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Old 07-15-2019, 11:44 PM   #251 (permalink)
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Front speakers are Polk DB652s. Much improved sound quality but the bass is almost non existent at cruising speed. Compared to stock, the bass is much better quality, but the "amount" of bass seems to be lower...or maybe it's because the highs are so much better that the lows appear worse.

What should I do now? 6"x9" Polk DB692s in the rear for $90 and no sub, or a Rockwell 8" sub under the seat for $100 but no rear speakers?

I'm on a budget, so I won't do both, plus doing the sub instead of the speakers saves having to build boxes for them in the rear as part of my rear rebuild....but would I be losing sound quality by not having rear speakers? I've been running just the fronts for a couple months now and they don't sound bad.

Not looking to shake the whole car with base or blow my eardrums; I just want to be able to hear decent base while driving. And definitely not going to lose my extra cargo space for larger hardware.

Looking more into getting the spacers to mount the front speakers to the door and stop the rattling that happens whenever bass is happening due to them being mounted to the plastic. Might put on some underlay/sound deadening material there as well.

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