WB5LTR

Fellas is anyone familiar with 6.5 components that have 2 woofers, 6.5" and 4", as well as the tweeter and cross over. How do these compare to your standard ruin of the mill two speaker jobs. Found these on ebay what would they be like. Just wnat some good sound for a good price.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....link:middle:au

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Banno

Havent had much to do with the 3way splits. the difference between the 6.5" and the 4" drivers would be so subtle that you would struggle to really find the definition as the frequency responses of each driver would be overlapping a fair bit, even with the crossovers i'm sure.

Those fusions seem to have an ok overall frequency response but sensitivity and rms power isnt great but not bad either.

My recommendation would be to stick with the 2 way splits and invest in a dedicated subwoofer that would give you the frequency response down lower (like 25Hz) and provide a more balanced sound... but just my opinion.

If you already have a sub (or dont want one), or are a little partial to the 3 speaker setup, then I would suggest running 2 identical drivers with the one tweeter, it would give you better punch in the mid range and more definition through the most used frequency range.

But then again, do whatever you want, I just like to ramble when it's a subject in my field sort of
The fusions wont be too bad at all

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CK_318

if its fusion, you kno wit'll be good, i have soem Fusion 6x9 in teh back o fmy car, an dit handles evrything i throw at it

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HOTN355

i dont rate cheap fusion gear,especially for the cheap market stuff to be tackling 3 way splits

Hombz

i havent had much to do with 3 way splits in a auto sense either, but i know from some of the speakers i sell (and one or two ive built) that a 3 way split is one of the most efficient ways of reproducing sound since we tend to separate three ways trebal, midrange and bass. however, that is on a standard floor speaker, where all the drivers are on a parallel construct (ie one on top eachother in the box), a vehicle is acoustically different. you'd have to really think very carefully on the placement of all three speakers to get the right levels.
to put it in plain engrish, bass is mainly non directional. thats why you can put subwoofers in the boot and still hear them. main speaker drivers can be mounted in the doors because the frequencies they produce can be audible at that level. and thats why they put the tweeter on the dash or equivilent... to fire it at the person's head area... as it is VERY directional. to add a pair of 4" drivers in there AS WELL, which would handle midrange, which is relatively directional, you'd have to mount them in the dash... firing down. Basically a pointless exercise (acoustically speaking)

Just like banno I also think i just went into WAAAAY to much detail for a $150 set of speakers.

Plain and simple advice: spend your $150 on a decent pair of 6.5 two way splits also stick with a brand you know. fusion, alpine, jvc, kenwood, pioneer, soundstream, rockford fosquate etc.

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Hombz

just a question: which car you mounting these in anyway?????

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WB5LTR

thanks all yer i thought it sounded a bit pox.Hombz its going in as WB ute. I think ive been through this before. Whats some good value for money splits?

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CK_318

sounstream is the best by far for sound quality, as for value for money, i can't really answer that. but i do know that a pair of the best 6x9s are about $350, with about 500w max, 150 for best sound. when i do a speaker upgrade i will be going for teh Tarantual series of speakers, they are sposed to be one of the best ones and resonably cheap compared to their upper end of the range.

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Banno

you cant go past focal for a decent reliable set of splits

but for a good price and sound the kicker stuff is fairly reputable, as long as its mounted well, as Hombz described I think you be happy

but go focal if you can stretch the budget a little, you wont regret it

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CK_318

here you go WB5LTR, heres a set of Soundstream, 6.5" copmponents on ebay for $200. it ends tommorw but they are buy now, so its upto you.

SOUNDSTREAM XSC.6 6.5" 2-Way Component Set

oh do you like Spiders?

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WB5LTR

Thanks CK yer i seen them im in up to here with cash problems at the moment so im just hanging off for a while. Cheers anyway

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CK_318

yeah no worries mate, they'll be up again its in an ebay store thingo they'll be there when your ready

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WB5LTR

thanks mate. so have you played with sound stream before ive never really heard of them but im not really into stereos. Also on ebay is this one a good unit they dont list any power handeling specs. well i couldn't see any.

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Hombz

I have close on 4k worth of soundstream gear. and i must say it looked good in the shop but i'm not so impressed by the build quality. ive had 2 of the amps in for repair and the 6x9s pick up engine noise.

I'd advise either Alpine S-Types (SPS-171A) or some JVC Cloth Carbons (CS-FS6). either would set you back under $300. The JVCs are nice. just got a pair of them in the missus Capri

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Daryn

Jaycar do some decent stuff for those on a budget

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