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Help me pick some Components
Before I get the search button thrown, I have, for about 5 hours now, and I'm just as confused as when I started.
So, as I quickly became aware a $150-200 budget might not be sufficient to get a nice sounding speaker set. However I have a number of things that will act as limitations, so before I ask if the speakers I am leaning towards are a good choice, I'll justify why I'm not looking towards some of the better options.
1. I intend to buy an amp eventually (3 months) - but not initially, so 150w+ RMS speakers are probably not a good option for me.
2. They will go in the factory locations, behind the door panel with no trimming of the grill, and in the sail.
3. I have a Mmats P3.0 10" sub with a "poor" Kenwood amp. SQ is good enough for the range its going to be representing, but I definitely need more mid and high - even at low levels the sub is dominating the system.
4. I have a budget, the more I spend on speakers, amp, speaker wire, and flushing materials (if needed for the tweeters), the less I can spend on sound deadening, which will be done with the amp install.
5. Last limitation I'll list - the F700BT isn't the greatest SQ unit and only has 2V preouts.
That said, I am looking at 3 options in the $180-220 price range. They all have silk dome tweeters, have good specs, and get decent reviews.
Image Dynamics CTX65CS $180
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...roduct_ID=6201
Rainbow SLX 265 Deluxe $200
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...roduct_ID=7033
Diamond Audio D661s $200
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...roduct_ID=2715
CDT Audio EF-61FG $200
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...roduct_ID=3341
My preferences initially were the Image Dynamic or Diamond Audio sets. From reviews either should work.
Any comments or suggestions otherwise. Given the choices I'd probably grab the ID's and try to find a sponsor who sells them.
So, as I quickly became aware a $150-200 budget might not be sufficient to get a nice sounding speaker set. However I have a number of things that will act as limitations, so before I ask if the speakers I am leaning towards are a good choice, I'll justify why I'm not looking towards some of the better options.
1. I intend to buy an amp eventually (3 months) - but not initially, so 150w+ RMS speakers are probably not a good option for me.
2. They will go in the factory locations, behind the door panel with no trimming of the grill, and in the sail.
3. I have a Mmats P3.0 10" sub with a "poor" Kenwood amp. SQ is good enough for the range its going to be representing, but I definitely need more mid and high - even at low levels the sub is dominating the system.
4. I have a budget, the more I spend on speakers, amp, speaker wire, and flushing materials (if needed for the tweeters), the less I can spend on sound deadening, which will be done with the amp install.
5. Last limitation I'll list - the F700BT isn't the greatest SQ unit and only has 2V preouts.
That said, I am looking at 3 options in the $180-220 price range. They all have silk dome tweeters, have good specs, and get decent reviews.
Image Dynamics CTX65CS $180
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...roduct_ID=6201
Rainbow SLX 265 Deluxe $200
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...roduct_ID=7033
Diamond Audio D661s $200
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...roduct_ID=2715
CDT Audio EF-61FG $200
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...roduct_ID=3341
My preferences initially were the Image Dynamic or Diamond Audio sets. From reviews either should work.
Any comments or suggestions otherwise. Given the choices I'd probably grab the ID's and try to find a sponsor who sells them.
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Rainbow have always produced wonderful speakers, unfortunately it is hard to find a shop that u can demo them at. I will say that most people find the Rainbows pleasing to the ear and they seem to be less polarizing as Focals, Dynaudio, and others. I think a lot of folks her rocked the Diamond Audios, you can probably get a lot of first hand input on those.
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Just a reccomendation.... I would wait to do it all until you budget is more flexible... I have been "building for the last year" and it is all still sitting in my room. Buy it to where you will not have the urge to upgrade later. It will save you more in the long run.
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Just a reccomendation.... I would wait to do it all until you budget is more flexible... I have been "building for the last year" and it is all still sitting in my room. Buy it to where you will not have the urge to upgrade later. It will save you more in the long run.
Even a cheap set of Sony Xplod's from walmart would be an upgrade.
I'm not a big enough audiophile to justify upgrading from anything I've posted if I've already made the investment, and I think I would feel silly spending the extra money if these would suit my needs just fine.
Rainbow have always produced wonderful speakers, unfortunately it is hard to find a shop that u can demo them at. I will say that most people find the Rainbows pleasing to the ear and they seem to be less polarizing as Focals, Dynaudio, and others. I think a lot of folks her rocked the Diamond Audios, you can probably get a lot of first hand input on those.
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I think I'm going to order these:
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...roduct_ID=4630
And match them with this:
http://www.edesignaudio.com/product_...products_id=46
I need very little wiring (that I don't own already), so for ~$320 I can have a decent mid/high setup.
And as far as under powering the speakers causing failure. Its giving them nasty signal to try to make volume. If you give clean power they won't blow, so if you avoid HIGH levels on the volume **** they won't blow.
Anyone see any issues with those choices?
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...roduct_ID=4630
And match them with this:
http://www.edesignaudio.com/product_...products_id=46
I need very little wiring (that I don't own already), so for ~$320 I can have a decent mid/high setup.
And as far as under powering the speakers causing failure. Its giving them nasty signal to try to make volume. If you give clean power they won't blow, so if you avoid HIGH levels on the volume **** they won't blow.
Anyone see any issues with those choices?
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Or you can get used Rainbow SLC Kicks 6.5s from https://my350z.com/forum/audio-video...-dls-subs.html. I bought most of his system and it came in excellent condition
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