Your speakers have a major influence on how your car audio system actually sounds. Whether you’re replacing worn or underperforming factory speakers or upgrading to a higher-performance system, the right speakers can deliver better clarity, detail, midrange response and cleaner highs while allowing your music to play at the level you want.

Choosing car speakers involves more than finding something that fits the opening in your door. Speaker size and location matter, but so do impedance, power handling, sensitivity, speaker design and whether they’ll be powered by a factory radio, aftermarket receiver or external amplifier.

At Sounds Good To Me, we look at the complete system before recommending speakers. A straightforward factory speaker replacement has different requirements than a system built around aftermarket amplification, component speakers and a subwoofer. By matching the speakers to your vehicle, equipment and listening goals, we can help you get the performance you’re looking for without buying equipment your system doesn’t need.

Car audio systems use different types of speakers to reproduce different parts of your music. Knowing a few basic terms can make it easier to understand your options.

• Woofers: Reproduce lower frequencies and provide much of the bass and impact you hear from a speaker system.
• Midrange speakers: Reproduce much of the middle frequency range, including vocals, guitars and other important musical detail.
• Tweeters: Reproduce high frequencies, adding clarity and detail to sounds such as cymbals and other higher-pitched elements of music.
• Coaxial speakers: Combine multiple speaker elements into one assembly, commonly a woofer or midrange driver with a tweeter. They’re a popular choice for factory speaker replacement locations.
• Component speakers: Separate drivers such as the woofer or midrange and tweeter, allowing greater flexibility in speaker placement and system design.
• 3-way speakers: Use three drivers or speaker elements to reproduce low, middle and high frequencies.

From a basic replacement to a complete car audio upgrade, Sounds Good To Me can help you choose speakers that work properly with the rest of your system and professionally install them in your vehicle.