Hello guys, I was drivin around in the parents rx330, and really love the speakers. I know they don't have the Mark Levinson system, just the stock system...and I know that there are 4in speakers in the top of the dash and 6x9 in the front..and 6.5s I believe in the rear. I know some people on here complain that the bass isn't very good...I thought it was damn good without a subwoofer. I have the stock BOSE system in my 2002 nissan maxima...and that blows compared to the stock rx330 systerm..and also does anyone have a complete stock rx330 system for sale??? thanks guys!

 

the stock rx330 system will not sound the same in your maxima. the reason the stock stereo has a decent amount of bass considering there is no subwoofer is that the speakers were designed for the lexus. I would fins a reputable stereo shop in your area and see about replacing your BOSE gear. the bad part is you have to replace everything all at once since the bose gear does not run at the normal 4 ohm impedence for cars.

like my installer always says:

No Highs?, No Lows?; MUST BE BOSE!

 

haha ok, well thanks for the input..I think I am looking at some Rainbow audio speakers now...they are supposed to be the best...any of you have any recommendations for speakers?

 

Almost all speakers have to be volumetrically matched with their enclosure (free air or not) to have loud and/or clean bass response.

I had 1400 dollar MB Quart Q-series component speakers with 650 dollar add-on mid-bass speakers (3 way component setup) power with a 4x125 RMS precision power amp. That's just my FRONT speakers and we're talking nearly 3 grand retail in just the front speakers alone. I'm sure if I put those in a well matched door/enclosure and matched the output for the cabin of my Silverado truck that they were in, then they'd hit harder than some aftermarket subs - but in my circumstance they put out a very weak amount of bass. So I just set the cutoff to 80Hz on up, and let the subs do the work, which is how aftermarket setups are almost always ideally setup. It still sounded great from 80Hz on up... it's just that bass is much less about the power and driver as it is about the environment that the driver is placed in. That's the advantage that OEMs have - they can match what amounts to relatively cheap/low-end speakers to the exact door and cabin environment they know they'll be going in and tune it from the factory to sound good. But I can promise you those stock Pioneer speakers look very cheap if you took them out, and don't cost Lexus more than 6-7 dollars each to put in there. That's just the advantage of making a speakers FOR a specific car, and it's the same reason why if you put those speakers (even if you could make them fit) in another different car, you'd be lucky if they sounded half as power in terms of bass.

 

Rainbow Soundline SLC 265, 6.5 comps, their usually around $220-250, pretty tough to find around online.

 

Those are the ones I am looking at..I am a member of the maxima.org forums and there is a rainbow dealer on there.. thanks guys!

 

I know someone selling some Rainbow reference speakers for $4400, not bad considering they are $6500 retail

 

wait...4400 DOLLARS??? A PAIR??? wow they really must be good.

 

they are their reference speakers

they are the undisputed king of car speakers