Looking for budget 6.5" comp set in the $200 price range.

[Bass Face84]

UPDATE 9-23-13

Ok so now my budget has gone up to about $300 ( flexible ) and more importantly I have just ordered a nice high powered amp for whatever I go with. The amp I ordered is the Boston Acoustics GT-2200 ( 200 X 2 RMS ).

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/p_26100_Boston_Acoustics_GT-2200.aspx?utm_source=bizrate_shopping&utm_medium=Product_Feed&utm_campaign=bizrate_shopping_Price_Comparison

So help me look for a great set of splits to pair with this amp in my budget. I want my music to be super loud but clear with no distortion and I want it to have a little spark to it. Don't like music sounding flat or muddy at all. I will be deadening my doors and sealing up the holes. The tweet most likely will be mounted on my door about 5-6" above the mid pointed to the ears. ( on axis I think is what it's called? ) Anyhow, any recommendations that meet my criteria and budget? So far the PHD 6.1 PRO kit is what I'm leaning towards.

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[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

Just the components and the amp are going to give you what you desire. You'll need to deaden the doors as well and get the correct aiming of the tweets

 

[Bass Face84]

Just the components and the amp are going to give you what you desire. You'll need to deaden the doors as well and get the correct aiming of the tweets

I have 12 sq ft of NVX dampening material. I will also be sealing up all the holes in the doors I can. I will play with tweet locations until I find where they sound best then mount them permanently. Basically I just need to figure out which comp set to buy since I can't audition much other than JL, RF, Kicker around where I live. I think the amp I'm going to use will be the RE Audio ZTX-1000.2 ( 125x2 rms @ 4 ohms ) I hope that's a solid amp for mids/highs?

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

Other options to compare to those sets are JBL P660C and MS-62C. P660C is a 2 ohm set made for a bit louder sound than MS-62C. MS-62C is 4 ohms with a good woofer and an outstanding tweeter.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

I have 12 sq ft of NVX dampening material. I will also be sealing up all the holes in the doors I can. I will play with tweet locations until I find where they sound best then mount them permanently. Basically I just need to figure out which comp set to buy since I can't audition much other than JL, RF, Kicker around where I live. I think the amp I'm going to use will be the RE Audio ZTX-1000.2 ( 125x2 rms @ 4 ohms ) I hope that's a solid amp for mids/highs?

Prolly not the best choice of amps. But it will work if you upped your budget $50 it will give you some better component options to

 

[Bass Face84]

Prolly not the best choice of amps. But it will work if you upped your budget $50 it will give you some better component options to

What would be a better amp option? Lets say I up my budget to $500 for a 2 channel amp and a 6.5" comp set. What could we do then?

 

[Bass Face84]

I also been hearing good stuff about the PHD 6.1PRO KIT but no clue how much they cost. I imagine they cost alot since the price is not listed. I know focal, hertz and stuff like that is out of my price range. Just looking for options. I want to get something that I will love and last me for a long time.

 

[Bass Face84]

Other options to compare to those sets are JBL P660C and MS-62C. P660C is a 2 ohm set made for a bit louder sound than MS-62C. MS-62C is 4 ohms with a good woofer and an outstanding tweeter.

I just looked up the JBL'S they to have great reviews like the polk's do. I feel like if all these people say they like them then they can't be bad. Is that wrong to assume?

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

What would be a better amp option? Lets say I up my budget to $500 for a 2 channel amp and a 6.5" comp set. What could we do then?

Maybe a set of cdt hd 61a and a cdt 2 channel amp. Or even a set of tantric components and sax 100.2 there are a few nice options that can be put together. The massive components are decent but the tweets are too bright

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

One question, which vehicle are these going into?

 

[Bass Face84]

One question, which vehicle are these going into?

A 2007 Jeep Liberty suv

 

[Bass Face84]

Would the JL AUDIO JX360/2 be a good comp amp? It does 110 x 2 rms @ 4 ohms 180 x 2 rms @ 2 ohms and can be had for $160 shipped from sonicelectronix.com

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

A 2007 Jeep Liberty suv

Something else you could consider is a 2-way set using a 2" mid/tweeter in the dash. A simple adapter plate would allow it to fit right into the factory locations. This would get you more of the vocals coming from up high closer to ear level.

 

[Bass Face84]

Something else you could consider is a 2-way set using a 2" mid/tweeter in the dash. A simple adapter plate would allow it to fit right into the factory locations. This would get you more of the vocals coming from up high closer to ear level.

I didn't even think about that. I could really put any tweet there with some slight modification right? Whatever set I go with I will try that location as well. Right now I am thinking to put the tweets in the doors about 6 inches above the mids facing up towards the ears. Just depends. I was looking through your cdt store. Can you do mix match sets? Like the HD 6'5" mids with the tw-25 tweets so it would cost less than the actual hd set?

 

[Bass Face84]

Or maybe those ES-20 swivel tweets. Those look nice