Powerful 6.5'' mids

well since u want alpine i would recommend the f1 status but that shhh is to expensive in america..lol. but i have 2 sets of alpine spr17ls and they rock.. try jl audio also.. both very good speakers.. if you wanted to go jbl try the power series 6.5's they r cheaper than the gti and sound just as good i think

Dyson, are you stuck on rear comps? I certainly like rear fill, but I would never invest as large or larger sum in my real fill as I would my front stage.

Why don't you look into some solid coax's or some rainbow slc line comps. In other words you need not worry so much about the rear fill, in fact if it has hindered an upgrade on your front stage you may want to reconsider.

If I read your statement right, the tweeter is below the mid and you are complaining? Bah! This often times can be an excellent setup. Most problems that people experience with comps is the tweeter being to high and too far away from the mid. The frequencies that the tweeter emit actually travel faster than what the mid will produce, so by location you have the proper imaging setup and time correction.

By the way excellent choice on the speakers and especially the amp, I recently got to play with the 5.1 and was rathet impressed.