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Hello everyone, I recently bought a 2010 Honda Civic LX with 7,900 miles, so everything is completely stock and in "like new" conditions. I also have a 2021 Hyundai Sonata with the upgraded Bose audio system. I gave that car to my mom and bought this Honda for myself. I was so used to the amazing audio quality in the Hyundai, and now the stock audio in the Honda sounds horrible to me. I would like to upgrade the speakers on it, BUT, I am not really looking for a super beefy audio system or a subwoofer, just something to somewhat match the quality on my Hyundai. I would prefer not to use an amp, since I don't like that it takes up space, but if completely necessary, I will use one. I would be using the stock stereo for now, but when they become available again, I would purchase this receiver from BestBuy, Pioneer DMH-2660NEX (or something similar if something newer and better comes along).

Are there any suggestions for speakers and how to hook them up properly (tools, methods, etc.)? Price isn't really a big issue, but looking to spend under $500 for the speakers (and maybe amp if required)? Please let me know if you need any more information to be able to answer my question.

Thanks!
 
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Since you’ll be using low power (HU or maybe a small amp), find speakers with higher sensitivity. JBL and infinity are often good choices.

Install will also be key, use deadening and rings to keep front and rear waves separate.

A dsp can help any setup sound much better, but in the case of a basic civic, I’d prob start with the speakers (and HU/amp) before moving to a dsp.

Plus a dsp requires you use an amp, so may as well start with that as an earlier step and see how much better it gets before even needing to spend on a dsp.

There are some mini and micro amps that do around 50+rms per channel, which could be a good place to start.
 
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Ali-323i said:
Since you’ll be using low power (HU or maybe a small amp), find speakers with higher sensitivity. JBL and infinity are often good choices.

Install will also be key, use deadening and rings to keep front and rear waves separate.

A dsp can help any setup sound much better, but in the case of a basic civic, I’d prob start with the speakers (and HU/amp) before moving to a dsp.

Plus a dsp requires you use an amp, so may as well start with that as an earlier step and see how much better it gets before even needing to spend on a dsp.

There are some mini and micro amps that do around 50+rms per channel, which could be a good place to start.
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Thank you for the reply.

When I was searching for information, I did see these speakers from JBL, they are the JBL GTO629 for $86.99 USD a pair.
I also saw these JL Audio C2-650X for $279.99 USD a pair.

Would either of those work? Would one be better than the other? Are there better options?

Thanks again!
 
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