Speaker space for a sub - go with a box. May not win IASCA or HIN points but whocares. You want your car to be functional and leave it at that. I, personally, am a big fan of the OEM Pioneer radios. They are by far the best radios I have ever seen on an entry level car. Shoot, it out does most of the Ford Premium and Chevy Bose systems that I have worked on. You probably have the IPOD hook-up so that is a big plus. You could forgo a sub and have your door speaker pods reworked to encompass the map pockets. This will provide ample space for some large displacement 6.5" mid-bass speakers and perhaps a 51/4" mid-range as well. If you don't want to go that extensive (expensive) route, then I suggest 6.5" subwoofers under the front seats in custom enclosures and leave the stock speakers alone. You could also run the speakers as a mid-bass (if your not into low Hertz music) by running a 12db 90Hz low bandpass filter and just let the seats naturally filter out the high frequencies. This will produce the sweetest drum beats.
NOTE**** Higher end speakers require higher RMS power to match the sound output of your more efficient OEM speakers. In other words, unless you are planning on power your door speakers with an external amplifier of atleast 50watts RMS 1W/1M, then don't replace your factory speakers. These factory speakers can handle more power than you think if you filter the sub-bass harmonics out of them.
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