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Message: <blockquote data-quote="neo_styles" data-source="post: 7854347" data-attributes="member: 644168">Sorry for the first post here, but you've gotta start somewhere...I had to chime in after observing some of your choices for components. First, congrats on stepping it up to the next level. There was nothing horribly wrong with your first choices, but you would have been kicking yourself in the butt afterwards hoping for something more.As for your current list of choices for comps, I'd recommend either the Rainbows or the Focals. I have personally owned the Rainbows and the midbass you get from them is freakin' insane. Not to mention the clarity and separation of sound. The one downside to them is with regard to soundstaging. If you're not concerned with feeling like you're in a concert hall all the time while driving, this won't be an issue, but I did feel like they sounded a bit flat with regard to space. The Focals are an excellent choice (and will be mine when I can scrounge up enough cash), but they're last in line for my upgrade path.Realistically, you could spare yourself a lot of time and get a much bigger bang for your buck if you put the necessary prep steps in first before upgrading your speakers. First, get a bulk pack of Dynamat or whatever acoustic matting you prefer (I like Dynamat Extreme, but anything will do). Start with installing it on your doors and rear cargo space and use the remaining pieces to fill out wherever you feel necessary. A little piece behind the license plate will save you TONS of frustration with trunk rattle.If cost is a concern, consider downgrading to the Focal Access series vs Polyglass as they're still CRAZY good comps and don't require external amplification at first. You could add the amp later. Additionally, you could also try and pick a local audio shop owner's brain about your setup and see if you can swag a deal on one of their floor models. I managed to do that for both sets of Rainbows that I owned while in Hawaii. One set of cs 265 comps and one set of coaxials COMBINED were the same price as the cs 265s retail.One last thing, if you do take this stuff to an installer, watch them carefully. Car speaker installation may be tedious, but it's extremely easy once you've learned the basics. It's not just way less expensive, it's a million times more rewarding when you install your own stuff knowing that you had everything to do with the process.Hope that helps and sorry for the monologue.</blockquote>

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