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Blaupunkt GTc542

5-1/4" component speaker system

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Blaupunkt GT component systems combine modern design and high reliability in a hard-to-beat speaker value. The GTc542 component system teams together two 5-1/4" woofers and 2 tweeters with built-in crossovers in a package that offers good power handling and high efficiency. The result — they'll deliver big sound even without an amplifier.

The GTc542 5-1/4" component system features polypropylene woofers that deliver full, accurate bass. Blaupunkt designs the woofer baskets to allow proper ventilation, so the voice coils stay cool for higher power handling. Mylar semi-dome tweeters reproduce the vocal and instrumental details smoothly and cleanly. Mounting hardware comes included in the box, so you can flush-, surface-, or angle-mount the tweeters to achieve great stereo imaging in your car.

Complete with designer grilles and chromium-plated tweeter rings, GTc542 components will bring out all the musical details that factory speakers miss — your music will sound almost as lifelike and natural as it does in concert.

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Highlights:

  • component speaker system includes two 5-1/4" woofers and 2 tweeters with built-in crossovers
  • titanium-injected polypropylene woofer with foam surround
  • 1" Mylar semi-dome tweeter
  • built-in high-pass crossover
  • designer grilles and chromium-plated tweeter rings
  • tweeter mounting hardware for flush-, surface-, and angle-mounts
  • power range: 2-45 watts RMS (180 watts peak power)
  • frequency response: 60-22,000 Hz
  • sensitivity: 91 dB
  • top-mount depth: 1-15/16"
  • warranty: 1 year
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Features and Specs

Features and Specs
General
Speaker Size
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5 1/4
Design
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2-way
Tweeter Design
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1" Semi-dome
Tweeter Composition
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Mylar
Woofer Composition
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Injected polypropylene
Woofer Surround
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Foam
Parts Warranty
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1 Year
Labor Warranty
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1 Year
Specifications
Sensitivity
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91 dB
Frequency Response
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60 - 22k Hz
RMS Power Range (Watts)
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2-45
Peak Power Handling (Watts)
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180
Impedance (Ohms)
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4
Top-mount Depth (Inches)
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1 15/16
Bottom-mount Depth (Inches)
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2 1/8
Cutout Diameter or Length (inches)
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4 3/4

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What's in the box?

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  • 2 Woofers
  • 2 Grilles
  • 2 Tweeters (with attached 47" speaker wires)
  • Two 11.75' lengths of speaker wire (each length of speaker wire has female quick-slides on one end and tinned wire on the other end)
  • 8 Self-tapping screws (Length=1-3/16")
  • 8 Speed clips
  • 2 Surface mount cups
  • 2 Surface mount cup rings (installed on surface mount cups)
  • 2 Angled surface mount cups
  • 2 Flush mount trim rings (installed on tweeters)
  • 2 Tweeter pressure-fit rings (installed)
  • 2 Tweeter mounting springs
  • 4 Flat-head screws (Length=5/8")
  • 2 Machine screws (M4 x 4mm
  • 2 Hex nuts (M4)
  • 4 Machine screws (M3 x 5mm)
  • 4 Hex nuts (M3)
  • 2 Self-adhesive foam washers
  • Manual
  • Template sheet

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Features

Injected Polypropylene Cone Woofers: The Blaupunkt GT Series component speakers feature Injected Polypropylene cone woofers. The woofer cones are lightweight and mechanically rigid, allowing the speakers to play louder with less power than conventional paper cones. Injected Polypropylene cones are acoustically inert and do not add coloration to the original recording. Each woofer uses a foam surround.

Voice Coil Ventilation: The woofer baskets feature 12 holes which serve as additional voice coil ventilation. The extra ventilation helps keep the voice coil cool for higher power handling.

Mylar Tweeters: The GT series component speakers feature 1" Mylar semi-dome tweeters for clean, accurate highs. The tweeters feature a simple high-pass crossover (capacitor) mounted inside the tweeter frame.

Tweeter Mounting System: The supplied tweeter mounting system allows you to flush mount, surface mount, or angle surface mount the tweeters. The angle surface mount cups provides two possible mounting angles. The dimensions for the tweeters in each type of mount are:

  Surface-mount Flush-mount Angle Surface-Mount
(2 available positions)
Frame Diameter 1.793" 2.078" 1.792"(W), 1.833"(D) 1.792"(W), 1.8"(D)
Cutout Diameter N/A 1.722" N/A N/A
Mounting Height 1.106" 0.35" 1.39" 1.608"
Mounting Depth 0.489" (screw depth) 0.462" 0.489" (screw depth) 0.489" (screw depth)
 

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4 out of 5

Decent speaker

Written By Scott, Mpls, MN on Thursday, March 26, 2009
 
Decent speaker for the price. Needed to upgrade the front speakers in my Vibe (terrible) and this was a reasonable option that I could mount the tweeters higher in the door. Installation went well, however the install details from Blaupunkt were terrrible. They provide 3 tweeter mounting options, but poor details on how to implement. I mounted them external on the inside plates behind the side mirrors. They look stock. Of course, Crutchfield sent mounting adapters and wires that made the installation very simple. Sound is much improved over OEM. Probably need to do the rear speakers too. BTW- Stock speakers were the cheapest I've ever seen. magnets were the size of a quarter and the sound was horrific.
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4 out of 5

