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Oct 8 2012 09:44am

2003 mazda protege5
alpine mrx-m100 1000w@2ohm amp - http://www.crutchfield.com/S-YjuT4h2wuzs/p_500MRXM100/Alpine-MRX-M100.html
alpine sps-517 speakers (2x one in each front door/ no back door speakers) - http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Yvcb69S3kSt/p_500SPS517/Alpine-SPS-517.html
alpine cde double din headunit - http://www.crutchfield.com/p_500W235BT/Alpine-CDE-W235BT.html
alpine power pack - http://www.crutchfield.com/S-HoYoRiLjJKD/p_500KTP445U/Alpine-KTP-445U-Power-Pack.html
alpine type r subs 2x 12 in in ported box - http://www.crutchfield.com/p_500SWR12D2/Alpine-SWR-12D2.html


Hey guys, this is my sound system as of now.
The bass completely overpowers the mids and highs, i love my bass and i want my car to scream

i am looking for ideas to bring up my mids/highs. looking for new speakers , i only have 2 speakers and 2 subs......

what would yall suggest of me doing, open to any and ALL ideas!!

(+) if it is alpine, but doesnt have to be
i am willing to buy a smaller cheaper new amp to run in addition.
willing to get a box of just speakers

!!! i do not need expensive top notch speakers, and bass does not matter on them as i will have it turned completely off/down anyways, i have subs for bass

THANKS!!!
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Oct 8 2012 11:54am
To begin with I'd get 3-way door speakers, and buy a back set of 3-ways too.
Look into getting kick-panels for your car + good mids/tweets for them. The panels are around 200 for a set, the mids should be around 80-100 for a set, and the tweets are around 100 for a set.
Kick panels are the panels right when you open your door and step into the car, audio shops will custom make them with grills so the speakers are protected and install them in your car.
And finally.. bring down the levels on your amp so it sounds good, no sense in having the bass all the way up if you can't hear anything else.
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Oct 8 2012 04:09pm
If your sub if amplified and you want your mids to match it, then you should amplify your mids.
Plain and simple =]

"Better" mid-range speakers will make NO difference if they are going to get the same amount of power from the head unit.
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Oct 8 2012 06:16pm
I am only pushing 500w to each sub with 1500w rms. I love bass and I'm not turning down... I'm fully aware i can then them down lol

but, I have only 2 speakers to match 2 subs. that's why I want to buy more. I like the 3 way idea
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Oct 8 2012 08:21pm
Quote (T3H @ Oct 8 2012 07:16pm)
I am only pushing 500w to each sub with 1500w rms. I love bass and I'm not turning down... I'm fully aware i can then them down lol

but, I have only 2 speakers to match 2 subs. that's why I want to buy more. I like the 3 way idea


Bro what I said is that if you want more sound out of your mid-range speakers then you will need to get a 4-channel amp for them in addition to your sub amp.

If you only have the front speakers hooked up I think you can wire up the front and rear channels out of the HU up to just the front speakers and get double the power.
Basically bridge them to get more power. I would try that first.
If that doesn't give you the results you want then look into four new speakers and a 4-channel amp.
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Oct 9 2012 06:58am
Quote (dr_deranged @ Oct 8 2012 08:21pm)
Bro what I said is that if you want more sound out of your mid-range speakers then you will need to get a 4-channel amp for them in addition to your sub amp.

If you only have the front speakers hooked up I think you can wire up the front and rear channels out of the HU up to just the front speakers and get double the power.
Basically bridge them to get more power. I would try that first.
If that doesn't give you the results you want then look into four new speakers and a 4-channel amp.



I agree on amplifying your mids they give you a much cleaner and higher ceiling.
I got tired of mids that had either blown or worn out so i started using 8 ohm voice coiled mids for the simple fact they dont heat up as easily and are harder to overpower.
The deck that i use has an option with the crossover to run the front channels for tweets and the rears as mids and a switchable mono///stereo sub out, I highly recommend a deck capable of doing this,
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Oct 9 2012 01:17pm
have u checked out selenium or cresendo yet??
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Oct 9 2012 06:49pm
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have u checked out selenium or cresendo yet??


my buddy has selenium, i dont like the tone or how it plays at high volumes
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Oct 9 2012 07:24pm
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my buddy has selenium, i dont like the tone or how it plays at high volumes


ahh, I my self have jl 6.5s and alpine S 6x9's and they sound pretty crazy and have withstood plenty of punishment
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Oct 9 2012 08:09pm
UPDATE:

I want a recommendation for: What amp to get STRICTLY for speakers mids/highs. no subs.
I want a recommendation for: What type of door speaker/other internal speakers (possibly custom box) to get that are a bang for the buck (under $50 each) and can blast dont have to worry about blowing

thanks yall
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