[red_johnny]

Originally Posted by drfeelgood

So first question, which ones did you go with?

I only put Legatia SE and Legatia Pro speakers in my car. (The others are good enough, but not audiophile iMO. Although the Clarus components were once rated by a magazine as the best overall component they have ever heard at ANY price point)

Also I run them actively crossed over with a DSP. Lastly, I use very high quality amps. In my CTS-V I am running Audison Voce 4 channel and 5 channels amps , with an Audison SR2 to the rear components for rear fill (3 amps total) , along with an Audison ButPlay HD , Audison Bitone, and two batcaps.

In my ZL1, I am running HAT Legative L1V2 tweeters, with L2SE midrange, L6SE midbass, Imagine 6.5" for rear fill (plus 2 6" subs and 1 10" sub) and using Hertz Mille Pro 1 channel, 5 channel, and mono amps, with a Hertz H8 and NavTV M650GM processors, and two bat caps.

I mention all of that because, every part of the build is important. The best speakers will sound not so good if you don't have high quality amplifiers running them. And it's not just about power. 75watts from a HIFi Class A amp will sound much better and cleaner than 150 watts from a class AB amp.

So yes, if you put HAT drivers in with no amplifier, it is unlikely to sound much better than you average driver. But with the right amplifier, they sound amazing.

Oh and regarding the doors, for their midbass drivers, the door needs to be sealed properly, or it will sound like crap.

Clarus are the series I went with. But I agree with you, I just didn't have the time or money to get the amps before I sold it. I am positive that once I amplified it and added some caps that it would have been a good system. I only brought up my experience to show that if you are going to do it right you need to do it all at once. Meaning, upgrade the speakers then you must amp them. I did use a lot of sound deadening material on the majority of the interior.