I think I blew out my car speakers

“Since a couple of days my car stereo sounds like crap. I hear a rattling sound I guess....not sure what the hell it is, sounds really bad though.

Could it be anything else? CDs are fine, besides they can't all #&%!$ up at the same time.


What good is my stereo doing me if I can't play my music loud...whhhaaaaaaaaaa!!!

Don't want to spend money on a speaker if it's something else.
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“If it sounds like crap maybe you've got a rap station on., j/k.”

“LOL

Pink Floyd sounded even worse today. So that can't be it!!!”

“If it sounds like crap it might be rap (sort of sounds like a line in a rap song).”

“soooooooooooooo??????
no one knows what this could be? really think I #&%!$ed up my speakers huh?”

“Gem yo speakas is broke!Ellie Mae told me what kinda music you listen to and ya can't rattle yo brain with stock speakas.”

“I think it might have something to do with your speakers”

“Speaking of which... hehehe PUNNY!... how much might a person spend to replace speakers? My left front speaker is crap.

Actually, since the ole 88 Cherokee only has a radio in it, I could use a CD player/radio.

Ideas on what to do and number of greenbacks required? LOL! I had both driven with the personal CD player headphones stuck in my ears, with hair hiding them. I've also played a portable boombox. Poor POOR ME!! LOL”

“yupp liz, good question...how much ??

spam I am very hurt that ellie mae is dissn' my music. :(”

“Trade the truck for one that has a good stereo!LOL!”

“She loves your music Gem, thats all she listens to and she's got the stations programmed in my truck so I can't find anything else!”

“depending on what type of stereo unit u have would depend on how much your speakers could potentialy cost.

If you have just a basic unit in your car I would just go and buy some Pioneers from Wally World.... I wouldn't spend too much money otherwise

one word of advice...what probably caused your speakers at high volume wasn't too much power but too much distortion at low frequencies (too much bass)...

if you do replace the speakers I would recommend installing in-line bass-blockers which are usually about $10 a pair but help protect your speakers...”

“I think you guys are assuming us gals have someone who can put the speakers in. OK, maybe the quoteable Gemini does... :-) LOL! ... but I don't. I suppose Nimblefoot might make the hike to my place as training for his AT hike, but... WTF DOES HE KNOW ABOUT HOOKING UP SPEAKERS?!??

Yeah... I thought so... LOL! Not a prerequisite for the AT hike, now is it??

How much does installation set one back?
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“tzzzzz, i never put any speakers in a car. a stero yes, but not speakers. problem with the speaker is how you take the damn car apart to get to the speakers? hahaha!! oh it'll be soooo much fun!

i wanted to go to bed, i am going now. Night!!
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“I don't want to sound mean, but loud speakers are annoying. I don't want to listen to your music going full volume at a gas station or from my house. It appears VERY inconsiderate to others.”

“gem.... your speakers have been blown out : )

congrats and welcome to the club of factory stereo systems....

i spent about 200 bucks replacing the speakers and head unit of my old car, but that's cause i couldn't afford much at the time.

kenwood is an awesome brand.

if you need to have them installed, drive up to PA and i'll do it for you LOL... otherwise, the place that sells the speakers to you will normally do it.”

“If ya didn't sing so loud, ya wouldn't have to play it so loud.”

“just get a new car and don't worry about it.”

“Ya need a set these babies...

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“Well if you have a Best Buy or Circuit City in the area you could always check what they charge for install.”

“Any teenage motor-heads in the neighborhood? That'd be thrilled to get to help you out. Speaker prices are modest.”

“hmmm, I don't want to spend a whole bunch of money on speakers right now. Wish I could, but I can't... All I want is one speaker, at least for now. Scorch...would be worth a trip up to PA huh? we could go out afterwards. I think I can install the speaker once I figure out how in the hell to remove the dashboard.

DASHBOARD...that was teh word I was looking for last night... I hate when that happens.

AND my music is not annoying. Limpy may has a good idea...I am sure we have some kids in the neigborhood that like to make a couple $$. If not I'll call circut city.

After my trip and dentist crap I'll get me an awesome stereo so I can turn up my music if louder. :P”

“buy in pairs. It can be cheaper than you think. (You just want servicable speakers, right?)”

“servicable speakers?? hmmm... there's a difference?”

“yeah...really should replace speaker in pairs.”

“serviceable; suited to the purpose. Not high end "bells & whistles" speakers. Just your everyday normal (boring) speaker.
Plain. Cheap.
Dig?”

“Gem, what type of car u have?”

“a mitsubishi eclipse. I think everything in it is sort of "rain proof" because it's a spider.

Limpy...yeah servicable is good then. I don't want speakers that sound bad though, but I don't want them to cost a fortune.”

“You are rather demanding, Gemini !”

“nope I am not. I just want them to sound good if I have my music loud.”

“Try crutchfield. www.crutchfield.com

They include all hardware and installation instructions. Some speakers are easy, some are difficult. On my van I had to drop the steering column and pull the whole dash pad off to put in some POLK audio speakers. They were ~ $80 and VERY worth the expense and trouble.”

“P.S. They will tell you how difficult the installation is over the phone, first, if you ask.”

“I would check out Crutchfield....they will also tell u what will fit your specific model car.”

“thanks, I'll do that.


Hahaha, I am sort of stuck at the stereos now... got to get away, got to get away...look at speakers, NOT at stereo....”

“Get yourself some MB Quarts or just keep your music turned off.”

“I hope you didn't hurt your mouth "blowing" those speakers, but then again you did say you were going to the dentist,LOL.”

“Maybe she "fried" them speakers.

Southerners fry everthing else.”

“gem, get speakers in pairs or the sound won't be balanced.

yea, come up to pa, we'll install them and then go out for the weekend!”

“yeah, pair would be okay, but it's the one speaker on the dashboard... no pair. I think I have 6 speakers in the car, 2 tinny ones by the mirrors (doors) and 2 more in the doors, one on the dashboard, and I don't know where the other one is...(didn't look for it yet) I may have 2 more in the back, not sure sure. It's a infinity stereo, not sure about the speakers.

maybe it's not a speaker...maybe it's a subwoofer?? what would that do to the sound? I have no clue about stereos.”

“well...what year is your Mistubisihi Eclipse Spider?”

“Looks like you might have 2 3-1/2" speakers in your front dash”

“opps, i think it's a 2001 or 2002 (I keep forgetting). I think a 2001 though.”

“with or without the optional Infinity Stereo system?”

“my stereo sais "infiniti"...that's all iknow. :(”

“Than I think it has it...”

“Hmmm....for the 2001, 2002 it doesn't show the dash speaker...”

“but it's there. and i know it's not a 2000 or 2003. it's right there in the middle on top of the clock”

“MarkO we don't fry everything you DingDong some of us know how to crock and pressure cook! Well sometimes we pressure fry too. LOL!”

“and I NEVER fry. I am ANTI frying!”

“so circut city looked at it and they don't have the size...anyway...it's a suround sound speaker on the dashboard. I did check, and yes, my car is a 2001 Mitsubishi. Not sure why they are listed to not have a speaker on the dashboard.

I thought it would be a good idea to let someone else install the speaker because it is on the dashboard. (not sure how to take the complete dashboard apart)

no one really knows about dashboards huh? I can't find any info in my mitsubishi manual.

they call it tweeter?? wtf is a tweeter?
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