How does one upgrade 10 Ohm speakers?

[20ducks]

If one wanted to upgrade stock 10 ohm speakers where do you find higher grade same 10 ohm speakers?

 

[ovrkll]

That would be hard to find. I would hope that the system in our cars would work with 8ohm and still remain stable :idunno:

 

[20ducks]

That would be hard to find. I would hope that the system in our cars would work with 8ohm and still remain stable :idunno:

Yeah, that is the problem. Blowing an amp would take it way out of warranty, a bummer to be sure. :|

 

[ovrkll]

Could always try it, and if it doesn't work, put the old ones back in before claiming a warranty :evil:

 

[GVfB]

Greg, the amp will be fine if it drives 8 ohm speakers.... 10 ohm/8ohm is a theoretical value, the impedance will vary depending on the load put on the speaker. The only thing is: the orginal subwoofers have a pretty good efficiency (don't know the number) and if you are to replace them with lower efficiency units, it might effect overall SPL (though you will have somewhat more power available due to the 2 ohm difference).

Good luck mate... has been a while!

 

[20ducks]

Thanks Gary. I'm only giving it future consideration as I do like the Carver technology used in the system upgrade I bought. I already replaced the door sail tweaters with a pair of Fosgate tweaters which are much smoother than the stock ones. The door panel speakers are the main concern and, as you know, space is also limited for any upgrade in that particular area.

 

[AlanL]

Which Fosgate tweeters did you use to replace the OEM ones?

 

[20ducks]

Rockford Fosgate FNQ4401X

I carefully removed the OE speakers and after a little creativty hot glued the RF's in place. Since the tweet's are 4 ohm no worries. These are very rogust tweeters.

 

[ovrkll]

I used to run strictly Rockford Fosgate in my '90 Thunderbird, since I could not find any other speakers that could handle the power (2 Yamaha YPA-1000's). Great equipment, but I am now getting to old to enjoy overly loud music, whether it is crystal clear or not :idunno: Plus I have noticed that running high-end equipment got expensive really quick, my system ended up costing almost as much as the car when I was done