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<blockquote data-quote="Frankensuby" data-source="post: 2583207" data-attributes="member: 569869">Ok, I would go with the Polk MOMO&#039;s.&nbsp; In fact, I have the Alpine Type-R componenets and am just not impressed with them.&nbsp; I made the mistake of buying without listening, and I won&#039;t again.&nbsp; The amp for my speakers is also not the greatest, but after listening to them in a soundboars, side by side on an amp with the same settings and through the same HU, the MOMO&#039;s blew the R&#039;s away in every area, even though they weren&#039;t powered to their potential.The Type-R&#039;s have something weird going on.&nbsp; I feel like they aren&#039;t bright until I&#039;m pushing the mids too hard, and then at that point, the tweeters sound a bit harsh, and I&#039;ve got them to +3 db attenuation.That being said, I&#039;m sure they would do much better in a sealed door with a better and slightly overpowered quality amp.&nbsp; But, side by side doesn&#039;t lie to your ears.Also, try out the Type-X&#039;s, I have never personally heard them (noone around here seems to carry them onhand).&nbsp; They might be what you like.&nbsp; You&#039;d be looking at 75 RMS vs 125 RMS Polks, so if they are decent sounding, and fit your power bill, go with the appropriate set.Oh ya, and generally, Tweeter has atleast one set of Polks in store on tap to listen too.&nbsp; Unfortunately, they don&#039;t always have the size you are looking into.&nbsp; I took a gamble with the MOMO&#039;s for my rear doors because I didn&#039;t hear them beforehand, but they lived up to their big brother&#039;s standards in everywhere but the midbass.&nbsp; 5.25&quot; co-axial just isn&#039;t the same as the Components.And to give you a comparison of the R sound quality to the Polks in my rear:&nbsp; I have to turn my rear MOMO&#039;s down 20 watts less than the R&#039;s because they are so clear and loud, they overpower my R tweeters even at +3 db, watt per watt.&nbsp; That&#039;s even with my fronstage tweeters at arm level and the rear tweeters aimed at the ankles in the rear //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Frankensuby, post: 2583207, member: 569869"] Ok, I would go with the Polk MOMO's. In fact, I have the Alpine Type-R componenets and am just not impressed with them. I made the mistake of buying without listening, and I won't again. The amp for my speakers is also not the greatest, but after listening to them in a soundboars, side by side on an amp with the same settings and through the same HU, the MOMO's blew the R's away in every area, even though they weren't powered to their potential. The Type-R's have something weird going on. I feel like they aren't bright until I'm pushing the mids too hard, and then at that point, the tweeters sound a bit harsh, and I've got them to +3 db attenuation. That being said, I'm sure they would do much better in a sealed door with a better and slightly overpowered quality amp. But, side by side doesn't lie to your ears. Also, try out the Type-X's, I have never personally heard them (noone around here seems to carry them onhand). They might be what you like. You'd be looking at 75 RMS vs 125 RMS Polks, so if they are decent sounding, and fit your power bill, go with the appropriate set. Oh ya, and generally, Tweeter has atleast one set of Polks in store on tap to listen too. Unfortunately, they don't always have the size you are looking into. I took a gamble with the MOMO's for my rear doors because I didn't hear them beforehand, but they lived up to their big brother's standards in everywhere but the midbass. 5.25" co-axial just isn't the same as the Components. And to give you a comparison of the R sound quality to the Polks in my rear: I have to turn my rear MOMO's down 20 watts less than the R's because they are so clear and loud, they overpower my R tweeters even at +3 db, watt per watt. That's even with my fronstage tweeters at arm level and the rear tweeters aimed at the ankles in the rear [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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