Confused on CDT...What to get

[Silverbane 10+ year member]

Browsing on http://www.woofersetc.com I am looking for a set of 5 and 1/4 CDT components...

I have a budget of $200.

These are my options...

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=3079 (EF-51Neo)

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=4609 (CL-51A-25 PRO)

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=4893 (EF-51Neo/DRT-25 Pro)

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=1095 (EF-51)

As well, I am looking at some Pioneer Premier TS-C520PRS, but I am not sure if these are gonna be better or worse compared to CDT. Up until 3 days ago, I had never heard of CDT...

BTW, My head unit is a Pioneer Premier P860MP and the components will be run off of a Alpine MRPF450 Amp (75WRMS x 4).

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[Naxis2k1 10+ year member]

go with the pioneers you wont be disapointed. dang good speakers for the money.

 

[Hoodlum007 10+ year member]

i am using the CL 61 6.5" comps and am so happy with the over all way they sound, the mids are very loud and the tweeters are silk and smooth at any volems. i have heard the Premiers and they sounded OK but they lacked detail and sounded muddy at hi volumes.

i say to go with the CL51a25 pro //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif :yumyum:

 

[crazy4ozs]

agree^^^

i infact just ordered after hearing them on a sound board...EXCELLENT speakers...cant get ayn better garenteed for that deal...btw...how many watts are u workin with?

 

[Silverbane 10+ year member]

75 watts rms.

I cant decide between the pioneers and CDT's now. So many people are speaking very highly of these premiers...

 

[crazy4ozs]

get the CL51 Pros...seriously...if for no other reason the tweeter...

 

[Notwerk 10+ year member]

http://www.cardomain.com/item/ADS39206

Not a fan of CDT, but those look like a pretty good deal to me.

 

[crazy4ozs]

if ur going tro get a/d/s then go for the 346s...

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

I bought a set of CDT ef 61's from djdilliodon on this forum. They are decent speakers. He sells authorized and he ships fast.

With that power you may also want to consider the Alpine Type X components.

 

[Notwerk 10+ year member]

if ur going tro get a/d/s then go for the 346s...

Cheap 3-series are getting hard to find, and these are more comparable to the CL-EF sets you can get in the $150-$200 range than the 346cs, which is more comparable to the ES series. The 2-series use the same tweet as the 3-series, but with a polypropylene mid (as opposed to spun-aluminum) and a simplified crossover.

I'd take these over a CDT CL or EF any day. But I'm not big on CDT, so, that's just my bias.

And the pricetag is worth considering. These a very, very good speakers for $84 authorized. That's an excellent deal, which may evaporate soon.

For the money, I don't see something better out there.

 

[xploit2 10+ year member]

I love my CDT's but **** like notwerk said the ads 245ix for that price tag I would go for those! $84 can't beat it

Cheap 3-series are getting hard to find, and these are more comparable to the CL-EF sets you can get in the $150-$200 range than the 346cs, which is more comparable to the ES series. The 2-series use the same tweet as the 3-series, but with a polypropylene mid (as opposed to spun-aluminum) and a simplified crossover.
I'd take these over a CDT CL or EF any day. But I'm not big on CDT, so, that's just my bias.

And the pricetag is worth considering. These a very, very good speakers for $84 authorized. That's an excellent deal, which may evaporate soon.

For the money, I don't see something better out there.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

I love my CDT's, but with only 75w I can't recommend them to you with that little power. I'm pushing 150w to my CL 61A's and they sound amazing.

 

[crazy4ozs]

thats what i will be giving mine...

 

[hawaiian5 10+ year member]

get some crystall sscs from 95strokedchevy on here. its like 160 shipped for the 6.5" so the 5 1/4 would be cheaper. message him u cant go wrong with them.

 

[Silverbane 10+ year member]

So 75W is not enough for CDT, but now I have people recommending ADS and Crystal...

I am looking for some great sound quality up front.

I am aslo thinking of the PRS's from Pioneer and some MB Quart reference...