component: Kicker RS ($400) v. Polk dB ($200)?

[devinblaine 10+ year member]

i am currently running pioneer ts-c160r in front and rear. i am replacing the front component set with one of these 2. problem is that when i (not a newbie anymore, but a rookie still) compare the specs for $200 components with $600 components, I hardly notice a difference. I will spend the extra $200 to get ill sound quality, especially since I wanna make sure that if I go with the Polks, it will be a significant enough upgrade from my current components to justify the time, money, and effort.

first, my current specs:

RMS: 60 Watt

Max Output: 250 Watt

Response Bandwidth: 25 - 32000 Hz

Sensitivity: 90 dB

KICKER SPECS ($400)

Sensitivity: 87 dB

Frequency Response: 40-21,000 Hz

Recommended RMS Power: 100W

Peak Power Handling: 200W

POLK SPECS ($200)

Sensitivity: 92 dB

Frequency Response: 40-22,000 Hz

Recommended RMS Power: 100W

Peak Power Handling: 300W

what am i missing, bc the difference in the specifications doesn't justify the price diff.

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[Cris 10+ year member]

You generally get what you pay for in car audio. My Type-X comps specify no more than 75 watts each, yet will sound better than either one of those comps you listed above... and retail for a bit more than those kickers you listed.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

I kinda saw the comparison first hand, I have a set of Kicker Rs's and a set of CDT Ef61's....and the Kickers sound so much better its a shame I even bought CDT //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

I kinda saw the comparison first hand, I have a set of Kicker Rs's and a set of CDT Ef61's....and the Kickers sound so much better its a shame I even bought CDT //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Yah I was very disappointed with CDT.... I about died when I installed the CL-61's... they were awful

My vote goes for Rainbow SLC's ($240)

or

Rainbow Germaniums (~$450)

PM 6spdcoupe if your interested... I've never heard a bad thing about Rainbows and I should be getting germaniums soon (paying today)

If you could find Aura MR's floating around they'd eat both of those for breakfast and cost less than $200 used