best 6.5 component set?

ragsports wrote:

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The infinity amp you are reffering to does not do well with any component set.  This amp was not designed to run component speakers.  I have owned this amp and have had many friends own it is well.  One was running some crappy power acoustic 6.5 components and it always cut out before clipping, i was personally running infinity kappa perferct 5.25 components and it also cut out all the time..  Basically to make a long story short i did some research and found out this amp was never designed to run any sort of component set.  (A represenative from infinity said this personally) Coaxials run amazing on this amp, but as far as components go the best advice i can give is to get a different amp.  I switched to the JBl 300.4 and would recommend that amp over the infinity any day..

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Huh?! That doesn't make any sense! If you can power co-axials with the amp, then you can power components, period.

sorry for double post but hre are some options i have looked at and maybe yall can tell e yay or nay. lol

CADENCE CWM6-KIT 100 RMS

Polk MMC6500 120 RMS

Infinity Kappa Perfect 6.1  100 RMS

DIAMOND AUDIO D662s 75 RMS

those are my options i have found and narrowed down to.

The amp story sounds like a sales pitch. As for the speakers the best thing you can do is  just go audition some speakers. Just look for a efficient speakers that have a higher db rating. Example 98db rating should be louder than the 86 db speaker at the same power input. But then again every manufacture uses different methods of producing there rating.

If I am wrong someone let me know.

ragsports wrote:

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The infinity amp you are reffering to does not do well with any component set. This amp was not designed to run component speakers. I have owned this amp and have had many friends own it is well. One was running some crappy power acoustic 6.5 components and it always cut out before clipping, i was personally running infinity kappa perferct 5.25 components and it also cut out all the time.. Basically to make a long story short i did some research and found out this amp was never designed to run any sort of component set. (A represenative from infinity said this personally) Coaxials run amazing on this amp, but as far as components go the best advice i can give is to get a different amp. I switched to the JBl 300.4 and would recommend that amp over the infinity any day..

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well i have never used components so ill let cartoys install it for me but i was thinking of getting that amp anyways just because of the killer price i found for it. and infinity products are amazing. but back to the question. what pair of components have the clearest sound and would match best with this amp

CADENCE CWM6-KIT 100 RMS

Polk MMC6500 120 RMS

Infinity Kappa Perfect 6.1  100 RMS

DIAMOND AUDIO D662s 75 RMS

bumpinexploder wrote:

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well thats the thing. circuit doodiey only has like lower polk and eclipse and i dont like the sound. i cant find a dealer near me that sells diamond and high brand polk or infinity. so im going off reviews and other people. like i said, taste wise i like high bright sound because i am setting up an spl crazy setup and need some actually noise to bleed through the db's lol

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Then the Diamond speakers won't be a good choice for you.  They have a very smooth top end, which is what I like about them.  If you want bright, look into MB Quart. 

bumpinexploder wrote:

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dont speakers usually sound better if they are matched with the same brand amp. cuz they are made for one another kinda?

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Go check them out for yourself cause what I here and like may not be what you like. Advice on speakers can only go so far before you have to check out what people are suggesting. Just take a CD that your familiar with then have the  bass and treble bla bla bla set to zero and the amp if one is used. Since you want the best judgment on how the speaker will sound. Just remember it will sound different in your car. Do to lots of factors placement bla bla bla

There has been some really good advice on what speakers to check out now spend a few days checking them out.

bumpinexploder wrote:

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yes i have heard focal at cartoys and i wish i could afford those but unfortuantly 200 is the highest i can spend

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bumpinexploder wrote:

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you are right but the only ones i am able to hear are the infinitys. (cartoys) theres no actual shops near me. only best buy and circuit city.

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I'm not sure of CarToys would sell you a used Reference coaxial for a mere $200.  That is the highest priced brick-and-mortar shop I've EVER been inside.

I've NEVER encountered sales people with the prolific combination of ego and incompetence that prevades CarToys - NEVER.  I would NOT partronize these clowns.

That said, I can't say I'm too fond of ANY of the choices you've come up with - the Focal's are probably the 'best' in terms of concensus - but I agree with haemph - the tweeters are searing.

I'm thinking there are many good choices for $200 - but not as long as you are in CarToys, that's for sure.

I think recommendations for componets are difficult without this question: how sensitive are you to bright sound and sibilance?

Infinity componets are notoriously bright - the only Perfect componet system I've heard was in a - *crazy* install* lemmie tell ya - so I'm not sure how'd much I extrapolate to ur situation . . .

Have you heard JL Audio componets?  Are they too bright or not bright enough?  I've always like the JL VR series componet set - with the tweeter switch on full output, perhaps this would be a good choice . . . very bright and etched sound - but with much cleaner tonality than what Infinity offers, IMO. . .

Street price should be ~$200 . .