Any JBL woofer replacements that improve things?

Has anyone attempted to substitute another speaker for any of the JBL's? Is there any advantage to this? The JBL is system is not that bad but not that great either. I know that one person has added a bazooka subwoofer and amp. But I'm looking for something a little less radical, like changing out the 6" woofers in from for something of higher quality. My wife's std 6 speaker RSX system sounds as good as the JBL if not better. Thanks.

 

I'm sure you're probably right there. We put Sony 52 watt cd stereos into my '90 crxsi and my wife's old 94 Acura. She insists that the 94 has a better sound to her than my JBL. I think she might be right. I had an old 25watt in the honda with Boston Aoustics plates in the back. They didn't sound all that great because they were always distorting with the 25 watt, but the 52 watt system made them come alive. I doubt anyone has changed the head unit on the 2004 JBL yet. The guy that added the sub woofer and amp over on Yahoo said it made a big difference.

I'll probably just live with it until a few others investigate this. It's OK for now. Seat covers and a car cover come first.

 

Someone on the yahoo site put a bazooka subwoofer in the back and swears it made a huge difference. They have bazooka subwoofers that have built in amps. I think he added an amp and used the output going to the front door woofers. I'm going to have to look into this some more. I almost think the center speaker is what makes it sound kinda tinny and flat.

 

So the 6.3" speakers are full range. Does that mean 2 ways maybe? Can anyone recommend some good replacements? That seems the most non-invasive way to go for starters. I have not looked but does anyone know where the snap fits are to get at those speakers?

I also think the instrument panel speakers sounds so thin and tinny. And it's so small too....almost better if you could turn it down but I have not found a way to do that.

 

The MB Quart speaker is a 4 ohm speaker and I think an earlier post said that the stock front speaker is a 2 ohm. I wonder how common the 2 ohm is? And if the std speaker is a 2-way like the Quart? I think I recall someone calling the std speakers were woofers implying they were not a 2-way but then I think an earlier post said they were full range, whatever that might mean. Sort of sounds like a 2 or 3 way that covers the entire range of frequencies.

Oh and the Quart speaker is 6.5" diam and the std speakers are 6.3". I wonder if they even fit? I need to find a good installer locally. Someone that won't tweak the plastic grills and can install them without breaking or scratching my car. I've had bad luck with every installer I've used on new cars. They're just not very careful and I even went to one that did a lot of high end cars....he put the new guy on mine and that was his first and last day of work!!! I'll have to take a look at the grills and see how easy they are to remove. The Quart speaker has adjustable tweeters that they recommend being aligned by someone with training.

 

Well I did take another look at the Quart speakers and you can disable the tweeter, but it's still a 4 ohm speaker not a 2 ohm. I had this same issue with some Magna Planar speakers I bought in 1980 for the house. It's a 4 ohm. I finally bought a receiver that can be configured for 4 ohm and 8 ohm speakers. I wonder what other choices I have for 2 ohm, non-tweeter, 6 1/4" speakers?