While I have been steadily trimming the fat from my RX-7 with intentions to “refine” it into a pure sports car, there is one feature that won’t be going anywhere: the stereo system! <\/p>\n
Unfortunately, given that this car is 2 decades old now, the stock system is very lacking. The Pioneer headunit<\/a> I installed did appreciate the quality by offering a boost in amps, but there was still room for improvement. With the rear speakers removed, the entire soundstage pivoted on just the pair of door speakers, and in a way, they created a bottleneck. My goal was to do a simple upgrade, I didn’t want to get carried away and run new wiring or add an external amplifier. Updating the door speakers would be sufficient for my needs. Although having a nice stereo system is important, it still plays a more secondary role in respect to the car’s overall scheme and focus. A quadruple-digit wattage setup is more fitting in a daily, or the like. <\/p>\n
Here’s what the larger, 6.5″ Morel looks like next to an old, stock speaker.<\/p>\n
With the regulator on my workbench, I cleaned and regreased all the cabling and tracks. <\/p>\n