My Pg Rsd65cs Review:

[dspencer24 10+ year member]

got mine installed today and im definatly not impressed with the sound quality but whats to be expected from pg and 100 dollars

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

do you think the polk momo's are better or mb quart lower budget ones or the cdt62's or kicker ks

 

[skydeaner 10+ year member]

i saw your review dspence, recommend eqing in the 2.0-3.5 range, i have mine dropped greatly through there. That is the only way i was able to get rid of the harshness. If you don't have the eqing capabilities to do so, i would not recommend getting these speakers at this point. They do get very loud for how cheap they are though.

 

[andrewibk 10+ year member]

Do you think I should get an external EQ ? I have a cda-9885 with only bass and treb controls.. reccomendations? The sound seems too light, and not full.. my hpf is at 120.

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

Do you think I should get an external EQ ? I have a cda-9885 with only bass and treb controls.. reccomendations? The sound seems too light, and not full.. my hpf is at 120.

lower your HPF to 80HZ. they rsd's can easily handle an 80hz HP.

 

[andrewibk 10+ year member]

everything worked out pretty well for me, but they are a bit harsh.. =/

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

i found with the rsd's it's not the tweeter that causes any harshness. it's the upper portion of what the mids play. i think the rsd mids are best crossed low like around 2k or so. the tweeters can play plenty low with a steep slope and still take all the power you'd want to give them.

the mid-bass is sick (if you have a good amount of power on tap) for such an inexpensive set and the tweeters IMO sound great, the only downfall i see with the rsd set is the mid-range clarity. sometimes with the passives the mid-range can get quite "edgy" sounding. make the switch to active, throw a whole bunch of power to everything, cross the mids and tweeters low and do a lil EQing and you'll be in heaven.

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

tcguy hit it..

Mids are harsh, highs are pretty good though..

Mid bass is good, but you do need a lot of power for it to some out.

 

[andrewibk 10+ year member]

the rsd's are starting to smoothen out and sound less harsh as they break in.

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

thats good to hear.

or your ears are just getting used to it. lol

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

i am confused on how the mids are harsh and highs are good i thought mid is midbass basically and i thought the highs meant harsh if someone said they were harsh

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

there is sub-bass, mid-bass, mid-range and then highs.

after having quite a bit of experience with this set i have come to the conclusion that the upper mid-range can be harsh. but it's not the tweeters its the mids that cause the problem.

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

there is sub-bass, mid-bass, mid-range and then highs.
after having quite a bit of experience with this set i have come to the conclusion that the upper mid-range can be harsh. but it's not the tweeters its the mids that cause the problem.

i sent you a pm asking what you think is best

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

i can't answer that question. the only ones i have used that you listed is the rsd's.

 

[srunr04 10+ year member]

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