Thread: Upgrading Speaker System?

I have a 2008 Grand Prix v6 without the Monsoon System and I want to upgrade my speaker system. Now I know close to nothing about speakers so I have no idea whats good and what isnt.

Im on a budget and I found these two systems online and they say it will fit my car:

Boston Acoustics SC50 SC Series 5-1/4" component speaker system - Reviews at Crutchfield.com

Alpine SPR-50C Type-R 5-1/4" component speaker system at Crutchfield.com

My questions are:

1. Will those systems above replace all of my speakers? I want to redo the whole system as a whole..
2. Are these good speakers?
3. How much of an upgrade will they have over my stock ones?
4. Do you recommend these or something else similar in price?

Thanks, and dont be afraid to voice your full opinion with me, i need it lol

dude, if you are on a budget and want great sound look at JL Evolution speakers. I have them in my whole car. And they sound great. You can do the front and back for $300. I dont have monsoon though either.

And no, you have 5.25 in front and 6x9 in front......
You would need a whole rear set still.

Look at these... great value, product and price.

you need 5 1/4 for front and 6x9 in rear.
Front: http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_c...php?comp_id=60
Rear: http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_c...hp?comp_id=128

Those brands are both really good. I have personally installed dozens of these Morel sets and absolutely love them. Loved the sound of them so much I installed them in my car. Read the reviews.

6.5 comps - Amazon.com: Morel Maximo 6 1/2 inch 2 way component system: Car Electronics

6x9 coax - http://www.amazon.com/Morel-Maximo-6...d_bxgy_e_img_c

Originally Posted by simbah

The 08 GP has 6.5" in the front not 5.25 as has been mentioned here and 6x9 in the rear

I knew that sounded wrong haha....... My bad.

Originally Posted by I800C0LLECT

Sometimes those Maximo's are on sale for ~$60 on amazon

Those are priced aggressively but are they any good? Ive never heard of that brand (although like i said I know nothing about speakers) and If im upgrading my car speakers I don't want to completely skimp out on quality even though Im on a budget.

Thanks!

1800 knows his audio the 2 he linked would be damn hard to beat for he money! I just put kicker comps in my doors and orion 6x9s in the rear have a orion 600x4 amp going in soon to power them. Even powered off my cheapo JVC deck its a billion times better than the oem sh1t in my 98 GP!!!

Cant wait to get the amp in so they all have a little more power! Thats the plan on turkey day since I lost the battle and have to go to my in-laws LOL trust me I wont be there long.......

If your not wanting to run an amp then the best replacements I have found in almost all applications are the Polk Audio DB series. Right now on Crutchfield they are buy 1 get one half off. Had them in my Lincoln LS and They were awesome. Would definitely buy again and I know ebay has them for about $115 for four.

Well I have a 10in. sub in my trunk right now with an amp. So I already have an amp if that affects what I should buy...

Well what kindof budget are we talking? personally i think that anythings going to be better and louder than stock, but if you want good quality JL stuff to me sounds amazing, but if you can swing it and dont plan on seriously amplifying in future, id check out some hertz dieci's i have those installed and the SQ is just phenomenal.

My budget is most likely around $200-$250 for all of the speakers together because than I still have to pay someone to install all of them which im guessing wont be cheap either.

On another note I don't really need my sound system to be louder than what it already it is cause I think its plenty loud now but im going for more quality over loudness. If its louder great, but im looking for just more clear sound and alot better bass.

Thanks and I know that you guys are listing companies I should check out but it would really help alot more if you posted links to them instead as I really have no idea what to look for.

Thanks again!!

Originally Posted by michaelearth

My budget is most likely around $200-$250 for all of the speakers together because than I still have to pay someone to install all of them which im guessing wont be cheap either.

On another note I don't really need my sound system to be louder than what it already it is cause I think its plenty loud now but im going for more quality over loudness. If its louder great, but im looking for just more clear sound and alot better bass.

Thanks and I know that you guys are listing companies I should check out but it would really help alot more if you posted links to them instead as I really have no idea what to look for.

Thanks again!!

Do it yourself!!!! It is super easy and is a good learning experience. Literally the hardest part will be pulling the rear seats. That said that isnt even that hard.

I would do it myself guys but I honestly dont trust myself haha. And I just called my local car audio shop and they said that it would cost $40 for a pair to install. So how many pairs do i have? 2?

It really isnt hard I promise. If you can change you oil then you can handle this....