Paper piezo tweeters are the worst... high frequencies and paper suck. If I find mine are paper, which if the doors are it’s likely they will be too, mine are out.
Absolutely right. I did go through the trouble of replacing rear shelf speakers on my 16 track pack, and it made absolutely zero difference ... not enough sound coming, and it's also muted a bit due to the way they hit (in the rear window)
They are. I replaced mine (again, on my previous track pack) and they are just paper garbage. Problem was, I installed higher impedance tweeters and the volume actually dropped, so back in the original went. Make sure you get the same impedance; otherwise, although sound is cleaner, it's muted... To be honest, with the 2 way infinity speakers in the door and the extra treble from those, it was pretty good and I did not bother anymore.
That's why the tech at Best buy said don't mess with them.
Yeah, understood. I’ve been looking at a matched set from Crutchfield for our setup and have heard good things about Infinity’s Reference series in Mustangs. I’ll update what I do but it probably won’t be till next year.
I don't know who manufactured the speakers Ford installs in the Mustang, but there is nothing inherently inferior in paper speakers. Some of the best consumer-grade speakers on the market use paper drivers. Paper speakers got a bad rap for use in automobiles because untreated paper tends to absorb moisture and rot over time. Modern speakers use treated (added plastic, rubber, even kevlar) to prevent those kinds of issues. I have no idea how to look at a speaker and determine exactly what the material is made from, but just because they look like paper doesn't mean they're automatically garbage.
Call me stupid or maybe I have an exquisite ear, but living in 90-100% humidity affects your speaker’s performance and I have always been able to tell quite a difference btw paper and synthetic materials.
And that would be a MAJOR factor for me.
