Which component speakers?

[civicem1]

Hey guys,

I'm after a set of 6.5" components speakers which will be going in my s2k. I have a budget of around $500/600. What are the best bang for your bucks splits for this price? I'm not choosy on brand names etc, just as long as their of high quality.

[DC5TYPER]

Is that budget just for splits or with install/product/etc?

I would also consider leaving a little room for sound deadening for the front doors. It will make a big difference as I did this as well in my former S2000.

Also have you decided where you want to put the tweeters? AP1 or AP2?

Ap1 doesn't have room for tweeter unless you custom mount in the doors.

Ap2 seems to have tweeter pods on the doors already from factory.

Also any split you buy for that price range will required a decent amount of power. A Stock/Aftermarket headunit will not be sufficient enough.

Good setup for S2000 would be;

Good brand Aftermarket Headunit with Parametric EQ
Power Amplifier for the front stage
Dynamat Door kit <--- Really recommend this fir S2K (Too much Road Noise)
Then a Pro install.

You should be thinking about all this before deciding what splits to buy.

Buying good speakers in one thing. Making them sound good in a vehicle is another.

Hope this helps.

[civicem1]

I've got an alpine 9855R with modifry chip (makes stock audio control panel functional with aftermarket headunit). 2 x jl audio amps, 300/4 and 500/1, 4-channel and mono respectively. I've also purchased the rear speaker pod mount through ebay which works a treat (give ability to install rear speakers in the S). I've got a pair of 6" VR JLs mounted in the rears and I had some top of the range pioneers from my civic, but just recently discovered that one cross over box and speaker were no longer functional. I've already decided where I want to mount my tweeters. My car is an AP1 and $500/600 is dedicated to front splits only.

So back to square one, what are the best bang for your bucks component speakers for $500/600?

And thanks for the input DC5TypeR, I'll have a look into the dynamat door kit.

[dj_s2k]

Focal 165KR2. The KR2 series has been replaced with a new KRX or KX2 series i believe. Quality wise IMO is 10x better than the JL's (coming from an owner of JL VR's) but then again your looking at pretty much double the price of em. They usually retail for around $800 but since its now an "older" model i think you should be able to bargain them down relatively easy to $600 mark.

Another suggestion is to go MB Quartz. I've heard plenty of good things about those splits and price wise they're not as hefty as Focals but apparently almost AS good as Focals. Haven't heard any MQ Quartz myself so let us know if you do go for a soundtest

[ICACHA]

i'd say each to their own, people can say this brand or that brand, but at the end of the day its going to be you're decision as their ears arent yours. you should buy what sounds right for you rather than what sounds right to them. sound right to you?

[jaz3]

I would be going for Focals or MB Quartz. I've had pioneer and clarion and blew them both, im not a fan on jap brands when it comes to speakers - they dont seem to handle the power as well as others. It was only my focals that stood the test of time. Very sharp, clear and great mid bass too.

[spiderman]

I bought ALPINE SPX-17PRo's for my CRX and i am very very happy with them....Especiacially since i Put dynamat in the doors and floor ...

My advice is to listen to as many sets of speakers as you can fitted to cars....

Go to a large CAR STEREO SPECIALIST SHOP and don't pick a set of speakers based on soley what they sound like on a sound board

[civicem1]

I went into northfield car sounds today and had a listen to the focals. I was very impressed! My JL VRs do not compare. I've decided to go with 2 sets of 6.5" compnent focals K2P (older model I think). IMHO, it sounds better than the newer series. Thanks all!

[DNY*BOY]

I got jvc kameleon avx44, 165 vrs focals 6.5 splits and tweeters , infinity reference 6.5 splits and tweeters and a mb quart 12' inch sub all powered by a infinity 5 channel amp sound deadened the doors does 118db sound sick and thats in my EG. i think u need to rebudget!

[Frost_FD]

Ok guys im in the same boat, what speakers should i get for 500 - 600 bucks.
The lowest quality MB quarts or the Alpine Type Rs or Xs running on head unit at first since i cant afford another amp atm but will get one later.

[teaseR]

focals
bostons
rainbow
dynaudio
mb quartz

[dj_s2k]

Ok guys im in the same boat, what speakers should i get for 500 - 600 bucks.
The lowest quality MB quarts or the Alpine Type Rs or Xs running on head unit at first since i cant afford another amp atm but will get one later.

Honestly if it were up to me i would not be getting any splits without an amp. My only reasoning is that most (if not all) splits are rated at 60w rms at Min (if you don't count shittier splits such as sony xplods or even the alpine type-e's). Having said that running splits off H/U will be underpowering them and potential damaging them.

Save up the cash and get both the amp AND splits together along with quality cabling. As stated above from the other people best listen to the splits yourself and you be the judge. We can all give you our opinions but at the end of the day its you listening to the system and not us. So go for gold But as an aside I wouldn't rate the Alpine splits (either of em). Too tinny for my taste :S