Best 6.5" car audio woofer at any price? Koda? Seas Lotus? Dynaudio?

[b0mbrman 10+ year member]

Just wondering...

I've heard Dyns and Eurosports (in my car //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif) and 165k2s and whatnot...so far, the Dyns are the best but I'm wondering about the others

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[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

http://www.ampmanaudio.com/products/details.asp?id=929

 

[azngurlbaybee 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Gauntlet http://www.ampmanaudio.com/products/details.asp?id=929

How do they sound?

 

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

^^ Never heard that particular model, but I've heard some of the Dream/Contour line series, and they were amazing.

 

[mattj 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Gauntlet http://www.ampmanaudio.com/products/details.asp?id=929

their reference line is better...

http://www.ampmanaudio.com/products/details.asp?id=918

 

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

For $6000 more it sure as hell better be //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[b0mbrman 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Gauntlet For $6000 more it sure as hell better be //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Ha ha...**** straight //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Okay...so let's say for under $1000 a pair, what are the best 6.5" mids?

 

[outbacksport 10+ year member]

How about Brax speakers

http://www.theautophile.com/products/BraxNavFrame.html

 

[mattj 5,000+ posts]

focal utopia or something from rainbows line up.

 

[awalbert88 10+ year member]

Yeah, just about anything from Rainbow is going to satisfy you. Of course, if the extreme cost of Rainbow speakers is prohibitive, Focal is probably a close second.

Someday, I hope to have Rainbow Reference components in my ride. But that's probably not going to happen anytime soon.

 

[b0mbrman 10+ year member]

Originally posted by awalbert88 Yeah, just about anything from Rainbow is going to satisfy you. Of course, if the extreme cost of Rainbow speakers is prohibitive, Focal is probably a close second.

Woah...so the Focal Utopia mid would outperform my Eurosport mid?

 

[mattj 5,000+ posts]

if installed correctly they will...

 

[b0mbrman 10+ year member]

Originally posted by mattj if installed correctly they will...

Very true. In my car, install is a given for lack of space. I moved the tweeters much closer to the mid and pointed them correctly and that improved the sound a great deal

But with the mids, it's either that you stick them in the doors...or you leave them at home //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Sadly, the best listening position in my car is with your head resting on the shiftknob (which I'll admit I do from time to time for especially good recordings).

Man, I wish kicks were feasible //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif Any ideas for mids that don't mind being mounted that way?

 

[b0mbrman 10+ year member]

Pic

 

[b0mbrman 10+ year member]

My setup...note that I've since replaced that tweet with a Focal TN45