How much better are 6.5 compared to 5.25?

[Theride 10+ year member]

is it that much of a difference?

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[Towncar 10+ year member]

In my experience 6.5s of the same line of speakers have had a pretty decent amount more midbass than the 5.25s. If your looking for strong midbass, than 6.5s can get the job done better if properly installed imo...

 

[VOTBLINDUB 10+ year member]

i really like the 6.5's they give you a great midbass. dont get me wrong 5's are okay too, but theyre just not as deep IMO

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Usually the larger speaker will have a little better midbass authority and slightly better low frequency extension. Obviously this generalization is only valid when comparing the exact same model speaker.

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

As squeak said.

Either size can perform better, it depends on how well they are built.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

As said above, it depends. With the lower response of the larger mids will also sometimes come breakup at higher power that will color the higher frequencies. The 6.5s will usually be louder because of more cone area.

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

i remember reading this somewhere...one of them (i forgot which) is more prone to beaming

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

i remember reading this somewhere...one of them (i forgot which) is more prone to beaming

Both of them are equally prone to beaming. All speakers are prone to beaming.

The 6.5", however, will begin to beam at a lower frequency than the 5.25".

Beaming is, simply put, due to a relationship between the length of the soundwave in relation to the diameter of the cone.

Speaker.........Theoretical

Diameter........Maximum Frequency

(inches).........Before Beaming (Hz)

0.75......................18,240

1..........................13,680

2............................6,840

3............................5,472

5............................3,316

6.5.........................2,672

8............................2,105

10..........................1,658

12..........................1,335

15..........................1,052

18.............................903

Notice that even your tweeters will experience beaming at some point in the audible frequency range //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[MemphisLove. 10+ year member]

Beaming??? i know i know im an idiot

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Beaming??? i know i know im an idiot

Beaming is exactly what it sounds like....beaming of the sound. Think of a flashlight...how there is a "beam" of light. The sound from the speaker does essentially the same thing...there is a large loss in off-axis response from the driver, and sound "beams" much in the same way as the light from the flashlight.