Large High End Comps Need Input!

[HypnoticCure 10+ year member]

Situation is this. I have decided to buy a C5 Vette. It is a matter of finding the "one" I am always really picky about my vehicles when I buy, so I tend to take a while to find one that fits my standards. Anyways, being an audio lover of course I'm going to put a system in it. I'm going to go with probably a single 12" SI Mag v2 sealed for my sub. My big dilemma is what speakers to go with. I don’t have the free time I used to, to mess around with a diy approach so I would like to go with a set of comps.

I will have plenty of room to work in the Vette doors as they come with 8's or 9's factory, and have seen how big they are in there. I'm wanting to go with as big of mid as I can fit in there and am not scared of a possible 3 way. I will be putting the tweets in the upper door panel so I'm not crunched for space down there. I really want nice mid bass that’s super loud and clear.

In the past I have loved all my diamond speakers and some of my older MB Quarts from around Y2K (psd's and Q's). I also like Boston speakers as they often sound good to my ear. I have not liked Rainbow germs at all... They didn’t get close to as loud as I wanted and left me wanting much more. So basically I don’t like really laid back speakers I’m more of a in your face but still sound good type of listener who listens really loud.

I listen to everything from rap, rock, country old school music etc... Mostly rap and old R&B/Rock. Getting a realistic demo of any options locally is not really an option since most shops **** here and will proudly demo their JL or Sony comps all day but when it comes to high end they lack...

So I’m sure I will get some "go with xx brand" and I appreciate mentioning my options but I would really love several people with experience with the brands I have mentioned to give me some advice on some brands and lines to look into with my options for the large area I have to work with. Please include why you recommend them not just "because 50 other people here like them"

Thanks to anyone who contributes in advance I appreciate your time in helping me solve my speaker issue!

Oh yea Budget well I’d love to keep it under $700 $300 would be awesome but more focused on a quality awesome sounding loud set of comps.

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[joshualittle]

U could get a nice set of dynaudio's or morel, check out wooferetc. Find a set of speakers that u like and pm datboiroy, he'll hook u up with the best prices.

 

[HypnoticCure 10+ year member]

Those are the two brands i have been looking at but not really sure what lines would closest match my listening prefs.

 

[lyttleviet 10+ year member]

Those are the two brands i have been looking at but not really sure what lines would closest match my listening prefs.

For your budget, depending on the type of power you have... I'd suggest either the Hybrid Ovation 6, or the Dotech Ovation 6. Both of those would be GREAT.

 

[HypnoticCure 10+ year member]

Thank you, I expected those to be mentioned. I have yet to speak to anyone who has heard them and can give an accurate discription of their performance. Anyone else have any input or exp. w/ these ? Or any other options to toss out there?

 

[kmanian 5,000+ posts]

I have the Critical mass set up that you would absolutely love. 8" midbass, 6" mids and 1" tweets, all neo thin line. PM me if your intrested.

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

I have the Critical mass set up that you would absolutely love. 8" midbass, 6" mids and 1" tweets, all neo thin line. PM me if your intrested.

you better keep at least a set of the 6.5 comps for me:furious:

 

[viscid240 10+ year member]

DLS Iridium 6.3i or even the 2-way set.

Heard them a while back were nice. I think a help would include what type of power you have. Or better yet if you have a set max price for amp/comp. set you would like to stay at.

Those Hybrids would be freakin' awesome. Wish I could roll that or even dotechs but kind of want sound now. so I am going the Tempo 6 route.

congrats on the c5. Care to run some BAER BRAKES??

 

[HypnoticCure 10+ year member]

Well, I will match the power to the speakers needs. I'm not scared of running power hungry speakers though. I fully plan on a set wanting a couple hundred clean watts. So I'm really mostly focused on the speakers at this point. As far as breaks go, bear could be in my pads future. Will depend on the mod route i take.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

moneybags runs the HAT 8" 3-way set up. I've only heard them a few times, so I can't really comment. Shoot him a PM and see what he thinks. He listens to a variety of music and does like to play them loud, so he should have some solid feedback.

 

[kmanian 5,000+ posts]

you better keep at least a set of the 6.5 comps for me:furious:

Don't worry I have 2

 

[headless 10+ year member]

Get a set of power line CS's. If they don't get loud enough for you, you'll need horns and a 3 way setup. I was not happy with my germaniums either...so i got the power line cs. They are a totally different class. I don't think you will see a huge improvement in volume/output over the germaniums for under 700$ though.

I took these pics of the germs next to the power line woofers...

As you can see, the difference is pretty extreme. Comparing them to the germs is like comparing the germs to the stock woofers that came in my camry //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

The power line cs are ~1000$, though. You'll want ~250-300watts per channel to them. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif The CS comes with silk tweeters and can be tuned down to sound laid back but on axis with the crossovers set aggressively the cal-27's are very loud and clear.

 

[lyttleviet 10+ year member]

Glad you have lots of power to run. Morels love lots of power //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[SQChevy 10+ year member]

I think you can sometimes find Focal K2P setup for about that much online. I haven't looked in a while, but they can take a lot of power and really rock out on all types of music and they sound great.

 

[redcalimp5 10+ year member]

Get a set of power line CS's. If they don't get loud enough for you, you'll need horns and a 3 way setup. I was not happy with my germaniums either...so i got the power line cs. They are a totally different class. I don't think you will see a huge improvement in volume/output over the germaniums for under 700$ though.
I took these pics of the germs next to the power line woofers...

As you can see, the difference is pretty extreme. Comparing them to the germs is like comparing the germs to the stock woofers that came in my camry //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

The power line cs are ~1000$, though. You'll want ~250-300watts per channel to them. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif The CS comes with silk tweeters and can be tuned down to sound laid back but on axis with the crossovers set aggressively the cal-27's are very loud and clear.

Here's a set of the Powerline CS's used in the UK for $565 BIN on Ebay. Even with $100 USD for shipping, it still comes out to being under your $700 budget limit. Or you could make him an offer, and he'd probably accept it. They've been up for a few days now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=160295476046