Decent lower priced components

lamp3

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Sup everybody. My components budget just got slashed. Whats a decent set for my budget, bout 150?? I'll be using a 65 watt rms amp. Also can I get a 6.5 in the front door without to much trouble? who here has done it? your experiences??
 
CDT Audio CL-61a $150
Alpine SPR-176a $165
JL Audio TR650-csi $125
Diamond Audio M361 $159

All are good choices but you should try to listen to as many different types as you can and see what you like the best. Better deals can also be found on ebay if you choose to go that route. Fitting 6.5s in the front door is not a problem, you just have to build a mounting ring or purchase an adapter plate from soemwhere like sounddomain.com
 
sweet, ya I like a smoother sounding speaker. Anything to bright and it only sound good with hip hop, makes rock stuff to harsh. I dont really have a place in my area to take a listen to the ones you listed. Which one would you say fits what I'm looking for the best?

Thanx for the help man
 
Personally, I have heard the CDTs with about the same wattage you are going run and they sounded great. I really think that you would like all the choices I gave you, but I woudl rate them:

1. CDTs
2. JL
3. Diamond
4. Alpine
 
Yes -- these are some good choices for the money -- BUT -- TRY TO LISTEN FIRST -- even if its a good price -- there is no substitute for your ears --



Rider69 said:
CDT Audio CL-61a $150
Alpine SPR-176a $165
JL Audio TR650-csi $125
Diamond Audio M361 $159

All are good choices but you should try to listen to as many different types as you can and see what you like the best. Better deals can also be found on ebay if you choose to go that route. Fitting 6.5s in the front door is not a problem, you just have to build a mounting ring or purchase an adapter plate from soemwhere like sounddomain.com
 
well, he said there was really no place nearby to listen to the speakers.

lamp3, where are you located? we can find someplace for you to listen to various speakers I am sure.
 
I'm in southern alabama. Daphne/Mobile area.

you guys are the best ;). Is there really that big of a diff between runnin the 6.5 and a 5.25?
 
I like the JLs, for smooth. The diamonds sound hallow to me.
 
I'm all about custom components. Buy the drivers you like and build you own crossovers (or buy some pre-built passives that are pretty close to spec, or go active). Too much fun!

I'm planning on seeing how the stock MSP tweets sound when paired with a good mid (got a few in the closet to experiment with), some a/d/s passive crossovers and driven by 75w. The cost will be somewhere between $40-80 depending on which set of mids I go with.
 
lamp3 said:
I'm in southern alabama. Daphne/Mobile area.

you guys are the best ;). Is there really that big of a diff between runnin the 6.5 and a 5.25?
Yes...there is...at least to my ears. That's the only way to tell which you'll like better, seriously.

Actually...these were most of the speakers that I was gonna recommend...or...if you stretch your budget 50$ more, you can bump up to JL VRs and other things. Boston Acoustics FS series aren't bad sounding for the money, either.

As for where to listen, check out JLaudio.com's dealer locator. Most place's that carry JL will carry some other good stuff. I like Eclipse as well, but I don't think their components fit your price range. There's also 3 tweeters in AL...you can check tweeter.com to see if they're near you.
 
well if there is not a lot of options where you live to listen to speakers -- then maybe try looking online if you havent already --- and you can find good deals that will give you more options for the money you want to spend :) look around and if you see something -- feel free to ask us in here about what you found -- i bought some of my stuff online -- here's where i got some stuff
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/Default.aspx
http://thezeb.com/
 
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thanx for all the great help guys! =) Ya, I was going to ask about bostons. Oh wheres the best/easiest place to mount the tweeters? I kno wyou run into probs if its to far from the mid.
 
I'd try a couple different spots, if you can get ones that'll mount with the speaker that's liekyl the easiest method, aside from that it's be either cutting into your door panel somewhere, or making some form of "bridge" like Servo recently did for Matthew, or you coudl go for kick-panel (which is where I'm thinking Mine'll end up) Best bet is to 2-sided tape thm in a couple different spots for awhile and see where you like it best.
 
really depnds what you think of 'em...but I'm not a fan, personally.

As for tweeter mount...i drilled a hole in my door. Tweeters are mounted there...sound pretty good...course...now my door has a hole in it! :)
 
most tweeters will fit in the stock location -- all you have to do is take the tweeter out of its casing for it to fit --
 
will the cdt tweeter fit in the factory location? This is the only question I have before going ahead and picking up the cdts =)
 

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