I just purchased a 2009 Mini Cooper Clubman from our local dealer over the weekend and can not remember having so much fun driving a car. Sure beats the Toyota Camry Hybrid which drives like a sofa.

Anyway, the only thing that I can not stand in the car is the stereo system. After much thought, I purchased the Clubman with the standard 6 speaker system. I read that most people on this site do not think that the $500 system upgrade to 10 speakers was worth the price.

I went to our local Best Buy store hoping to get some information about better sounding spearkers that could be installed in place of the Factory OEM. I did not recieve much help from the salesman who could not tell me what size speakers are in the car. Does anyone know the accurate size of the 2 front speakers located on an each door panel (is the smaller upper speaker a mid-range) and the size of the rear speakers.

I would appreciate any specific recommendations as to what type of speakers readers would recommend. I am not looking to spend a huge fortune, but want to upgrade the 6 speakers to a set that will make it enjoyable to listen to music in the car.

We do not have a Crutchfield in our area, but I understand that they have a great inventory of speakers and that you can purchase an "Installcard" for $49 that will include the removal and installation of 1 set of speakers. I read that they have a network of trained installers throughout the US and this may be a good alternative to what is available at Best Buy. I assume that since there are 3 pairs of speakers, the total cost of installation would be $147. As I am mechanically challanged with regards to R/R auto speakers, I do not know if this is a fair price.

Many thanks for your help. I look foward to reading the posts!

 

Sounds like you're looking for the Navigation & Audio section, the Official R56 Audio Specs thread has speaker sizes and will match the Clubman.

Lots of good info around, don't forget to consider noise control too.

You may want to consider trying the front-to-back channel swap too. It sounds weird, but it works and is pretty much free.

 

Great. This is very helpful!!!