Installed Rainbow Profi's .....

[blue 10+ year member]

I haven't had time to look into EQ'ing them at all , so my impressions out of the box are :

WARM .... real warm ( I hope they open up some as they break in ).

STRONG midbass .... right now they're too strong.

Really great soundstaging capabilities , but image definition has not snapped into tight focus ( tuning required )

I am happy and optimistic , but really hoping these speakers do some serious changing as they break in ....

I'll keep ya posted ....

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[kjwiehoff 10+ year member]

good sh*t...

 

[kuijo 10+ year member]

Sounds great man, i can only imagine how they sound after listening to my soundlines oh.. and if you want to paypal me some of that money you seem to be throwing left and right let me know... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[blue 10+ year member]

Well ... I drove almost three hours to the White Mountains in NH , and then another three hours through Maine, and back south to home again. All the while I was breaking in the new Rainbow Profi's of course and wondering just how much they may change with time allowed for breaking them in .... and well ..... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif They changed almost as drastically as did my Dynaudios with some break in .... and they have opened up in the upper mids and highs considerably, and tightened up some in the mid bass region. I'm starting to become real happy with them. They still need some more definition in the mid bass , but that may also require me to add yet another layer or two of Dynamat Extreme , bring it up to 4 total layers. I may also attach an MDF panel to the door's bottom part , to strengthen it even further.

Imaging was really poor when these were first installed , but have since tightened up considerably. I still get an occasional voice moving from the left speaker , then back to center , but only slightly so , and only on certain songs. I believe some left tweeter tweaking will cure that.

While I hope these speakers continue to break in and snap into even better focus , and tighten up in the mid bass just a little more too , I already will say they were worth every penny I paid for them. The tweeter is among the very best I have ever heard in a car , and the kick bass is not far behind.

Even after they have opened up and are much less congested , I would still say these speakers fall into the more warm catagory , and not the lively , detailed one.

Smooth , but not laid back is how I would describe them .... and that makes for great sound indeed. I'll keep you posted.

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

Smooth , but not laid back is how I would describe them .... and that makes for great sound indeed.

Exactly how I'd describe Rainbow silks

BTW the love affair has just begun, as time goes you appreciate them more and more..