Help a noob make speaker choice.

[Swoop41 10+ year member]

Alright...I'm looking to put some 6.5 comps in the doors of my 2006 Grand Prix. Budget is under $130. I've narrowed it down to these:

Orion P6.2

CDT CL-61A

Kicker K6.2

MB Quart DSD216

Kenwood KFC-P605ie

I'll be powering them with this amp unless someone can show me a better amp for around the same price:

Clarion APX2120

Thanks in advance.

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[linvillegorge 10+ year member]

I'd get a better amp - look used or bump your budget for the amp up a bit. If you have to, you can get a better amp now and then get some Pioneer Rev coaxials or another good set of coax's for the time being until you get some more $$$ for components.

 

[Swoop41 10+ year member]

What would you suggest?

 

[samson 10+ year member]

If you're on a budget, I ordered from this place, http://www.stereodirect.com/, and thought I got a good deal and decent service. I would rank Coustik or MTX above Clarion.

 

[OneKrazyKeebler 10+ year member]

Honestly, with that budget I would check the classifieds on here and other car audio forum sites. Used equipment will be cheaper and you will get more for your buck. And yeah, I would get a more powerful amp.

 

[haunther]

Infinity kappa comps (For The Budget WIN!!)

 

[samson 10+ year member]

I think MB Quart is hard to beat. My ears like them and Polk. My wallet likes Kenwood.

 

[Swoop41 10+ year member]

I'd get a better amp - look used or bump your budget for the amp up a bit. If you have to, you can get a better amp now and then get some Pioneer Rev coaxials or another good set of coax's for the time being until you get some more $$$ for components.

So why not just get a cheaper set of components to hold me over until I can afford better ones? It's been explained to me that cheap components are usually better than high-end coaxials. Or am I just confused?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[samson 10+ year member]

It's been explained to me that cheap components are usually better than high-end coaxials.

I don't necessarily agree with that.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Considering several component sets have tweets that are able to be coaxially mounted, the line gets blurred...would you call a cheap component set better than a set of Boston Z6's with the tweet mounted in the center? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

All depends on your setup, and how you're aiming the drivers...sometimes coaxial mounting works better, sometimes it doesn't. Only way to know is to try both ways.

 

[Swoop41 10+ year member]

I guess my short term question is which would you guys prefer? Some nice coaxials such as Pioneer Revs or the component sets I listed above?

 

[linvillegorge 10+ year member]

It looks like you have a $200 budget, right? If that's the case, you simply don't have the budget to do a decent amp AND decent components right now. However, you do have the budget to get a decent amp and then get a set of decent coaxials to use temporarily. Like the other poster suggested, with your budget, you may really want to look into used.

However, if you go new, here's what I'd suggest...

Amp:

http://cgi.ebay.com/HIFONICS-ZEUS-ZXi3406-2-3-4-CH-300-WATTS-AMP-NEW_W0QQitemZ290045522831QQihZ019QQcategoryZ4950QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Decent little amp that'll put out 150wrms x2 @ 4 ohms - that's enough to sufficiently push most sets of components Price here would be $145ish shipped.

Temporary speakers:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ROCKFORD-FOSGATE-P162C-6-1-2-2-WAY-CAR-SPEAKERS-6-5_W0QQitemZ300043467471QQihZ020QQcategoryZ18799QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Decent little speakers. Go with these if you can bump your budget up by $15-20. I've been running them for a year and a half now. I'm getting ready to go with comps, but I've been very happy with their performance.

If you can bump your budget by $50 or so, you could go for the Revs. If you can swing $300, you can get it all over with right now and get a decent amp and some decent comps. It's up to you. If you want some decent sound now and you have a strict limited budget, my suggestion is a decent amp with some makeshift speakers. If you're going to have the $$$ soon, I'd suggest holding out until you do.

 

[Swoop41 10+ year member]

It looks like you have a $200 budget, right? If that's the case, you simply don't have the budget to do a decent amp AND decent components right now. However, you do have the budget to get a decent amp and then get a set of decent coaxials to use temporarily. Like the other poster suggested, with your budget, you may really want to look into used.
However, if you go new, here's what I'd suggest...

Amp:

http://cgi.ebay.com/HIFONICS-ZEUS-ZXi3406-2-3-4-CH-300-WATTS-AMP-NEW_W0QQitemZ290045522831QQihZ019QQcategoryZ4950QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Decent little amp that'll put out 150wrms x2 @ 4 ohms - that's enough to sufficiently push most sets of components Price here would be $145ish shipped.

Temporary speakers:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ROCKFORD-FOSGATE-P162C-6-1-2-2-WAY-CAR-SPEAKERS-6-5_W0QQitemZ300043467471QQihZ020QQcategoryZ18799QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Decent little speakers. Go with these if you can bump your budget up by $15-20. I've been running them for a year and a half now. I'm getting ready to go with comps, but I've been very happy with their performance.

If you can bump your budget by $50 or so, you could go for the Revs. If you can swing $300, you can get it all over with right now and get a decent amp and some decent comps. It's up to you. If you want some decent sound now and you have a strict limited budget, my suggestion is a decent amp with some makeshift speakers. If you're going to have the $$$ soon, I'd suggest holding out until you do.

Thanks for the advice!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

What would you reccommend as a good entry-level component?

 

[linvillegorge 10+ year member]

check out this thread:

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=192908

also, take a look at this one:

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=192757

 

[Swoop41 10+ year member]

check out this thread:http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=192908

also, take a look at this one:

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=192757

Thanks again.