Speaker size recommendations

[dgfreeze]

The main question I've got is whether or not I'm better off with 2 - 6.5" speakers and 2 - 8.8" speakers, or 4 - 8.8" speakers. I'm not going for loudest on the lake, not even remotely. I am going for quality of sound. A good mix. That said, I found a pretty decent deal on 8.8's to where I could get them for the same price or less than 6.5's. I should note, I'll also have a set of REV-10's on the tower. Would l I be lacking any highs with all 6 speakers on the larger end of the spectrum?

What I've got: Fusion Apollo RA-770 stereo that I just installed
What I've got but uninstalled: Two REV-10's for the tower
Looking to replace the four cabin speakers (currently 6.5") and add an amp to power all 6 speakers

 

[Julian]

The bigger woofers will do a much better job of bass reproduction. I don't think they will have much if any difference to your mid/highs - but that depends on the speaker. So if you have the room and the $ I'd go with 8.8s.

 

[dgfreeze]

Fusion speakers, so they’d better be quality. Pretty certain I’ve got the space, should be able to just enlarge the factory cutouts. I still need to verify depth. I like bass. I like it a lot. But I don’t want it to drown out the treble.

 

[adrianp89]

Keep the factories at 6.5, just easier that way.

The REV10s will get so loud nothing else matters much.

 

[dgfreeze]

Lol, they'll certainly have the capability to drown out the cabin speakers, but I'm not *necessarily* looking for that. There will be times where we crank it up decent, but most of the time, it'll be at conversation levels, where I want that "studio mix" kind of sound quality at a level you can still comfortably talk over. I'll have the tower speakers on one zone, and the cabin speakers on another zone, specifically so I can control their output to my preference. If you still think it's pointless to go bigger than 6.5's, please let me know, I do value your opinion....

 

[Julian]

Also depends on the brands of these speakers. My 6.5" JLs out perform my 6.5 polks by a long shot! But I wish I'd put in some larger ones for better base all around.