I have Diamond in the one Cobalt, and wouldn't do it again, don't get me wrong, I'm happy with them, but if I had to pay any kind of normal price for them, I would buy infinitys over them. THey are only D6 components all around, I'm sure the HEX series are better (or D9), My preference will probably change once I get My JBL's in My car....

(sorry to hijack) I have a 4 channel amp (114 Watts RMS x4 JBL) for my interior speakers and am considering running only 2 fronts instead of 4 corners. Normally I like sound all around, but do you think that the 250 RMS that I will get bridged to my fronts will be a better set up then 114 RMS all around? thanks for any help./end Hijack/

 

bump!

 

Dont do it, you will not be happy with it. 6X9's are good speakers and provide a ton of bass you will want to change to all 4 as soon as you hear the system without the 6X9's.

 

I heard a system that had only front components (Focal) and a JL 8W7 sub and it sounded pretty good. However, the front stage was painfully loud because he had to amp the crap out of the fronts to make up for the lack of sound from the rear stage. To me the tweeters were a little overwhelming and the mid-range was so-so. I do recommend setting your fader slightly biased toward the front though.

 

Infinity's are incredible for the high notes... they need subs to back the speakers though, since they don't reproduce hard hitting mid-bass like other speakers do.

 

All the speakers on the list can make an argument for being the best and there are a few that were not mentioned. Focal are German designed speakers and sound really good. JL Audio are good as well as Kenwood, Polk Audio and Boston Acoustics.

Altec Lansing used to make car speakers that were awesome.

 

Sorry, I will have a 12" sub with 1000 watts RMS in the car too, so Bass isn't an issue. and I am getting away from the 6x9's weather I put speakers in the back or not. If I do put speakers at all 4 corners they will be 6.5" components all around. (JBL GTi608's)

I guess I should listen to a good setup with only front speakers (or I could yank the fuse for the Amp for my rear speakers in the other Car and see how it goes...)

 

would two 10 inch alpine or kicker subs be better with alpine type R door speakers???

Help Plz, amp suggestion too if you want!

 

i really like the sound of my fnq's up front but im really more of a 5.1 type guy

 

I would go 5.1 but from everything I have read the z1/z2 are NOT capable of center channel output...I don't know if I want to spend the money to go fully digital and still get all the other things I need to do 5.1 correctly and be used as a daily driver. I need Bluetooth, navigation, Hard drive, and DVD capabilities, along with a easy connection for my steering wheel controls, and xm Nav.

I was thinking about going with an eclipse double din, but they were not XM Nav ready, and the interface for the steering wheel controls was limited. They were also not yet putting in Bluetooth capabilities, but I see that has changed.

I was also looking into the Pioneer digital 5.1 processor, but I didn't want any extra panels and boxes if I didin't need them. I would have to get a seperate headunit type thing and a controler on a cord and have to mount them all somewhere....

 

Alpine and Infinity.. i've had something from almost every major speaker company out there(even the cheaper knock off companies).. for over all speakers those two i have found to be the .. But you have to take into account that some companies put more stock into certain types of speakers.. but those two have quality in all.. I LOVED MY TYPE R 12's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

<early '90s MB Quart smoked everything then once they merged with Rockford Fosgate they both turned into a big lump of ****...

 

Yeah, RF has definitely gone down-hill!

 

bose

 

Does Bose make car speakers for the aftermarket? I know there are Bose systems available as OEM, but I haven't seen any in stores or on-line.

 

Polk SR series components, Memphis M-class components and subs, A/D/S components (best cross-overs ever IMO), and Focal. thats just a start....

 

My T/A is all Polk on the front end and two Fosgate 12" Punch Pro subs (Model SPP-128 w/ the big 156oz. magnets) in the back...

 

why would you even offer up "bose"? I like to burn bose...lol, thats all there good for.

 

my grandma has bose in her car. dont get me wrong, it sounds nice, but like i said, my grandma has bose speakers

 

Holy wow! I couldn't remember if the magnets were 156oz or 256oz so I did a Google search and found this!!!

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/ele/385799973.html

This dude is selling a set as NEW! for $300!!! I am telling you if you have never heard these speakers hit you can not imagine how thunderous and clear they are... I can not believe someone still has a set that has never been used...

 

/\ those are bad ass

 

Bose doesn't make after-market car speakers. They specifically designed certain speakers and systems for various cars. And not all Bose systems will sound the same. The Bose system that comes with the Mazda's will not sound anywhere near as good as the Bose system that comes in a Mercedes. So it's hard to measure up how good their speakers are because they are only designed specific to the vehicle that they are going in.

As for factory systems, by far the best I have heard is the Mark Levinson 19 speaker system which comes in the Lexus LS 460.

 

CDT's are good, but i did not find out about them until after I bought my Focals. From what you have listed I voted for Infinity. I used to have some Kappa's in my truck that were very nice for highs.

Art

 

cdt's are quite nice

 

Haha we manufacture that system here at work, Ive actually worked on quite a few projects for it in the cell its built in. Happens to be the third most expensive component in that car