my car stereo
with the money i received from graduation ($1300 all but $300 gone) i decided to upgrade my car stereo. first i did it subtly with the replacement of my stock speakers. since the EG6 is well, needless to say a rather small car, it doesnt take much to fill the interior with some tunes. the stock 6.5" coaxials did the job. but they didnt do the job well. so those were ditched in favor for some serious (yet inexpensive) punch. I bought a pair of Pioneer TS-G1647 6 and a 1/2" coaxials. Coaxials as we all know (or SHOULD KNOW) consist of a woofer (the outer portion of the speaker that generates low frequencies) and a tweeter (the smaller portion that sits inside the woofer which provides for mid to high frequencies). granted, i wasn't expecting much for a $50 set of speakers. then again i didnt take into consideration that these were from Pioneer. Pioneer's been around for quite some time and they know what they're doing. Initially, they were paired with the stock tape deck. after i installed them (i do my own work thank you) i cranked it up... WOW. the seperation was better than expected. you could hear things that weren't audible with the stock speakers. but i still wasn't satisfied.
i mean, not to offend anybody who still rocks cassettes, but let's face it, cd's are better. so a couple of weeks later i puchased another Pioneer product, a Pioneer DEH-3400 AM/FM/CD Player Receiver. i figured Pioneer was the way to go because judging from the sound and quality of the coaxials, their cd receivers should be just as good. i wasn't disappointed. this thing has the usual features that any other similarly equipped receivers would have; detachable faceplate, remote, eq presets, etc. but here's the real kicker. it has a built in 50W x 4 MOSFET preamp for added power and clarity. now what does that mean exactly? first off you should know what MOSFET means. MOSFET is an acronym for Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor. huh? err it's a transistor. "err whats a transistor, we live in the age of microchips and such, what is this archaic relic of the 1970's of which you speak? MOSFET...sheesh" anyway... a MOSFET is a transistor that is specially designed for delivering some serious electrical current without wasting any of it. but enough of that, you dont care about MOSFET, hell you dont even care about my stereo. anyway... mated with my pioneer 6.5"'s the DEH-3400 is a whole new experience. the MOSFET 50Wx4 preamp packs some punch when you crank the volume up. in fact its good enough to drive the speakers, so i dont even have to purchase an aftermarket amplifier. the receiver has RCA outputs on the back of it in the event i choose to add subwoofer, which is cool i guess. but with the limited amount of space the civic has, its kinda hard to place a subwoofer in it. oh well.
since i have a DX, the car comes originally equipped with only 2 speakers. However the Si and EX Coupes have a 6-speaker set up. coaxials and component tweeters on the doors as well as a pair of 5 1/4's on the side panels. on the EX Coupe there are a pair of 6x9's on the rear deck in place of the 5 1/4's. now hopefully, the wiring harnesses for the rear speakers already exist in my car and i wont have to run any wire under the carpeting of my car, which can get VERY messy.
my original tape deck sitting pretty
the OEM speaker
Specifications:
Frequency Response: 55Hz-16kHz
Peak Power Handling: 50 W
Impedance: 4 Ohms
my new receiver in its new home
the remote
the new speaker
Specifications:
Frequency Response: 35Hz-22kHz
Peak Power Handling: 150 W
Impedance: 4 Ohms
Pioneer DEH-3400 AM/FM/CD Receiver Specifications:
RMS Power Output: 22 W
Peak Power Output: 50 W
RMS Power Bandwidth: 50Hz-15kHz
Preamp Voltage: 2.2 Volts
Other Features:
Wireless Remote
Easy EQ Presets
Super Tuner III
MOSFET 50Wx4 Preamp
CD-R/CD-RW Playback
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