Suggestions please - 6.5" comps in the $700-$1300 range.

[WheresTheButta 10+ year member]

I have a pretty old pioneer deck, but a nice one. I'll get the exact model number later today.

Also, i'm not doing 3-way active, i'm doing 2-way. The morel mids and the earthquake tweeters.

Can't beat the deal I got on the tweeters, so i'm hoping they perform well.

If the tweeters aren't up to snuff, then I'll pair them with my old JL ZR woofers and make home theater speakers out of them for fun.

I already have a set of oldschool 12" kicker CVR woofers that I could use as low-end drivers for that purpose. Might be fun to make a set of frankenstein towers =)

 

[WheresTheButta 10+ year member]

I just ordered 12 ft^2 of dynamat extreme to reinforce the doors a little bit more.

This install is quickly spiraling out of control. It went from a set of comps, to an active setup with new tweeters, another amp, new mids, distro blocks, dynamat, speaker wire and interconnects.

Thankfully I don't have to upgrade my substage to match it. My SI magnum performs beautifully. It's the most musical sounding sub i've ever had the pleasure of hearing. Having my entire car sound-deadened really helps it shine too, there isn't a rattle anywhere.

 

[mmouse57 10+ year member]

im in florida but give me exactly what you need via specs/pdfs and shape and ill router you some plates/baffles for cheap

where ya located at?

 

[bigaudiofanati2 10+ year member]

Quick rundown: I am looking for recommendations here, and explanations of your pick are greatly appreciated. This is my criteria-I am looking for a set of 6.5" 2-way comps to run passively with a JL 300/2 powering them.

-They *MUST* be 6.5"! I had considered rainbow power line CS, but they are far too large and would require destroying my doors.

-Must stand up to extended use at high volume

I was running a set of JL 6.5" ZR components, powered by a JL 300/2. I play my music very loud, often for extended periods of time. The tweeters blew, most likely due to my abusive listening practices. In the new set I want equal or better output - both in terms of detail and volume. I like it loud. Let me say it again LOUD. For sub, I run a 12" SI mag with a cadence 1000.1. Sub is in a sealed fiberglass box in the wheel well.

Just a quick note: I had my gain set just a hair under 55%, no 'bass boost' or anything silly. I had a high pass filter at 80hz, and the woofers still play just fine - just the tweeters are blown. H/U volume was never turned up past 2/3. I also have my entire car extensively sound-deadened. If there are any questions about install or settings please just PM me.

I am going to let you in on a little secret you don't have to spend that much. There a lot of speakers out there that sound as good if not better than the 1,000 dollar ones. For example I was going to go with a 3 way cdt setup they were 800 dollars after previewing them and demoing others. The Image Dynamic's are what I am going with. Also it is have you set them up and tune them that also make the difference.

 

[WheresTheButta 10+ year member]

lol I think we covered the cost / quality part. =)

 

[kappout 10+ year member]

custom build a comp set. as in buy your mids and tweets seperate lol.

have you looked into CDT at all?

 

[00poop6x 10+ year member]

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[WheresTheButta 10+ year member]

The deck is a Pioneer DEH-P9200R.

The morel mids are in the mail, so is the ARC amp and the earthquake screamers.

Knukonceptz karma kable 10ga speaker wire and distro blocks arrived already.

Dynamat extreme door kit in the mail.

Stinger pro series interconnects in the mail.

Pics once it's all here, and I'm going to make a video out of the install.

 

[vellocet 10+ year member]

I just ordered 12 ft^2 of dynamat extreme to reinforce the doors a little bit more.
This install is quickly spiraling out of control. It went from a set of comps, to an active setup with new tweeters, another amp, new mids, distro blocks, dynamat, speaker wire and interconnects.

Thankfully I don't have to upgrade my substage to match it. My SI magnum performs beautifully. It's the most musical sounding sub i've ever had the pleasure of hearing. Having my entire car sound-deadened really helps it shine too, there isn't a rattle anywhere.

Hahahaha, you have discovered the wonders of the car audio bug. I assure you it won't get any better.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

It's nice to see that your ending up with a nice setup though. I don't know much about those screamers, but you can always change your tweeters since your running active.

There's stores on ebay that sell baffle rings. I have a pair for 6.5's sitting on the table in my den. Honestly you could probably get a pair cheaper by starting a thread saying you want to buy a pair.

Been keeping an eye on your thread.

 

[WheresTheButta 10+ year member]

I already have plates for my JL ZR woofers. I wonder if they'll fit the morel woofers... My stock holes are 5x7. If they don't fit the morel woofers it will be easy to get plates made up at the local shop, but it sure would be nice if I could re-use the same plates.

 

[headless 10+ year member]

stinger cables blow

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383451&highlight=stinger

 

[WheresTheButta 10+ year member]

Thanks for the info. If I get any signal disruption the first place I'll look is the interconnects.

I think I might have to replace my alternator sometime soon. I have been waiting for a compelling reason to swap it, since it's not strong enough as is. Adding another amp might just kill it outright.

When I sit at a traffic light and idle, the rpms dip when the bass hits. This only happens at high volumes, but it's still a terrible sign. Any suggestions for a good, solid, reliable H/O alternator? I'm going to upgrade my big 3 to 0/1 when I put the new alt in.

 

[WheresTheButta 10+ year member]

Holy cow! I got the earthquake screamers today...

These things are beastly. They are the most rugged looking dome tweeters I have ever seen in my entire life. I knew the specs, but holding one in my hand was surreal. I need to find the charger for my camera so I can take a comparison pic to my old tweets.

- thanks thelow!!!

 

[WheresTheButta 10+ year member]

Okay. I did a test install of the screamer tweeters running off my JL 300/2. They are profanely loud. I'm not quite sure if they are as detailed as I would like though, i'll post pics tomorrow and will get a better assessment once I get them running on the ARC amp.

If they don't turn out to be exactly what I was looking for, I am going to build some tower speakers. I'll pair them with my JL ZR woofers as mids and an old set of kicker CVR 10" woofers as lows. That's my backup plan =)

 

[WheresTheButta 10+ year member]

PICS FINALLY! I can't figure out how to get them on this forum via photobucket though.

http://s708.photobucket.com/albums/ww85/bd3772469/?albumview=grid