I am working on upgrading my system in my truck and with this being the first time Ive ever messed with audio equipment not everything is making complete sense with me. Here is what I have so far...

HU - Pioneer Avic-F900BT
Sub - Jl Audio Stealthbox 10" W3V3
Door Speakers - Need some help on this one
AMP - Need some help on this one too

I was looking at speakers on Crutchfield. They have them buy on set get one half off so I plan on going ahead and upgrading the rear ones also. Just have my eyes crossed with everything out there. Also I know I need the amp for the sub but do I need a seperate amp for the door speakers also?
What size do I go with.

I listen to a broad spectrum of music and im not looking to blow the doors off the truck.


Thanks

 

Yea you'll want a amp for the doors. So what's your price range for this amp?

 

Im thinking 5 to 6 hundred for both.

 

Everyone has their brands... Personally i like my mb quart speakers, but some other good choices would be eclipse or alpine, jsut depends on what you want to spend, hertz makes some very nice higher end speakers, there are hundreds to choose from. Are you going to get a set of components or just some co-ax speakers?

 

Right now Im looking at the Polk db6501 (6-1/2) for the front

General
Speaker Size 6 1/2
Design 2-way
Tweeter Design 1" Dome
Tweeter Composition Silk polymer composite
Woofer Composition Polymer mica composite
Woofer Surround Butyl rubber
Parts Warranty 1 Year
Labor Warranty 1 Year
Specifications
Sensitivity 92 dB
Frequency Response 35 - 23k Hz
RMS Power Range (Watts) 10-100
Peak Power Handling (Watts) 300
Impedance (Ohms) 4
Top-mount Depth (Inches) 1 11/16
Bottom-mount Depth (Inches) N/A
Cutout Diameter or Length (inches) 5




And the Polk db571 for the rear

General
Design 2-way
Tweeter Design 3/4" Dome
Tweeter Composition Silk/Polymer composite
Woofer Composition Polymer/Mica composite
Woofer Surround Butyl rubber
Parts Warranty 1 Year
Labor Warranty 1 Year
Specifications
Sensitivity 93 dB at 1 watt
Frequency Response 52 - 22k Hz
RMS Power Range (Watts) 6-60
Peak Power Handling (Watts) 180
Impedance (Ohms) 4
Top-mount Depth (Inches) 1 3/4
Bottom-mount Depth (Inches) 2 3/16

 

Where does that put me with the Amp situation? Im still at a loss as to what wattage I need for the sub and the front speakers.

 

JL Audio G Series G1700

How about this one for the Sub?

 

thats alot of amp for just a dub 3, and doesnt leave much for the speaker amp. check out alpine's stuff. they have some great budget amps

 

Check out Polk's 5ch. Thats kinda my new favorite right now... I ran that amp on a set of dB6501's and had never heard the 6501's like that. By far the best I have heard them sing. (Oh, ya I install the 6501's every other day....)

 

Does it take much work/cutting to get those db6501's install in the front doors of an '06 f150 supercrew? I currently have the db571's in the front but want to upgrade to components in the front.

 

The PA1100.5?

 

I read a post where he described how to do it. Just do a search in the speaker section. It sounded pretty easy.

 

About 3 min worst case with a dremel....

 

Thats the one...

 

Thanks for your help guys - I'll let you know how it turns out. I should have all the components by the end of the week (ish). I also have someone lined up to help with (ie: do most of ) the install.