I just recently took off my L7 off my Sierra for weight reduction so I am left with some MP Quart PSD 216's. These include a 6.5" driver and a 1" tweeter. For some reason I can't get much bass out of them. I know these are not designed for bass but my brother in law blows mine away when it comes to low frequency responce with his stock Bose system in his Silverado.
I have my MB Quarts running off an Orion Xtreme 500.2 and have the H/P crossover set at 60Hz. If I turn it down more, the speaker will distort at higher volumes.
I am considering selling them and buying me a good set of components that will produce better low frequencies. I have out of the car audio scene for a while so please someone recomment me something good.

 

well his factory bose system has a sub thats where hes beating you with bass. i personally have some memphis components in my doors with tweeters and crossovers. they have pretty good bass. you could try getting a 4 channel amp for the mids and highs and get a equalizer and it will help out a ton. check out www.memphiscaraudio.com and look under products then signal processors , 16-EQ50 or 16-EQP4

 

That's because he has an actual enclosure with a 6.5" in it. Not just his door speakers. You might wanna look into getting one from a wrecking yard or something and finding a cheap amp that will handle the ohm load OR replace the 6.5" in it with a standard 4ohm midbass driver of your choice. The enclosure sits under the center console towards the front of the dash.

 

Thanks for the info guys. Neather of us knew about this enclosed driver in the center console.

 

Properly mat your doors, that is a good start to getting good midbass out of them. To get anything better, you'll need a dedicated sub. I'm sure there area ton of pre-fab stuff for you, or you can make something work.

 

While we are on the subject I've been looking for the same thing. I remember about 15-20 years ago I was riding in a guys truck and he had some 6.5" boston acoustics and they were thumping hard (for 6.5's that is) I honestly thought he had some 8's behind the seat. Anyone have more to add?

 

That was just a bad *** speaker. Back in my old truck, I had two Boston Acoustic Pro 12s. They were honestly the best speakers I've ever owned.

 

I just replaced my speakers with Eclipse's throughout. They sound pretty good without an amp.

 

Mark when I go back to Houston Ill go to the system place that I go to and see what they have and Ill give you a call.

 

have you guys ever listened to the memphis components? i think mine was like 125 for the 6.5's the tweeters and crossovers. i got clarion speakers in the rear and without an amp mine has some real good midrange. you would be suprised at what just a equalizer will do to a system with an amp on the mids and highs