STR8BALLIN - R

no custom installs, and crazy subs, amps etc. plain and simple UPGRADE from stock to get some descent sound. what top do. please post ideas. im about to burn my stereo altogether!!!!!
seems mazda really put some limitations on us as to speaker upgrades with all this amp door woofer bullshit that sounds like **** to begin with.

stock7

Here you go buddy,
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...hreadid=220663
http://www.onr.com/user/rgault/rx-sub.htm
just do a search, and you can get most of your questions answered. this topic has been around for a while

Gr8ful

"just do a search"

People are often way too eager to give that advice! Please show me where someone has discussed an '88 vert stereo set-up. The only speakers the '88 vert has are 4" door speakers, contrary to what Crutchfield tells us. I would be interested in, and would appreciate, hearing what audio decisions have been made regarding an '88 vert. Anybody?

STR8BALLIN - R

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rx-7ames

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okay, the absolute cheapest way to get some good sound is to buy a very good head unit. what i mean by that is name-brand that puts out high wattage. that would be around 52x4. then get really good speakers. i would suggest something like polk or audiobahn. you could always go with pioneer. they sell them almost everwhere. then wire the speakers directly to the head unit. run new speaker wire. get some from circuit city or someplace like that. get the good stuff. that's what you do if you don't want to worry about amps or subs. then if you want more, you can always upgrade and buy a decent amp to push your speakers.

STR8BALLIN - R

i have installed new Rockford Fosgate speakers 4" up front and 5.25"s in the doors as per originall sizes. I didnt knowi could fit 6's in the doors but i think i can if they are shallow.
These speakers seem good enough. So u are saying i should get a good Head Unit and wire these speakers direclty to it? Bypass amps and all? Just run all new wire?
I think this is the way i am going for starters.
Not exactley sure how to run new wire through a car however.
would putting 6" in the doors be much more noticable than the 5.25's i have purchased?

STR8BALLIN - R

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SilverT2

You can put the most expensive head unit in the 88's and not see an improvement witout moving up in speaker size. 4'' inchers are just too limited to provide a decient sound stage, let alone overpower the rotarys exhaust note. I reccommend trying to retrofit the door panels with 6.5 inch components. If you want some decient bass, otherwise your pissing your money away on the 4 inchers. My best advice to you would be to take it to a pro and have some custom kicks or panels made to upgrade to a better speaker size.

As for the subs, that should be the last thing you do in putting together a soundsystem. Devise a plan for a good all around system, and not a "hey look at me I've got a boom boom stereo in my RX7"

rx-7ames

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yes, i think if you could get 6" speakers in the doors, then that would be much better. better than that would be 6.5" but that might be pushing it. you said you didn't want any custom instales and a simple upgrade from stock. well, with the rockford fosgate speakers you have now, this is already an upgrade from stock. if i were you, i would get a good head unit next. i have a sony explode that plays mp3's. you can get it for around $250-300. if you are interested you can pm me and i will get the specific model number. after you install that, see if you like the speakers you already have. if you are unsatisfied, then try to install the 6" or 6.5" speakers. if you really need more bass though, it might be better to go with a small amp and a couple of 8-10" subs in the trunk. staying with fosgate would be awsome! as far as running speaker wire goes, that is pretty simple. just pull up all the panels and carpet between the head unit and speakers. the most important thing is making sure you run the positive and negative wires to the right place on the speakers. all the manuals with the speakers and head unit should say which is positive an negative. if you cross them then the speakers wont sound as good. if you have any questions, just pm me.

rx-7ames

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by the way silvert2, i have 4" in the front and they sound great. way better than factory. i agree that going up in size is deffinately the best way to go, but better quality 4" can sound really good. besides, every size speaker has its specific function. that is, from the 1" tweeters, all the way to 12" subs. you need specific sizes for highs, mids, and lows. 4-5.25" speakers are just lacking the lows. that is why a nice set of small affordable subbs would be desirable in STR8BALLIN - R's situation.

STR8BALLIN - R

is my next purchase and then I will run new wire to the Fosgates I already have in there. My question concerning wiring is more of How do I run wire from the head unit into the door panels??? I presume running new wire from the head unit to the little dashers will be fairly straight forward.
I am thinking that i will not be satisfied with the results of this and will want to go bigger in my doors. Ive got a set of Pioneer 6.5's from my old cars install that seemed to be pretty good bass wise and I tried installing them in the doors of the vert, they fit circumference wise but were too deep and the window hit the backs...any tips on making custom adapters for deeper speakers, they were really not that expernsive however and if i can find shallower 6.5's to fit I would rather just buy new ones....
what is the depth speakers should be in the vert. when i picked up the 5.25 fosgates i guess it was just by luck that they werent too deep.
thanks, keep the advice coming its greatly appreciated

rx-7ames

iTrader: (1)

your right about the wire to the 4" speakers. that should be the easiest. getting them into the doors shouldn't be all that hard though. the original speakers have wires going into the doors right? just follow the original wiring going into the doors and use the same route. as far as the speakers go, it will be hard to find 6.5"speakers with the same depth as the 5.25's. if you look long enough though, i'm sure you could find some. no telling what brand you will end up with. for now i suggest getting a good head unit. preferably something that plays mp3's. i love my mp3 player and would never have anything else. get something that puts out at least 52x4 watts. that way you won't need an amp. an amp would still be nice but you can add that later if you want. hook everything up and if you still aren't satisfied with the 5.25's, then get something better. you might find that with a good head unit, the fosgates put out a descent amount of bass. i don't really know though, because i have never used fosgate, or 5.25" speakers. my point is, you already have them, so don't fix something that ain't broken, right?

STR8BALLIN - R

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rx-7ames

iTrader: (1)

how is the system coming str8ballin?

STR8BALLIN - R

i am not near the car and wont be for another month or so, i am just compiling info for when i get to it.
ttt means to the top so that people can add anything else to the threads

Gr8ful

ttt = bump. Thanks for clarifying that!