Originally posted by feeling better Ray:
Wait until some of the true audiophiles get on here, they'll give you both the technical reasons and the audible ways to determine the "best" speaker.
Not too many technical specs are in play here. This guy sounds like he wants to keep it simple. We could throw all kinds of technical terms and measurements at him but why confuse him.
Bottom line is your going to be super happy with just about anything over the stock speakers your replacing. You said you couldn't hear a difference between the speakers at ABC warehouse because they pretty much are all the same. But if your stock Ford paper POS speaker was on display, it would be a night/day difference. You could probably hear a difference between the standard replacement 5x7" and the component speakers, but I dont know if you want to jump into that boat.
The one spec that will apply to you is sensitivity. You'll see numbers like 86db up to just above 90db. Which basicly boils down to how much sound you get with a given amount of power. The higher # the better if your powering the speaker with low wattage like you are with you stock amplifier. Just look for a replacement speaker with a low RMS wattage and you will be happy. UNLESS you are planning on upgrading your headunit/system later on. then its a completely different story.
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