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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

MPTech:
I'm a little confused by watts.

I'm seeing speakers for example:
  Watts MAX. Music Power 260 Watts
  Watts Nominal Power Handling 50 Watts
  Frequency Response 30Hz ~ 33kHz
  Sensitivity (1W/1m) 91dB
  Ohm Rating 4
  Mounting Depth 2-1/4" (57mm)
  Cut-out Dimensions 5" (128mm)
  Composite IMPP Cone Woofer Using Interlaced Dual Aramid Fiber
  Butyl Rubber for Smoother Response
  5/8" Film Cone Tweeter
  3/8" Dome supertweeter


And the sub/amp says:
  FTC Rated Per Satellite: 55 watts/channel @ ≤ 1% THD, 200Hz - 1KHz (Note: all channels driven)
  FTC Rated Subwoofer: 50 watts @ ≤ 7% THD, 40 - 100 Hz
  Max Burst Power*: 200 watts @ ≤ 1% THD (Note: all channels driven)[/li][/list]


is this a good combination?
  speaker = Watts Nominal Power Handling 50 Watts
  amp = 55 watts/channel


suggestions / recommendations would relly be appreciated

4Aaron GE:
Xplod = garbage.  Sony's build quality went down the drain with that line.

MPTech:
Good to know, i was taken in by the name and bling appeal.

Actually, after further research, I'm leaning to spending a bit more and getting the Pioneer TSA1781R 4-ways.
They look great and the review I did find gave them a 5-star rating with no cons.


Any other brands I should check out?????

4Aaron GE:
Depends on how far out of your budget you're willing to spend.  Alpine used to be high end, but i'm a little iffy about thier new stuff.  Kenwood is okay mid grade.  Kicker, MB Quart, Boston Acoustics, and Polk are usually good.  Basically, anything that you can find at your big box store usually isn't really anything special.  The more expensive stuff they have is okay, but I wouldn't pay the prices they're asking (but then again, I'm cheap that way).  If you can, check some of your local smaller stores.  But the Pioneers you've selected should suit your needs admirably.

Personally, I like the way these grilles look.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-s2y2IdDoi8I/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?wm=fp&I=107DB650&g=52000

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