Speakers

[Ade1986]

Want to give my Mini the sound system it deserves. Ive been thinking along the lines of Genesis amp running a set of their 6x9 subs and then a nice set of components up front is there an issue with space in the front doors dont wanna spend all this money and then they wont fit properly?

[SteveM3]

I have a set of 6.5" Focals that have a mounting depth of 72mm. This is about as wide and
deep as you can go without major work. If you can afford Genesis audiophile speakers and
a Series 3 to drive it all it'll sound wonderful but don't expect really deep bass. You'll need
lots of sound deadening as well.

[Ade1986]

Also what did you do about wiring ive heard putting your own into the door in a bit of a headache??

[SteveM3]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ade1986

Also what did you do about wiring ive heard putting your own into the door in a bit of a headache??

Yep, it is. Best to use the existing wiring into the door and connect the mid-bass speaker
cable as the input to your crossover. Look for a twisted pair of yellow/red (+ve) and
yellow/brown (-ve) for the front left speakers. Brown/black (+ve) and blue/brown (-ve) are
for the front right speakers.

[DCM]

Hi, i went with an all genesis setup and it sounds great.

I went with 6.5" Genesis Audiophile component speakers up front

2 x Genesis 10" subs in the boot

And a Genesis profile 5 amp to power it all.

See Pics

http://www.dmellors.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ice.html

Regards

Danny

[BRMCooper]

For some reason i went for HK at first but hated it! so the set up in there now is..

Vibe SA50 Component (placed tweeter in center of speaker)
Sony 150watt tweeters
Infinity Reference 300watt 6x9's (powered by HK amp)
2 x 10" Vibe 1400watt concept Blackair II subs
Vibe Blackbox III amp

and loving it