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aych · 04-09-2008, 06:19 PM

Hello, I'm replacing the speakers in my gen 2 camry. I was wondering how much of a difference do you think it would make if I angled the rear speakers front, and also for the front speakers, placing it horizontally near my feet or door instead of it the original mounting place in the dash.

Also, is a woofer+tweeter (2way speaker) better than a single full ranger driver?

thanks

frojoe · 04-09-2008, 06:58 PM

If the tweeters are facing you it will make a difference. I have both my front and rear speakers angled in custom fiberglass enclosures. For the fronts, the easiest and best way is to get a component setup. The woofer would go in the original door location and the tweeter would be mounted facing your head (ie in the dash or the a-pillar). And I don't think many after market speakers are full range. 2-way will sound fine if you don't go component. Mine are 2-way in the door, but angled up which might be what your talking about. The highs and lows both sound great, but because the tweeters are below you the sound stage is a little screwed up. It all really depends on how far you plan on taking the system, and your budget.

That was longer than I intended, so the short answer:
1)angling the speakers towards you will make it sound better
2)a 2 way is probably better

aych · 04-10-2008, 12:07 PM

with a component setup i will need crossovers and separate amps right? I'm trying to just stay with my HU. 2way means woofer and tweeter in 1 unit right? just double checking. I might just pull a couple tweeters up onto the dash then.

LoudCamry · 04-11-2008, 10:42 PM

you won;t need a amp to run component speaker, it will sound better with an amp.

aych · 04-11-2008, 11:53 PM

hm. now where can i find a 20$ amp. lol.

LoudCamry · 04-12-2008, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by aych

hm. now where can i find a 20$ amp. lol.

i dunno

frojoe · 04-12-2008, 06:16 PM

the crossover usually comes with the component speakers, and you don't need an amp any more than you do with a 2 way. Component will be harder to install, because they are in two places, but they will sound a little better. Either way an amp is unnecessary but better. And yea, thats what a two way is.