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[navmk4gti]

i have a mk4 .. and im looking to get 6x9s and seperate tweeters for the rear shelf.. but im in confusion which is the better company for these alpines or sony?? as i will also be getting a matching amplifier  ?

also what rms and max power whould i be looking at as they are all averaging like 150-200 max power.. i was thinking something more powerful as  that would give me better sound??

[jonesltd]

Apline all the way...sonys are renowed for 'tiny' sound

[navmk4gti]

arent the standard speakers in mk4 gti sony??

[jonesltd]

yep I believe so but either way I would change them as they used to crackle at certains pitchs with even my baby 12" fli amp and sub! If you wanna stick to sony be prepared to pay a fair bit but yes longer lasting. I have used mainly kenwood stereo, apline or what I have now pioneer f900bt HU which makes a HUGE difference, changed my cabling for the sound and not bothered with an amp or sub just yet and blimey what a sound! Surround sound esp when watching James bond dvd in the car woohoo!

[navmk4gti]

to be honest only company i ever used is alpine never touched nothing else.. but there 6x9s are very limited..there amps are out of this wolrd tho .. and the new 6x9s are bollocks as my mates got em an they dont have the punch as the old skool ones 

[jonesltd]

go into halfords and have a look at the clearance stuff as the new stuff out aint a huge difference between them to be really honest. Or try fusion? Near enough same as apline but not as good but a dam sight better than sony. I feel sony are overrated and over priced!! They make TV's, cameras, etc and apline well are just pure sound!!

[navmk4gti]

yh alpine is king in ICE ... be honest i would not touch fusion and stuff with a 10 metre pole.. my mate loves his subwoofer stuff  and hes blown god knows how many crapy make subs and speakers.. now hes finally brought proper alpine system and its sweet and fookin load 

alpine is pretty expensive too tho . but you pay for the quality not just name with them so agree with you there 

[Len]

I had Sony 3 way 6x9's and loved em!

But have taken them out now. Have an Alpine based system but dont rate their speakers!
Better off with Infinity or JBL's

[navmk4gti]

what model sonys did you have mate??

[B-chi]

In my opinion I would say alpine are not the kings better vfm out there as Len said infinity or jbl.

I had a fusion system & hit 143db with 1 12" so I wouldn't say they are that crap. Also I would never, ever, ever buy any kit from halfords. Overpriced sh!t IMHO.

Get youself on caraudiodirect or caraudiosecurity.

Why do you want 6x9s?

Also if you get 6x9s you won't need extra tweeters as all 6x9 full range speakers are 2 or 3way so have tweeters built in.

Max power ratings are made up numbers put there to sell to people who don't know what to look for. Only ever use rms ratings when judging a speaker or amps power.

Higher rms doesn't mean it will sound better just louder.