Bad sound from Infinity Components
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Drifting
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Bad sound from Infinity Components
I have what should be a pretty nice sounding setup (Alpine HU, 600W RF Amp, Infinity 3 ways in back and component 2 ways in doors). But the Infinity Reference speakers I installed in the doors have 2 major problems.
1) They have very little treble
2) The bass sounds like it hits a limit and bogs (I do not know how else to describe it, it sounds as if the cone is pushing up against something on deep notes, but there appears to be plenty of room).
What speakers would you guys recommend for the doors of my C5(+/-$200)?
Thanks
1) They have very little treble
2) The bass sounds like it hits a limit and bogs (I do not know how else to describe it, it sounds as if the cone is pushing up against something on deep notes, but there appears to be plenty of room).
What speakers would you guys recommend for the doors of my C5(+/-$200)?
Thanks
Pro
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Re: Bad sound from Infinity Components (Hernan)
i just put some diamond audio seperates in the door and they sound great but they were 350.00, if you see my above post you can see photos of what they look like, pics should be up soon
Former Vendor
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Re: Bad sound from Infinity Components (Hernan)
Is it possible that you are running through the Bose x-over/amp? or did you make a clean run of new wires to the doors?
Race Director
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From: Bartlett Illinois
Re: Bad sound from Infinity Components (Hernan)
I noticed on a set of Reference Infinity's I have that the Tweeter is just soft. As for the Bass, I had the 5-1/4" components and I had to high pass them at about 120Hz so they would not distort. That seemed to clear up the low end problem. but the tweeter problem of being too soft I was never able to fix.
Safety Car
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Re: Bad sound from Infinity Components (-=Jeff=-)
Reference series speakers are the base line of infinity. Kappa is middle and Perfect is their top end stuff. Never a big fan of the Infinities. Even their top line stuff is pretty disappointing next to good solid seperates. Stick to the infinity stuff in the home instead of the car.
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Re: Bad sound from Infinity Components (Hernan)
I have what should be a pretty nice sounding setup (Alpine HU, 600W RF Amp, Infinity 3 ways in back and component 2 ways in doors). But the Infinity Reference speakers I installed in the doors have 2 major problems.
Safety Car
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Re: Bad sound from Infinity Components (CentralCoaster)
The Alpine deck should be fine. Diamond audio seperates are good. Check also A/D/S 3 series, MB Quart QM and QST, Focal Utopia and Polykevlar, Boston Acoustics Pro Series. These are all good higher end choices ranging from $300 up. They all want at least 75w/channel.
