Polk audio setup?

[Shags]

This is kind of a hypothetical question but I'll give it a shot. It's hypothetical because I don't have a 3 yet, but it's on its way by the end of the month hopefully.

I know it's a new car and all but I've been reading up on how the stock speakers suck. I need to have a decent sounding car because I always have a CD playing. I had a nice Polk speaker setup with an Alpine HU in my old S-10. I was thinking of maybe doing this:

-Replace front door speaker with some Polk components
-Running it off a 4-channel amp
-Bridge the other 2 channels and run a 8" Polk MOMO in the trunk
-Leave the stock rears as is

I already know I'll either need a LOC or maybe run it off the rear speaker wires right? I want to keep the stock HU cuz I like the way it looks in there as is. Does this setup sound like it would be OK?

 

[steven4264]

if i were you i'd replace the rear speakers also because if you dont the stock distort and you'd still hear the rears distorting, i hooked up my line out converter in the back of my head unit and i have polk speakers ordered from circut city they'll be here in a couple weeks but i just have my subs hooked up right now

 

[chuyler1]

When you amplify the fronts and a subwoofer you can get full volume at 50-75% on the head unit. The new speakers/sub will over power the rear stock speakers so that they serve as just a little rearfill. Your system idea sounds good to me. Hook it all up and decide later if you want to upgrade the rears.

 

[Shags]

Thanks chuyler1!!! Nice to see that my idea sounds good coming from an Audio Moderator.

I STILL don't have my Mazda3 yet! I went to the dealership on Saturday and was offered a bad deal. I knew I was getting screwed and the dealership wouldn't budge so I walked away from it. The bad news is there is only one other Mazda dealership in town! I plan on going there Thursday and see what they have to offer. I hate living in Las Vegas sometimes!! The dealerships here are horrible and they treat you like crap because they know someone else will come in right after you. The saleswoman I was dealing with made a pretty funny comment on which I replied right back at her like a smart ass. She said "The reason I'm being so pushy is because 98% of the people who leave without a car don't come back" I said "You think the reason they don't come back is because you are so effin pushy?"

 

[ender 00]

Thanks chuyler1!!! Nice to see that my idea sounds good coming from an Audio Moderator.

I STILL don't have my Mazda3 yet! I went to the dealership on Saturday and was offered a bad deal. I knew I was getting screwed and the dealership wouldn't budge so I walked away from it. The bad news is there is only one other Mazda dealership in town! I plan on going there Thursday and see what they have to offer. I hate living in Las Vegas sometimes!! The dealerships here are horrible and they treat you like crap because they know someone else will come in right after you. The saleswoman I was dealing with made a pretty funny comment on which I replied right back at her like a smart ass. She said "The reason I'm being so pushy is because 98% of the people who leave without a car don't come back" I said "You think the reason they don't come back is because you are so effin pushy?"

that sucks, dealers are such a pain in the arse! i was able to get my 3 in january for a couple hundred under the "what others are paying" price on edmunds for my area. i got a little lucky though because 2 dealerships were trying to sell me the same car that they had to do a locate on so i could make 'em face off each other a bit. i'm sure others have gotten way lower then that but i'm not the greatest at bargaining.