Hi there,

I have just finished replaced some Pioneer TS-G1317 speakers (5.25")
in my rear deck. These speakers are fairly cheap (~ $25 / pair) and
sounded OK but lacking bass. I put in a pair of Infinity 5002i 5.25"
which I thought would be an improvement. The Infinity's sound much
worse. No bass, and generally poor sound. I got the Infinity's over
E-bay as a used item. I'm wondering if there is something wrong with
them or are they really that bad sounding? They generally go for over
$60 a pair and are of better quality then the Pioneer's so I don't
understand. The head unit is 20W RMS per channel and the Infinity's
are rated at 35W RMS. I'm assuming there is enough power to drive
them. The wires to the rear speakers are thin (22 guage maybe?) but
the Pioneer's seemed OK with them. I have some Infinity 3.5" in the
front and they sound much better than the rears. Any ideas here? There
doesn't appear to be any visible damage to the speakers that I can
see. The 5002i are two ways of course. I don't want to go to
components / subs / amps / enlarging openings for 6x9' etc. Just
looking for reasonable sound at low level volumes and these speakers
can't even do that.... Any help for testing of the speakers or
comments about them etc welcomed.........

Cheers,
Marc