Pros & Cons Of 5" Car Speakers

Upgrading to 5” car speakers can give you a marked improvement in the output quality from your car’s stereo system. An upgrade to 5” car speakers can also be relatively simple, as most systems of this size are oval or round and can easily be mounted in the door panels of your car. However, before you head out to purchase a new set of 5” car speakers, read on to find out more about their pros and cons.

Pros of 5” Car Speakers

Pros of a 5” Subwoofer

When it comes to choosing a subwoofer to compliment your car speakers, it is one of the few times when size matters just as much as the quality of the brand you choose. Having said that, not every car has the space for the largest 12” subwoofer to be added to its sound system, and if this is the case, a 5” car subwoofer may be just the thing. The pros of a 5” car subwoofer are obvious – it takes up less space and makes it more practical, giving more people the opportunity to enhance the bass sounds of their car speakers.

Pros of 5” Alpine Car Speakers

The range of Alpine 5” car speakers are actually oval shaped 5” x 7” systems and this unique design allows for a shallower depth, and easier and more versatile mounting options. The Alpine 5” x 7” speakers are also coaxial 2 way speakers and can therefore deliver an accurate and well-rounded sound using the tweeter mounted within the speaker’s woofer, reproducing the full range of high and low frequencies of your music.

Alpine’s car speakers also offer a range of features and technologies to ensure the best overall sound in your vehicle, including a large flat copper wounding to ensure the speakers can handle high powers, and an ultra low distortion magnet design for the most accurate speaker control.

Pros of 5” Clif Designs Car Speakers

Clif Designs car speakers are also a coaxial design to offer the widest sound range and most accurate reproduction, even in the 5” speaker sizes. Clif Designs car speakers also have an approximate mounting depth of just 2” making them easy to install in almost any vehicle.

Clif Designs offers three product ranges so you can choose the features, the output and the look which suits both you and your budget.

Pros of 5” Soundstream Car Speakers

Soundstream is a car speaker manufacturer who has been designing and developing new and improved options for car sound systems for over 25 years and the company prides itself on reinventing its products, rather than simply updating their old ranges. Therefore, when you look at 5” Soundstream car speakers you'll find you're able to choose the number of mid-bass and tweeters, or speakers with silk dome tweeters and slanted surrounds to offer you the best possible sound without imposing on any extra space in your car.

Pros of 5” Car Speakers

When you are looking at 5” car speakers, you will choose the system with the best possible output for the size and price, however, the general output and power usage of a 5” car speaker system will be less than larger systems. This means that an important pro to weigh up in your search for car speakers is the fact that with 5” car speakers there will be less of a need for additional accessories such as large amplifiers and head units to do justice to the output of the speakers, and handle that output without blowing out.

Cons of 5” Car Speakers

With a smaller 5” car speaker system, especially when looking at 5” subwoofers, you have less scope for improving the sound and performance of the music in your car. This is definitely a con on the side of 5” car speakers if you are looking to achieve the best possible sound.

Another important con to note is that 5” car speakers are actually an uncommon size. Common sizes are 5 1/4” or oval sizes such as 5” x 7” and this can make replacing the speakers difficult, as different sizes will require a different fit in your vehicle.