i just want them at my doorsteps soon

 

haha .. nah for real though. slick or don, ... id like to know.

 

what speakers do you currently own ? stock ? nevermind u have an 06, im quite sure youre stock. Does anyone currently own these Rainbows? ALSO, are the Tweeters 1" ?

 

we saved a decent amount. spoke to him a few nights ago, iirc it's $299 before shipping.

 

stock for now, sub and the trunk is alread done though. i will be running some bosons in the rear doors and these rainbows up front.

 

eh it is less because orgers don't pay full retail unless you are Avi. it is around $260 plus tax normally which is still a good deal considering the only other place that sells them charges $299 plus shipping.

 

yeah the aa arco comps were suppose to retail around $299 as well until sh*t hit the fan..

*still bitter*

the rainbows will cheer me up though

 

hell yea they will. I still want the mids for a future HT setup...

 

so is 299 the recomended ratail price on them?
i wish this was a month from now............

 

yes it is...

 

what amp would you guys recommend for running this in the $200-$300 price range? i was considering a nine.2

 

You want them to sound good right? Def not the nine.2 Talk to Djfrestyl, he's got some ark amps for sale, SICK amps. the 400.4 would do you well. That's what he's got powering his soundlines.

 

Damn, beat me to it.

Yea, I'm selling my amp that is currently powering my SL's

Right in your price range too.

 

no ED product should be compared to in a discussion regarding Arc anything. ED sucks at life.

 

werd

 

would the arc need to be briged and just running the front speakersw though or could it do a good job running 2 pairs?

 

woah is the nine.2 that bad? i thought the ed amps and subs were decent, obviously not compared to the audiophile stuff but damn

 

ed itself is that bad.

BTW..your pms no workie.

 

It's a 4 channel amp. If you run all 4, then the fronts just wouldn't be getting as much power.

Why not bridge the 4 channel and run the rear speakers off your HU?

Tolstoy, I tried responding to your PM with no avail, just as Don tried.

 

geez i tried to change my password and my account got locked, please resend pm's, sorry for the inconvenience

sq is so subjective and obviously some brands are that much better than others but i've heard a few components powered by the nine.2 and i thought they sounded good :dunno:

be that as it may, you guys talked me into it i'm going to try to get an arc amp instead

djfrestyl i'd like to know more about your amp, my only concern is the condition and how much is left on the warranty?

 

Condition is nearly perfect. No blemishes except where the mounting tabs are, because I used screws to mount it. Warranty is still intact, I THINK it's a 3 year warranty, which means about 2 years left on it.

 

But I can make that Still 3 years.

 

Don, do you have a favorite place to put these x-overs? Just in the door panel, or I have seen some people mount them by their amp? I've never installed components, but I have decent general knowledge and I'm what you might call "gifted" intellectually .....and by that I mean I used to wear a helmet daily.

 

If you leave the xovers by the amps you have to run 2 sets of wire to the front of the car. You can leave them in the kickpanel, and just run two sets into the door, or one into the door and the other into the A-pillar, if your tweeter is going in the A-pillar. If you put the xover in the door, you only have to run 1 set of wire into the door, but if your tweeter is in the A-pillar, you would have to run a set OUT of your door to your A-pillar.

Basically, figure out where you want to have your tweeter/woofer and go from there.

 

I guess I should have given some more info. They are going in the stock locations. I do NOT have Bose, but I do have components up front.

1 more thing. Since I am keeping the stock HU (for a while at least), do I need to get a Line-out Converter? Which is better, LOC or speaker level inputs?

 

are you running them off your HU or an amp?

Do you have tweeters in your A-pillars?

 

I will be running an amp (DA D3400.4) and yes, I already have tweeters in the A-pillars.

Will the tweeters fit behind the stock grill, or will they require slight modification?

 

They fit, you can hot glue them in. Best idea would be to put your xovers in the kickpanels.

 

And you don't need an LOC. You can splice in female RCA's behind your HU.

 

When connecting the female RCA to the speaker output would you use a wire tap or just snipe the wire completely? I was planning on using a wire tap (easier to go back to stock-since I tend to want to get a new car every 6-8 months), but I'm not sure if it would decrease the signal strength that a complete snip and splice would give.



I know I don't NEED a LOC, but will it provide better or more balanced sound?

 

As long as it is a tight tap, it's fine. LOC vs tapping = no difference.

 

I would say just strip and splice. The wires on the RCAs are quite small, so a better guarantee would be the strip and splice. Taps will work, just a bit more touchy with staying on.

 

Cool, thanks.

 

no problem, thats what Im here for.

 

SO how many sets did you guys end up with? Were you able to fill the minimum requirement?

 

Definitely, the GD list was nearing 20 a couple days ago.

 

Awesome, great to hear.