Help picking replacement speakers to go with sub and amp for Cadillac CTS

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

Those speakers look fantastic. Great deal. I just purchased a DS18 amp on eBay that Is probably overkill.

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How does that converter compare to this one?

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You need at least 5 channels. This would cover it just fine.

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Or this one

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Never used this one but it looks well made. Need to do some research to be sure.

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It has 4 channel speaker input that converts them on 6 channel outputs. 6 Channel RCA Output. 4 Channel Speaker Signal Inpu. Output Impedance: 50 Ohms.

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[Doxquzme Premium Member]

 

[KcContractor]

This is what they show.

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A .5" to .75" riser will surely work.

The difficulty in putting in new speakers will not be getting them in, it will be getting the Bose drivers out. They are riveted in from the rear of the door panel. Once you get them removed, you can install a riser that should allow you to put any 6.5" - 6.75" driver in there. the Pio's come with nice grills should you elect to mount them on the outside of the door panel too.

Oh ok. I’ll order some risers now. Which one of those sizes do you think I should try first?

 

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

I would pull the door panel off and see what you're working with. Check the depth and see how best to mount any new speaker. Not sure how prestine your panels still are, or how enamoured with keeping the speaker's in "stealth" mode but you might consider mounting the speakers on the outside of the panel after removing the bose units, probably sound better too.

I'd wait until you have the Pios, and check out this vid. You can see that you may not have to do a whole lot given the actual size of the area that supposed 5.25 speaker is mounted. As you can watch/see, there is plenty of room to enlarge the opening and may be able to just do that to get them to fit. This vid is from a 2006 but you get the drift.

 

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

I'd spend some time out on YouTube, checking out the vids that resemble your door panel/speaker configuration. You'll need to do some augmentation, but it should not be real difficult from what I've seen.

 

[KcContractor]

I'd spend some time out on YouTube, checking out the vids that resemble your door panel/speaker configuration. You'll need to do some augmentation, but it should not be real difficult from what I've seen.

Thanks again!!

 

[KcContractor]

My brother has the same vehicle. I gave him a set of TS-d's, Rev series, he was able to get them in just fine. You'll need a pair of these to mount the tweeters in the dash.

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Amazon product ASIN B01LZZ7TCQ

What do I need to mount the tweeter in the dash? Sorry I’m not sure what I’m looking at in that pic

 

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

I would check with Crutchfield for specific adapters but something like this is the ticket.

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[KcContractor]

I would check with Crutchfield for specific adapters but something like this is the ticket.

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Material: plastic. This product will fit in most speakers on the market. Great for fiberglass, kick pods, and baffles.

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Thank you. I was wondering where and how these attach on the dash? I like the look of them on the pillar but not sure what’s best

I would check with Crutchfield for specific adapters but something like this is the ticket.

2 Pcs 1.5" Plastic Car Speaker Spacer Ring Adapter Bracket Mounting Adapter | eBay

Material: plastic. This product will fit in most speakers on the market. Great for fiberglass, kick pods, and baffles.

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thank you

 

[KcContractor]

Have you used these before?

 

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

Resonix is supposed to be the bees knees, but it is a little $$. If I was doing the whole car, probably would shell out for the entire resonix treatment, at my age, would be a big commitment to pull what is their already and do it over, not going to do it. I recently picked up these from amazon. I am a musician too and have a bunch of actual acoustical foam that I could use, but this seemed like a good option as well. I like that you can put it around you speakers by design so that if your drivers are larger or smaller, you can tailor the ring so that it doesn't interfere with the surrounds..

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