Car owners need to have good quality speakers for achieving that perfect sound. Finding the right type of speakers will not only enable car owners save money but, they will also improve the car’s sound system. Therefore, it is important for car owners to know the various car speakers available. The first type of car speakers that are available is the coaxial or multi-element speakers. These are the most widely used speakers and are pre-installed during the production of the car. The design of the coaxial speakers includes tweeters and woofers that are combined in the same speaker unit. The cone shaped woofer has the capability of generating low range frequencies while the tweeters are able to produce very high range frequencies.
In addition, the coaxial speakers are usually described as either two-way speakers, three-way speakers and so on. It is very easy to know whether the speaker is a two way or a four way. Two-way speakers contain one tweeter and a woofer, while four way speakers have one woofer and three tweeters. Tweeters in a speaker are a vital requirement. The reason for this is that car music systems play compact disks at frequencies of 20-20,000 Hz. However, speakers that have no tweeters can only pick up sounds at frequencies of 15-10,000 Hz. Because of this shortfall, the system will try to reproduce the missing frequency resulting to sound distortions and low sound quality.
The second type of speakers is the component speaker system. These speakers are made up of mid-range woofers, crossover filter networks and tweeters that are separated form the main speaker. Again, with the component speakers the tweeters produce high range frequencies while the woofers produce low frequencies. The component speakers are designed to produce certain range of frequencies. To be able to produce superb audio quality, the speakers are used with other component speakers. The component speakers have what are known as series of frequency filters referred to as crossover filters.
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Coaxial speakers are 1 speaker which throws the sound wave only 1 way. With Component sets you can separate the mids and highs for a better acoustical separation and better sound. I would recommend Component sets over coaxial speakers. But, the thing with component sets is that your cars factory system doesn't always come with component speakers so you will have to get a certified installer to locate a place and install the tweeter for the component sets. Coaxial speakers are more used...
Co-axial means 2way (1 tweeter, one woofer), tri-axial means 3way (1 tweeter, one midrange, one woofer), etc, etc, etc -These all have the different drivers mounted together for ease of installation.
Components have the drivers separate. This allows for better power handling. Period. That's it.
The optimum placement of components is for the tweeter to be right next to the woofer. Google 'point source'.
You don't have to have a certifed...
While there are exceptions, coaxial speakers are generally a simple drop-in installation that is slightly more efficient (spl- and install time-wise) than a component set.
With component speakers, you get a more complicated installation: where do we put the tweeter? What about this crossover? You'll also need an amplifier to power components. They like lots of power, thanks to the crossover.
Why do components have a separate crossover?
That's...
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