6x9 help - Saxperience

MaRiO89 · 5th December 2012, 11:18

Hi chaps, bought a VTS a couple of days ago and it came with some Vibe 6x9's in a stealth shelf. Speakers and what not aren't really my thing but as i have them i may aswell use them to help the performance of the audio in the car.

Now my problem is that they just dont really make any difference, they are working, there is power getting to them and if u gently rest your finger on them you can feel them vibrate, but they just barely make any noticeable noise.

By the looks of it they are wired off of the rear speakers, i dont know if thats how your meant to do it but i think it may be an issue.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

Jizanthapus · 5th December 2012, 13:29

Is it a standard headunit? Have you checked all connections? + and - the right way round?

jasonmayall · 5th December 2012, 13:55

They shouldnt be wired from the rear speakers by the way, could try running some fresh cable to them?

Do your rear speakers work?

lukebeard · 5th December 2012, 13:58

mite sound stupid but check the fader on stereo isnt sending all the sound to the front of the car

MaRiO89 · 5th December 2012, 14:03

Thanks for your replies chaps. The stereo is a new Sony one. I didn't think it made much sense for them to be wired from the rear speakers bt thats how it seems to be. The wires going to the 6x9's go down into where the rear speakers are and thats as far as they go.

So should i be running wires straight from the back of the headunit? The headunit has some other holes in the back for a sub etc, i just have no idea about these things lol

MaRiO89 · 5th December 2012, 14:05

The speakers work btw, you can hear the extra bass from them etc but i have been in cars with properly working 6x9's and these are definitely not working to their full potential.

lukebeard · 5th December 2012, 14:08

others were probably run from a seperate amp, thats when they will perform to there max potential. as if they are wired into the existing rear speakers your stereo is powering all your standard speakers plus the 6x9s. poor little headunit haha get a small cheap amp not too hard to wire up at all. surely theres a how to on here?

MaRiO89 · 5th December 2012, 14:13

lol ye that makes sense. I wont bother with an amp, i may even remove these and sell them tbh. Thanks anyway

jasonmayall · 5th December 2012, 14:20

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Originally Posted by lukebeard

others were probably run from a seperate amp, thats when they will perform to there max potential. as if they are wired into the existing rear speakers your stereo is powering all your standard speakers plus the 6x9s. poor little headunit haha get a small cheap amp not too hard to wire up at all. surely theres a how to on here?

Dont buy a 'small cheap amp' lol, this may sound better than it does at the moment, but still not to their full potential.

6x9's arent renowned for their sound quality, but you should be getting a lot more out of them than you currently are.

to test them and make sure they work properly, unplug your rear speakers (assuming they work correctly?) and plug the 6x9's into them. If they work, it narrows down where the problem lies.

MaRiO89 · 5th December 2012, 14:21

Ok Jason, i'll have a look later and see what i can find out

Cheers.

christoph · 6th December 2012, 07:07

If they are slicks i can tell you that they aren't half bad unamped. I had them once before. But eitherway, connecting your excisiting rear speakers and these onto the same wire is just asking for trouble. Ditch the rear speakers completly as there not worth the space there in. And direct wire from your HU straight the 6x9's. then everything should work fine

But i will stress how much of a difference decent speaker wire will make too. Upgrading speaker wire is the first thing you should do when you're upgrading your speakers in your car. The standard wire is just pants in comparison!

MaRiO89 · 6th December 2012, 17:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by christoph

If they are slicks i can tell you that they aren't half bad unamped. I had them once before. But eitherway, connecting your excisiting rear speakers and these onto the same wire is just asking for trouble. Ditch the rear speakers completly as there not worth the space there in. And direct wire from your HU straight the 6x9's. then everything should work fine

But i will stress how much of a difference decent speaker wire will make too. Upgrading speaker wire is the first thing you should do when you're upgrading your speakers in your car. The standard wire is just pants in comparison!

Hi Christoph, thanks for your post.

They are Vibe K-Series SE 6x9's. They have proper audio leads going to them. I disconnected them earlier and set the balance all the way to the back and there was silence, suggesting that the normal rear speakers have been unplugged and then the wiring has just been extended using this new wire straight to the 6x9's.

When i can be bothered i will take the rear panels out and investigate the wiring.

Thanks everyone for your help.