View Full Version : Which splits to run without amp?
jas_kidd32
09-05-2008, 11:43 AM
I'm looking for a decent splits to run off the HU. Several ones spring to mind like the Jaycar Kevlar, Focal 165 A1 or the MB Quart ESA216. So price range is around $250. Please give me your suggestions or whether the ones I'm looking at will perform well.
MDL30N
09-05-2008, 08:57 PM
from the brands u mentioned... i'd go for MB quarts..
what is the head unit?
MDL30N
09-05-2008, 08:59 PM
try JL audio xr's aswell...both JL and MB quart are in for Clarity...
arverson
10-05-2008, 03:47 AM
agree with mdl3ons 1st post
you can get mb's 'discus' (dsg or dsf, i forgot) range splits with your $250
jas_kidd32
10-05-2008, 05:30 PM
from the brands u mentioned... i'd go for MB quarts..
what is the head unit?
It's an Alpine DVA-9861E.
you can get mb's 'discus' (dsg or dsf, i forgot) range splits with your $250
Are you sure the discus can be had for $250? Cheapest I've seen is $380 for a set.
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at least get a small 2x50wrms amp to run it.
no proper enthusiast will recommend running any splits of 18wRms of headunit power.
integraz
10-05-2008, 09:50 PM
you would be lucky with 18WRMS from the headunit.
If you compare a full amp circuitry that's nearly twice the size of a standard heaunit.
It's no wonder external amps sound better than headunit amps.
My pick would be 08 alpine Type-R splits[$250-RRP$299] + $100-$200 amp [if you are budgeting, any reasonable external amp will be better than the headunit]
And don't right of the new alpine type-R's, they are VERY nice speakers, if not better than the MB discus, the MB's have a very harsh cheapo tweeter, whereas the new Type-R's are more smoother and iirc they are scanspeak.
[btw this is coming from a Morel speaker owner, i highly rate the type-R's for under $300 budget]
The only plus points for the MB are its incredible midbass production. [very punchy]
go to a shop and compare every set to a pair of kicker splits, demo'd some the other day and they sounded the brightest of the bunch! really impressed. pitty they are so ugly.
arverson
12-05-2008, 03:21 AM
most people wouldnt be impressed by excessively bright tweeters that are harsh on the ears... each to their own.
Are you sure the discus can be had for $250? Cheapest I've seen is $380 for a set.
back a year or so ago they were being sold for around $250. didnt know their price has increased THAT much
i recently sold my brand-new, never used, mint-condition mb's for MUCH less than HALF of $380, simply cus they werent worth much more than that & could be had for 200ish..
guess you're not lookin around or haggling enough.
out of the ones you mentioned, which one did u like the most (if you demo'd them)
sitta
13-05-2008, 09:45 PM
i would go for the jaycar kevalr, bang for your bucks
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