The wife got me a nice Pioneer double DIN stereo for Christmas with DAB and Carplay and of course, that has sent me down the rabbit hole of looking at speaker upgrades and sub... The standard system in the Civic is, without question, the worst of any car I have ever owned. So much so, I never even turn it on.
Would the 50Wx4 of the Pioneer be enough to drive a set of basic Focal components (Focal 165 AS 2-Way 6.5" Component Car Speakers With Sound Proofing Deadening Material Sheet) and possibly coaxial rears (if I upgrade those as well), or am I looking at external amplification?
Don't want anything too mad in the sub department either as I like my boot space and neighbours. As the general consensus seems to be underseat jobs aren't great, I'm looking at 8" or 10" at a push for the boot. Been looking at the Focal Bomba BP20 as reviews seem to suggest that can puch above it's size.
To be honest, the standard system has been decent enough in my past couple of cars I didn't feel the need to upgrade or add a sub. Maybe the speakers would be enough of an upgrade on their own, or with amplification. Read the headunit is the main issue and the standard speakers aren't too bad with a decent headunit so maybe I should try it first without anything else
Would the 50Wx4 of the Pioneer be enough to drive a set of basic Focal components (Focal 165 AS 2-Way 6.5" Component Car Speakers With Sound Proofing Deadening Material Sheet) and possibly coaxial rears (if I upgrade those as well), or am I looking at external amplification?
Don't want anything too mad in the sub department either as I like my boot space and neighbours. As the general consensus seems to be underseat jobs aren't great, I'm looking at 8" or 10" at a push for the boot. Been looking at the Focal Bomba BP20 as reviews seem to suggest that can puch above it's size.
To be honest, the standard system has been decent enough in my past couple of cars I didn't feel the need to upgrade or add a sub. Maybe the speakers would be enough of an upgrade on their own, or with amplification. Read the headunit is the main issue and the standard speakers aren't too bad with a decent headunit so maybe I should try it first without anything else
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