How do you know what's right for your setup?

[Domino 10+ year member]

No. No, don't get me wrong, I just won't spend over $350. That's a lot just for some copper wire, a magnet.

 

[lostdaytomorrow 10+ year member]

That's a lot just for some copper wire, a magnet.

If only it was that simple. Life would be much easier.

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[northjmp 10+ year member]

friend has boston pros 6.5, dont know what amp but they sound good. can be had around 250 on ebay

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

here is the skinny.

music is only frequencies of sound. all music usually incorporates from 100hz to about 15khz without question, weather it be rap, rock, gospel, country, death metal or what have you.

rap usually has lower and more authoritive (read: main melody of song) notes, while rock - still using frequencies seen in rap songs, are less of a central part of the music. same with all other music.

so your logic of what speakers play what music better is strictly speaking, quite flawed. speakers reproduce frequencies in their given area. for example:

most common tweeters will play from somewhere between 3khz and up.

most common midrange speakers (size not considered) will play from 100hz to 6khz

most common subwoofers can play from "20hz" to 200hz.

these are rounded off and not so specific numbers. there are far more ranges that speakers are built to play specifically such speakers include midbass speakers, which should be crossed over (read: forced to play within tolerances) between 50hz and 500hz. again, these numbers are rounded, my midbass speakers play from 80hz to 1.2khz. its all a matter of what the speaker is capable of.

so this whole business about you telling us what speakers you have and what music you like is rubbish. its not helpful, nor does it matter. its like asking me what signal cable you should choose because you listen to jazz music. its still just AC voltage going through a wire, the wire does not care what the audio it translates to means.

so. READ IMPRESSIONS BY RESPECTED MEMBERS ABOUT SPEAKERS IN YOUR BUDGET RANGE. it does not matter what kind of music you like - if they give you reviews containing objective listening impressions based on the kind of music you like - great. if not, then do more research and see what you can find.

and just remember - car audio is 10% equipment, 85% installation, and 5%beer.

speaker placement and enclosure type will be 85% more important than the speaker that goes in the hole.

 

[Domino 10+ year member]

Thanks for being demeaning.