Car speaker help

Hi Lyndon,

I had the exact same problem mate.

I picked up a couple of second hand rectangular Boss speakers. I just place them in the back on my false floor. They do the job really well but I found they had that backgound static. This may have been due to the ouput of the head unit not matching the speakers as when I added an amplifier they cleared right up and now sound fantastic.

You will find you can use just about use any speaker, so long as it has the pos/neg conection to your head unit.

Try Dick Smith. Ask for their outdoor speakers.

Dick Smith speakers

Hi there. I have bought speakers from Jaycar: they hold a good range, various types of enclosures as well as speakers, ranging from cheap to quite expensive for top of the range performance. Their catalogue also contains lots of data to help in selection. I've got $800 worth of their speakers in my lounge room - great performance!! Hope this helps.
And yes, I've checked, there's one in Darwin now!

Lyndon, have a look at our Troopy speakers. John made up the enclosures and put a reasonable quality speaker in them. They have worked very well and do not get in the way - as you can see we sleep in the back of our troopy.

Cheers,

Val

Hi Lyndon,
Autobarn on bagot road (and Jaycar is a little further up the same road) usually carry a large range of car audio speakers. I haven't been there for awhile so don't know what they have now.

Also see Sound Spectrum 51 Stuart Hwy Stuart Park 89815060, OR, talk to Carcom Installations 14 Bishop St Woolner 89418800.
regards,

Seems your all into size and stremgth, fair enough, but don't forget the Ohms, if the radio is designed to run 8 Ohm speakers then make sure you buy 8 Ohm speakers,
And why not fit them into the doors, that's where mine are, and have been for the last 8 years without any problems.

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Lyndon,

Like Doug says, be sure to match the speaker impedance to the amplifier or radio.

Almost certainly your existing amplifier will be 4 ohms impedance whereas speakers intended for mains-operated systems will be 8 ohms impedance. The reason for 4 ohm in auto application is because of the limits of the 12v supply.

The speakers you referenced on Ebay are rated 8 ohms, as would be most "outdoor" speakers and if connected to a 4 ohm amplifier will have severely limited output and reduced sound quality. (That may be a good thing for your ears LOL)

The safest bet is to go to a Car Audio dealer but could be more expensive than Ebay. I don't believe Jaycar stock enclosed speakers suitable for mounting in the vehicle. Only bare speaker drivers of 4 ohm impedance where you would need to provide your own enclosures.

Hi All
Thanks for all the info above. Have yet to make a purchase. Happy new year to all.
Lyndon & Bernadette