Im looking for some speakers to replace the stock ones in my car. Im not looking to spend alot and dont need a top of the line system. But what are the advantages/disadvantages of going 3 way as opposed to 2 way? And which would you recommend? Thanks.

3 way's are harder to install, setup and tune.

I recomemend 2 way.

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Well I bet that was not the answer that you were looking for. A two way component set consists of a midrange/midbass driver and a dedicated tweeter. Now a three way has a dedicated midbass either an 8 or a 6, a dedicated midrange which will be the starting point for vocals and what not, and is usually about a 4 inch and a dedicated tweeter for you high range. That is what each set consists of. the advantages of a three way comp set is that each speaker has a certain job that it is set to perform and does not try to share duties such as the midrange/midbass in the two piece set. if you are just looking to clean up the sound in your car and get some more volume out of it I recommend the two ways.

[ April 21, 2004, 05:01 PM: Message edited by: orion ]

Somehow I think he's talk about coaxials. If that's the case, I'd go with a 2-way. I've never seen a 3-way coax that I've liked.

Despite all your guys' info I went for the 3-way, mainly because that is all the store had. I got them fron London Drugs (*prepares for flames*) They are 6"x4" 3way for $25 and seem decent enough. I dont want top of the line stuff and cant afford $100 bucks for a pair of speakers. So if these blow quickly I will learn my lesson and save up for better ones, but until then.

HA...i did that for a few minutes, the good ol' pyramids...i'm sure some one on here could help ya out with a set of crappy (but better) 4x6's for around $30 shipped, toss something in the wanted ads, trust me, its worth it...o, and you wont blow them with deck power, took me about 60wrms of pure jensen power before mine gave out...that was a fine setup

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Everyone has either done this or knows someone who's done this. I can count 3 pals I remember in high school that fully outfitted thier cars with stuff from a flea market. Forget Pyramids or Sparkomatics; this stuff consisted of brands I still haven't heard of and with good reason.

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