Upgrade Speakers and Amp?...or not?

[BoomerRoadie]

Hello all,

This is a question to all those who have upgraded your speakers and maybe even the amp, BUT have kept the factor deck in place.

I would prefer to keep the factory deck to preserve the look and feel of the car, but I'm wondering if a speaker upgrade will be a big deal or not. I'm not an audiophile, but I'm close to it (there are way worse folks out there), but I am sensitive to good quality sound.

Will there be a measurable improvement in the sound with a speaker upgrade over the factory speakers? I have a 1997 Boxster. So the speakers are freak'en old and even though the car has always been garaged, they can't be great. YET, the sound is reasonably good. I don't feel like I need to rush out and spend money, but it's hard to know what I'm missing.

Has anyone did this upgrade and been blow away by the change or was it just ho-hum?

Thanks!!