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[Peachey]

hey. im looking at replacing my 6" and 6x9" speakers with focal 6x9"s in my new parcial shelf i made and a set of focal splits. im wondering if any of u ppl know what 500$ will get me.. thanks people!!

i just had a look at the focal site and they have the 6.5" splits for 320$ or something and the 6x9" for 290$... hopefully have them by mid next month

and also can ppl the have focal post up some feedback. thanks

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Edited by Peachey, 23 July 2006 - 08:29 PM.

[SiKnEsS]

probly will get u a pair of 6x9's if ya lucky,, they r very high quality speakers and components

[200sxxx]

i got the base model 6 inch splits for 300 n something they good as u heard m in my car

[NJA82]

One of the best brand of speakers avaliable. Save a bit more and get your hands on a set of 6.5" polyglass splits, they go for around $400-450 and are a very good speaker.

[Peachey]

http://www.focalaust.../polyglass1.htm

[iceman]

Peachey, on Jul 23 2006, 09:00 PM, said:

http://www.focalaust.../polyglass1.htm

I gots focal splits in the black Bi@#$.

[Graham]

yeah focal is good. but there is always something better....lol

i have the three way splits and the two way 6x9's with the coaxil

i did have the 6x9 access ones. and they went pretty hard didnt like heaps of power deffently for lower powered amps. my 6x9's now however love the power. i have broken them but.......my fault as i dropped one and broke the tweeter post of....glued it back on and the other one was broken by my kidlet. when i sell my stuff and get new stuff i wont be getting any component stuff. all split as i hate having the tweeter posts breaking. both of my focal have done this. thats my only beef with them.

[Peachey]

just went and had a listen to the 690CV1 (6.5" splits) and 165V1 (6x9" 2 way) . sound very good and the 6x9" has very good bass. does anyone know of any other brands that i should consider?

[NJA82]

All depends on how much you want to spend man, if you have more buy some K2P 6.5" splits like i have in the S14, they are SQ speakers and i havent had one person listen to them and not love them. They are the best value for the $$ in the price range hands down ( they compete with alpine F1 etc. ) and they are a LOT cheaper. Other options are DLS, Alpine Type X, etc. but i dont think you will match Focal quality in the price range you are looking at. Just dont skimp and buy the access ones, they are good but the tweeters are a bit harsh, go for the Polyglass ones as i mentioned earlier and try to get some with the TN52 tweeter in them as this is the best tweeter around in the Focals unless you go berilium etc.

Edited by S14 200SX, 24 July 2006 - 01:18 PM.

[Peachey]

165V1

$349 (Aust)

6.5" component speaker set

165mm (6.5") kit, separate crossover with tweeter level control. Very high efficiency 93db, can be run direct from head unit. Polyglass cones and inverted dome TNA tweeters
85mm magnet.
Max. power handling: 140W.
Nominal, power handling: 70W RMS
Frequency response:
60Hz-28kHz.
Grilles included.


690CV1

$289 (Aust)
6"x9" Coaxial Loudspeaker.

6x9" 2-way coaxial with Polyglass cones and swivelling tweeters
32mm v.coil,
90mm magnet.
Max. power handling: 160W.
Nominal, power handling: 80W RMS
Sensitivity (2.83 V/1m): 93dB.
Frequency response:
50Hz-18kHz.
Grilles included.

[Cruzer]

S14 200SX, on Jul 24 2006, 01:16 PM, said:

. They are the best value for the $$ in the price range hands down ( they compete with alpine F1 etc. ) and they are a LOT cheaper.

Did you mean to say they compete with Type X or F#1 Status. Just wondering cos I can hear a huge difference between them. Then again theres two types of F#1 Status components- SPX-Z15M 2-ways ( RRP $1599) and the SPX-Z18T 3-way ($3999) which are one of the best sets of 3-way components I have ever heard. The K2 power series are awesome and are not that expensive, but I definately agree with Noel about the Access range. Have seen some much better speakers for the same price. Some other good brands for speakers are MB Quart, Boston, Morel, JL Audio. Depends what kind of sound your after.

[Peachey]

kool thanks cruser

[NJA82]

Yeah dude i meant the 2 way cheaper F1 status. The 3 ways would be in Utopia territory maybe even berilium teritory.

Yeap i agree on the other brands you mention, they are all good SQ for sure.

Another thing that is very important Peachey is the type of amp you use to run these speakers, i use rockford amps but any other high end will give you good SQ. I kept my amps running 4 ohms and they still run more power into the speakers ( which is a good thing, underpowering causes unecessary heat and can damage the voice coil ) whilst keeping everything very efficient and cool running.

Cheap amps might make good power but it will be at 2 ohms or less and they genarally have a very unefficient operation and can distort good speakers.

Alpine amps are top notch as well. I wouldnt buy anything other than phoenix gold, Alpine or Rockford for amps. Unless you want distortion

[Peachey]

well atm im getting the 6x9"s on thur and i will be running them off the head unit for the time being as i dont have enough money, then i will be getting the fronts and then a either 4 channel amp or 5 channel.

[Peachey]

S14 200SX, on Jul 24 2006, 01:16 PM, said:

All depends on how much you want to spend man, if you have more buy some K2P 6.5" splits like i have in the S14, they are SQ speakers and i havent had one person listen to them and not love them. They are the best value for the $$ in the price range hands down ( they compete with alpine F1 etc. ) and they are a LOT cheaper. Other options are DLS, Alpine Type X, etc. but i dont think you will match Focal quality in the price range you are looking at. Just dont skimp and buy the access ones, they are good but the tweeters are a bit harsh, go for the Polyglass ones as i mentioned earlier and try to get some with the TN52 tweeter in them as this is the best tweeter around in the Focals unless you go berilium etc.

yeh checked and these ones do have TN52 tweeters, seperate value of $170 a pair just for tweeters. dam expensive. and i am getting the 165V1 for the front and back, ill just be putting a peice of MDF over the 6x9" hole and mounting the 6.5" speakers there with the tweeter beside them.

Edited by Peachey, 27 July 2006 - 10:18 AM.

[NJA82]

Sounds like a top plan, one thing i will add, with the TN52`s, in the crossover i set my tweeter attentuation to -2db, you will find any more than this will make them "zing" a bit to much, they are still excellent even at 0db but i find them a lot nicer to listen to on -2db.

[Peachey]

hey, im just wondering if there is anything attractive that i can use to cover a old 6" speaker hole. im thinking of putting my 6.5" up the front of the door for a better sound and if there is a "FORD" or "Focal" thing i can cover the old hole that would be good.

[Peachey]

Any one got any idea of a produce like this?

[iceman]

Go to a wrecker and get new door trims

[Peachey]

front splits installed sound good, now for a drive down the nard...