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Old 06-10-03, 09:16 AM
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Question So let me get this straight....(about speakers)

I was about to purchase some aftermarket 6x9's for my ES300, but I've read in a few posts about how Lexus has the stereo set up perfectly, and if I change out speakers, the quality won't be as good. Any more info about that?
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Yeah, basically new speakers are designed to draw more power than stock speakers and sometimes the stock amp can't handle it so it ends up sounding worse.
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Lexus will sometimes use 2 ohm speakers versus the aftermarket 4 ohm speakers. 4 ohms will draw less current than the 2 ohm versions. Plus, the stock system tuning is far from "perfect".

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Not to mention that I doubt these 6x9's are going in the front of the vehicle... I would put little thought into the rearfill replacements if you're looking for the best sound possible. But what do I know....
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I really doubt that any Lexus has 6x9 speakers installed from the factory. In order to fit them to your rear deck, you would have to cut a lot of metal. I would advice swapping out your 4" door stock speakers to a better aftermarket set instead.
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Default FACTORY SPEAKERS

now why do you want to change the factory speakers?
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