Good Choice

Written By Don, Corpus Christi, TX on Wednesday, February 11, 2009
 
These speakers sound pretty good for the price. The tweeter mounts were neither intuitive nor particularly secure - one tweeter has already fallen into the door panel, requiring another removal of the trim panel to retrieve it. Also, the tweeters did not fit in this vehicle without enlarging the existing mounting holes. Overall, I was more impressed with the bottom half of the system than with the tweeters.
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4 out of 5

Excellent Speaker

Written By DaddySS, Bergen County, NJ on Sunday, January 25, 2009
 
I replaced the stock speakers in my Jeep Cherokee with these and OMG what a difference! The installation was easy thanks to the supplied wiring adapters and the sound quality is extremely good. The separate tweeters mount easily (installed mine on the trim panel behind the outside rear view mirror on the door) and really pick up the highs. The base could be a bit better but overall these are really excellent!
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4 out of 5

good speaker

Written By kwinn, Cape May NJ on Saturday, November 01, 2008
 
I bought a set of 5.25s and 6.5s. At first I was a little disapointed with the sound. missing some midrange, not great lows, tweeters seemed a little cheesy. One day I cranked the volume for awhile, I guess the "break in" theory is true, these speakers woke up and now sound great at any volume, good base, great highs, a little weak in the mid perhaps. If you use an amp you will not be dissapointed, but I do suggest the 6.5s. Would def. recommend to compliment larger speakers.
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4 out of 5

Blaupunkt GTc542

Written By jlbobeas, Toa Baja, PR on Monday, October 06, 2008
 
Received speakers from Crutchfield ahead of estimated date and in very good packaging. The sound coming out of these speakers, compared to my Nissan Frontier '01 factory speakers, was almost unbelievable. These are great component speakers for the price. Don't rate the full 5-star because the tweeters didn't quite fit without modification. The rest of the installation kit is excellent. Again, these are great speakers for the price tag. I recommend them.
2 out of 2 people found this helpful
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4 out of 5

Great speakers for the price range

Written By David, Houston, TX on Friday, October 03, 2008
 
I bought these to replace the factory front speakers on my friend's 2002 Mustang.

The woofers are well made and look very good. Installation required the use of speaker brackets and once they were in they sounded great! They tend to distort at the lowest part of their frequency range, but that's not surprising for speakers of their size running off the factory amplifier. Overall they are a huge improvement over the tired old factory speakers.

The tweeters are another story. They look cheap, and sound awful. Very oddly there seems to be an entire frequency range (between the woofers and these tweeters) with very poor response. Seeing as the Mustang came with the factory Mach audio system, I ended up leaving the factory tweeters installed instead. On the upside, the speaker set comes with a VERY complete set of mounting options for these tweeters in the form of canted dash mounted pods, straight surface mounted pods, and flush mounted retaining brackets and trim rings.

This is a decent product, but I would not recommend them for someone interested in a component speaker set. The woofers happened to work very well with the factory sub and tweeters, so overall I am very pleased with the results.

** This is not related to the product, but this was my third time ordering from Crutchfield, and again they came through 100% by sending all the correct items, and very quickly too. Thanks Crutchfield!
3 out of 4 people found this helpful
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4 out of 5

Blaupunkt GTc542

Written By Dennis, Tonawanda, New York on Sunday, September 07, 2008
 
THe speakers sound nice, and complement my Alpine receiver well.
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5 out of 5

$wellspent

Written By adot, Phila PA on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
 
Used OE tweeter housing plate to mount new tweeters and used baffles.
Paired with Pioneer Ts6982R 6x9's and an Eclipse CD4000 head unit, this
system handles EVERYTHING even at full volume with very little distortion.
These speakers sounded better w/out the bass blockers. (use if
connecting to an amp) This set up is installed in my 99 Bonneville and if you
drive a full size GM like this with 2 grilles in the front doors you will not be
disappointed.
4 out of 5 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Great seperates for price

Written By Dylan, Spokane, WA on Monday, June 09, 2008
 
I just put these in this evening and I am very pleased. They look clean, play
well without a amp, and the highs are clean and not too shrill. A great set
for seperates without a amp.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful
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4 out of 5

Works Great in 2003 Jeep Wrangler

Written By Daniel, Indiana on Thursday, May 22, 2008
 
First of all, the stock 7 Speaker system in a Jeep Wrangler is a great
sounding system, so don't expect much of an upgrade from any speakers
unless the ones you have are blown. I first purchased a pair of 2 way
Alpine speakers and they sounded terrible in the Jeep. They sounded a lot
like a PA system and my system lost all midrange. Luckily, Crutchfield has a
great return policy and they let me return the Alpines for these Bla
speakers with no questions asked.

So why did the Alpine sound terrible compared to these component
speakers? Keep in mind that the sound bar speakers are right next to your
head and the tweeters will be too loud if you buy 2 ways. Also, with
standard 2 ways the "woofer" is effectively smaller since the tweeter in the
middle takes up speaker area. These Bla speakers worked out great for
several reasons:
-Price: $80
-Tweeter separate...fuller sounds
-Tweeter separate...can be placed away from your head.
7 out of 8 people found this helpful
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