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Great Replacement Speakers in 00 Discovery |
October 13, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
Greg
from Jasper, AL
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These speakers sound amazing, especially when compared to the factory speakers in my truck. The T-harnesses that were supplied made installation very easy as well. I would highly reccommend these speakers to anyone who wants to achieve fantastic sound out of their vehicle on just a speaker change. I've not managed to change the head unit yet but there is a night and day difference from these speakers to stock. I took the easy way out and just used factory wiring and factory crossovers. I'll replace the wiring and crossovers when I add an amp and replace the head unit.
As a side note, these will fit in the rear doors with no major modification (had to drill holes in the door panel to mount speaker) Installation went very smooth.
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Great Sound for the Budget Conscious |
August 29, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
Douglas
from Bloomington, IL
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The bass response is tight without being muddy. The tweeters are bright, but not piercing or scratchy, and are easily dialed down with the crossover switch (-3db, 0dB, or +3dB). I have them loaded in the front of my 93' Camry sedan, and I'm happy with the purchase. Even without an amp or an impressive deck, I'm pleased with the clarity of the sound reproduction, and likewise I am not disappointed with the accuracy of the bass at higher volumes. For the budget conscious, these are a perfect addition to a starting a modest, reference system.
db6501s will not reproduce the boom or thump one would expect from a sub, but the 6.5" woofers adequately punch lower frequencies (~150hz to 200hz), accentuating the beats of hip-hop, electronic, and
rock. The woofers also add a rich organic/ analogue depth to more stripped down acoustic sessions. However, these woofers are midrange speakers, and are not meant to replace or occupy the sound-space of subs (<=200hz).
As I've stated, if you are budget conscious, and/or leery of starting off with a bulky, bass/amp package, these are a modest addition. However, I do recommend eventually complimenting these speakers with a tight 12" sub to round out the over bottom sound.
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Fantastic Sound |
August 15, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
WAYNE
from Tucson, AZ
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I got these to replace a nice pair of aftermarket full range speakers that just didn't sound right. My advisor recommended these over the Polk MOMOs because I was driving them with my head unit and the db's have higher sensitivity rating (thanks Ziggy). The mid/bass speakers were a straight swap in the doors, and the tweeters replaced factory tweeters. The tweeter opening in the door needed to be enlarged slightly with a dremel tool which was easy. I located the cross over units at the top of each kick panel to have access to the treble switches. The install took a little longer then I thought because of the cross overs, but wasn't bad. Once installed, I set my sound levels, adjusted the Blaupunkt Thb200A sub, and went for a test drive. By the half mile mark, I had a *huge* grin on my face, and I'm thinking "...ok, now that's more like it". There was an enormous improvement in sound quality. The speakers are so clear and transparent, and the imaging is amazing. My HU is a Pioneer 50Wx4 and it handles the db's well with volume settings maybe 15% higher than before. I love these. Negatives? I can now tell that some of my CDs are not as well produced as others, and I want to stay in the car even after I get home.
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Very Satisfied |
May 19, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
Jeff
from Texas
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I've got them in my front doors and I'm powering them with a 160w RMS X2
amp. I've deadened the doors quite a bit, the sound is amazing.
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Decent speakers for the $$ |
April 28, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
Matt
from Seattle, WA
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Pros: These speakers sound pretty good, especially if you are upgrading from a factory setup. They offer a decent amount of mid-bass with surprising clarity and complement my 10" Kicker Solobaric well, which says a lot since Solobarics tend to be more on the low end of the frequency range. Don't buy these expecting to get a ton of bass by themselves though (which is usually the case with separates anyway). The highs are quite clear and give a nice "edge" to styles like techno and hip hop, but are not as well suited for rock, metal, etc (distortion guitar doesn't sound as good as other speakers I've heard).
Cons: There is one flaw in these speakers, and unfortunately it is one big enough to knock the rating down to 3 stars. I've owned these for 2 months now, and no matter how much I try, I can't get rid of a certain frequency from the tweeters that seems to pierce your ears. For example, in some songs, whenever the singer sings a word with an "S" in it, the "sss" rings considerably louder than anything else. The speakers tend to hit that frequency where it hurts just right. I've owned many car speakers and I've never had any with a harsh frequency like that. If you buy these, I would recommend a head unit with some sort of EQ or high frequency control. On the Alpine CD-9884 you can change the center of the high frequency, which helps a lot, but doesn't quite solve the problem completely. Besides that though, they do sound good the majority of the time.
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