My rear OEM 6x9's just got fried, now the the whole sound system sounds terrible, what can I do?? they were hooked up to my amp...so i guess thats the reason, but what can i do so my componets sound good.

 

buy a pair of new 6x9...that's what I'd do.

 

i know that, but since the 6x9 got fried, is it supposed to affect the other speakers?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 02AccordBigBoi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i know that, but since the 6x9 got fried, is it supposed to affect the other speakers?</TD></TR></TABLE>

It shouldn't affect other speakers (damage it or make them sound bad). Did you try fading all the way to the front (before the rears fried) to see how it sounds without the rears?

 

yeah i did that.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 02AccordBigBoi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah i did that.</TD></TR></TABLE> and how did it sound? have you disconnected the 6x9s from the amp? are the front speakers running of the same amp? what kind of amp is it? lets see, what else do we need to know be for we can realy help you, do the front speakers sound like the may be blown also? what kind of speakers do you have up front? have the front speakers been installed and wired properly? there may be a few other things but answer these and we may get a better idia. 94

 

the front speakers sounded weak, no i did disconnect the 6x9's from the amp. They were running from an MTX thunder 6304, the front speakers cant be blown because i just bought them and they handle 90wrms, they are infinity ref 6000cs components, the amp is not really putting out that much power to them, plus i found that the connections were wrong when I took the HU out. the RCA cables were installed incorrectly, the font rca were hooked to the rear on the amp and the rear was hoocked to the front on the amp. I guess I am going to take it in to another audio shop bc I am afraid that the one i took it to get it installed is going to f it up even more. Even if it costs me a bit more money. The only reason i took it to where i did was becase I had always seen expensive cars getting their sound systems there, but then again I should know better than to judge a book by its cover. Now I think I'm going to get a pair of 2way Infinity Ref 6902I 6x9 for the rear, they are about $75.

 

The fact that the RCAs were wired "incorrectly" will have no effect on sound unless x-over points were set wrong, you need to disconnect the 6x9s to make sure they are not shorting out the amp, causing poor sound out of the front speakers, although the RCA mixup will not cause a problem, speakers that are not installed or wired properly will have a huge effect on sound , you need to check and see if the front speakers are installed properly. 94

 

uninstalled the rear speakers, the front ones are sounding much better now. getting new ones tomorrow, Infinity Ref. 6x9.

 

You had them hooked up all this time (playing)?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Odessa &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You had them hooked up all this time (playing)?</TD></TR></TABLE> That would be an oops. 94

 

oopsy

FYI...getting new 6x9's today, much more power, shouldnt fry.

 

Power handeling of a speaker has very little to do with it blowing 94

 

Well, if you give a stock speaker 50+ rms watts, I think it won't last long.

 

stock was rated at 20 rms watts! I should have known better

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 02AccordBigBoi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">stock was rated at 20 rms watts! I should have known better </TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Odessa &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well, if you give a stock speaker 50+ rms watts, I think it won't last long.</TD></TR></TABLE>That may be true, but if you have a 100watt speaker that 50watts can still blow it, most speakers that I replace, have a higher RMS watt handeling then the RMS output of the amp that is driving them, its "clipping" amps that blow speakers. distortion = speaker killer. 94

 

Yep, that's even more true. And even if you don't blow it, it is still a waste of a speaker, because it would sound so much better with more power.