4" gem?

[daught]

I was looking for a 4" non composite speaker and I came across these. They really seem to kick ass. What do you guys think? http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230177759815

Also what do you people think about these names: Klipsch Foster and Polk Audio. I have been fixed on Alpine and Infinity for quite a while but I might try something different this time.

 

[tekdeus]

They're labelled as 4 1/2", so it may be too big. I'm currently retrofitting 5.25" old-school MB quarts into my doors. Paper cones FTW!!

 

[daught]

They have 4.5" mounting holes but they fit 4" holes. Would that fit? "old-school" speakers... I like that. It seems these days most speaker cones are designed to make a nice place to display company logo.

 

[3p141592654]

I bought those ebay Boston speakers. They are 4.5in, so they have the correct flange to fit the rear factory boxes, but the shielded magnets are too big to fit. I have yet to remove the shield, but that may shrink things enough to fit. Although they are "new", they are old stock from circa 2000.

They will not fit the factory flange for the front 4" door boxes (without mods). Any of the hundreds of 4" speakers on the market are drop-in for the front, and you can fit bigger speakers by deleting the boxes as described by many posts on here, or by substituting the 91-92 pods.

 

[tekdeus]

Make a wood plate and mount these MB Quart 5.25's http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MB-Q...002QQitemZ120170349803QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

These speakers sound amazing. I have them in both of my Supras! Plus if you are crafty, you can relocate the tweeter. I'm about to install them on my kick panel, for the best imaging.

 

[3p141592654]

Reviving the dead..... I following up very late the outcome of installing the Boston 4.5in speakers in the rear boxes.

It took some work, I had to remove the mag shields and grind the outer ferrite ring to fit into the cramped factory box. The result is a modest improvement in the performance from stock, but nothing to get too excited about. Definitely a better result than putting 4 inchers in with a flange plate.

 

[Pernilongo]

I know speakers in the back are very popular, here, and everywhere else, but what if you bring that speaker up front where you seat? instead of having it play in the back, where no one seats? well its a personal choice, but its an option. I'm just saying. 5 1/4 woofers fit pretty good in the front AND you can keep your stock 4". Soundstaging makes a world of difference.

 

[IJ.]

Where's J??

 

[Island_Yota]

The best 4" speakers I have are in the doors of my Toyota pickup right now, they are older Kenwood, composite cone, no tweeter.. they are probably almost 10 years old. Run them off a newer Panasonic deck and they sound very good, better than the 6.5" Phoenix Gold's I have, better than the 6x9 Soundstreams aswell.

they look just like those minus the housing of course.

 

[3p141592654]

You can still buy the Boston speakers for $15 a pair at Electro Mavin.

http://www.mavin.com/index.php/products/boston-acoustics-4-12-inch-woofer-pr-high-output-96-db-spl

 

[Zazzn]

I just bought 92 enclosures and put 6 1/2 " speakers in, no base since they are not amplified by anything other then the deck but good enough for me.

Just need to get a sub back in the car and all set... a Kicker 8" square sub will do the trick.

 

[Pernilongo]

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