Will spend up to 600

 

depends.
give more detail.

 

there is no best speaker it all depends on your tastes etc

 

I listen mostly to hard rock . I like crystal clear highs and realistic bass and treble . sound .
I have pdx f6 and m6 amps , alpines new x 10 sub .
Also getting next week the Kenwood dnx 9980

 

These are some of the best. DLS is known for the best sounding cars in the world. This place is awsome to order from and they got amazing prices.



http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...mate-UP8i.html

 

What about focals ?

 

Focals good pretty sure the 8" is the 210 series 2 way they sell for under $300 a set. not as good as the ones I listed.

 

I'd go with Focals then, (NOT the access 210s) given your tastes. Look at 6.5 polyglas. I like the sets with the tn52 tweeters best, but they may be a bit out of budget if you don't buy grey-market (which has a lot of counterfeits floating around right now.)

DLS are pretty decent speakers, from what I've heard. I'd put them far above CDT, but a bit below Dynaudio (For smooth sounding speakers)
But of a different sound than Focal. Focal tends to be brighter and clearer sounding (read: less warm sounding) than the above.

Try try to put it in perspective,

An electric guitar's distortion will ***** your ears with every last bit of fuzz and detail on the Focals.
On speakers like the DLS (Or dyns) you get a smoother, softer sounding distortion. Some say less detailed, some say easier to listen to. More of a silky texture than straight up needle-sharp accuracy.



Haven't heard the ones mentioned above, but I'd consider both the aluminum cone and the midrange size a couple instant strikes against it.

The other thing is - if that 8 is supposed to play up to 4500hz to the crossover point (a very, very lofty goal for a speaker that size) then it's given up low range reproduction which is really the whole point of an 8" speaker.

It looks to me like a speaker designed by a marketing department - but that's just my quick glance look.


I can't find any charts or straight up specs on the above speaker except mounting depth.


Try to listen in some audio shops and see what you like. Pick music you're very, very familiar with to test.

 

best is subjective on the type of sound you like

i just bought some hertz mlk 165 and they are the best sounding i've ever had (had focal utopias, boston z's, rainbow germaniums, mb quartz)

 

Give JL C5-650's a listen, I have them in mine and love em. Handle good power, nice sounding midrange and really smooth silk tweeters that arent harsh at all like so many others.

 

I do like smoothe softer sounding systems.

 

Hmm I just realized you have PDX amps after looking over the thread. You might want to pass on the Focals, they tend to be a bit revealing of the PDX sound.

Pioneer has a killer 6.5 2 way out too... its about $299 iirc.

 

I have 17 pro components from alpine .
Not blown away with them .
What. About macintosh or B&W speakers
?

 

Will upgrading from a Kenwood DNX 6160 to a DNX 9980 improve sound quality a great deal ?

 

If it includes a more comprehensive EQ, and you find (or know how to) a reputable tuner to set it up. If not, well, don't expect anything.

 

rainbows are smooth, morel also.

 

How do you listen to your music also. Sitting in your garage showing your friends how much you spent on a quality system or cruising down the road. Once you start the car up and drive, there goes most of the high end quality anyways. Me, I prefer Infinity Kappa's but not the Kappa Perfects.

 

No one cares how much I spent !

 

I love my JL C5-650s. I've got them in the front and the C2-650s in the rear and the sound quality is AMAZING.

 

I may go with these . Do you know of a good installer ?