Alpine premium speaker upgrade - worth it!

[Jeff.gt]

Was on the fence considering the low power of the factory amp. I went with the select increments pods, infinity primus components, and the reference 3020 3.5” in the dash. Left the knee panels alone for now. Worth the time and money especially if you plan to upgrade the amp down the road. The infinity speakers are a bit lower than 4 ohm so I still get good volume at maybe 20w hitting the speakers. Sounds great for now on the stock amp!

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[terpsmandan]

There is a chance that your amp will probably shut the sound bar down in about a week. I had a set of Ref6530's and had it happen to my JLUR with the factory Alpine. The amp didn't seem to like the 3 ohm load off the tweeter in that corner but is ok with the 3032's in the dash. According to what I have found those are 2.7 ohms. Hope I am wrong.

 

[Jeff.gt]

There is a chance that your amp will probably shut the sound bar down in about a week. I had a set of Ref6530's and had it happen to my JLUR with the factory Alpine. The amp didn't seem to like the 3 ohm load off the tweeter in that corner but is ok with the 3032's in the dash. According to what I have found those are 2.7 ohms. Hope I am wrong.

That’ll accelerate my amp upgrade timeline a bit then if so!

 

[JET_83]

Definitely worth it, but I’m still gonna do the kicker pods with tweeters and terraccoustics for the dash when they come back in stock

 

[downtroddengoat]

There is a chance that your amp will probably shut the sound bar down in about a week. I had a set of Ref6530's and had it happen to my JLUR with the factory Alpine. The amp didn't seem to like the 3 ohm load off the tweeter in that corner but is ok with the 3032's in the dash. According to what I have found those are 2.7 ohms. Hope I am wrong.

That’ll accelerate my amp upgrade timeline a bit then if so!

I have had the infinity 6530s and have had no issues.

 

[terpsmandan]

That’ll accelerate my amp upgrade timeline a bit then if so!

That's the correct attitude!!!

 

[ZoMojave]

Was on the fence considering the low power of the factory amp. I went with the select increments pods, infinity primus components, and the reference 3020 3.5” in the dash. Left the knee panels alone for now. Worth the time and money especially if you plan to upgrade the amp down the road. The infinity speakers are a bit lower than 4 ohm so I still get good volume at maybe 20w hitting the speakers. Sounds great for now on the stock amp!

How do these compare to stock Alpine sound bar units? Do these hit lower or is it the clarity that you are looking for?

 

[The Bean]

I don’t have the alpine system but upgraded from the stock speakers to the Select speaker pods with the kicker speakers. Def an upgrade. And honestly for the cost, regardless of OEM system it’s an easy and affordable upgrade. Plus the housings will work with any 6.5” or 6.75” speaker.

 

[Jeff.gt]

How do these compare to stock Alpine sound bar units? Do these hit lower or is it the clarity that you are looking for?

I noticed the bass more specific from the sub vice the entire sound field...but that was replaced with clarity in the rear. Stock soundbar speakers didn't put out much volume, and definitely no highs. Felt like the soundbar/sub were tuned for just bass...loose crappy bass. I can certainly hear them now! About to head out for a ride with the top off and see how it goes with the volume up.

 

[FLGladiator]

I went with JBL GTO629 6.5" and they have been great, best upgrade aside from wheels. No cracking at all, this week adding an amp sub combo which really now isn't even needed but why not. Still haven't done the knee panels.

 

[The Bean]

I went with JBL GTO629 6.5" and they have been great, best upgrade aside from wheels. No cracking at all, this week adding an amp sub combo which really now isn't even needed but why not. Still haven't done the knee panels.

I’ve looked into upgraded knee speakers but they are an absolute pain to get access to and try and replace. In my opinion, not really worth the effort.

 

[Jeff.gt]

How do these compare to stock Alpine sound bar units? Do these hit lower or is it the clarity that you are looking for?

Sounded great with the top off and volume around 25. With the stock speakers I had to keep bass at -2. Dialed it up to +2 and had okay bass from the factory sub/amp. Overall a much better experience than stock, can only imagine how it'll sound with a proper amp getting 50w RMS or so.

 

[JET_83]

I don’t have the alpine system but upgraded from the stock speakers to the Select speaker pods with the kicker speakers. Def an upgrade. And honestly for the cost, regardless of OEM system it’s an easy and affordable upgrade. Plus the housings will work with any 6.5” or 6.75” speaker.

That’s what I plan on doing, I have the premium Alpine, interested to see how big a difference these make coming from that.

 

[FLGladiator]

I’ve looked into upgraded knee speakers but they are an absolute pain to get access to and try and replace. In my opinion, not really worth the effort.

I agree but I hate to have such a weak point in the system. There is a video on here of how to do them without removing the entire dash still a slight pita but eventually I have to do it. I can
t wait to hear my 8" power sub going in this week.

 

[Jeff.gt]

That’s what I plan on doing, I have the premium Alpine, interested to see how big a difference these make coming from that.

It's worth it. And if you decide to add an amp down the road, you've already got speakers there!

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