image dynamics ctx65cs comps

[02xblazer 10+ year member]

has anyone ran these? found them for $130 before shipping.. my budget keeps getting smaller and smaller and the factory speakers arent cutting it. what are some good comps for 150 or less? need to have good midbass

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[2wheeler 10+ year member]

I've been wanting to know the same thing...

 

[ctmike 10+ year member]

id comps. are very nice and imo hard to beat in thier price range.

 

[dftnz7 10+ year member]

I just installed a set of these in my truck last night and was waiting to do a full review after I had some time to get a good feel for them. I yanked the RSDs and threw these in last night and got a couple good hours of listening on them today, but obviously they are far from broke in. I have 150wrms slapped on them and they handle it no sweat.

Definitely more efficient than the RSDs, had to turn the gains down from where they were. The midrange is very detailed, yet more mellow than the RSDs--the vocals aren't as overpowering/harsh as the RSDs in my install. Very balanced is how I would put it. You dont feel the need to tune everything so much and make cuts/boosts up and down the line. I am running my settings dead flat right now and they sound great. Not wanting to push too much lower bass material to them until they break in more. The midbass on them is fantastic though. Eric Stevens the ID rep and I discussed this at length and he felt the midbass/range was the strongest selling point of this kit, and had a lot of value given their price point. They put a ton of time and research into them just like their other sets--the reason they are cheaper is they are Chinese bult, unlike the others. The built on mine appeared to be superb though.

I like the tweeter about the same as RSDs. Not picking up much difference at all in that regard. One thing I would give the RSDs the nod for right now is that they seem to be able to handle more

I would certainly recommend them to anyone looking for a set in this price range. One thing about it is that being IDs they will have great resale value if you ever decide to sell them. If you want a lot cheaper set that really impressed me, check out the Cadence CWM6 set, it has been getting some good reviews, and knocked my socks off when I put them in a friend's truck the other night. They are $75 shipped. The IDs are better, but probably not $100 better. I bought mine authorized from woofersetc.com for $179 shipped. For $130+ shipping, go for it. Just make sure you got enough power to wake them up.

 

[2wheeler 10+ year member]

dftnz7, (or anyone else with experience on the ctx comps), do you think that 75w a side is enough to get these moving well? I'm thinking of running a set of the ctx comps with an ID12V3 sub in my truck..

Thanks for the review

 

[dftnz7 10+ year member]

I think 75w would probably work okay...but from the range given on the box they came in, they definitely look like they want you to throw a bit more at them to really wake up the midbass. Mine seem to sound a lot richer/fuller the more I crank the old deafness knob. If I had the capability of trying them at that wattage I would and then let you know, but there is no way for me to do it the way I am set up. They are pretty efficient though, both in ratings and in actual use. I think you would be better off with something like these with 75w than the RSDs...took a lot of juice to make them go IMO.

 

[reed dollaz 10+ year member]

Eclipse has some of the best sounding components ive heard. Memphis M-Class, PG RSD, Rainbow gern's. Get any of the following, and if you still need more midbass get some M Seried CDT 6's

 

[2wheeler 10+ year member]

Any opinions on the ID ctx comps vs. Boston Acoustics SL60s? I've got a set of the Bostons in my other truck that I really like but I'm thinking of the IDs for the new truck.

 

[WKD TC]

Avi Direct BB tend to give pretty good midbass and youll be spending around $150 per set and very power efficient a small 4ch would do the job

 

[w00tah 10+ year member]

I'm pretty sure that he's asking about the ID CTX comps, not the AVI, Cadence, etc.

Way to add relevant information to this thread.

Kef

 

[WKD TC]

i know but the avi is a way better speaker than image

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

who the hell is avi?

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

lol this guy came out of nowhere and started saying avi

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

lol this guy came out of nowhere and started saying avi

and hertz. he posted in every thread in this section about either avi or hertz.

 

[2wheeler 10+ year member]

Avi Direct BB tend to give pretty good midbass and youll be spending around $150 per set and very power efficient a small 4ch would do the job

OK, how about a link, a pic, some specs..

If you're going off topic at least be informative.