Been out of the game for many years - Torn between three component sets

[Tempe 10+ year member]

For those who have been around the forums for over a decade, I was heavily active on Termpro, SoundDomain, CarAudio.com, CarAudioForum.com, SoundIllusions.net, etc. Anyone here that I might actually know?

I'm driving a 2010 Toyota Yaris Sedan. I have had it for over two years, and sadly the system is still stock! The stock setup is 6.5" dual cones in the doors. I would like to start off with 6.5" midwoofers (preferably with a synthetic or metal cone) and some small-format hard dome tweeters. Doors will be properly deadened, and I will be running these active. I'm looking for a lot of midbass along with a lot of detail in the midrange and treble. These are the sets I am considering; any feedback would be great. Again, I have been out of the game a long time. I still remember a ton of the fundamentals; I'm just not that familiar with the current offerings.

• JBL MS-62C (MS62C) 6-1/2" 2-Way MS Component Car Speakers System
  

• SKAR Audio SPX-65 6.5" SPX Series Component Car Speakers
  

• Vifa DQ25SC16-04, 1" Titanium Dome Tweeter
  
• Dayton Audio RS180P-4 7" Reference Paper Woofer 4 Ohm
  

Tempe

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[Andrew12 10+ year member]

Whats the most you're looking to drop on these? I only ask because I myself am looking into the hybrid audio imagines or unity lines. I've heard nothing but great things on these speakers. Products - The Home of the World's Finest Loudspeakers, and World Championship Car Audio Speaker Systems.

 

[Tempe 10+ year member]

I'd say $275 is the most I would spend. Most likely I would not go with anything but one of those above referenced sets. My heart has been set on them for a very long time.

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[gunz4me2 10+ year member]

I'd pick the DIY setup out of all them. Since you are planning on running active, why bother spending the extra money on the prepackaged component set with passive crossovers that you have no intention on using?

The JBL MS components were once the rage on another forum, so I would place them second.

I'd place Skar dead last even though I personally wouldn't run them...

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

SoundDomain was one of the first forums I was active on, around probably '99-'01. I doubt you'd remember me.

JBL MS-62C has been discontinued. If you should need replacement parts in the future those will be hard to obtain new. I can't possibly imagine how you got your mind set on Skar components. You might like this set: MO-626a. I have been using almost the same mids for a year, and while I have since changed to different tweeters I really enjoyed the tweeters that come in that set.

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

There's a YARIS thread over at DIYMA that's about 40 pages long. I've personally sat in it and it is absolutely stunning how nice he has got that car to sound. I'd highly recommend digging around there and giving it a read. He has done extensive testing and experimenting with that vehicle potentially saving you hundreds of hours of work with his hard won experience.

 

[Tempe 10+ year member]

Awesome. It's probably someone on the Yaris World forum I follow.

 

[tprj82 10+ year member]

Dear god gtfo! You trunk humping somfa ........

This forum just hit rock bottom with your arrival you paduurty bastage

 

[Tempe 10+ year member]

LMFAO!!! What's up, Tom!

 

[tprj82 10+ year member]

 

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[Tempe 10+ year member]

You haven't heard from me in many years. Why on God's green Earth do you still have those saved???

 

[tprj82 10+ year member]

Just in case you fell off squaw peak they would have something to post in your obits. I have plenty of iggy to fire when the Twinkies get him