Any opinion on ......
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Racer
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Any opinion on ......
Infinity Kappa 60.5 6 1/2 speakers. I heard them at the good guys the other day and I like they way they sound. Just wanted to get more feed back from the forum members if anyone has used them and how they like it.
And if any comparison with Infinity Kappa perfect 6.1
Thanks and feed back appreciated.
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And if any comparison with Infinity Kappa perfect 6.1
Thanks and feed back appreciated.
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Decent low end speakers. You can do better for the price. I like the Boston Acoustics RX speakers. $120-$160 a pair on http://www.tms-electronics.com
These would have better sound quality but they aren't components, they have the tweeter mounted in the center of the woofer or they are coax. As far as a low end component, they are pretty good.
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These would have better sound quality but they aren't components, they have the tweeter mounted in the center of the woofer or they are coax. As far as a low end component, they are pretty good.
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Re: Any opinion on ...... (92TripleBlack)
Decent low end speakers. You can do better for the price. I like the Boston Acoustics RX speakers. $120-$160 a pair on http://www.tms-electronics.com
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Try CDT's too
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Racer
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Re: Any opinion on ...... (z06 Rules)
So the question is what makes these speaker low end speakers. I heard boston acoustic Z series with those speakers side by side which were $999 and also boston acoustic Pro serice $500?? speakers and also some Alpines etc.
Is it the price factor that determines the rating of the speaker? I am not an expert on SQ but I do tend to differentiate between the good and the bad SQs. At the end after listening to all the speakers above. I rated boston acoustics Z series #1 and Infinity Kappas #2 for the SQ. Obviously there was a difference in the SQ of the Bostons and Infinity but not an $800 difference.
Don't mean to start anything but just curious for some opinions how these things are determined.
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Is it the price factor that determines the rating of the speaker? I am not an expert on SQ but I do tend to differentiate between the good and the bad SQs. At the end after listening to all the speakers above. I rated boston acoustics Z series #1 and Infinity Kappas #2 for the SQ. Obviously there was a difference in the SQ of the Bostons and Infinity but not an $800 difference.
Don't mean to start anything but just curious for some opinions how these things are determined.
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Re: Any opinion on ...... (z06 Rules)
hmnn
flat response is one of the ways. A more natural, realistic sounding speaker.
Most of the difference is at high volume. You can hear the lower end speakers "choke" when cranked, while the higher end speakers stay clean to a surgical degree. Usually high end components will take more power and produce more SPL as well.
The funny thing is, I never heard the "choking" until I started listening to high end stuff. Now I hear the "choking" in the low end stuff to a large degree.. you know what to listen for.
try something like Utopias, Dynaudio, or Rainbow if you want to compare to high end..
flat response is one of the ways. A more natural, realistic sounding speaker.
Most of the difference is at high volume. You can hear the lower end speakers "choke" when cranked, while the higher end speakers stay clean to a surgical degree. Usually high end components will take more power and produce more SPL as well.
The funny thing is, I never heard the "choking" until I started listening to high end stuff. Now I hear the "choking" in the low end stuff to a large degree.. you know what to listen for.
try something like Utopias, Dynaudio, or Rainbow if you want to compare to high end..
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Re: Any opinion on ...... (z06 Rules)
I agree. However, the ones I recommended would sound better as well as the CDT for about the same money. SQ is also dependant on the rest of the parts of the system. A system will only sound as good as its weakest link. Depending on the rest of the system, they may very well be all you need. What are you using to go with them?
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Re: Any opinion on ...... (92TripleBlack)
Hmmmm.........NOw 92TripleBlack has started an interesting arguement by asking that question :)
I was shooting for arc audio amps and dynaudio speakers but keeping the same HU. I have already acquired a arc 2100. I went and heard dynaudios but the it wasn't what I was looking for. They were awesome SQ but they lacked the mid bass that I want. So I asked a question earlier on the forum as which speakers would have the best mid-bass and good SQ. The response came as to neither dynaudios nor Focals would meet that crieteria. So I decided to save some money and listen to some other speakers and I ended up doing the comparsion I posted above. Now I am also aware of the fact that now matter how good of components I use in the car they won't sound as good as they should with the factory HU but I am hesitant to replace that for the reasons of looks and beyond but still want a decent loud audible sound in my car.
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I was shooting for arc audio amps and dynaudio speakers but keeping the same HU. I have already acquired a arc 2100. I went and heard dynaudios but the it wasn't what I was looking for. They were awesome SQ but they lacked the mid bass that I want. So I asked a question earlier on the forum as which speakers would have the best mid-bass and good SQ. The response came as to neither dynaudios nor Focals would meet that crieteria. So I decided to save some money and listen to some other speakers and I ended up doing the comparsion I posted above. Now I am also aware of the fact that now matter how good of components I use in the car they won't sound as good as they should with the factory HU but I am hesitant to replace that for the reasons of looks and beyond but still want a decent loud audible sound in my car.
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Re: Any opinion on ...... (z06 Rules)
Focal Polykevlar K2 6.5 woofers have a good amount of midbass. A pair of those and the utopia tweeters wold probably be what you're looking for.
however, I dont really like the Polykevlar tweeter, the utopia one is way smoother.
There are Digital Designs 6.5s run about $100 each, supposed to have BRUTAL mid-bass, but may sound muddy.
You can take an awesome high end midbass and just slap it into a door panel and it may sound like crap, or you can take a low end midbass with a custom enclosure to the right size and KILL the other mid in sound. So... keep that in mind.
however, I dont really like the Polykevlar tweeter, the utopia one is way smoother.
There are Digital Designs 6.5s run about $100 each, supposed to have BRUTAL mid-bass, but may sound muddy.
You can take an awesome high end midbass and just slap it into a door panel and it may sound like crap, or you can take a low end midbass with a custom enclosure to the right size and KILL the other mid in sound. So... keep that in mind.