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Lotus Reference.

I've tried high end Quart stuff, Morel Elate, PG Ti Elite and the Dyn's. None of them had the balance I was looking for.

The Quarts had incredible midrange and a harsh tweeter, no mid/bass

The Elate had a layed back presents, smooth mids and highs. Very similar to the Dyn's. Guess I like a bit more foreward lower mid.

The Ti Elite's were fine at lower volumes then fell off the edge when pushed.

Take a listen. If you like them, that's all that matters.

hemanjoyman wrote:

Which 6.5" component set do you recommend....infinity, focal, boston acoustic, mb quarts, alpine, pioneer, etc...???

What's your budget?

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I like a bit more foreward lower mid.

I have never heard that term before. ANYWAYS, along with DYohn's question on budget...what are you going to power them with?

My budget would be about $200. I was planning on getting the infinity kappa 60.7cs component set....I found those for about $195, shipping included. I will be powering them with a JL Audio 300/4.

I just want some opinions on what you guys think are better than those components at about the same price, or less if possible.

You're not going to find better under $200, imo.

With that budget it is hard to start getting too specific on the subjective variables (i.e., forward midrange, etc.).

Have you listened to the Infinity components, or are you buying blind?

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I've listened to them, my friend has that set in his car. I think the high end might be a little too strong though. I'm thinking maybe I can eq it out.....maybe.

hemanjoyman: What I would do is ask what brands make good quality components. After that, take that list and listen, listen, listen. Everyone here will have a different opinion due to how they like their mids and highs to sound. No amount of advice can take the place of listening and taking note of what sounds best to you. As long as you follow the advise given on quality brands, you will have the best setup for "you" IMO.

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The Flakman
I feel strange. I have deja vu and amnesia at the same time.

John | Manteca, CA

i have Infinity Kappa Perfect 6.1s and i too thought the tweeters were a bit bright so i just turned them more towards me and changed the tweeter level in the crossover to -4 and turned up the treble just a hair on my head unit. works great for me.

i just figure when i add in my sub i'll change it back to zero for the extra brightness and it will somewhat cancel out with all the bass and seem normal.

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infinity at that budget...but if you can shell out about 500 to 600, i would get the focals...i love mine

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"If a man made it, another can modify it...it just takes some thinking."
"If you ask questions, you're a fool for 5 minutes; if you don't, you're a fool for a lifetime."

Oh no, there is no way i'm going to shell out $500, let alone $600 for a component set. I was looking into the Diamond audio D6 series, heard good things about them. Unfortunately no dealers around me carry them so I can't listen to them. Any comments on them???

For $200 your choices are limited. If you like the sound of the Kappas they are a good choice.

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look at it as an investment. The cehaper component sets will most likely need to be replaced within a couple of years. Typically, the average customer wont buy an extended warantee on them either. Now in my case, I spent $900 on my 3-way components and $400 on my 2-way components. Both are made by Focal and I purchased a 4 year warantee with them. Now since I went the extra mile from the get go, I will never need to upgrade. They are phenominal speakers. My advice is to save up some more and get better quaity speakers. Something more towards your price range are the Focal Access series components. Very nice speakers.

i got the kevlar series i believe. they have a yellow kevlar cone and black surround. i agree, save and egt some good ones you know you'll like

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"If a man made it, another can modify it...it just takes some thinking."
"If you ask questions, you're a fool for 5 minutes; if you don't, you're a fool for a lifetime."

we sell diamond audio at my shop. those d6 series sound pretty darn good. i dont think they are all that cheap though...more than 200 if i'm not mistaken. try to get ahold of some d9 comps...they are really good.

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"If a man made it, another can modify it...it just takes some thinking."
"If you ask questions, you're a fool for 5 minutes; if you don't, you're a fool for a lifetime."

try to find CDT audio in your area. I have the eurosport series w/frontstage. IMO these speakers are awesome. costly, but well worth the price.

I think he wanted to stay @ $200 or less.

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The Flakman
I feel strange. I have deja vu and amnesia at the same time.

John | Manteca, CA

I think I have to agree... For an off-the-shelf component set, for under 200 bux, the Infinity (even though I don't necessarily care for them 100%) is going to be hard to beat.

The Focals (where I would go, were I in your position)and the CDTs are well reviewed, and good quality components, but well beyond your 200 dollar budget. You might consider savig a few more bennies, and follow the "investment" route suggested by killer sonata. You will likely be happier if you do so... I don't mean spend as much as he did, just allow yourself a few more options...

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

Well, I went ahead and bought a pair of Rainbow SLC 265 Kick component set.....I got a very good deal on them, I got them for $200 bucks, shipping included. I got them that cheap because the box was opened up so they could take pictures of them to put them up on their site, then put back in the box, never used....best of all, still have full warranty on them.

Thanks for all your input guys.

I hear the rainbows are pretty nice. you will have to let us know how you like them.

i've heard nothing but good reviews about rainbow. thats a really good deal too. usually they are pretty high too. tell us how they sound!

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"If a man made it, another can modify it...it just takes some thinking."
"If you ask questions, you're a fool for 5 minutes; if you don't, you're a fool for a lifetime."

I will let you guys know for sure. He shipped them out to me from Florida today, and I am in California. I won't get them until about Friday next week because of Labor Day. But, in a bout a week and a half, I will let you guys know.

If you can manage to push your budget up a bit, probably to around $300 then you could get a set of Diamond Audio Hexs, they are about equal to the D6s and sound great, at least to me.

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2003 Chevrolet Silverado Standard Cab ~ Alpine CDA-9851
Diamond Audio D3600.1 ~ 2x Diamond Audio TM310D4
Diamond Audio D3400.4 ~ Diamond Audio Hex S600s
AstroStart RS5204 Remote Start/Alarm

i got db drive platinum series components in my 03 chevy and to me there preaty good you should check them out

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i know some stuff and what i dont know ill make it up feel free to ask

A little late on the upswing, TruckSystem & oscarnl86. He already bought the Rainbows.

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VEHICLE: 2002 GMC Sonoma ZR2
Alpine CDA-7940
AudioControl EQT x2
JL Audio 1000/1
JL Audio 10W6 (originals) x3
Kicker ZR120
Kicker ZR460
Polk GXR-6 x4
Polk GXR-4 x2

Sorry about the first post, I didn't know it was going to show up all funky like that.

I finally installed them on Monday. They sound great!!! I have the JL Audio 300/4 powering them, instead of the Pioneer amp, and Legacy amp after that, I'm sure that upgrade of that amp alone helped the sound quality quite a bit.

The mid bass is clean, crisp and very defined; and the tweeter is really smooth, not harsh at all. These Rainbow SLC 265 Kicks are great. It seems like I have a whole new audio system in my car.