Car Speakers
Technically speaking, speakers are attached from a source so analogue signals can be transformed into audible sound. Speakers when installed in a car transforms the dull and boring long drive into a euphoric ambience. There are a lot of good quality speakers out in the market, and mostly vary in prices, depending on the speaker size, its maximum power handling, the number of speakers and its brand name.
With regards to speaker sensitivity—sensitivity measures how much sound the speaker produce form the applied power, if your car stereo is not that powerful, speakers with high sensitivity rating will be the best match. And if you have a high power car stereo system, then consider speakers with low sensitivity ratings because they can deliver excellent sound quality when properly powered.
Car Speakers
And when talking about power handling—that is the power a speaker can handle—usually measured in watts, if you plan to use powerful amps, you will need to choose speakers whose power handling that is close to the amplifiers output.
What type of speakers you need? There are full-range speakers and component speakers.
Full-range speakers—which comprises all speaker elements in one basket. In the simplest form they include a woofer for the low frequencies, and a tweeter mounted on the woofer to produce the high frequencies. Other additional drivers include a midrange or a super tweeter. Replacing factory speakers with full-range speakers minimizes all complications during installation. full-range speakers come in a variety of sizes that mount easily into factory speaker locations.
A typical component speaker system include a separate woofer, tweeters which comes separate from the woofer and can be mounted in a location that provide the best imaging, and external crossovers—all are designed to work with each other. The crossover network in a component system comes external to the woofer and to the tweeter that means more lively sound for the listener. Typically component system are constructed with materials far better than their full-range rivals, so they are can deliver more dynamic and detailed sound.
- > Dash Board Speakers
Most dash board speakers handle excellent treble and sound best, creating the remarkable form the music coming directly at you because the sound bounces off from the windshield directly to your ears. Most dash board speakers are very easy to remove and replace by just simply removing the grills, which are screwed to the dash board. Space is very restricted in the front of the car. Most dash board speakers is only limited to four inches or less. Another important thing to consider is choosing the durability of the speaker itself.
- > Door Speakers
Installing new replacement speakers for you car audio is one of the most cost-effective way to make good music sound better. Each car has his own specific type installation issues, ranging from speaker locations and mounting depth and height and of course the vehicle factory wiring. Most installation are easy and some require some expert professional to mount them for you. In many cases, door speakers are the easiest way to replace. Doors speakers produce a fascinating separated stereo image with better bass sound than dash board speakers.
- > Rear Speakers
To get the best sounding and the most natural sound, is to have a spacial ambience that is created by good frontal imaging and just a touch of the rear. Most rear speakers provide the best bass response, especially if they have a large cavity—like a trunk, behind them. Replacing factory speakers with performance rear speakers can really make a dynamic improvement in the sound reproduction of most car sound systems. With rear speakers sophisticated construction and superior performance, it can reproduce a virtual sound stage accurately from behind.
- > Sub-woofers
To effectively reproduce the bass notes in music—typically 150 hertz down to 20 hertz, the sub-woofer or ’subs’ should be made of stiff, yet light weight material. Most sub-woofer speaker cones are made out of synthetic films like polypropylene or kevlar reinforced cones, or polypropylene composite—polypropylene mixed with other materials like mica, creating a stiffer cone, which yields more accurate bass response. There are also woven fabrics coated with metals like aluminium or titanium that are also lightweight and strong and provide excellent bass. Sub-woofers do not usually need a large box, some are mounted on infinite baffles separating the front from the rear and saving extra space.