All, I used to be in the car stereo business and I think that the Bazookas are a good option. They will make up for the weakness of the other 4 (small) speakers. Blaupunkt does make a good speaker but basically it is a competent and fairly rugged speaker. Great they are not but if you want something better then stock they will certainly suffice. The Infinity speakers are certainly better but the reality is that a 4x6 in the rear will give you virtually no bass; likewise a 3.5" speaker in the dash. You can buy the door speaker grills (if they are still available) for something like $40-50 but they will only take a 5" speaker. Everyone has an opinion on what works for them. Personally I went for the 6x9's in the rear deck because I couldn't afford the loss of trunk space with the Bazooka's. I put in Canon style plug to disconnect the rear deck. In the front I squeezed a pair of Boston Acoustic's pro 6.4 woofers and flush tweeters in the front of the doors (they were tight and I had to slightly trim the window winders and lower dash pockets). They look great. I found that the highs were located too low so I put some additional generic tweeters in the dash location and that really improves the sound stage. I have a Sony high powered (HA!) deck recessed in the dash. I'd like a 40x4 amp and a CD changer but there really isn't an acceptable mounting location. I wouldn't put them under the seat because occasionally water collects there so I'll just have to be happy with it as is. Enjoy the ride. James Blumenfeld 87 GTI --- Adam Frank <[email protected]> wrote: > im not a big fan of blaupunkt, but they are ok. Eric > is right, Infinities > rule. Theres no way around it. > I use a pair of 6" Pyramid mid's in my doors [$20 a > piece (yes, pyramids > HAVE gotten better than they used to be), a pair of > PowerAcoustic 1" 180w > tweeters in the doors [$35 for the pair] about 10" > above the mids, and a > pair of Eathquake 6" 2-way mids in the back [$75 for > the pair]. I run the > whole thing of a Coustic Amp and it sounds great. > Very clear full sound. No > subs yet, but soon. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Denis Palmans [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 3:56 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [A2-16v] Speaker questions > > > > > > I was just looking into replacing the dash > speakers and rear speakers in > my > > GTI. I want something decent but not too > expensive. I found that blaupunkt > > has what seems to be some pretty decent speakers > at a good price. Does > > blaupunkt make pretty good speakers, or would i be > better going with > > something else? > > Once again i dont care for the best speakers i > just want something decent > to > > replace my stock speakers. > > > > Also has anyone put 6x9 speakers in the back of > the GTI on the part that > > lifts up when you open the hatch? I was thinking > about doing this as the > 4x6 > > in the back arent cutting it. > > > > ohh and finaly does anyone know how much the door > speaker pockets cost > from > > the dealer (or anywhere else that might have > them). I have the storage > > compartment ones and never really use them. > > > > -denis > > _______________________________________________ > > A2-16v mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > _______________________________________________ > > A2-16v mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > _______________________________________________ > A2-16v mailing list > [email protected] > http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v > For list archives, see listinfo link above.
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