I have auditioned two speakers so far to replace the factory 8 inch speakers. I know they are listed as 9's, but they arent. I hadn't posted about it yet because I wanted to find what I liked best first. So of the two I've tried I'll get into what each does best and why. But also I'll say if anyone is looking for an actual all around upgrade from the factory Bose woofers, you will need an external amp. In the 2016 with bose, the speaker is running at 1ohm getting 44 watts. The only 8's I could find to run at 1ohm require much more that 44 watts. If you run a 2 or 4ohm speaker off the factory amp, you will be significantly lowering the power output. I used a 4 channel amp and bridged the channels to get 150watts into 2 channels @4ohms.
Audition #1 Dayton Audio rs-225-4
80 watts rms
6mm xmax
33hz fs
Pro's : very clean sound. No distortion up until the point of failure. Very nice sound, clean mid bass, and will play pretty low to an extent. (Low fs)
Con's : these speakers will go from playing clean, to straight failure. Stick to the rms rating. If you feed these more than 80watts, even by a little, they will begin to fail. These speakers have good xmax rating. While that's good for bass, it's bad for your door panel. ALOT of vibrations.
I'd recommend these to anyone who listens at volume level 40 or less. Set amp at volume level 45, then when listening to music at max volume of 40, you will never run into problems with these speakers.
Audition #2 Pioneer TS-SW2002d2 shallow mount 8 inch subwoofer
150 watts rms
2mm xmax
65hz fs
Pro's : mounting depth, push terminals, power handling, good punch, great performance from 50hz to 200hz
Con's : wont do a lot below 50hz. very little xmax. This is sort of a pro and con in this case. Xmax is going to help the lower you go in the frequency range. But the fact that I have these in a door, the low xmax means less door vibrations. Combine that with a very stiff suspension, the speaker is always going to be under control. So just depends how you look at it and what sound you like...
Comparison : The Pioneers sound much different from the Daytons. The Pioneers have better punch and they can handle all of the 150 watts. Daytons have a warmer sound a different will play lower, but that being said they don't do it well enough to leave out a dedicated subwoofer.
Both of these speakers will benefit from a dedicated subwoofer to help with the lower notes. After all, they are only 8's. I ended up leaving the pioneers in, and they are playing down to 50hz, that's where my 12's pick up and play from 50hz down to 25hz.
Other options I'd consider is a JL Audio 8w1v3. I think it will fit the door. Or a JL MICRO sub, which has a 8w3v3 in a matched ported enclosure. I havent measured, but if those micro subs fit under the seats, it may really be the best option. In that case you could run them under the front seats and just leave the front door speakers disconnected and you'd have no door vibration.
Sorry for the individual images and for the novel. Lol
Audition #1 Dayton Audio rs-225-4
80 watts rms
6mm xmax
33hz fs
Pro's : very clean sound. No distortion up until the point of failure. Very nice sound, clean mid bass, and will play pretty low to an extent. (Low fs)
Con's : these speakers will go from playing clean, to straight failure. Stick to the rms rating. If you feed these more than 80watts, even by a little, they will begin to fail. These speakers have good xmax rating. While that's good for bass, it's bad for your door panel. ALOT of vibrations.
I'd recommend these to anyone who listens at volume level 40 or less. Set amp at volume level 45, then when listening to music at max volume of 40, you will never run into problems with these speakers.
Audition #2 Pioneer TS-SW2002d2 shallow mount 8 inch subwoofer
150 watts rms
2mm xmax
65hz fs
Pro's : mounting depth, push terminals, power handling, good punch, great performance from 50hz to 200hz
Con's : wont do a lot below 50hz. very little xmax. This is sort of a pro and con in this case. Xmax is going to help the lower you go in the frequency range. But the fact that I have these in a door, the low xmax means less door vibrations. Combine that with a very stiff suspension, the speaker is always going to be under control. So just depends how you look at it and what sound you like...
Comparison : The Pioneers sound much different from the Daytons. The Pioneers have better punch and they can handle all of the 150 watts. Daytons have a warmer sound a different will play lower, but that being said they don't do it well enough to leave out a dedicated subwoofer.
Both of these speakers will benefit from a dedicated subwoofer to help with the lower notes. After all, they are only 8's. I ended up leaving the pioneers in, and they are playing down to 50hz, that's where my 12's pick up and play from 50hz down to 25hz.
Other options I'd consider is a JL Audio 8w1v3. I think it will fit the door. Or a JL MICRO sub, which has a 8w3v3 in a matched ported enclosure. I havent measured, but if those micro subs fit under the seats, it may really be the best option. In that case you could run them under the front seats and just leave the front door speakers disconnected and you'd have no door vibration.
Sorry for the individual images and for the novel. Lol
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