JHZR2
Staff member
Hi,
In my W123 MB cars, Im considering upgrading the sound system via amp and new speakers. I have refurbished OE head units, and while they are 30+ yo technology, everything else looks too gawdy.
Unfortunately the cars are tough to fit. THey take 3.5-4" speakers up front and 4-5 1/4" in the rear. Most seem to get 4" and 5 1/4" to fit.
But the issue is maintaining the OE grilles and keeping everything looking and working like original.
The biggest issue is the coaxial speakers that have a high-standing tweeter up top. It interferes. I dont want to have component tweeters, as they will not look right in the car and be there in an unobtrusive way.
So, my thought is to acquire component speakers, but not use the crossovers or tweeters. The car currently has 1-way speakers, can it be any different/worse than what I have now (Im quite happy with the old paper speakers and sound in these cars, BTW, not looking to mod too much, just overcome time-induced degradation of paper cone speakers).
Or is there a fundamental difference in component speakers that prevents me from being able to just use the speaker without the crossover to get decent sound? Like is the design approach different from a 1-way that would handle full range?
Thanks in advance for any insight!
In my W123 MB cars, Im considering upgrading the sound system via amp and new speakers. I have refurbished OE head units, and while they are 30+ yo technology, everything else looks too gawdy.
Unfortunately the cars are tough to fit. THey take 3.5-4" speakers up front and 4-5 1/4" in the rear. Most seem to get 4" and 5 1/4" to fit.
But the issue is maintaining the OE grilles and keeping everything looking and working like original.
The biggest issue is the coaxial speakers that have a high-standing tweeter up top. It interferes. I dont want to have component tweeters, as they will not look right in the car and be there in an unobtrusive way.
So, my thought is to acquire component speakers, but not use the crossovers or tweeters. The car currently has 1-way speakers, can it be any different/worse than what I have now (Im quite happy with the old paper speakers and sound in these cars, BTW, not looking to mod too much, just overcome time-induced degradation of paper cone speakers).
Or is there a fundamental difference in component speakers that prevents me from being able to just use the speaker without the crossover to get decent sound? Like is the design approach different from a 1-way that would handle full range?
Thanks in advance for any insight!