# S14 speakers **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [November 15, 2006, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s14-speakers/101725 "2006-11-15T11:11:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![oimoit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@oimoit](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/oimoit)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s14-speakers/101725/1 "2006-11-15T11:11:50Z")
I tried looking in several places, but I couldnt find anything. (and I lost my owner’s manual) Does anyone know the specs (not sizes… wattage) of the the speakers in the S14? Thanks. Nima ---
**Author:** ![renman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecb155/32.png) [@renman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/renman)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s14-speakers/101725/2 "2006-11-16T07:18:12Z")
> [@oimoit](#): > > I tried looking in several places, but I couldnt find anything. (and I lost my owner’s manual) > > Does anyone know the specs (not sizes… wattage) of the the speakers in the S14? > > Thanks. > Nima The stock Clarion paper cones? They were rated for 15W, no joke. That was the non-premium sound system. ---
**Author:** ![s14\_2Nv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s14_2nv/32/5476_2.png) [@s14\_2Nv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/s14_2Nv)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s14-speakers/101725/3 "2006-11-16T09:42:47Z")
It will say on the back of the speaker. The stock clarion stuff is weak though like he said. ---
**Author:** ![renegade141](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba8739/32.png) [@renegade141](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/renegade141)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s14-speakers/101725/4 "2006-11-16T10:23:39Z")
15W is probably the max power handling, RMS is probably 8W ---
**Author:** ![oimoit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@oimoit](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/oimoit)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s14-speakers/101725/5 "2006-11-16T20:09:37Z")
Damn! lol! Next stupid question… I once bought a pair of $300 6.5" Kicker speakers and they were weaker than my factory speakers… I was so disgusted, i returned them. Can anyone explain why that is please? If the speakers I buy have a higher RMS rating than the ones I currently have, then it should be louder right? Thanks. Nima ---
**Author:** ![snowboard\_240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/snowboard_240sx/32/5519_2.png) [@snowboard\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowboard_240sx)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s14-speakers/101725/6 "2006-11-16T20:13:04Z")
the $300 pair of door speakers u bought were actually the 70 dollar ones…i have no idea…but aftermarket speakers arent that much better till u run them off amplifiers ---
**Author:** ![Theo23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Theo23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Theo23)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s14-speakers/101725/7 "2006-11-16T20:32:41Z")
Yeah, aftermarket speakers require more power to run, so they will seem worse in terms of volume, but better in quality. As Rob said, they would have been fine running off a separate amp. Theo ---
**Author:** ![oimoit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@oimoit](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/oimoit)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s14-speakers/101725/8 "2006-11-17T09:57:20Z")
Great thanks. I didnt understand that because I thought if I run an amp, then the stock speaker should be affected by it as much as the aftermarket one (to some extent). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s14-speakers/101725/9 "2006-11-17T13:51:45Z")
Aftermarket speakers should still sound better off the stock radio then the OEM ones, If they do not then something with the install much have gone wrong. An amp is always the way. Hell even an aftermarket Head unit will not ever put more then 17 Watt RMS as output. Booo for that ---
**Author:** ![Lith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/fbc32d/32.png) [@Lith](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lith)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2006, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s14-speakers/101725/10 "2006-11-19T13:36:33Z")
I have 6.5" Cerwin Vega speakers for my S14 all around… they sound pretty damn good and I"m just running them off my cd-deck.