JEEP ZJ INFINITY REFERENCE 6522IX 6.5 INCH SPEAKER UPGRADE
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- čas přidán 13. 11. 2019
- I finally had enough of the garbage sound emitting from my so called "Infinity Gold" speakers.
Although they may have been just fine 21 years ago they have rotted to pieces today. In this video I replace them with Infinity Reference 6522IX 6.5 inch speakers. Hope you enjoy!
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4 Infinity Reference 6522IX 6.5" With Edge-driven Textile Tweeter Coaxial Car Speakers
Model: REF-6522ix Reference X series
Peak: 360 watts per pair / 180 watts each
RMS: 120 watts per pair / 60 watts each
Recommended Power Range: 5 - 60 watts RMS per channel
Impedance: 3 ohms
Frequency response: 53Hz-21000Hz
Sensitivity: 92 dB
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When it comes to jeep audio, ur videos are the only ones I can find help full, thanks man keep them coming
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Thank you so much Jay! I really appreciate it. Grab yourself a Jeep and Definitely hit me up when you get it! ! I'd love to hear all about it.
About a month ago I had to say goodbye to my beloved ZJ, loved that thing more than myself. Currently driving a 04 WJ but that won’t stop me from watching your vids man!
wow, thank you so much Kyle. I'm gonna have to get a WJ for the channel for you 😔
Project Dan H keep working on that ZJ though! If I could go back when I had mine I would’ve definitely changed bumpers to something with a little more protection
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Hey dan it’s me again😂 I think I followed your Instagram (I’m kyle.peterson) and if you ever wanted to talk about jeeps or if you wanted to see my car stereo in my old ZJ I would love to show you a couple pics
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I installed Infinity REF-6532IX 6.5 speakers in my ZJ. I love them! I can't wait to see your door panel video. My weather barriers are all shot.
So far I love those speakers.. I cleverly filmed 4 vids at once to keep myself from only removing the door panels once.. unfortunately filming is a PITA and the whole job took 3 days 😱
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Need to do my speakers soon. Can’t wait!
Great videos, waiting on a rear main vid lol
Thanks man, as insignificant as speakers sometimes seam, it really does make a difference in the "enjoyability" of your ride
I’m going to check out those speakers man! Sounds great. I also hopped over to bugs life and subscribed. 👍
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Wow, I feel your pain!, I swapped out my "Infinities" with Pioneers! I also had my Mechanic install a new A/C system from Rock Auto! What can I say, the old man has to have something nice!
Great move on the AC job.. I need to get me some AC Too!
Very cool. Thanks for the vid!
Glad you liked it!
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Thank you Brother, it sure has!
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I love your videos and am glad you are back to uploading regularly! That being said, my understanding is that you really want to match the resistance of your speakers and radio or amp and not have one higher than the other. Because these speakers have a higher resistance, the amp is going to work harder and potentially blow out significantly quicker. I'm no expert though, so definitely correct me if I'm wrong.
I think you have the concept reversed. Less resistance will allow current to flow easier, Therefore a lower Impedance speaker will be more likely to blow than a higher resistance speaker. If you add more watts (power) like I did with my Pioneer head unit you should increase your speaker impedance. If your speaker impedance is too high you can blow your amp. If your Impedance is too low you can blow your speaker. They all have to be in range of each other mathematically. What's also interesting is that you can multiply or divide your Impedance based on how your system is wired! (Series or parallel). Audio electronics is neat stuff! 🔊🔊🔊 😁
Sound super good. So much better
Nice crisp bass! Mind blown!
Project Dan H better having your mind blown 🤯 than your speakers 🔊
@@TheBeardedJeeper hahahaha touche!
That looked pretty painless pretty easy replacement.I pretty much have to remove my entire interior if I wanna replace the speakers in my 2000 GMC 2500
Dang man! Interior work is so annoying. So far this ZJ has really been a breeze🤞
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Joy!
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@@shritejsadakale2890 Ahhh.. it's on the CZcams creators audio page. I'm not sure of the title
Excelente profissional, ótimas dicas, parabéns.
Thank you!
