Aftermarket speakers

[piotrp]

Has anyone replaced stock speakers?I want to keep factory radio for looks.I wonder if sound would be any better with stock radio.Any recomandation for the speakers?

[touringcamry]

It could potentially make the system sound worse.

[avholic]

Originally Posted by piotrp

Has anyone replaced stock speakers?I want to keep factory radio for looks.I wonder if sound would be any better with stock radio.Any recomandation for the speakers?

explore cardomain.com, you'll get lots of ideas

[krouchchocolate]

Probably best to get a set of components for your front stage, and some sort of processor such as the JL clean sweep, RF 3sixty.2 etc etc.

[aschmidt]

Originally Posted by avholic

explore cardomain.com, you'll get lots of ideas

Yours cardomain page looks interesting. btw, did you make a custom mounting for polk speakers to fit them instead of the factory speakers?

[geoff5093]

Originally Posted by touringcamry

It could potentially make the system sound worse.

I replaced my rear speakers with some mid-ranged Pioneers, and you're right, they do sound worse then the stock speakers. Which is why I removed them and installed a sub in the trunk instead.

[Trojan]

Originally Posted by touringcamry

It could potentially make the system sound worse.

Originally Posted by krouchchocolate

Probably best to get a set of components for your front stage, and some sort of processor such as the JL clean sweep, RF 3sixty.2 etc etc.

+1.

[avholic]

Originally Posted by aschmidt

Yours cardomain page looks interesting. btw, did you make a custom mounting for polk speakers to fit them instead of the factory speakers?

I used the frame of the factory speakers as platform for the replacements. I accomplished this by decapitating the front EOM mid-woofers from their frames. The black speaker frame with yellow foam shown on the 2nd page is what is left of the front OEM speakers.

[touringcamry]

Originally Posted by geoff5093

I replaced my rear speakers with some mid-ranged Pioneers, and you're right, they do sound worse then the stock speakers. Which is why I removed them and installed a sub in the trunk instead.

Why did you only replace the rear speakers?

I would go with a strong front stage, preferably 6.5" components with both the tweeter and mid in the door and a sub setup. I wouldn't do too much with the rear speakers.