Are my stock speakers blown?

[msmith65]

I bought a '93 with stock (not premium) speakers and the midrange has never sounded good.

Best I can describe is like someone talking into a microphone with his lips pressed against it -- kind of a muffled buzzing in the middle range. The highs are crisp and the bass comes through okay.

The previous owner installed a Pioneer CD player (25Wx4) at some point. I have no reason to believe it was done properly.

I have read elsewhere in this forum that mixing up the speaker wires +/- can cause sound distortions. But I do not know whether what I'm hearing is due to a) incorrect hookup or b) the previous owner's kid blowing out the stock speakers with the new Pioneer.

Before I begin the dreaded task of popping door panels and opening up the dash to check the wires ... could I have some opinions on what the problem might be?

 

[justin146]

I am betting it is a speaker problem. Your stock speakers were never meant to handle the power that HU puts out....they probably dont even have the surrounds intact.

 

[HappyGilmore]

i would bet that the speakers are blown. in my 94 the foam suspending the speaker, as justin said, wasnt even there. that was 2 years ago. considering yours is a 93 and has an after market HU, im betting its the speakers. go to wal mart and buy a set of pioneer coaxles for 50 bucks a pair. installing them isnt that hard.

 

[LBarr2002]

The door panels and changing speakers is not a "dreaded task" at all. Just get some pioneer two or three way 6x8 and change them out. No big deal.