I have a Pioneer DEH-P9300 head unit and i am looking to upgrade my interior speakers. I am not in an area that allows me to go listen to a variety of good speakers (walmart, ick...) so am going to have to rely on other peoples opinions and recommendations. I would like to spend $300-400 on a set of 6.5 and 6x9 speakers. I listen to techno and rock.
What would you buy with this budget under these circumstances?
Personally for this price I don't think that there is a better deal. For the 6.5" I would go with Alpine SPS-600 $100(crutchfield.com) and for the 6X9 Alpine SPS-609 $120(crutchfield.com) and you can also get free shiping
aliasdb wrote:
I would like to spend $300-400 on a set of 6.5 and 6x9 speakers. I listen to techno and rock.
That's a good budget for speakers. Do you want componets or coaxials?
How sensitive are you sibilance? Do you like "bright" sound or do you prefer more mellow tonality?
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I'm no audiophile, but i can appreciate a well designed speaker. I have a pair of Event ASP6 monitors at home and love the way they sound.
As far as sibilance is concerned I don't have the ears of a disciplined audiophile, but i would say that my sensitivity to noise is more than above average.
Unfortunately, I don't know what the difference is between what a bright or mellow tonality sounding speaker. Hopefully the monitors I mentioned might give you some insight as to what my preferences are.
Hmm.
Can't say I'm familiar with much home equipment (I've got a pretty basic home theatre), but if these Event monitors sound half a good as they look I can pretty much guaruntee that nothing you wire to your deck and stick in a car will sound naerly as good. Studio monitor sound is NOT going to be your outcome here.
A bright speaker is a speaker with a very pronouced high-end . . . sibilance is when "s" sounds take on a sort of 'sharp' sound - at high volumes, personnally I find this characteristic actually physically painful - but some people like it. Mellow sound would be less high end and a warmer mid-range.
If you like mellower sound, I think the absolute best recommendation is CDT . . .
If you like brighter sound, Infinity or JL Audio would be my choices.
Since you are using a deck, you would want to stick with coaxial speakers.
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I have decided to go with JL and I'm trying to choose between the VR650-CXi and the XR650-CXi for the 6.5'? The XR is $70 more. Anyone had the opportunity to compare these models?
I'm also comparing the TR690-TXi and VR690-CXi for 6x9s. The VR series is $55 more.
I'll sell ya a pair of VR650-CXi's for - say - $80. PM me if ur interested.
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