Need advice from you audiophiles on replacement door speakers

[cfiiman]

Took the Viper out tonight for a drive and noticed a fart/rattle sound when I turned up the music, I thought that was strange since I have never heard it before and I play music every time I'm in it. Anyway I thought maybe something was just loose so when I got home and shut everything off so I could hear, the front passenger side definitely sounds blown to me (and no I don't listen to the music on 11 lol). I guess just being old she finally let go. So I went around and listened to the driver's side and it is sounding bad, not blown, but definitely distorting and I am assuming going to blow like the passenger side soon. The blown one sounds so bad tonight I turned off the radio/ipod so I need to get a replacement asap. Can anyone recommend a decent speaker for the doors? I'm looking at some Alpines from Crutchfield with good reviews and a pretty slick look, link is below:

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_500SPS500/Alpine-SPS-500.html?tp=97

Oh and BTW, size wise what am I looking at? I put a tape measure on the grill and it measured 6", but from searching old threads it seems my only sizing options seem to be 5.25 or 6.5" what do I go with on my 94? I don't want to trim the door panels so is 5.25 stock?

 

[blackandblue01]

On my 01 I put 6.5 in but with the recess of the door i have no way to secure a grill, If I put a grill on it sticks way out. If you go with 5.25 the grills will fit in the recess nicely.

 

[Red Snake]

Try searching. There are TONS Of threads on here about this. The most popular replacement speaker by far is the Kicker KS-600.

 

[ront/10]

I just put kicker 6" in my 94' doors. They fit right in and I used the stock speaker grilles. Big improvement over stock, but I'm not really an audiophile either.

 

[02ViperTodd]

Since you have an RT/10, as do I, you may want to think marine speakers. I put in Polk Audio Marine that have the crossover and the tweeters in the tweeter holes, (for lack of a better description). The price and freq. response are the same as the non-marine version. My previous speakers were non-marine and I'm sure the sun and occasional stormy drive lead to their demise.
Just a thought.
Todd

 

[CEJ]

Pull your existing speakers and check the foam edge on them. Most likely the foam has turned into dust.

My subwoofer (2001 RT/10) had a bad foam band on the speaker cone, and a local stereo repair place (http://creativeacoustics.com/) put on a new foam edge for $25. Sounds fine, and it was an easy fix.

Maybe an option for you to consider...

 

[georgethedog]

I have replaced car speakers for years and years, and I have never heard so much rich sound out of the set of speakers I recently put in my Gen 3 doors. They are named "Hertz". The best car speaker I have ever heard. High end sound without the high end price. Check out their website. I have had just about everything--even high-line imports like "Canton", but nothing touches the Hertz. Hopefully someone in your area sells them. These things blow Kicker/Aplines/RF's/and all the other popular speakers away.