Im an audio newbie so this may be a dumb question. Reason im asking is i want a simple set up that sounds good. I was thinking about doing MB quartz components in the front and 6.5 subs (if they exist) in the rear...all in the stock locations. Then get an amp to run it all, to finish off the set up. Any imput would be greatly appreciated

 

JL Audio makes one and I think there are others.

 

A 6.5" is really more of a mid-bass rather than a woofer or sub-woofer.

Eight inches just makes it in my book.

 

not subwoofers but midbass drivers

http://edesignaudio.com/product.php?cid=15&cur=USD

 

Jl audio does indeed make a true subwoofer 6.5" link:

http://www.jlaudio.com/subwoofers/6w0.html

 

I'll tell you how they sound when I get em in wednesday

 

yeah i want to see if i can come up with a nice set up without convential subs, but still get a pretty good sound out of it. thanks for the info everybody

 

i just installed the 6500 comps upfront running off of a nine.2 and it sounds amazing. ended up going with some infinity 2 ways in the back sounds really good.

 

I decided to not even run rear speakers, just gonna bi-amp my mb quart QSD216's up front with a JL 300/4

 

these look interesting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

im gonna go check them out on the weekend, these could work well in the rear speaker holes if they are sealed up..
hmmm

will check them out and see if they have a bit of bass..
i know there are guys who want bass, but not bass that will burst heads and teeth and stuff, so these could be cool

save trunk space too :P

 

Thats exactly why i was interested in them....post back and let us know how they sound.

 

The perfect setup in this case would be two JL 8-ohm 6W0's, wired in parallel, powered by a JL e1200 amp (140w RMS x 1 @4 ohms). Should sound decent....

 

Focal makes a true 6.5 Subwoofer.

QSD-216's Rock, I have a pair in my World Champion Volvo S40.

 

well, i just installed my 6.5" woofers. And they just don't compare to a true 10 or 12 inch sub. they complement them well, but in no way can they take the place of a sub....unless you get like 4 of them. Mounting them in the z's rear deck also poses problems as you have to seal up all the holes in the baffle so the sound waves dont cancel eachother out.
IMO, in the Z, 6.5" woofers don't work well.

 

The 6500 comps are amazing, I have them. The eU700s should give some good lows as well, but dont expect to wak up the neigborhood with 30Hz notes...

Where did you install your tweets? I had mine in the kick panels and imaging was just freaking outstanding...

 

Did you seal it up? I was planning on using them as midbass in mine, the 12A provided enough low low bass. It may just be that the location is not ideal for bass because it is not sealed (and is tough to seal, I tried with edead). You may have to make a small seales box in each corner of the hatch... it would leave a lot of room still...

 

I just mounted them where the rear speakers were. I edeaded all the holes up as well. It could just be my install as everyone else seems to be saying how good the 700's sound. But I'm too happy with my 13Ov.2 and 6500's to care about a marginal improvement in midbass if I were able to get the 700's.
After i move I will build a box for them and see how they do sealed in a real box.

 

If figured they wouldnt be as good as "true" sub. But is the sound good enough for those of us who want bass but dont want it bad enough to do custom 10/12 sub installs? How much were they per set?

 

Agreed, you can't fake the funk. Granted, it definitely is better...but its still missing something. Just like what they say about engines, there is no replacement for displacement

 

Well, i can't really say. people on www.icixsound.com are praising the eu700's running in sealed and ported enclosures.
All I can say is that mounting them in the stock rear speaker location doesn't work so well. You can't seal it up infinite baffle, and there isn't enough volume you can seal up in there to make a "sealed" area behind the speaker. I guess you can make some small FG enclosures on each side of the car in that little area between the speaker hump and the strut to keep all the hatch area open.

Currently they are on an introductory sale for $50 a peice until august 1st when they'll go to $85 most likely shipped to your door. www.edesignaudio.com
Cheap enough to buy a pair and mess around with.