front stage

[armedforglory]

I have a 1995 Chevy Blazer 2 door, and have two of the older round 12" Solobarics on an MTX Thunder 2300 amp which puts out 600w RMS. I also have a 160w RMS amp, also MTX. It is pushing two Eclipse Point Source 6.5" midrange speakers, and two Eclipse 6x9s. My question is: should I drop the 6x9s, and just upgrade the 6.5s to something that can take all of the power from that amp, or should I get some custom door pods and go with a single high RMS 6.5, or go with a multiple mid setup with like two 6.5s in each door pod?
My HU doesn't have any high-powered outputs, only RCA outputs, so I have to run the front stage off of my amp. thanks for all of the help guys, yall have helped a lot already, and I appreciate it a lot!

[Justin from Detroit]

Just get some decent components, you'll thank me later.

[Scarrell]

definately do what Justin said.. components offer the best sound and imaging and will be way better than speakers.. (plus running your speakers off your amp is better than your hu, they will reach full potential in every aspect!).. look at the set of CDT's for $150 at The Zeb, www.thezeb.com .

other component brands to look at are:

MB Quart
Focal
Rainbow
Arc Audio
Diamond Audio
Resonant Engineering
Adire Audio Koda's
Kicker
Infinity
JL
Memphis(i think they have some)

thats all i can think of off the top of my head... but for the money id definately look into them CDT's ;)

[William from NOLA]

Adding to the list:
DLS
Image Dynamics
Morel
Scan-Speak
Dyn-Audio

[armedforglory]

would you recommend the titanium or silk tweeters??
whate are the pros and cons of each..I wouldn't want tweeters that hurt my ears, that really bugs me now..

[nist7]

hmmm, not too sure what the diff is between titanium and silk tweeters.

but as for 6.5 component set, I would highly recommend the CDT CL-61A. It is arguably one of the best comps for your buck at $150 on thezeb.com http://www.thezeb.com/p-CDT-Audio-CL-61A-6-1-2-inch-Component-System-101083.htm

it's tweeter is a "silk soft dome" so I assume it wouldn't be too harsh

[Jonathan]

CDTs titanium tweets aren't as bad as most out there, but they're a little brighter than softies. If you want a smoother sound you're usually better off with a silk.

[71buickfreak]

hard dome tweets are more accurate, soft domes are easier on the ears. Anyard dome can be tweaked to ease the harshness with proper imaging and an EQ. I would poicl up a set of Q-Logic Q-forms and run a 6.5 in your door, and a 5.25 or 4" and tweet in the kick. will sound AMAZING.

[aggybong]

Now that I blew one speaker, I am considering getting these, but I noticed the following on the page:

These speakers are identical to the CL-61 except for the slightly off shade red basket color. CDT Audio is so particular that it rejected these for normal release and we were able to buy a truckload of them to bring to you at an amazing price.

So they were rejected and are at half price because the color was off, or are there some other kind of problem with these?

Also, what's the mounting depth? I've checked CDTs site, and I couldn't find it anywhere.

[jonnyb]

the mounting depth is like 3inches. maybe more? i forget. its alot though.

[nist7]

So they were rejected and are at half price because the color was off, or are there some other kind of problem with these?

There is nothing else that's wrong with it. You know how companies b!tch about cosmetics....

[aggybong]

Darn. I think the most my Camry can handle is 2.5 inches :(

[Ryan from Ohio]

The speakers used are the Classic Line mid bass's.

The color is the only reason (not important if you cant see it!).

For $150 probably the best bang for the buck. Also the Resonant Engineering RE series are to be good also.

[lotas]

btw i would check out djdilliodon (he is an authorized CDT dealer) you can aim him at djdilliodon or check him out on caraudio.com or cardomain.com

he has great deals on CDT speakers and other brands.

btw i have some cl61s and i had to make baffles for them. I also have the EF series and they are about the same depth. pretty deep.

[aggybong]

Does anyone have an accurate mount depth for these?

[djr_81]

The CDT CL61's are listed in the paperwork that comes with them as a 2 1/2"(7cm) mounting depth. The 5 1/4" are listed at 2 1/4"(6cm). The 4" have a 2"(5cm) depth.

They are great speakers but do require a fair amount of power and some time imaging to really enjoy them fully. I got mine from The Zeb and there is nothing wrong with them. Like already stated, you can't even see them in most mountings. A simple 3/4 MDF baffle should make them fit in most cars.

[GlassWolf]

the difference in accuracy is minimal if detectable at all depending on the quality of the soft domes really.
If they're really good, you won't know it, and they'll be very transparent and smooth.
My DynAudio System360 system uses soft domes if I recall, and I'm quite fond of them, but that component set lists for about $1200