Best bang for the buck help needed

dromunds
dromunds Posts: 10,009
in Car Audio & Electronics
Just installed a vintage Alpine 7892 cd player in my winter car. It's got 50wx4, 3 preamp outs, center freq. control, crossovers, time correction, etc. I've had it in storage for nearly ten years. It sounds pretty decent, the tuner especially, and its a nice step up from the stock crud I've been listening to. I've gotten some suggestions from friends to stick some NSX V series coaxials with silk dome tweeters (or JL Audio) in the front (mostly for sound stage considerations) and next time I upgrade do the rears, but someone else told me to upgrade the rears first. I have enough rabbit holes around here already, so my question now is what is my best bang for the buck upgrade, if any? Assume that I am not going to be installing amps, subs, etc. Its been eons since I've done any car audio and I am not going to stick much into this as its a winter car. Would a pair of NSX or JL Audio coaxials make a big improvement either front or rear? What if I could afford all four, would it really make a difference with this Alpine? I drive 100 miles every day to work so its nice to have good sound but like I said I've got too many rabbit holes already.. Thanks.
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,009
    Should add the vehicle is a 2010 Ford Crown Vic and I think it would take 6X8s all around.
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,009
    Just realized I misspelled NVX, anybody have any suggestions ?
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,009
    Thanks man! Would you do fronts or rears first if you could only do one?
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    edited January 2016
    Do the fronts and put Polks in the backseat. :D
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,010
    I do admire your conviction in not putting too much into this project.
    However...
    I can hear it... you want this to sound good. I would too.
    So I'll be the one to say it...
    C'mon man... just one liddle amp... you know you wanna
    I disabled signatures.
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,009
    Red: when I was in high school I was in a band, and put a guitar amp bottom in the back seat wired to my 8-track. Sounded pretty good actually. Lol. msg: I will resist I will resist I will resist.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,114
    Slap 2 pair of JBL'S along with that alpine in the winter cruiser and roll on down the highway. Is that 100 mile commute round trip? You need some good tunes with that commute those old Alpines were hefty back in the day, I wouldn't even worry about adding an amp to the mix, unless it's a 1 channel to blend a sub into the mix.
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,009
    Yes, 50 miles each way to work. Time for tunes.
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