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Originally Posted by crystalworks
Given the number of speakers you are dealing with here... I'd avoid replacing the HiFi amp unless you were planning a full aftermarket (multiple amps) install. The HiFi gives you all the channels of output you need (8). While aftermarket 8 channel amps exist... they are big and expensive. Couple that with needing to splice into the factory amp's speaker harness and I think sticking with it is the best option.
Now, if you are a car audio enthusiast, that changes the equation. I am going full retard on mine. 2 JL Audio 500/5 slash v1 amps and 1 JL 1000/1 slash v1 amp. Just picked up a DSP processor for it as well (DM-810). Total waste of money and effort... except that it tickles me in all the right places to go crazy with it.  |
Unless I'm reading this wrong, the OP just wants proper sound out of the coax speakers and tweeters. Not necessarily to use all the factory speakers
You don't need an 8 channel amp or multiple amps at all unless you want active control for each channel. You can do everything easy and cheap with passive xovers, just like BMW did using a cap to filter the highs for the tweeters.
I'm my opinion, the factory system components suck and there's no good reason for it to be a 3 way system anyway.
You can improve the factory sound easily with just a tweeter and a 6.5 in the factory door and then go from there as you need.
I am with you 100% on the car audio enthusiast side. I've been out of the game for a minute but this summer I finally put together a little system in my e46 convertible from some equipment I had lying around.
An observation...but it doesn't seem like the price of audio gear has gone down AT ALL!!
Seems like electronics in general are worth a fraction of what they did when they came out as new technology...not so in car audio.
Even the used equipment is expensive around these parts