I see a sneaky door trim upgrade to the limited with wood grain n leather inserts Dan!!! 🔥🔥🔥
You know it!!! 😁 Vid coming soon
I did this twice 😂 I found used infinity gold speakers and installed them because I had no sound except the dash tweeters . My door speakers were dust ! I now have pioneer speakers in all the doors but still want to upgrade the dash tweeters so idk my other trucks I used a 1 inch dome tweeter by kicker and mounted them on the A pillar and tucked the wires behind as well . I'm going to go through it all again in the spring and I like these speakers you install because they fit well I made tabs out of a template and yours comes with one so it's looks better . Also when using a power tool to install speakers be careful of over tightening the screws it can twist the shell of the speaker and make it sound funny after a while .
The worst part about speakers is messing with the door panels! Those stupid fasteners always break! I waited to do these speakers until I got my replacement panels so I only had to do it once! Haha. Maybe I'll do tweeters later! 🤣
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Great work mate, the little things that make a massive difference
Totally! Funny how a non mechanical part can drastically improve the ride quality 🤣
So I got a question. 4years later May 2024, how are you liking the speakers now. Looking at the same size, and considering these or JBL Club. Any suggestions
Another good video and congrats on 5k subs
Thank you so much! I always appreciate your view!
It's probably good you replaced those old speakers my cousin has a 97 zj and while he was driving one day from work it caught fire
OMG! thats nuts.. hope hes ok! 🙏
Are there other speakers you recommend ? The ones you posted are out of stock.
I have a 98 ZJ, that had someone before me butcher on its sound system. They replaced the factory stereo with a good Sony. But, they cut the wires and replaced the door speakers with crappy 5 1/2 - inch two-ways, poorly installed so they were just loose in the doors. It sounded very bad when I got it. I want to improve the sound. Which led me to this video. One little point from the home-stereo crowd--it might be easy to rebuild those old factory speakers if the paper cones still look good, which on yours they didn't. Just clean off the glue and re-glue new foam surrounds, available in every size on eBay for a few dollars. Easy as pie and might get you that "factory sound" back. I've done this on my home sound system, and got amazing sound from rebuilt 1980s DA speakers. One other thing on the ZJ, since there are tweeters in the dash, keeping the full-range door speakers will keep that "sound stage" that it had when it was new. It was supposed to sound like the band was right in front of you. Those replacement speakers look like two-ways with additional tweeters, so you might end up with too much high frequency sounds from the sides, and loss of that concert sound stage. This can be partly improved with the electronic EQ of the head unit. On mine, keeping the cheap replacement speakers, I installed Dynamat to replace the moisture barriers and re-installed the speakers properly. That improved it some. I'm thinking about what to do next. I'd like to find original speakers in new condition.
Thank you so much for putting this out there for us ZJ owners! I love your videos. You're a great presenter.
Thanks for your compliments! Glad you enjoyed. I love the EQ in that head unit it really helps even out the sound. There's nothing better than a dialed in stereo system! I've never rebuilt a speaker before. Maybe one day!
Hi i have a 5.9 LX Zj with infinity gold audio system in France, i have change the speakers by 1 way Pioneer speakers, how your 2 way can work with the original 1 way ampli installation pls
they actually do come with hardware! it’s in the styrofoam and on the other styrofoam piece there’s even foam tape to put behind the speaker
Maybe they forgot mine. lol!
It’s funny with physics, because it’s actually the opposite of what you said about ohms and watts.
Less ohms = less resistance.
Less resistance, paradoxically is *harder* for the amplifier. You’re more likely to burn out your amp with low ohm speakers than with high ohm speakers.
This is because of ohms law: I = U / R
If the speaker has low resistance, it allows more power to flow and the amp has to work harder to keep up. Imagine the speaker being a runner on a treadmill and the treadmill being the amp.
If the runner is slow, meaning they have high resistance to running fast, the treadmill has an easy job of keeping up with the runner.
If the runner is athletic and fast, the opposite occurs and the treadmill has to work much harder to keep up.
This means that now with higher resistance, a less powerful amp is not a problem and 48w is the theoretical capacity of the current.
With the 2 ohm speaker it would be 12v / 2ohms = 6A and then wattage would be 12^2 / 2ohms = 72 Watts
Now with your 3 ohm speaker, it’s instead 48 Watts in the current.
