I want to do a new sound system for my 2003 TJ series 2 Magna AWD, a bit new to this so I wanted to see what other people have and if they have any recommendations.

I will be having someone else fit it, not me, I don't trust myself..
My budget it around $700, I do not want a sub, will just stick with 6x9's unless there is no point, also want to try and avoid getting an amp.


Cheers.

Sooo..... Nice budget for speakers, but those kind of speakers usually require more power, unless you go entry level speakers and upgrade the deck... which will still give you a lower power source,
but you could try Morel Maximo 6 and the 6x9's with 91 and 92 Db sensitivity Rating (respectively).

http://www.rmaudio.com.au/html/maximo.htm

While you're at it throw in a Kicker zx 350.4, they have a great system that allows you to wire the speaker wires from the factory deck, and convert the high level to RCA on board, with auto turn on, and small enough to go under seat...Easily good for 4 x 60 RMS a channel...instead of 15....

http://www.soundmaster.com.au/Kicker-ZX350.4-ZX-4-Channel-Amplifier/ZX3504/

Just to add, the Morels sound good for the dough, you'll have to look into the mount positions yourself...

That all sounds pretty good, would you make any recommendations in stretching my budget a bit for anything in particular? Say, would you think I would get much of an improvement out of all this over the stock speakers, or would it be worth waiting?

Just add a nice deck with a good EQ, you can run those off an aftermarket deck, or off the amp, so in order, deck, then speakers, them amp, if you can't afford all three at once...
Sorry for being brief, but I'm at work...

No problems, thank you very much for your help!

the morels are good speakers but i would recommend polk mm speakers as they seem to handle lows better than most. i like the sound of morels better but without a subwoofer id lean to the polks. theyre also got a relatively high sensitivity so they should sound allright without an amp

The old Infinity Kappa .7 series were a great speaker for the money. The Kappa series are Infinity's top line series in car audio BTW.
Unfortunately the .7 series is no longer made and from what I have read, the newer (non-EMIT non-Neodimium magnet) ones aren't quite the same.

If you can get a hold of the earlier Kappa 693.7i (6x9" 3 way coaxial rears 110WRMS) they have their own external crossover. They feature woven fibre cones, exotic Neodymium magnets in finned alloy heatsinks (makes installing these a breeze as no big ferrite magnet to get in the way of the boot mechanisms) and "EMIT" tweeters which are a type of ribbon tweeter and a -3dB HF cut switch. They will really impress and are still regarded as one the best 6x9's for the money plus they go down to 35Hz which is remarkable for a 6X9, meaning that it is possible to run this set up without a sub if space &/or budget is at a premium.

The matching fronts are the Kappa 60.7cs, 2 way 6 1/2 " splits 90WRMS again with seperate crossover,woven fibre woofer, Neodymium magnets, -3dB HF cut switch & feature Metal Matrix Dome tweeters which you can mount behind your stock tweeter cover. These fronts are more for clarity than outright bass mind you.

With a rated sensitivity at 95dB/1W (or 92dB/1W with HF cut) they can go very loud, but being 2 ohm speakers they would really need to be driven from a seperate amp (at least 50WRMS per channel) to get the best out of them as most head units will struggle with 2ohm loads and get hot pretty quickly.

eBay Oz has some of the fronts for sale (new old stock) and you would have to try eBay, amazon or the classifieds to get a hold of the rears, but trust me, they are worth it!!.
All up, around $300 to $400 should net you a front/rear set of these and for the $$ are very hard to beat.

That leaves enough money in the kitty to buy a decent amp & wiring to run them and keep it around your $700 budget.