[W126 Coupe] speakers

[Shayegan, Richard]

If I go 3.5 in the front all I have to do is pop in the Crutchfield adapter plate and I don't have to modify the hole for the alpine sps-080a in the front. The back there isn't enough depth for a 3.5", so that's where I figure I may as well go 4x6 since it's the easiest modification. So you think the kenwoods will sound too bright? I was trying to avoid that thinking that since these go down to 40Hz they'd take care of the low end. I'd go for the kappa 462.5 but they only go down to 75hz.  There's the pioneer ts-a4667's but I think they may be thicker than the 2 inches I have if I want to keep the stock grills, but thoughts on those are still welcome since I have yet to verify that they are thicker than 2 inches. There's also the alpine sps-460a. Though maybe the kenwoods sounding bright is a good thing. I'm not exactly listening to rap, just classic rock, oldies, classical, and talk.
Richard

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From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com on behalf of Jonathan Hodgman
Sent: Mon 3/28/2005 7:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] speakers



Sorry, kenwoods always sound too bright to me..  You're going to have
to modify the hole anyway you go so might as well go 4X6, although I
don't think the imaging is quite as good.

Jonathan



On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:23:03 -0500, Shayegan, Richard
<rishayegan at davidson.edu> wrote:
> What do you all think of the Kenwood KFC-x468C? It seems to have good specs, you think it sounds noticeably better than stock? I think I'll just take the easy way out in the front with Alpine SPS-080A's using the crutchfield adapter bracket, but since in the back I'd have to do some modifying anyways I might as well go for 4x6's, the trick is will it fit without SERIOUS mods? I guess I'll find out for myself. As long as I have 1.8 inches of depth (I don't have the sloped panel of the later model W126, just a flat panel covered by inch thick insulation, and the x468's have an overall depth of 1.794 inches ), 4 inches of width, and 6inches of length, I suppose I could make them fit.
> Richard
>
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> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com on behalf of Shayegan, Richard
> Sent: Mon 3/28/2005 2:03 PM
> To: RONNY GEENEN; Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] speakers
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> My SE is an 85 so it should have the same set up as your SD. I'm intrigued by the fact that everybody says this car can take 4x6 in the front. I wonder why Crutchfield doesn't know that? From looking at the front speakers I know why: while 4x6 would fit the stock speakers are 3.5. Also, from looking at the front speakers I can't figure how to get them out. I see the two screws closest to the body of the car, and I took those out. Something at the front is holding it in but I see no screws. Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Richard
>
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> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com on behalf of RONNY GEENEN
> Sent: Mon 3/28/2005 12:48 PM
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] speakers
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> What year is your SE? I have also a 1984 300 SD. Both bodies might be
> similar. If so, you can replace both the front and the rear with 4x6
> speakers. And I find out to get a better sound I replace the speakers with
> 4x6 plates.
>
> Ronny Geenen
> 1987 560 SEC
> Glendora, Ca 91740
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shayegan, Richard" <rishayegan at davidson.edu>
> To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 8:06 AM
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] speakers
>
> I'm going to operate on the assumption that the SEC's have the same speaker
> mounts in the dashboard and rear deck as the SE's here, which may be wrong
> (I'm told by Crutchfield that the fronts are 3.5inch diameter and the rears
> are 4x6's on an SE, but I'm told by someone with an SE that they are all
> 4x6, so if someone can settle this that would be nice too), but either way,
> what are good speakers that fit that can be had for no more than $100/pair?
> Thanks,
> Richard
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