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<blockquote data-quote="zako" data-source="post: 7335763" data-attributes="member: 629735">I suggest that you buy Alpine SPR-57C coaxial speakers while they&#039;re still available. This is the old Alpine Type-R coaxial speaker. The current model Alpine SPR-68 should be at least as good, but it&#039;s well over $100 for a set. The old ones can be found for under $100.My recommendation is based on my experience with the 6.5 component version of the same thing. Last year I bought Alpine Type R component speakers, and I thought for the price I paid they are awesome. The highs are clear and smooth without being fatiguing despite of being on axis. Midbass is pretty strong. The mids are muscular. I could feel the difference compared to my old speakers simply by the size of magnet. The woofers were so heavy compared to my older Infinity Reference speakers. The these Alpines can crank. The components have 110watt rating. The coaxial version has 100watt RMS rating. I have them running on a 150watt RMS channel but the gains are set to just 25%. You can go ahead and cross them as low as 70 or 60Hz. I have them crossed at 70Hz@24dB. I suppose that the 5x7/6x8 version will produce even better bass. For the money, either the coaxial or component version of Alpine Type R speakers is a very good deal. This is the best coaxial speaker available from Alpine and one of the best on the market. I have heard another really good budget speaker that&#039;s available in either coaxial or component version is Polk Audio MM. Supposedly it has more detailed highs and better bass than Type R. However, the Polk MM coaxial speakers cost about the same as the new Alpine Type R. For your budget, the old Type R is pretty good deal IMO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zako, post: 7335763, member: 629735"] I suggest that you buy Alpine SPR-57C coaxial speakers while they're still available. This is the old Alpine Type-R coaxial speaker. The current model Alpine SPR-68 should be at least as good, but it's well over $100 for a set. The old ones can be found for under $100. My recommendation is based on my experience with the 6.5 component version of the same thing. Last year I bought Alpine Type R component speakers, and I thought for the price I paid they are awesome. The highs are clear and smooth without being fatiguing despite of being on axis. Midbass is pretty strong. The mids are muscular. I could feel the difference compared to my old speakers simply by the size of magnet. The woofers were so heavy compared to my older Infinity Reference speakers. The these Alpines can crank. The components have 110watt rating. The coaxial version has 100watt RMS rating. I have them running on a 150watt RMS channel but the gains are set to just 25%. You can go ahead and cross them as low as 70 or 60Hz. I have them crossed at 70Hz@24dB. I suppose that the 5x7/6x8 version will produce even better bass. For the money, either the coaxial or component version of Alpine Type R speakers is a very good deal. This is the best coaxial speaker available from Alpine and one of the best on the market. I have heard another really good budget speaker that's available in either coaxial or component version is Polk Audio MM. Supposedly it has more detailed highs and better bass than Type R. However, the Polk MM coaxial speakers cost about the same as the new Alpine Type R. For your budget, the old Type R is pretty good deal IMO. [/QUOTE]

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