How to choose a reliable speaker system for your car

Favorite music helps a person to concentrate, but full-time acoustics in a car are not suitable for all motorists, so every modern car owner needs to change existing equipment. At the same time, other nuances must be taken into account so that the music creates a comfortable atmosphere during the journey.

All components: radio, amplifier and speakers - you need to select according to the characteristics so that they match each other in quality. In addition, you must correctly select the installation location of the stereo speakers and connect them, referring to the diagram. To find out all the nuances - strongly read this article.

How to choose

Head device

Car speaker system of any cost should be chosen only in special stores so that you will not be sold an outright fake.

Budget audio system in the car will cost from 2 thousand rubles, and premium products are much more; here, each user selects devices according to their financial capabilities. From the power specified in the data sheet, you can determine which audio system is best suited: for example, if the parameter is 4x45 W, then buying 70 watt speakers is unprofitable.

Display

The radio screen is available in three versions:

1. Monochrome is the cheapest and easiest display.
2. Two colors - standing more expensive, have a pleasant appearance, which helps to improve the perception of the information displayed on them.
3. The multi-color option has more than three colors, an LCD panel. This type of display is installed on the radio 2 DIN class, to view the video.

If there is no corresponding size, then a display with a retractable screen can be installed on 1 DIN radio.

Backlight

It should be in harmony with the color of the analogue for the center console, otherwise the driver will be too distracted during the trip.

Acoustics

By importance, the speakers are the second components in the car audio system; they are divided into front and rear, which experts call pancakes because of their peculiar shape. All existing manufacturers sell speaker sets in pairs, with the exception of JVC.

The first option is installed inside the side doors and front in the car. Pioneer and Alpine are leaders in the ratio of cost-quality. Their products are of rather high quality, the speakers reproduce clear sound, and during operation they are unlikely to wheeze even at maximum volume.

A special rear shelf made of wood is purchased at the car market, speaker holes are cut out to fit their size, you need to install the best products from Pioneer or JVS with a sensitivity of 92 dB or more, since they will function perfectly without an amplifier. All the rest are very expensive, but often have overestimated parameters that do not affect the sound quality. If there is no safety net in front, install it yourself to protect the speaker.

Wiring

The wires for connecting the speakers in the car must be selected with a large diameter, because the larger their cross-section, the easier the acoustics reproduces musical compositions. To choose the right section, you need to measure the wires for the rear speakers in the store and multiply them by four.

Amplifier

For the full use of the speakers, it is necessary, but do not take a very expensive copy with many outputs. For car audio, a two-channel amplifier, for example, Mystery, is quite enough. Its value is not more than 2 thousand rubles, and it fulfills its value in full.

Subwoofer

This device is only needed by fans of high-quality bass, for whom it is great happiness when the bass speakers are working at full power and the luggage compartment lid trembles under their pressure. If you do not belong to such lovers, then it is not worth wasting money.

Here, in principle, all the nuances that you need to know when choosing and installing high-quality acoustics in a car. We need to remember a simple truth - simpletons are caught in a beautiful wrapper: flashing lights around the perimeter of the cabinet speakers or some other jewelry - all this is tinsel, most importantly, this is the sound and reliability of the equipment.

Rating of the best models

Coaxial

Pioneer TS-A1733i

Top opens three-way car audio Pioneer. Developed in Japan, but the main production, as well as the assembly site, are located in Vietnam. Power: nominal - 50 W, maximum or peak - 300 W, sensitivity up to 90 dB, impedance 4 Ohms, typical size of 6.5 inches (165.1 mm). Quite high-quality car audio systems from this company easily reproduce frequencies in the range of 28–41,000 Hz, the set includes such speakers with diameters: Treble - 11 mm, Midrange - 42 mm and LF - 170 mm.

JBL GX602

Two-way speaker system with a sensitivity of 92 dB, impedance of 2.3 Ohms, rated / maximum power 60/180 W, woofer with a diameter of 165 mm. The speakers in the GX series are capable of transferring more power from the amplifier, while creating clean and rich sound. With such dimensions and the corresponding weight is 1.86 kg.

The development of acoustics is carried out by the American company JBL, which is known to all famous world-famous musicians, because no concert can be held without the participation of speakers with this logo. Automobile manufacturers use similar acoustics for installation in prestigious brands of cars.

Pioneer TS-R6951S

The three-way speaker system from the famous company has non-standard dimensions - an oval of 150x230 mm, a resistance of 4 ohms, a rated power of 50 W and a maximum of 400 watts. Dimensions and material of the speakers: Tweeter - 20 mm, piezo; MF - 57 mm; LF - 163 × 237 mm, composite based on mica.

