Cheap 6x8's fro Ford truck?

[Frankensuby 10+ year member]

Pretty straight forward. Little brother has a Ford F-250 with a set of blown 6x8's. Was thinking of getting him a set of 6x8's on the lower end of the scale. Since it will be off deck power (probably 10-15 RMS at best) I don't need to get high end speakers or components.

Can I take a gamble with lower end stuff like Pyle, Boss, etc? Any of the lower brands show promise or good sound for low dollar?

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[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

:facepalm:

 

[9515ROB 10+ year member]

go to best buy they got some low end pioneer for like 40 bucks

 

[Frankensuby 10+ year member]

I'm ashamed Johnny, no icard: pic?

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

It aint worth keeping pix around for a facepalm anymore.

Why cheap out on your family man. You could spend less than $200 and get him a decent amp and decent set of speakers. It is close to christmas, help him out.

 

[Frankensuby 10+ year member]

The reason being that he doesn't want that and he has expressed that to me. He justs wants some speakers replaced. Trust me, I wanted to get a nice 4 channel and wire it into his truck but he said he was fine with the stockers until they blew. He has been in my car and knows what a proper setup sounds like, he just says it isn't for him.

As such, it doesn't make sense to get him some higher end speakers because usually they have a much higher RMS than is necessary, and don't respond well until amped. Lower line of most brands have an RMS max of 25-50 and usually a sensitivity of 90dB or more. I was thinking along the lines of this Newegg.com - Kicker 07DS680 6" x 8" 70 Watts Peak Power 2-way Car Speaker as a replacement. Another option is a Type-S which responds amazingly well to deck power with respectable frequency response for what they are.

 

[tylork92 10+ year member]

i have some Pioneer 5x7/6x8s laying here you can have for shipping. I used them at stock replacements in my ranger on deck power until i made my panels.

 

[Vossy 10+ year member]

I'd go with some Type S's