Which inside speakers are better?


[Modified by 97CivicGirlRacer, 2:10 AM 4/1/2003]

 

good guys gave me a good demo with bostons but i instead put my cash on mb quartz..i heard good reviews on them and i got a good deal for fronts and rears....some of my "mods" ive regretted putting money into but the speakers are something i wont regret.

 

i personally like my bostons, but mb's are great speakers too.

 

MB Quart if you have the cash.....

 

I don't care much for MB Quarts or Boston. What is your budget, and where are you planing to install these?

lol... Denise


[Modified by t0p_sh0tta, 8:20 AM 4/1/2003]

 

I got some boston 6x9s and ran them witha 100w amp for over 5 years with no problems. It was the best 250 I ever spent.

 

Mb Quart is VERY high end , and has a crossover box to prevent blowing those awesome tweeters. only problem with mb quarts is that they dont put out **** for bass, they are best paired with a sub. i took my sub out and couldnt stand the speakers so i put in 6.5 infinity reference for 70 each and let me tell you i dont really even notice a difference, im a turbo guy now though, not really into sound anymore, allthough im thinking of putting a sub back in

 

your silly. How did you know?

 

MB Quart is what I run front and rear. They are reference series. I got the fronts from caraudiowarehouse , a seller on ebay for $135 pr. They retail at $300 pr. They have good sounding midbass and very strong clear highs. Bostons would be more neutral sounding. I think either one is beyond most people's standards anyhow. Lot's of people are happy with just Pioneer, Sony, Kenwood and the like.

 

yes but there is nothing like being able to have tremendous HIGHS amplified adn turn it into static sound without damaging it

 

If you want a more neutral sounding system you can set the tweeters to either -3 or - 6 db.

 

I'm absolutely thrilled with my Quarts. One of these days I'll install some 8's up front and the midbass with match the components.

I consider Boston, MB Quart and Diamond at the same level of sound and product quality. Just my $.02

 

Not sure I understand this statement. What is it that turns into static sound?

 

im sorry, but i disagree with u about diamond being on the same level as mb quartz and boston. i have heard diamond hex against all of them. i would place them above the focal polykevlar, but below the utopias because of the lack of midbass. but the 3 way kit will solve that problem. as far as imaging goes, diamond hex surpass them all IMO. and the price is wonderful, with the retail price of the hex's being at about $500. u wont be broke with such a good sounding speaker. its a win win situation.

 

How is the imaging of the hex superior? That depends on the install. Are you referring to accuracy?

Edit: Sounds more like on and off axis response.


[Modified by t0p_sh0tta, 8:30 PM 4/2/2003]

 

i was referring to the imaging. i have heard them on the wall at the place i go to. i have compared them, and the imaging is wonderful. when heard in my car, because the install is not great, just in the door and the tweet is at the stock location, it lacks things.
i was gonna get some custom kicks made for them and add the 3way kit, but in the end i decided to sell my system because of some issues. basically all my time and money i spent on my system is gone now. but hopefully i will have my dream system in a couple years

EDIT: the car is a 2000 integra type r by the way


[Modified by ATF Kuk, 5:15 PM 4/2/2003]

 

How much do you want to spend? I'm probably going to get these, when I stop farting around and get another car.

 

100 watts is pretty good. I don't want to spend more than 150 for the set because I was planning to get MB Quart from Ebay.

 

If your not going to use a seperate amp for these speakers, then forget about MB Quarts. They will sound like crap because you are not going to give them enough power. You'd be better off looking into something like Infinity's refrence line. Look for a speaker with a high sensitivity. MB Quarts are usually around 86dB, while the lowest Infinitys that I have seen are 90dB.


Edit: Or some Pioneers similar to what Curt has. Do you know what sizes you need?


[Modified by t0p_sh0tta, 12:37 AM 4/3/2003]

 

Well I have Pioneers in the back already. I was going to get a separate amp. I don't like Pioneer, I want them to sound real clear and not muffled. I was planning to get the Clarion 400.4 to run all 4 MB Quarts. I need 6x9's.

 

The amp will help with the clarity on its own. Try just the amp, and if that is not enough, then upgrade. I think the addition of an amp would make more of a difference than a different set of 6x9's, especially if they're mounted in the back.

Your front doors use 6S speakers. Good luck finding them. Your best bet would be to go with 6 1/2" speakers and custom mount them like I did, or you could use the JL VR600CS component set which bolts right in.


[Modified by t0p_sh0tta, 2:29 PM 4/3/2003]

 

top shotta knows.


I find the vr600's cant take too much juice. I swapped a few of those out.
--the 6,4, tweet set, we had a guy that we swapped out on him 2x. yikes.
as long as they dont nuke, they sound good though.

the original qestion: I'd go with the bostons, as I find most mb's a little on the brassy side, if the top end isnt eq properly.

 

I've had all listed except for the JL's and now am running Focal 165K2 for front and rear stageing. Nothing compares in my opinion.

 

i would go w/ boston because it has a smoother sound. mb quarts are too high for me. but if your talking about the q series, that's a different story. the high end bostons have huge *** crossovers, so that's another thing you might have to take into consideration.

 

hmm, all this talk about expensive mids makes me think twice about buying my nippon america 4 inchers next week! lol, anyways, what do you guys think about sony explod mids? ive heard 6x9's that rock!