Frequency range: 31-35000 Hz, sensitivity - 92 dB.

Columns are made in Vietnam, the case is made of metal. The kit includes a complete set for installation, weight - 2.3 kg. The TS-R device helps realize the full potential of the car audio system, reproduces cleanly and fairly loud music of any style and direction.

Component

AudisonPrimaAPK

A two-way speaker set with an impedance of 4 ohms, a standard size of 6.5 inches and power: rated and maximum, respectively, 100 and 300 watts. The frequency range is 60-20000Hz, sensitivity is 95 dB (2.83 V / m) and powerful, improved bass. Crossover: frequency - 3.5 Hz, cutoff slope - 6 dB / oct, tweeter sizes - 26 mm, woofers - 165 mm.

The dome of the tweeter is made of Tetolon material - it is silk with special impregnations, and the diffuser lens expands the angle of radiation. The Italian company Audison used a three-wave suspension in these systems, which reduces resonance, and a voice coil with a diameter of 32 mm significantly reduces distortion at maximum volume.

Hertz ESK 165.5

The speaker system is produced in China, sensitivity 93 dB, resistance 4 Ohms, rated / maximum power - 100/300 watts.The modern materials and construction used provide the speakers with greater reliability and long-term operation, their back is protected by a durable rubber cap, the steel basket has a coating that is resistant to mechanical stress and corrosion.

The set includes: 4 speakers, a set for installation, protective nets for low and medium frequency speakers and accessories.

Ural AK-74.C

Inexpensive, but good domestic two-way speaker system with a maximum power of 210 W, impedance 4 Ohms, sensitivity 91 dB, frequency range 45 Hz –22 kHz. The diffuser material for the tweeter speaker is a dome-type silk tweeter, for the woofer - polymer, diameter 165 mm, resonant frequency 55 Hz, Qts - 1.1 (full Q factor).

The first models of audio equipment for cars under the Ural brand were developed and successfully launched into serial production in the late 90s of the last century.

Broadband

Pioneer TS-1701I

The double cone wideband speaker system has a typical size of 170 mm; material - polypropylene, sensitivity 89 dB, resistance 4 Ohms. Frequency range: 30 Hz - 20 kHz, rated and maximum power - 35/170 W. The development and design of models is carried out in Japan, and the main production is in Vietnam, but the quality does not suffer from this.

The kit includes two speakers. Such products are installed in cars of any class and provide sound quality without distortion.

JVC CS-J610

The speaker system from the Japan Victor Company from the country of the rising sun has a typical size of 6 inches, peak power is 10 times greater than the nominal - 300 W, impedance 4 Ohm, sensitivity 92 dB, frequency range: 35 Hz - 20 kHz. When installing such a device, users should remember that even the most expensive acoustics will not sound at full strength and with excellent performance if you do not create a normal acoustic design for it.

Pioneer TS-G1310

Another budget model from the Pioneer company with a maximum power of 210 W, a resistance of 4 ohms, a sensitivity of 89 dB, and a working frequency range of 25 Hz - 22 kHz. The diameter is 130 mm and the landing depth is 44.3 mm. Two speakers included. Installation of devices is quite easy, because mounting perforations match. Warranty 12 months, place of assembly - Vietnam.

Subwoofers

Mystery MSK-12.3

Broadband subwoofer of domestic production. Typical size 12 inches, power - 280 W rated and maximum 560 watts. Sensitivity 90 dB, impedance 4 Ohms, frequency range: 28 Hz - 2.9 kHz. The case is bass reflex, the woofer has a diameter of 300 mm, the diffuser material is polypropylene, and the suspension is butyl rubber. The kit includes an MK2.80 brand amplifier and a kit for self-connection.

ACV BTA-8

The subwoofer is single-band with a diameter of 200 mm, power: nominal 76 W, and peak 450 W, standard resistance - 4 Ohms, sensitivity 85 dB. playback range 44-200 Hz. The type of enclosure is phase-inverter with a high-voltage input, dimensions 402x261x247 mm, diffuser material polypropylene, suspension made of dense rubber, magnet weight - 794 grams.

Accessories for Vehicles (ACV) from China is a leader in the design and manufacture of automotive accessories. The main advantage is the ratio of quality and cost.

findings

Manufacturers have flooded the market with fairly high-quality products, so today it is easy to choose an excellent speaker system for installing in a personal car interior, most importantly, decide on the main parameters and choose a brand.