Klipsch 2.1 sub-woofer and car speakers

[MPTech]

Looking for some suggestions / guidance.

I just received my Klipsh ProMedia 2.1 System from an ebay auction.
Hooked it up and I must say it sounds pretty darn good, plenty of bass, and good volume, but since this is going in my"planned" wall mount Juke, I'd like a little better speakers and something that has more pizzaz than a flat mesh speaker grill.
I've seen some suggestions for using the Sony Xplod speakers and I'd like to hear some recommendations or other suggestions.
(I'm not an Audiophile, but from what I can gather, I'm assuming the Klipsh amp can provide 4ohms (although I couldn't find it mentioned in the specs) and this would be good for any 4ohm car speakers?? what should I look for? I've seen some car speakers that are 200W, would these work? (I know this amp couldn't provide the full 200w, but would it sound good at a normal level? I'm not looking for "Club" level volumes you can't talk over and the nieighbors are banging on my doors.  I'd like to be able to play it loud, but not LOUD.)
I've seen 2-way, 3-way, and 4-way car speakers, what should I look for?
I can go 6x9 or 5x7, but the smaller 5" round speakers would probably be better looking for this application.
Any personal favorites?  Other brands??

Is there a better brand than Sony, for the money? (I was looking for $50 - $75 range, or thereabouts)

o, btw, I'm not mounting the sub in the juke, it will be external (behind a couch actually).

Thanks, MPTech

[richms]

Looking for some suggestions / guidance.

I've seen 2-way, 3-way, and 4-way car speakers, what should I look for?
I can go 6x9 or 5x7, but the smaller 5" round speakers would probably be better looking for this application.
Any personal favorites?  Other brands??

Less ways is better since they do not properly crossover cheap car speakers, the 4 and 5 ways are usually 6x9s, which need to be bright when mounted in the parcel tray at the back of the car. Also non round speakers are inherently flawed with the amount of cone flex they will have making the IMD figures crap, which is why they are never published. Also the crap on the stalk blocks the woofer, which isnt high pass filtered and can get some werid notching sounds going on with it playing with the other drivers infront of it.

Is there a better brand than Sony, for the money? (I was looking for $50 - $75 range, or thereabouts)

Virtually anything is better then the cheapest sonys, which are well overpriced for what they are.

Go to a specialist car audio place, tell them what you are doing and see if they have any cheap component speakers they can sell you in your target price range. Efficiency is key since the computer speakers amp is pretty weak. It may also have equalization in it to correct for the lousy stock speakers which makes the speakers a lot cheaper to make and more efficient. You cannot easily correct this, or remove it without a complete understanding of how the system is built.

To check for that, hook up some decent home speakers you are familiar with the sound of, and see how they sound. If they are way to bright or flat sounding then there is some EQ on teh amp in the sub.

[fuadramsey]

On one cabinet I used raw drivers and made my own crossovers. You can find great raw speakers and great prices at http://www.partsexpress.com/

They also sell electronic components which are getting harder to find these days.