Kicker replacement speaker?
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Do you have a model number? Hard to look anything up without that! Look on the magnet of the speaker for it.
I got the spec's:
Front
(2) 1" titanium dome tweeters
(2) 6.5"-long throw poly cone midbass/midrange (one left and one right)
75 watts RMS, 150 watts peak power handling
Frequency response 35 Hz to 21 kHz
Crossover for tweeter 4,500 Hz @ 12 dB per octave with DC protection
Sensitivity 88 dB (1W/1M)
Rear:
(2) Throw poly cone two-way speakers with 1 Inch titanium dome tweeters
75 watts RMS
150 watts peak power handling
Frequency response 35 Hz to 21 kH
Crossover for tweeter 4500 Hz @ 12 dB per octave with DC protection
Sensitivity 88 dB
Thanks
Front
(2) 1" titanium dome tweeters
(2) 6.5"-long throw poly cone midbass/midrange (one left and one right)
75 watts RMS, 150 watts peak power handling
Frequency response 35 Hz to 21 kHz
Crossover for tweeter 4,500 Hz @ 12 dB per octave with DC protection
Sensitivity 88 dB (1W/1M)
Rear:
(2) Throw poly cone two-way speakers with 1 Inch titanium dome tweeters
75 watts RMS
150 watts peak power handling
Frequency response 35 Hz to 21 kH
Crossover for tweeter 4500 Hz @ 12 dB per octave with DC protection
Sensitivity 88 dB
Thanks
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How do they sound compared to the stock speakers? I've been wanting to do this upgrade, as I find the mids and highs to be weak with the stock speakers.
Do you find the titanium tweeters harsh?
Do you find the titanium tweeters harsh?
So they will handle 75 watts each.
Ignore anything thats says peak or max power and stick with the RMS rating.
The front sounding different than the rears are by design. In any system short of one thrown together quick just to produce sound, you aim for a front image that is brighter and crisper than the rear.
Most systems will not have a totally balanced sound. The fronts are always setup to be the primary listening area so it gets the most attention. That is why there are separate tweeters up front but only single driver speakers in the rear.
If you have the Infinity sound system w/ subwoofer, you will have to either bypass the amplifier system and use an aftermarket amp or you will have to buy a processor to put inline with the factory amp if you wish to balance it out.
Most systems will not have a totally balanced sound. The fronts are always setup to be the primary listening area so it gets the most attention. That is why there are separate tweeters up front but only single driver speakers in the rear.
If you have the Infinity sound system w/ subwoofer, you will have to either bypass the amplifier system and use an aftermarket amp or you will have to buy a processor to put inline with the factory amp if you wish to balance it out.
I got rid of that factory garbage, the only thing supposedly Infinity was the sub, in a PLASTIC box:shakehead: Have a custom job in mine now, huge difference!
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I have the Kicker door speakers in all 4. They sound alot better than the stock ones and handle a higher volume. No amp used for factory speakers, but use one with the 12 incher subs :Na_Na_Na_Na:
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I have my rears faded down so I can't hear them anyway. As fcsallan says, the front should be the primary speakers, with rear just for "fill". In my last vehicle I didn't even have the rear speakers hooked up. Also, it makes it a lot easier to converse with people in the back seat if those speakers aren't at the same volume as the fronts.
Maybe when I have the cash I'll just get the fronts upgraded.
Maybe when I have the cash I'll just get the fronts upgraded.
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Thanks for posting the sound quality comments on the Kickers. I have the Infinity speakers (possibly only sub??) and they suck compared to the full Infinity system in my Ram. Looking to swap out to the Kickers and do just the front and rear doors. Since I have the two separate speakers in the rear doors, will the mid/tweeter still work after replacing with the kickers? Still figuring out how this will work.
With all that said, any recommendations on where to get them? Wycoff has the fronts for $128 and $79 rears. Was thinking of asking our sponsor here on the board to see what price he can do. Open to suggestions. Will also have to find the plastic dash removal tool that is shown in the installation pdf. Screwdriver marks are no good!
With all that said, any recommendations on where to get them? Wycoff has the fronts for $128 and $79 rears. Was thinking of asking our sponsor here on the board to see what price he can do. Open to suggestions. Will also have to find the plastic dash removal tool that is shown in the installation pdf. Screwdriver marks are no good!
Star,
The only thing Infinity in that system is the sub, the stock speakers have stickers on them that say "Mopar"....which are now sitting in the landfill!! Crutchfield sells all kinds of removal tools...just type that in their search engine and it pulls up a page of tools!
The only thing Infinity in that system is the sub, the stock speakers have stickers on them that say "Mopar"....which are now sitting in the landfill!! Crutchfield sells all kinds of removal tools...just type that in their search engine and it pulls up a page of tools!
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Thanks! Been so busy with all the other things today I haven't had much time to search.
Update: What speakers did you use in the doors and dash? I looked at Crutchfield and the separate speakers for the doors since I have the 8 speaker w/sub. The Kickers would be an easy swap, but not sure if I would like the sound vs another brand which would actually be cheaper.
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Being yours is an R/T did your Nitro have the 8 speaker system w/sub? If so, what did you do with the rear door tweeter? I'm caught between replacing with the Kickers (as an oem replacement) or aftermarket with some Alpine's in the doors and testing it with both the tweeters connected and disconnected from the dash and rear doors. Alpine's are half of the Kicker cost right now while on sale.
Needing help in making the final decision. I want to keep the dash/door tweeters if possible but that may hurt the sound quality if I go with the Alpines.
Have Orion in the doors and a JL Audio sub.
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Crutchfield has the Alpine 6 1/2's for half price (was $99 now $49). I went ahead and bought 2 sets of these and will leave the oem tweeters installed and try the system out. The Alpine's were highly rated by reviews, so I have to give them a shot. If I don't like the sound of them, I may go Kicker.
For a BOGO deal basically, I have to try it! Much cheaper than the Kickers.
For a BOGO deal basically, I have to try it! Much cheaper than the Kickers.
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After pulling mine apart, my speakers are all Infinity (see attachment). Strange they didn't make this a quality sounding system. The Infinity system in my Ram was great, these in the Nitro are terrible.
Just replaced the fronts with the aftermarket Alpine's I ordered, but it sounded worse. With the crossover built in on the Infinity's, the Alpine's didn't give the mid's and high's. Not what I was after. Back they go and will look into the Kickers at double the price of the Alpine's. Attached a picture of the Alpine install.
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Stock systems are really hit or miss, and the brand means nothing. I've heard of several decent brand stock stereos where in some vehicles, that brand is amazing (for stock) and in others it just sucks.
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