Thread: Impreza audio setup 6x9 vs 6"

I say don't bother. I had the same delema in the rear of my civic coupe. I tried 6x9's and 6.5's and there was hardly a difference. I actually liked the 6.5's better.

Hmmm 6x9's should have been banded! How can you get clean even sound from an oval shaped speaker cone? I mean where is the linearity in that? I personally hate them, go with a good pair of 6.5" coaxials or tri's. They sound far nicer and the cone doesn't flex in a strange way like with 6x9's.

They were originally intended for use before subs came along, to give a little better bottom end response because of the surface area, but they are the crummiest sound, and reserved for people who just want a loud (is it really distorting!?!?) stereo to blow their mates away.

You want clean linear sound, throw in 6.5" all round (front and rear), and compensate it with a 10" or so sub. That's what I did in my wrx.

If you aren't gonna use a sub, then you *shudder* could use 6x9's, but it depends how clean you want your tunes..... some people don't care, others do....

Your choice... my opinion.

6.5 all the way. You wont see 6x9s in any pro audio cars.

I should add I would definately shove spilts in the front, just keep the cone sizes equal for the best sound.....ie 6.5" in the rear and 6.5" splits in the front. Mine were DD drive Alpine babies, with the tweeters flush moutned in the top of the front doors. (top right hand corner of door skin.) And that was a really nice sounding setup.

I just got a Liberty, so I'm going to have to do this stereo now

Take it from someone with 6x9 speakers at the back. I have 3 Subaru SVXes and they run 6" at the front and 6x9 at the back. After some thinking, I ran 6"s all around and they sound a hell of a lot better than 6x9 and trust me, the inside of the SVX is very well balanced. Probably most balanced subaru/FHI vehicle ever made.

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