They are excellent and take a pounding......great speakers i have bought them 2 different times for 2 cars and have never been dissapointed
June 14, 2009
Took awhile, but they finally sound awesome...
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Review written by Crichton from Lockport, Illinois
When I first had these installed I was highly disappointed. My factory stock 8" subwoofer had to be sacrificed in the install and all my bass seemed gone. I thought the midbasses on these would pick up some of the slack, because it was only a stock 8", but guess not...
At first I felt like I had wasted my money. But it turns out the amplifier powering these was high passed at 200Hz! That's about 100Hz higher than these can safely go. Once I switched them down to about 100Hz, things were sounding better. But the final push came from a proper headunit upgrade. Running off a low-end aftermaket headunit with no real EQ settings is a waste of time if you buy these speakers. I upgraded to an Alpine Ai-X305 with the PXA-H100 audio processor hooked to it and now, finally, more than a year after the initial install, these things SHINE.
Highs are as advertised, bright and crisp due to the metal tweeter dome; sibilence can be an issue but only when you get into the max volume ranges. Woofers have a decent amount of snap to them, but nothing compared to a real subwoofer or a higher end component set.
Gave features and durability a 4 only because compared to the SPX-17PRO's, the woofer materials and crossover network features are inferior.
January 29, 2009
THE PERFECT SOUND
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Review written by Quentin from Victorville, Ca
Sound is excellent, highly recommended.
January 28, 2009
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Review written by elipsion from Portland
fast shipping, just as described. i would shop with them again, perfect in every way. A+++++++ all the way
October 8, 2008
Great Sound, but is it worth it?
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Review written by Faraad from Baton Rouge, LA
Alpine offers great high/ mid range sound with this component set, but I would not recommend this to anyone with a non-competition car. These are fairly expensive and you'll end up spending a lot in the long run when you have to buy an expensive amp to power these. An expensive capacitor because your headlights start dimming, and I may even have to upgrade my alternator. Trust me, go with some 40-60w RMS speakers and you'll get the same satisfaction without digging too deep in your pockets.
