 x6 size ?
>
>
>3. For this specific car, would separate drivers/tweeters be
>significantly better than a coaxial speaker ? Where would I surface mount
>the tweeters ? Would separates be quite easy to install?
>
>
>-------------------------------------
>
>Thanks for any tips !!!!
>
>
>--James--
>
>
>

 

James, You can buy these adapters on ebay for around $20 shipped and
yes you are right about the 5 1/4" speakers. I have done exactly what
you are looking to do and they sound great! I purchased a set of
Inifinity Kappas 5 1/4" off Ebay as well. One thing that will make it
sound a lot better is to get some cotton batting, you can find at
Walmart for a couple bucks (material/craft dept) or common rolled
insulation, add just enough to close in the back section of those
speakers openings, behind the speakers when installing. It'll help
throw the sound towards you instead of getting lost behind the dash
especially when the top is off.






On Fri, 3 Nov 2006 16:48:31 -0500, "James" <jnipperxxx@nospamfdn.com>
wrote:

>
>
>I want new speakers for the front of my 1997 Jeep Wrangler. The stock
>speakers are 4 x6, but I can buy an adaptor that will allow 5 1/4
>speakers. I get the impression that I can get a better speaker in the 5
>1/4 inch size than the 4 x6 size.
>
>
>
>
>I have three questions:
>
>
>1. What would be a good choice of speakers for this application ?
>(specific model and brand)
>
>
>2. Am I correct, is the 5 1/4 inch size inherently better than the
>4 x6 size ?
>
>
>3. For this specific car, would separate drivers/tweeters be
>significantly better than a coaxial speaker ? Where would I surface mount
>the tweeters ? Would separates be quite easy to install?
>
>
>-------------------------------------
>
>Thanks for any tips !!!!
>
>
>--James--
>
>
>

 

James, You can buy these adapters on ebay for around $20 shipped and
yes you are right about the 5 1/4" speakers. I have done exactly what
you are looking to do and they sound great! I purchased a set of
Inifinity Kappas 5 1/4" off Ebay as well. One thing that will make it
sound a lot better is to get some cotton batting, you can find at
Walmart for a couple bucks (material/craft dept) or common rolled
insulation, add just enough to close in the back section of those
speakers openings, behind the speakers when installing. It'll help
throw the sound towards you instead of getting lost behind the dash
especially when the top is off.






On Fri, 3 Nov 2006 16:48:31 -0500, "James" <jnipperxxx@nospamfdn.com>
wrote:

>
>
>I want new speakers for the front of my 1997 Jeep Wrangler. The stock
>speakers are 4 x6, but I can buy an adaptor that will allow 5 1/4
>speakers. I get the impression that I can get a better speaker in the 5
>1/4 inch size than the 4 x6 size.
>
>
>
>
>I have three questions:
>
>
>1. What would be a good choice of speakers for this application ?
>(specific model and brand)
>
>
>2. Am I correct, is the 5 1/4 inch size inherently better than the
>4 x6 size ?
>
>
>3. For this specific car, would separate drivers/tweeters be
>significantly better than a coaxial speaker ? Where would I surface mount
>the tweeters ? Would separates be quite easy to install?
>
>
>-------------------------------------
>
>Thanks for any tips !!!!
>
>
>--James--
>
>
>

 

Thanks for the tips BW !!!

--James--

 

Thanks for the tips BW !!!

--James--

 

Thanks for the tips BW !!!

--James--

 

No Problem James, Glad I could help ya out. Didn't know if that first
one came through, used my other news reader sw, been having problems
with the news server....







On Sat, 4 Nov 2006 08:07:12 -0500, "James" <jnipperxxx@nospamfdn.com>
wrote:

>Thanks for the tips BW !!!
>
>--James--
>