ive been wanting to replace the factory speakers for some time now but im having a hard time deciding since there are about 100000000000 difference ones out there. Anyone have any suggestions on any speaker in particular? Im looking around the 150$ range for a pair of 6x9 and they will not be powered by an extra amp, just my avic d3 headunit. Tnx any suggestions will help

 

stay with the factory ones, There awesome, I have boston pro 60 500 dollor speakers with a 500 dollar amp. didint bother putting them in after i went from a acura mdx to the fj. really great factory speakers, PUt in a aftermarket radio and fine tune it to your liking. its great, I added a little punch ans amp.

 

if you're willing to spend around $150, then check out the Pioneer REV Series speakers. i run them with no amp and they sound great...

 

another sudjestion, would be to wear out the factory ones you have, and later on upgrade the whole system all together..

 

IMO Pioneer is crap. All the stuff I had stopped working IMO!!! Not looking to start an argument. If you want to pay about $150 try some Alpine 6x9s off of ebay great sound and quality.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Alpine-Speaker-6...QQcmdZViewItem
^Really good quality stuff right there.^

 

sound quality really is in the ear of the beholder. you can get suggestions of what other people like, but it may not be what appeals to you. that being said, i like my infinity speakers.

 

haha, no offense taken , as i agree to every man sould have his own...but yeah, those alpines are also some nice speakers also...but the 3 pioneer premier 12s i used to have were far from crap, as they hit right at 160 db!!! haha!

 

My 6x9's are Polk Audio. They've been great to me

 

whatever your preference is a good site to look at is. www.ikesound.com they might be last years models, but they're still new and a heck of a lot cheaper than best buy/circuit city

 

Infinity all the way for new stuff
$149 http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...1089623I&tp=91

$169 http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...1086927I&tp=91

cerwin vega's where the way to go a couple of years age they got away from car audio tho

 

thnx guys for the imput! Im liking the infinity speakers from crutchfield gametom. What about component speakers? Or is that not a good idea since i wont be adding an amp?

 

those infinity component systems are pretty sweet, but i'm not sure how good they'll do without an amp...

 

Whats up ISurfer, I also have the Avic D3 head unit in my FJ, I just added Pioneer 350 watt Kevlar 6x9"s on each front door, and swapped out the top dash speakers and back panel speakers to Pioneer 3" speakers. It sounded nice stock powered straight from the unit, but after a few days I wanted more sound and more kick. I then added a Pioneer 10" super flat subwoofer in a flat box, and a local audio shop is customizing the back door panel (under the rear window) for me to install (2) more 350 watt 6x9 Pioneer speakers on the back door facing front ward. I added a 5 Channel Soundstream Amp to power all the speakers. The system now sounds loud, clear and crisp and kicks sweet.

I will upload a few shots of my FJ in a few days so you can check out the final install once They finish the back custom panel. Oh, and here are the prices I paid for the speakers:
Pioneer 350 watt Kevlar 6x9's= $120.00 set of two
Pioneer 3" speakers= $45.00 set of two
Pioneer 10" Subwoofer with box= $180.00

Any questions let me know....
John

 

wow jdm sounds pretty nuts, lookin forward to seeing some pictures of the installed setup.

BTW on a side note, if anyone knows where to get the passenger side mirror asemply let me know. I broke mine off well not realy broke off but i clipped a road sign and the glass shattered and the bulb also broke, hopefully i can just replace those components because if not somone on another forum told me of a site who has the whole assemply for about 140

 

I installed the Pioneer Avic-D3. Adding this gave me access to a full EQ as well as additional sound adjusters. The factory speakers now sound as good if not better than many of the premium speakers available. My suggestion: keep the factory speakers and upgrade your head unit.

 

I did this at first.
I had the AVIC-D3 installed last March and ran the stock speakers for awhile.

A few months back I had Focal 6" components put in the doors, with the tweeters from them up in the dash where the stock speakers were.

I had 4" Infinitys put in the very rear, and the sound is fantastic.
So good I may forgo putting in the 2 10" subs I was thinking of adding in the back.

 

i looked into the focals but there a little out of my budget haha

 

x2 on the infinity, i wouldnt buy from crutchfield unless they are on sale. their regular prices are just too high. you can get them off amazon or ebay for much better prices. but infinity does make good products, when i upgrade the speakers behind my seats i will be going with another set of infinities.

 

Pioneer REV's are one of the best speakers you can get for sound quality without amplifier including a lot more expensive speakers.just listen to mike1998.the REV's are a lot better than those infinity's.for a $150 budget I would not buy any other then the REV's.

 

Thats my plan....love this thing right now...but when they blow...thats when to upgrade.