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Originally Posted by TheDalton
Thanks for the second opinion, and making the decision process harder ;p. Before I finally make up my mind I'll have enough saved up to just do everything!
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Try it in stages...add an amp and subs...then amp the stock speakers....then swap hu....listen to your system at each stage and decide if you are happy. You already have the subs and an amp to run them...get the FARK adapter from ******** and start there.
Sound deaden the rear deck...the rear speakers vibrate the hell out of the mounting surface. The 25% rule seems to work for most other surfaces for audio purposes. Full coverage applications seem to be better at controlling road noise or exhaust drone than reducing vibration from subs. If your objective is to improve sound in the cabin by reducing road noise, then sound deaden away....
If you fade the output forward, and properly stage the output front with just enough sound coming from the rears to fill out the cabin (front stage with rear fill) this will help with the vibration (some....it's the only solution short of sound deadening if you don't amp the stock speakers) Also, if you add an amp to the speakers, changing the crossover point to about 100hz on the rears will cut the bass response (4 ch amp is recommended in this application...that way you can still run the fronts to about 60hz and get some mid-bass out of the fronts...you'll like it
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This is all subjective. Your ears will tell you if you are happy with what you are hearing. As you said, you lean more toward SPL than sound quality...I tend to lean toward SQ....so with that being said, an amp and subs may be all you need to give you the sound you are after.