Miata Mailing List: November 1999, Message #766

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At 01:27 AM 11/8/99 -0500, you wrote:

 >I have a '91 and I installed 6.5" Kicker speakers.
>The model number is 650i.  Excellent sound quality and
>tremendous bass for a door speaker.  The magnet on
>these speakers is huge.  I have a 40wpc amp driving
>them, but the speaker cable is too small.  Once I
>upgrade the cable, I know the speakers will sound even
>better.  The speakers dropped right in.  One neat
>thing about the speakers is their angled tweeter.  It
>is a compromise compared to component speakers but the
>imaging and sound placement are quite good.  You can
>see the speakers and their specs at:  www.kicker.com.

Kicker makes an excellent product, but I don't know how much the gauge of 
the speaker wire going to the door has to do with it. I'm assuming that 
you're running a lead from the amp in the boot to the old wiring harness, 
and then using the factory wiring to go to the doors? That wire seemed 
pretty okay to me. Considering that it's at the most 15' of wire, it'd 
handle anything a 40w amp could dish out.

Out of curiosity, what amp are you running?