Upgrade Fronts w/ W505 Headunit

[koji]

Quick question for the stereo pro's and those that know more than me!

I was thinking about upgrading the front speakers and was wondering if it would be worth it if I am running them off the head unit. I currently have an Alpine W505 which runs 50W X 4 (Max Power). Is it worth it to upgrade running on headunit power?

What would a good match be for headunit power and speaker?

Thanks!

[MarkJ]

By all means a speaker upgrade is worthwhile. Look for a good coaxial with a higher sensitivity to get the most out of the HU power.

[canucks]

I defiantly think so I have the same head unit as you and upgraded my front and rear speakers and it was well worth it for sure. Now i just have to get my headunit replaced under warranty the screen on the left hand side is turning white. You have any problems with yours Koji?

[koji]

What did you replace yours with canuck?

No issues with my 505. I have also had the 205 and the 505 is much more slick. The ony problems I have had have been with the Blackbird II unit - it's a POS IMHO but it's what I gotta work with so not much I can do. Do you have the Blackbird II?

Where in BC are you at?

[canucks]

The screen is on the left hand side has a vertical white line its not really noticable but just bugging me so I am going to see what the stereo shop is going to do about it. I love the 505 and will put another one in. No blackbird for me i have a nice hand held garmin. Replaced the front and rear speakers with Hertz Audio I never heard of them but the local stereo shop highly recomended them and they sound great. Iam in the Okananagan

[velocitymotorsports]

Hertz is really good, you won't be unhappy with those speakers. Just like Morel and Focal, only noy as expensive. You will want to run at least 40-50 rms for thos speakers in order for them to sound half decent.