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<blockquote data-quote="Lindsey Rauch" data-source="post: 8677033" data-attributes="member: 677219"><p>Hi everyone, I'm looking to upgrade my setup for the first time and have some questions. </p><p></p><p>I'm not an audiophile (maybe yet, haha) but I do love music and want it to sound reasonably good, considering price. But I wanna start with something basic and go from there. My plan is to buy the parts and get a local shop to install everything. Hoping to keep it around $500 (I'm Canadian but using USD to presumably make it easier for people here) all in if possible. </p><p></p><p>I have a 1997 Honda Civic CX. There's an aftermarket Kenwood deck in it but its old and I'll be replacing it. Beyond that there's 2 stock speakers in the back, and none in the front, just the plastic things that look like speakers, which I found kinda odd. </p><p></p><p>So onto the questions. How many speakers do I actually need? Can I just get a new deck, 2 speakers, and a powered sub and call it a day? Or do I need 4 speakers? The first scenario seems more convenient, because if I understand correctly (correct me if not), I can only plug in 4 things to the average lower-end deck. 4 speakers plus a sub would require me to get an amp, yes? Prefer to not go down that road if possible for budget reasons. Can I get 2 new speakers and keep the existing rear ones? Would that sound bad?</p><p></p><p>Examples of components I'm looking at:</p><p></p><p>Heads:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.crutchfield.ca/p_105KDX360B/JVC-KD-X360BTS.html" target="_blank">https://www.crutchfield.ca/p_105KDX360B/JVC-KD-X360BTS.html</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.crutchfield.com/p_130DS5120B/Pioneer-DEH-S5120BT.html" target="_blank">https://www.crutchfield.com/p_130DS5120B/Pioneer-DEH-S5120BT.html</a></p><p></p><p>Speakers:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Pioneer-TS-F1634R-200W-2-Way-Speakers/dp/B0081SRIFS/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=car+speakers&amp;qid=1560738414&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-5" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.ca/Pioneer-TS-F1634R-200W-2-Way-Speakers/dp/B0081SRIFS/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=car+speakers&amp;qid=1560738414&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-5</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Kicker-43DSC6504-Coaxial-Speakers-DSC6504/dp/B01BLVEVNS/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=car+speakers&amp;qid=1560738414&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-4" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.ca/Kicker-43DSC6504-Coaxial-Speakers-DSC6504/dp/B01BLVEVNS/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=car+speakers&amp;qid=1560738414&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-4</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Rockford-Fosgate-R165X3-6-5-Inch-Full-Range/dp/B00BF6HWCM/ref=pd_sbs_107_10?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=B00BF6HWCM&amp;pd_rd_r=fd3d6628-913e-11e9-a19e-076b366cd722&amp;pd_rd_w=kgvev&amp;pd_rd_wg=T8GM0&amp;pf_rd_p=5dcda75b-8643-4da3-9bb1-5c0233790500&amp;pf_rd_r=VZNPG9H461JQCD2FM8N0&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=VZNPG9H461JQCD2FM8N0" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.ca/Rockford-Fosgate-R165X3-6-5-Inch-Full-Range/dp/B00BF6HWCM/ref=pd_sbs_107_10?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=B00BF6HWCM&amp;pd_rd_r=fd3d6628-913e-11e9-a19e-076b366cd722&amp;pd_rd_w=kgvev&amp;pd_rd_wg=T8GM0&amp;pf_rd_p=5dcda75b-8643-4da3-9bb1-5c0233790500&amp;pf_rd_r=VZNPG9H461JQCD2FM8N0&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=VZNPG9H461JQCD2FM8N0</a></p><p></p><p>Subwoofer:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Rockville-RW10CA-Profile-Powered-Subwoofer/dp/B019Z3R582/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=subwoofer+car&amp;qid=1560738464&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-3" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.ca/Rockville-RW10CA-Profile-Powered-Subwoofer/dp/B019Z3R582/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=subwoofer+car&amp;qid=1560738464&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-3</a> (looks like it just sold out)</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.crutchfield.com/p_777B8P/Sound-Ordnance-B-8P.html" target="_blank">https://www.crutchfield.com/p_777B8P/Sound-Ordnance-B-8P.html</a></p><p></p><p>Will appreciate any help. Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lindsey Rauch, post: 8677033, member: 677219"] Hi everyone, I'm looking to upgrade my setup for the first time and have some questions. I'm not an audiophile (maybe yet, haha) but I do love music and want it to sound reasonably good, considering price. But I wanna start with something basic and go from there. My plan is to buy the parts and get a local shop to install everything. Hoping to keep it around $500 (I'm Canadian but using USD to presumably make it easier for people here) all in if possible. I have a 1997 Honda Civic CX. There's an aftermarket Kenwood deck in it but its old and I'll be replacing it. Beyond that there's 2 stock speakers in the back, and none in the front, just the plastic things that look like speakers, which I found kinda odd. So onto the questions. How many speakers do I actually need? Can I just get a new deck, 2 speakers, and a powered sub and call it a day? Or do I need 4 speakers? The first scenario seems more convenient, because if I understand correctly (correct me if not), I can only plug in 4 things to the average lower-end deck. 4 speakers plus a sub would require me to get an amp, yes? Prefer to not go down that road if possible for budget reasons. Can I get 2 new speakers and keep the existing rear ones? Would that sound bad? Examples of components I'm looking at: Heads: [URL="https://www.crutchfield.ca/p_105KDX360B/JVC-KD-X360BTS.html"]https://www.crutchfield.ca/p_105KDX360B/JVC-KD-X360BTS.html[/URL] [URL="https://www.crutchfield.com/p_130DS5120B/Pioneer-DEH-S5120BT.html"]https://www.crutchfield.com/p_130DS5120B/Pioneer-DEH-S5120BT.html[/URL] Speakers: [URL="https://www.amazon.ca/Pioneer-TS-F1634R-200W-2-Way-Speakers/dp/B0081SRIFS/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=car+speakers&qid=1560738414&s=gateway&sr=8-5"]https://www.amazon.ca/Pioneer-TS-F1634R-200W-2-Way-Speakers/dp/B0081SRIFS/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=car+speakers&qid=1560738414&s=gateway&sr=8-5[/URL] [URL="https://www.amazon.ca/Kicker-43DSC6504-Coaxial-Speakers-DSC6504/dp/B01BLVEVNS/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=car+speakers&qid=1560738414&s=gateway&sr=8-4"]https://www.amazon.ca/Kicker-43DSC6504-Coaxial-Speakers-DSC6504/dp/B01BLVEVNS/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=car+speakers&qid=1560738414&s=gateway&sr=8-4[/URL] [URL="https://www.amazon.ca/Rockford-Fosgate-R165X3-6-5-Inch-Full-Range/dp/B00BF6HWCM/ref=pd_sbs_107_10?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00BF6HWCM&pd_rd_r=fd3d6628-913e-11e9-a19e-076b366cd722&pd_rd_w=kgvev&pd_rd_wg=T8GM0&pf_rd_p=5dcda75b-8643-4da3-9bb1-5c0233790500&pf_rd_r=VZNPG9H461JQCD2FM8N0&psc=1&refRID=VZNPG9H461JQCD2FM8N0"]https://www.amazon.ca/Rockford-Fosgate-R165X3-6-5-Inch-Full-Range/dp/B00BF6HWCM/ref=pd_sbs_107_10?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00BF6HWCM&pd_rd_r=fd3d6628-913e-11e9-a19e-076b366cd722&pd_rd_w=kgvev&pd_rd_wg=T8GM0&pf_rd_p=5dcda75b-8643-4da3-9bb1-5c0233790500&pf_rd_r=VZNPG9H461JQCD2FM8N0&psc=1&refRID=VZNPG9H461JQCD2FM8N0[/URL] Subwoofer: [URL="https://www.amazon.ca/Rockville-RW10CA-Profile-Powered-Subwoofer/dp/B019Z3R582/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=subwoofer+car&qid=1560738464&s=gateway&sr=8-3"]https://www.amazon.ca/Rockville-RW10CA-Profile-Powered-Subwoofer/dp/B019Z3R582/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=subwoofer+car&qid=1560738464&s=gateway&sr=8-3[/URL] (looks like it just sold out) [URL="https://www.crutchfield.com/p_777B8P/Sound-Ordnance-B-8P.html"]https://www.crutchfield.com/p_777B8P/Sound-Ordnance-B-8P.html[/URL] Will appreciate any help. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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