Thank you for the responses. It's helpful. I'll try them out.

Since they are forgiving I should just go with 4 ohm then? Why is the fronts so robust sounding and the rears so anemic? I literally have to have the fronts at fader volume level at 1% compared to rears to hear the back speakers. And I don't think it's because they are mids. Can the rear part of the...

No, i dont have a wiring diagram. Would speaker on one side not working have anything to do with power output? I was going to get to the other side later to do the door panel mod, and I realize the stock speaker on that side is dead. Even with the midrange speaker such low volume and output seems re...

Ozark Lee wrote:The problem isn't the impedance,... There is a big impedance mismatch from the factory if you have rear door speakers anyway.

...Lee

What does this mean?

I already spent $50 and I was originally thinking $25 or less. I just want some sound coming from the rear that's louder than something from a 1" speaker. I've put so much money into overhauling the entire car I don't want to spend anymore on it. Edit: The thing is I got 4 Ohm 2.5" (I thin...

Lee, So, does wattage matter much on the stock Volvo sound system? What wattage should I get? I see a full range 8 Ohm speaker on Amazon but it's 10 watts. EDIT: Wait I see one for 20 watts! This shopping for speakers for a Volvo is next to impossible. I see a bunch of stock 850 speakers on Ebay for...

Thanks for the helpful responses. So I bought the wrong speakers, yet again. Dammit. And I mutilated the door panel as well as speaker mounting ring. Full range speakers.. got it. Oh what the hell am I gonna do with all these speakers..

Yeah that makes sense..I did leave some holes. I still am a little doubtful that a few holes will create the huge difference in volume btwn fronts and rear, even the treble. We'll see after I seal the holes up. Thanks for the suggestion. But, that is not the problem. It's power output. There's somet...

Cool thanks for reply. They are: Rockville RXM68 6" 300w 8 Ohm Mid-Range Drivers Car Speakers, Mid-Bass. Never heard of them, but then again I haven't shopped for car speakers in well over a decade. Got them on Amazon. Any idea what the heck is going on? I have a platinum model so came with fac...

Specs Power RMS: 75 Watts Peak Power: 150 Watts 8 Ohm impedance Frequency response: 125hz - 10khz Sensitivity: 100dB @ 1w / 1m Stock front speakers sound like thumping bad ass sound system compared to the weak ass barely audible sad noise coming from the rear. The thing has huge magnets and it's hea...