thanks for those last responses. I have not had a laugh that hard for a while. I especially love "You mean there's a stereo system in this car?" I guess I am not young enough to care about the music and just the right age to care about engine growl and tire screech, and I hope I never out grow that. A tire screech a day keeps the doctor away. In case some of you were not aware of that.
Door speakers are not what they should be!
- Thread starter Viperfreak2
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Viperfreak2
Enthusiast
Well, it looks like there are three camps to this:
1) Don't give a second thought or a ratsazz about no stinkin radio or speakers.
2) The system is fine.
3) Mods can always be a good thing, even the stereo.
In case you haven't removed your door speakers, here's a couple pictures.
1) Don't give a second thought or a ratsazz about no stinkin radio or speakers.
2) The system is fine.
3) Mods can always be a good thing, even the stereo.
In case you haven't removed your door speakers, here's a couple pictures.
VIPER D
Viper Owner
Viper freak did you consider these
http://www.circuitcity.com/detail.jsp?c=1&b=g&u=c&catoid=-8868&qp=0&oid=67918&m=0
they got better reviews
let me know
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http://www.circuitcity.com/detail.jsp?c=1&b=g&u=c&catoid=-8868&qp=0&oid=67918&m=0
they got better reviews
let me know
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VIPER D
Viper Owner
I just installed the nav system. OMG now it sounds as good as it drives. speakers are next...
special thanks to FINAL GTS for the idea,link and some tech support.
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special thanks to FINAL GTS for the idea,link and some tech support.
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I also will side on the speaker improvement(; the Polks optimize the stereo's sound quality. I bought them out the door for $95 a CC. Placing the stock speakers next to the Polks one can easily determine that these are probably Durango hand-me downs just like the remote door un-lock. White Mamba #138.
I also will side on the speaker improvement; the Polks optimize the stereo's sound quality. I bought them out the door for $95 at CC. Placing the stock speakers next to the Polks one can easily determine that these are probably Durango hand-me downs just like the remote door un-lock. White Mamba #138.
SylvanSRT
Enthusiast
ViperD lets see pics of the nav. sys. installed. will you put in the trunk mounted changer?
Jim Z
Enthusiast
I'm sorry but you are misinformed. The magnet is small because it's neodymium, not ferrite. They are a lot stronger than ferrite magnets, and as such only need to be a fraction of the size. Neodymium is also quite a bit more expensive than ferrite rings. The "magnet" that you actually see on the back of the speaker is an aluminum cap, which acts as a heatsink- neodymium magnets are more sensitive to heat (lower Curie point) and using the cap helps increase power handling.
They're still Alpine speakers, made in one of their plants in China.
chances are those Polks you bought are made in China or Southeast Asia as well.
"Break-in" of speakers is a myth.
They're not a "knock-off" of DualMags. They're Alpine "DDDrive" speakers. The only similarity is that they both use neo magnets.
They are not. The Viper is the only vehicle that uses those speakers.
(not speaking for Alpine)
Viperfreak2
Enthusiast
ViperD, why does the NAV radio sound better than the stock unit? More power? I was thinking about the nav also, just not too sure I like the trade off of not having 6 discs in the dash.
Some of you guys have taken this post too seriously. It's just $100 for 2 speakers, not the end of the world. Why would anyone stand behind DC's stock speakers when several people have changed them and say "it sounds better"? AND if Alpine made them, why not put their name on them?
Some of you guys have taken this post too seriously. It's just $100 for 2 speakers, not the end of the world. Why would anyone stand behind DC's stock speakers when several people have changed them and say "it sounds better"? AND if Alpine made them, why not put their name on them?
VIPER D
Viper Owner
VIPER FREAK
I dont know why its sounds better but it does and by far. Also the stock radio is much lighter and does not have a fan. The nav unit costs much more and has a fan just, seems likes its built better.
will post pics soon
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I dont know why its sounds better but it does and by far. Also the stock radio is much lighter and does not have a fan. The nav unit costs much more and has a fan just, seems likes its built better.
will post pics soon
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VIPER D
Viper Owner
HOPE THIS WORKS
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Jim Z
Enthusiast
Well, I took exception to calling them "dime store" items based on an incorrect assumption.
"better" is subjective when it comes to sound. If you do the swap and like the results, great. More power to ya.
Why bother? They're buried in the trim panels.
It shouldn't, since the amplifier is what powers the speakers. Perhaps the RB1 and RBQ handle the system EQ slightly differently.
The RB1 has a fan because it needs airflow over the main CPU. The other radios have no such requirement.
(not speaking for Alpine)
unclgreggy
Enthusiast
I tend to agree with finalGTS, I always thought the speakers were fine. If we're talking about cheap, those interior "accents" would never find there way in my car. No offense.
ABADASP
Enthusiast
ViperD Where doe you mount the Nav antenna The unit looks good
VIPER D
Viper Owner
It goes ontop of the radio inside the dash.
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98MODMTR
Enthusiast
Now that is cool!
SylvanSRT
Enthusiast
i see it says DVD will it play them while the car is moving(just curious, i would not watch movies while driving) if it wont play them there might be a speed sensor to disconnect so it while play dvd while driving.
VIPER D
Viper Owner
It will not play dvds it just says that b/c the nav data disk is a dvd. I wish it did.
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Thank you, thank you! :bows:
Glad to see my ideas spreading around!
ViperD- What is the build date on the box your Navi came in? Mine was built 08/4/2004, and does not have the "DVD" decal on it. I wonder if they recently removed it? I can see how it would cause confusion...
VIPER D
Viper Owner
It was in may
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