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gschotland · 12-19-2009, 11:47 PM

My '02 S has the Bose system w/door speakers. After doing a lot of research I decided to stick with the stock amp, toss the beat Becker head unit (replaced w/$180 JVC w/HD radio - big improvement), and swap out the speakers. I went with Focal 100 CVX coaxials in the dash, which sound quite good, and 130 (~5") mids in the doors, which I haven't had a chance to install yet.

Coaxials down low in the doors really aren't going to do a lot. Consider mids/woofers only and save some bucks. There's only so much bass you're going to get out of the doors, the 130s will be less involved to install and you won't be missing much vs the 165s in terms of performance. An OEM bass box behind the seats will do much more for deep bass.

I'm a serious audiophile (at home), but my car is a place to concentrate on and enjoy driving, not do serious listening. My system objective was "good enough" and solid bang for the buck, which I think I achieved. BTW, go for HD Radio, it's great.

12-19-2009, 11:47 PM	#3
gschotland Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: nj Posts: 389	My '02 S has the Bose system w/door speakers. After doing a lot of research I decided to stick with the stock amp, toss the beat Becker head unit (replaced w/$180 JVC w/HD radio - big improvement), and swap out the speakers. I went with Focal 100 CVX coaxials in the dash, which sound quite good, and 130 (~5") mids in the doors, which I haven't had a chance to install yet. Coaxials down low in the doors really aren't going to do a lot. Consider mids/woofers only and save some bucks. There's only so much bass you're going to get out of the doors, the 130s will be less involved to install and you won't be missing much vs the 165s in terms of performance. An OEM bass box behind the seats will do much more for deep bass. I'm a serious audiophile (at home), but my car is a place to concentrate on and enjoy driving, not do serious listening. My system objective was "good enough" and solid bang for the buck, which I think I achieved. BTW, go for HD Radio, it's great.