Thanks for a good video! I have to upgrade in my ZJ, they’re rattling like crazy. 😊
Well said! Nice treadmill analogy! Best of luck with your Jeep!
Thanks again for this video Dan! I just got my speakers today. I ordered the exact same stuff as you did by your links.
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I have a 1996 ZJ with the infinity sound system and the original infinity cassette/cd entertainment center. I had my rotted infinity speakers replaced with speakers very much like yours, with tweeters in the middle. I had pros do it. They clipped the wires to the tweeters in the dash because the tweeters in the new speakers took their place, and they told me something about having the new speakers with the tweeters in the middle (which the originals don't) plus the tweeters in the dash would be too much strain on the amplifier. Just FYI.
The built in amp in the Pioneer head unit is more power than the OEM infinity Gold amplifier so I did an amp bypass. I'm not sure why they clipped your tweeters, that's odd, maybe your new speakers have a higher impedance. I went with the infinity reference because they only have 3 ohms impedance each. Eventually Id like to upgrade the dash tweeters too, the pioneer can take it. 😁
@@ProjectDanH sounds like the just hard wired the speakers in his Jeep from the new head unit .
@@jaysmith5084 I don't think the stock tape deck can power speaker on its own. I'm pretty sure it must use the amp under the rear seat. 🤔
Any idea what's the thickness of the mounting bracket? I have 4.8cm depth in my truck so it will not interfere with the window (when the window is down), and the speaker depth is 5.2cm. If the mounting bracket is 0.4cm or greater thickness then I am good.
excellent question.. I don't think it's that thick but it could be close.. grab a thin sheet of plywood and cut your own custom spacers!
What was the reason for the rings if u had to poke extra holes in the door metal for the 4 speaker anchors anyway?
A tighter fit, no vibrations
So I'm wondering if I could use 2 of these speakers in the front and use subwoofers in the back 2 doors. If so what kind would you use if you were going for this scenario? Using the same head unit and 2 front speakers. Oh what about the front two little speakers in the dashboard
you should power subwoofers with an aftermarket amplifier. I wouldn't recommend changing the factory set up. leave the Tweeters alone, unless they're broken.
Those tweeters are adjustable, but only when the panel is still off.
Yep!
I just put these in my Focus ST!
sweet!
@@ProjectDanH ya man! My co worker gifted me a subwoofer so I think I'll have to amp them now. Interested to see how they sound at their actually RMS, not just whatever low wattage they are getting from the stock amp. I like your videos btw!!!
Hi... what is the difference between finity ref-6532ix vs infinity ref6522ix?? I can only find 22ix in UK. Are they still any good? Thank you
Hey, I'm sure. What's the Google say?
I got a 97 zj and I'm trying to run an amp but wondering where through the firewall you punched it through at.
in my Jeeps I usually run my amp power wire through the firewall near the steering column. Then I run it along the rocker under the driver interior kick panels to under the back fold up seat. Then I usually run my RCA's from the head unit down the passenger side of the transmission tunnel to the amp. This way I don't have electrical interference from the power cables going to the RCA cables.
I just received the news that the 4x4 zj that I bought has a lien on it and yeah it was my first time buying on from public xs part it out wish me luck
Ahhhh! good luck!
Ya I got another brand of speaker without hardware.. I guess that's how it is now
I have a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited. The speakers
Are awful. Can you suggest a brand better. Looking to imitate what you just did simple. Any help will be greatly appreciated
Thank You!
I'm not too up on my mobile audio game but infinity and pioneer have always been fine for me.. try to match the ohms. 👍
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Its definitely coming along!
Do you have issues with vibrations with these speakers? I have them in my XJ and they sound like they are knocking against the grill of the door panel or something it’s MAD annoying
lol, no, mine is solid!. gotta make sure they're installed tightly to the door skin
@@ProjectDanH its so weird it only happens on the right side of the vehicle, all sound sources, radio, bluetooth, cassettes etc. Gonna have to bring it to the sound guy for a fix, it drives me nuts
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I would add a subwoofer and an amp to make the system sound even better
I hope + - is right to get Bass i had to reverse them in my last car
I highly recommend a factory service manual for a proper wiring diagram
Hello Dan. I have a Jeep ZJ 4x2. I'm upgrading my speakers in 2022. What would you recommend?
