upgrading miater's sound system

[phillyb]

i know nothing about audio.
there are four total speakers right now, two in each door. i have the bose package.
where should i start? the shit just isn't loud enough.
start with a head unit?
or upgrade the speakers?
if i want to amp the speakers, how many channels? 2 or 4?
head units have different wattage ratings...can i go the cheap route and get a 50watt head unit?

[predapio]

In before wiring fail leads to a car fire.

[phillyb]

oh no...
i'm not doing this shit...

[woowoooooo]

philly if you catch the car on fire you get more weed money

[triplejumper18]

Doesn't the stock Miata sound system sound like two fat hairy guys butt fucking? Jeez Philly, I thought you'd enjoy that shit.

[SSinstaller]

New radio up front, 8" comps in the front door(you can fit a massive speaker in the doors of those things), a good two channel amp for them.... Swap the rears for a decent coaxial and run them off the radio...

[Haltech]

Alpine Head Unit
DEI Class D amp for subs
DEI Class A amp for Mids/Highs
Infinity Kapa, Boston, MQ Quart, Focal for components
Custom sub enclosure for trunk

Should fuckin rock.

[rodrigo]

we can do audio easily philly.

shit man, after all the fail we have been through audio is relatively safe

[SSinstaller]

Originally Posted by lenny127 we can do audio easily philly. shit man, after all the fail we have been through audio is relatively safe

I passed an intrepid on the way home that was burned out from the rear doors back. I bet his buddy to him "we can do that amp shit easy"...

Come by my shop in NC Philly, and I'll give you half off of double price....LOL

The miata is pretty easy to work on though, just watch the dash around the radio, that plastic gets brittle after a few years in the sun..

[bigx5murf]

Clearwater Audio Products

and maybe a new head unit

[neotide87]

a new headunit I doubt would put out 50 watts I thought they would put out maybe 20.

I would start with speakers then go from there. My next move is a 4 ch. amp for my Infinity Kappas I have in my doors then to sub/amp off of factory stereo

[aaronc7]

in older cars usually new headunit does the most... was the case in my old 99 civic. I added speakers after headunit, and it helped some of the clarity and low end sound, but headunti really did the most, having more power behind everything

[messiahx]

Go with a new headunit (will make a huge difference, and yes, they can put out 50w x 4) and some better 6" speakers for the doors. Maybe tweeters (probably make the biggest difference with the top down). You can get some that you can stick to the top of the dash or some you can put higher up in the door. Personally, I wouldn't put too much $$ into it just for the fact that regardless of what you do, it's still not gonna sound great because of the car being a convertible.