JL Audio Woofer upgrade

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by Clockwork

did you use the crossover that comes with the C2-600 tweeter/6" speaker or just the JL speakers?

Oh I forgot to mention that when I purchased the JL mid-bass drivers I only bought the 6" driver set. You can purchase the components separately. The tweeters I did last year when I installed the BSW speakers that I obtained from another forum member. He had RF (Rockford Fosgate tweeters) that I did not care much for and decided to upgrade them with the JL tweeters. Fast forward to this year one of the BSW drivers started rattling in the rear so thats what prompted me to upgrade the drivers to the JL 6 inch mid-bass drivers.

[Clockwork]

Originally Posted by X53Jay4.8is

Oh I forgot to mention that when I purchased the JL mid-bass drivers I only bought the 6" driver set. You can purchase the components separately.

I thought of that too and looked into it and it LITERALLY costs $20 more for the full C2-600 set as opposed to just getting the two 6" CW's only since the CW (component wuffers?) were $100 each plus shipping each and a full C2-600 set was just $250 CAD shipped. So may as well ugrade tweeters too, as I have never liked the tweeters in the DSP set-up but never bothered to change it... but since they are practically free when you buy the new wuffers...

[X53Jay4.8is]

Just did a check on the JL audio tweeter. I used a set of the JL Audio C2-075ct tweeters for the upgrade.

[tiage46]

Originally Posted by X53Jay4.8is

Just did a check on the JL audio tweeter. I used a set of the JL Audio C2-075ct tweeters for the upgrade.

Thanks for checking! I bought these this morning: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Focal is a good brand and they have the same impedance and power handling as the JLs and a little better sensitivity at 92dbs. Also, mostly went with these because I'm impatient and got Amazon same day shipping (gets me every time).

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by tiage46

Thanks for checking! I bought these this morning: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Focal is a good brand and they have the same impedance and power handling as the JLs and a little better sensitivity at 92dbs. Also, mostly went with these because I'm impatient and got Amazon same day shipping (gets me every time).

Yeah those Focals are nice. When you install them you will have to do a DIY post to share any modifications that you had to make to get these to fit nicely. Those Focals are 6.5 inch whereas the original mounts in the X5 accommodate a 6 inch speaker hence why I used the JL Audio drivers. But others have made 6.5 inch speakers work just with more modifications to accommodate them.

[stiubhartach]

Excellent info. Thanks! I was looking to do the same changeover, but I couldn't find any information on the DSP amp power and ohm ratings. I vaguely remember something about them being odd because each speaker is driven from a separate channel. Where did you find the info for speaker selection?

[Clockwork]

nuts. I dont NEED speakers, but an upgrade may be nice.

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[tiage46]

Just installed driver's side.. had to trim half of the "wall" off the baffle, the surrounding part the directs the sound through grille on the door panel because the 6.5" speaker wasn't going to slide in. Kinda wish I went with the 6" but it only added about 5min of work with a dremel so I'm ok with that. The tweeter sounds great and was super easy to install, just wedged it in the foam where the factory tweeter was. The midrange/bass sound good also but it does sound kind of underpowered as it does "flutter" when it tries to hit the lower notes. Better than before that's for sure.

I already have a Rockford 2 channel punch amp from my previous car install that I'm trying to hold back on installing since I don't want to go through all the trouble of looking up the wire colors but, knowing me, I'll end up going that route one day.

For now, the real task is to find an excellent dash midrange replacement speaker since it catches most of the actual voice frequencies. That would really enhance the sound as I can that speaker is the weak point now.

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by tiage46

Just installed driver's side.. had to trim half of the "wall" off the baffle, the surrounding part the directs the sound through grille on the door panel because the 6.5" speaker wasn't going to slide in. Kinda wish I went with the 6" but it only added about 5min of work with a dremel so I'm ok with that. The tweeter sounds great and was super easy to install, just wedged it in the foam where the factory tweeter was. The midrange/bass sound good also but it does sound kind of underpowered as it does "flutter" when it tries to hit the lower notes. Better than before that's for sure.

I already have a Rockford 2 channel punch amp from my previous car install that I'm trying to hold back on installing since I don't want to go through all the trouble of looking up the wire colors but, knowing me, I'll end up going that route one day.

For now, the real task is to find an excellent dash midrange replacement speaker since it catches most of the actual voice frequencies. That would really enhance the sound as I can that speaker is the weak point now.

Yep I told you would have to modify since the original speakers are 6 inch. Even the BSWs when they were in circulation used a 6" driver and used the original mounts. The JL driver is simple plug in play.

[Clockwork]

Originally Posted by tiage46

For now, the real task is to find an excellent dash midrange replacement speaker since it catches most of the actual voice frequencies. That would really enhance the sound as I can that speaker is the weak point now.

this is very true, but should be simple to find a higher end replacement.