I've used many brands, Alpine, Kenwood, Pioneer, Sony, Polk, Infinity... They're all good. Seams like everything is made in china now anyway. lol
@@ProjectDanH Thanks!
Did you sound check it before re installing?
Absolutely
DID YOU FIND THE HARDWARE IN THE STYROFOAM ?
YES YOU DID JUST SEEN IT LOL
Shhiiit I had to cut the old speakers to make adapters...or the new 6.5 would just fall in the hole maybe it's an infinity gold thing ....gonna try 6.75 next time
Bigger is Better!
Yo cool video looking for some 6×8" speakers like infinitys for my Ford daily driver , like the pioneer head unit, looking for a single din too now with that kinda display & usb, satellite ready etc with crossovers & eq, What model is your head unit there? I have an older alpine tilt face that has all that but no usb? Its hard to find a single din now with nice display lk that anymore with all those bells & whistles & sat/usb & reads decodes newer files lk flac, mp3/4, wma, etc. Thanks
Which pioneer model stereo is that??
A 2006 Pioneer DEH9800BT. The best head unit ever invented! 😁
Is it true that ref 6522ix speakers have low bass ?
They sound fine, I use them for mids and highs mostly. save the bass for subwoofers
@@ProjectDanH bought them, lack of bass tho
What head unit is that I like it
my favorite head unit of all time. pioneer deh9800BT. they are still floating around eBay from time to time
What pioneer radio you got
an old school one.. 2006 9800BT
www.crutchfield.com/S-VpXAi3wGsVf/p_130DEHP980/Pioneer-DEH-P9800BT.html
Was that Down Periscope or McHale's Navy? Hilarious either way
Down periscope 🤣🤣🤣. Theres a movie quote for everything!
Mine were literally flakes of paper when I replaced mine
Insane! They totally disintegrate!
Skip to 19:46 if you just want to hear if the speakers sound good.
You can skip to end of every video to find what happens at the end. Relax and enjoy the journey!
What model is your Jeep, please?
1998 Grand Cherokee ZJ, Laredo Special Edition
Hell yeah kanye!
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Much appreciated Dan. I own the 1997 Grand Cherokee in moss green. I'll need some new speakers and head unit. The head unit works intermittently and speakers sound bad. I'm not sure if my Jeep is a Orvis edition. There are no orvis badges. Could you tell me if I were to send you a photo of my Jeep? if, so what's your email address? Thanks in advance.
Jamal
absolutely, send them through instagram
@@ProjectDanH Hi Dan. I don't have Instagram. Here is my email address. jamalwalker1985@gmail.com
difference between ix and ex?
no clue. sorry Jim Bob
ix have 60 watts, while ex have only 55 watts
As much as I love my 2 door, sometimes I wish I had 4 for the extra speakers....lol
Haha, the doors are so big I bet you can cram an extra speaker or two in there!
Throw two 6x9's in the rear gate
C'mon Danno! That speaker had a few miles left in it!......
Hahaha! A few more miles and it'd be dust! 🤣
So the back seat doesnt take a smaller size? My dumbass *mechanic* acted like they were too small and I have 2 6.5 size pioneers
They're Exactly the same brother! Don't rip him too bad! Haha
@@ProjectDanH appreciate it sir.
What head unit is that?
only the best head unit ever made. a 2006 pioneer deh 9800bt
@@ProjectDanH is there a newer model?
@@davidvulich never found one as good as this. I have 2. It still holds up today. They pop up on ebay every now and again
@@ProjectDanH do u wanna sell yours?
@@davidvulich sorry man, I use em everyday
Already unavailable ugh
They'll be back!
I wanna to hear the music from the engine🤘
amen!
Yet you replaced the factory Infinity speakers with the same brand!
🤣🤣🤣 ...well when you put it like that..
They had great reviews and 3 ohms impedance I figured it was a solid choice! 😁
@@ProjectDanH - Infinity is a good brand. The factory speakers were old enough to have a beer!
@@OldsVistaCruiser LMAO! Yes 🤣🤣🤣
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No, I'm Dan H! Stop using my name!
well... welcome to the project! 👋 LMAO...
Брат, обесшумить надо было дверь
It came out very good!