Mid Comparison

[subie_rex927]

I want to know how 6.5" Focal Polyglass mids will compare to JBL 6.5" power series mids but running active off and 80prs on a 120.4

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[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

they will sound as good as your physical installation lets them. really, until you're about 40 hours deep on each speaker's installation (addressing stiffening, deadening, absorption, and rear wave cancellation) differences between one brand and another are simply based on the response and distortion inherent in the design. but midbass response will be determined by the installation, not the speaker. most of the midrange performance is determined by rear wave absorption (or lack there of) - which is install dependent. upper midrange/high frequency response will be speaker dependent and worth looking at response curves (on-axis and 30 degress off-axis) then comparing with your specific installation plans. that will give you an idea where you will need to set crossovers and thus which speaker should play the highest before cone break-up.

simply put, anyone who could answer this question as it is stated, is lying or making it up. if you share photos of the vehicle, lists of what you will do to the airspace/baffle, angles relative to listening position, tweeter choices and tweeter locations, etc. can someone make an informed opinion on which would be preferred.

first off - what about depth? can you physically fit both?

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

do you have the focals now? what are you trying to improve?

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

do you have the focals now? what are you trying to improve?

nice edit. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

i honestly haven't been impressed with lower line focals, even hearing them in several cars and many soundboards - i'm just not a fan. now, move up in class and cost and we can talk more about Focal. hell, Focal makes the drivers for Wilson Audio speaker towers (which can run $50,000 each for the Maxx or even $100,000 each for Alexandria). The K2 and KRX and similar lines are good but not without issues.

personally, I think JBL does a better job designing the speaker for a car environment and Harman (parent company) does a lot of OEM testing and research.

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

hahaha u like the ninja edit ......... I don't like the focals at all either, seem overpriced for what they are (or how they sound) now seas and dynaudios are the go.... so expensive tho