Ps165-2

Great buget price name brand conponents. I have a 1994 Honda Civic Ex. I put these speakers in the stock front and rear location. I have an Alpine deck with iPod conrol. I listen pretty much only to my iPod nano in this car. This deck puts out 12w per set, to the front and rear sets. I don't have an amplifier on them yet and they sound great. I have 2 12' Rockford P1's in the trunk with a 2 channel 300.2 punch series amp. THe 400.4 I have will eventually go on the highs. But I have to say, as much as this Honda slaps bass, the deck powerred highs keep up really well.

Harsh, tinny, & unpleasant with no body or depth

The factory-installed door speakers in my Volvo V70 burned up and the local car stereo guy foisted these on me (said he couldn't get replacement woofers, that I'd have to replace the whole speaker system). Man, do these things stink! They're way way way too bright - very harsh & tinny with no body or depth at all - it's an entirely unpleasant listening experience, as if someone was playing the music over the phone. I guess if you've sustained hearing damage and want to be able to understand the news without wearing your hearing aid then these may be the speakers for you. They're definitely not for me. While the stock Volvo speakers are nothing to write home about, they're light years better than these lemons. I ripped out the Rockfords and replaced them with the original factory tweeters (which still worked) and some replacement OEM woofers. A vast improvement.