kevinberry1
03-24-05, 10:07 PM
To give some history on these speakers I purchased them new from Arc audio because they were closing out the previous year's inventory. I was told that they retail for upwards of $400, but couldn't confirm this. I purchased them for $105 including shipping.
This is a 6 1/2 inch component set with a 20mm (just under 1 inch) silk dome tweeter. The crossover is the 265.04 model with a 4,500 Hz frequency (for those who care :) ) The tweeters have multiple settings with the crossover and have tweeter protection.
The first thing I noticed was that the craftmanship of the woofer and tweeter are impeccaple. The woofers have a very solid basket and firm connection terminals, and the material for the tweeters appears to be very stable. The connections are all very well constructed and the crossover is not overly bulky or cumbersome.
It took some time to install these in the front doors of my Accord because I had to make some mounting rings out of 3/4 inch mdf to allow clearance for my windows. Running the speaker wire through the grommets also took sometime, but will be worth it in the long run. Because there was some space between the mounting rings and the door, I sealed the homemade rings with silicone and allowed them to dry for a day before installing the speakers. They have a nominal power rating of 80 watts, but I am powering them with my PPI sedona that puts out 100 x 2, and I have the output turned to half-way on my Audio Control 3xs crossover and the level of the amp at about 1/2 also.
As soon as I turned up the volume on my head unit I could tell that these are deent high end components. The midbass, midrange, and high levels are all very clear, crisp and balanced, and the highs are precise and not too abrasive. I chose the +3db setting for the tweeters, which sounds really nice. The low end bass is about what you would expect from a 6 1/2 with a decent 'kick' during tight bass notes, such as a bass drum in rock music. They also performed well when doing a run across lower frequencies. The sound is excellent for all types of music, which fits my eclectic taste.
Overall I would say this would be an excellent component set if you were willing to spend around $200, and I would recommend these for anyone looking in that price range. However, I don't believe they would be worth the $400 price that I was told they retail for. None the less I am very happy with my purchase.
The only downsides of this set seems to be the mounting hardware and the manual. The angle mounts for the tweeters had very delicate snaps that have to be pressed in for install, and the screws are very cheap. The small pieces on the mounting cups broke as I carefully pressed them in place, and I followed the directions exactly. It didn't affect my install because I was able to use the screw that fits into the center of the magnet for mounting. The screw heads also could not withstand normal torking from a manual screw driver as they were turned.
The manual has obviously been translated from German and there was some information that appeared to be translated incorrectly, such as directions about how to 'climb' the tweeters to the ceiling. The mounting instructions are basically worthless and it would be better just to utilize your own experience and common sense.
This is a 6 1/2 inch component set with a 20mm (just under 1 inch) silk dome tweeter. The crossover is the 265.04 model with a 4,500 Hz frequency (for those who care :) ) The tweeters have multiple settings with the crossover and have tweeter protection.
The first thing I noticed was that the craftmanship of the woofer and tweeter are impeccaple. The woofers have a very solid basket and firm connection terminals, and the material for the tweeters appears to be very stable. The connections are all very well constructed and the crossover is not overly bulky or cumbersome.
It took some time to install these in the front doors of my Accord because I had to make some mounting rings out of 3/4 inch mdf to allow clearance for my windows. Running the speaker wire through the grommets also took sometime, but will be worth it in the long run. Because there was some space between the mounting rings and the door, I sealed the homemade rings with silicone and allowed them to dry for a day before installing the speakers. They have a nominal power rating of 80 watts, but I am powering them with my PPI sedona that puts out 100 x 2, and I have the output turned to half-way on my Audio Control 3xs crossover and the level of the amp at about 1/2 also.
As soon as I turned up the volume on my head unit I could tell that these are deent high end components. The midbass, midrange, and high levels are all very clear, crisp and balanced, and the highs are precise and not too abrasive. I chose the +3db setting for the tweeters, which sounds really nice. The low end bass is about what you would expect from a 6 1/2 with a decent 'kick' during tight bass notes, such as a bass drum in rock music. They also performed well when doing a run across lower frequencies. The sound is excellent for all types of music, which fits my eclectic taste.
Overall I would say this would be an excellent component set if you were willing to spend around $200, and I would recommend these for anyone looking in that price range. However, I don't believe they would be worth the $400 price that I was told they retail for. None the less I am very happy with my purchase.
The only downsides of this set seems to be the mounting hardware and the manual. The angle mounts for the tweeters had very delicate snaps that have to be pressed in for install, and the screws are very cheap. The small pieces on the mounting cups broke as I carefully pressed them in place, and I followed the directions exactly. It didn't affect my install because I was able to use the screw that fits into the center of the magnet for mounting. The screw heads also could not withstand normal torking from a manual screw driver as they were turned.
The manual has obviously been translated from German and there was some information that appeared to be translated incorrectly, such as directions about how to 'climb' the tweeters to the ceiling. The mounting instructions are basically worthless and it would be better just to utilize your own experience and common sense.