Overkill for Polk SR6500's??

[rotormotor 10+ year member]

if you want to hide (in case not going active) trunk is always a good place to hide, besides it is very accesible whenever you want to make a change on the set up.

i dont really have a trunk...... if i could find a picture of the hatch its really small already, and then to have a battery (i have to relocate it to the "trunk"), 4 x-overs, and an amp back there i wont really be left with much room...

 

[genxx 10+ year member]

You could always do a false floor on the trunk. Active is a good recommendation but you need to do some research before just jumping into it. If you decide to go that way. The passive x-over on the SR6500 are some of the best in passive sets though so that is a plus.IMO Not sure what all the processing power on the 700 is. You can always use the x-overs on the Audisons they have very nice x-overs built in. Probably going to need some EQ processing though if go active.

If you decide to go active just check out the sticky passive vs active under speaker section before you do it. So you have some understanding of what you are getting into.

I am a active fan myself.

 

[rotormotor 10+ year member]

ok i just found a decent deal on an audison vrx 4.300 so i went for it. i hope that will match the HU and components nicely. what if i stuck with the 4 passive crossovers and mounted them and the amp in the spare wheel well? would there not be enough airflow to cool the amp? it would be (for the most part) sealed //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[meinbeast 10+ year member]

You will be very pleased with that set-up. My only advice is be careful overpowering the SR's. I have a modest 200watts going to mine and my tweeter protectors could double as headlights. Ive already fried one tweeter and really watch the volume now.

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

That Audison amp should do nicely. If you haven't gotten it yet, take a closer look at the teenie tiny Alpine PDX-4.100 or 4.150 amps.

 

[rotormotor 10+ year member]

so i just got the cd700II in the mail today.... definately not a budget amp by any means //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif and its not particularly sophisticated, there are NO frills at all... but the volume knob is the best ive ever had the pleasure of rotating //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif . IMHO its worth every penny and my dash will look like it came from the factory with this HU. now im waiting on the audison 4.300 and the second set of polks before getting into the install and figuring out where/how to mount everything. -heath

 

[phrozen_lad 10+ year member]

ah,read this too late!! when looking for a great SQ small amp...the genesis profile range is AWESOME //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Gary S 10+ year member]

Quality of sound is mostly speakers, install, tunning, speaker placement, and system design... sound differences between amps and head units set to flat and unclipped are non-existant... most speaker distortion starts at 3% and will mask any distortion from other components which is way below speaker distortion. Don't waste your money.

 

[genxx 10+ year member]

Quality of sound is mostly speakers, install, tunning, speaker placement, and system design... sound differences between amps and head units set to flat and unclipped are non-existant... most speaker distortion starts at 3% and will mask any distortion from other components which is way below speaker distortion. Don't waste your money.

I would agree with some of what you said but the highlighted portion is highly debatable and has been debated many times. That is a very generalized statement.

You take dual and pyramid. I will take DRZ9255 and Audison VRx we use the same speakers, install, vehicle and lets see what sounds better all set flat.

Rotor you are headed in the right direction. You sound is only as good as the source. Speakers cannot make your source something its not.

There are cheaper products on the market that are very good. Nothing wrong with starting at the top instead of working your way to it unless you don't have the cash.

 

[rotormotor 10+ year member]

I would agree with some of what you said but the highlighted portion is highly debatable and has been debated many times. That is a very generalized statement.
You take dual and pyramid. I will take DRZ9255 and Audison VRx we use the same speakers, install, vehicle and lets see what sounds better all set flat.

Rotor you are headed in the right direction. You sound is only as good as the source. Speakers cannot make your source something its not.

There are cheaper products on the market that are very good. Nothing wrong with starting at the top instead of working your way to it unless you don't have the cash.

thanks, im definately feeling the $$ pinch from the amp and HU on the rest of my project car buildup... but id rather do this once and do it well. the amp should arive in a week or so and then i have to decide wether to attempt the install myself, or wether i should find a reputable shop to do everything CORRECTLY for me. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif also, i need to do some research as to what exactly would be the best placement for the tweeters. the rears are going to be a bit tricky, but i just got ahold of a coustom rear speaker mount-plate. i just dont know where the best place to mount the rear tweeters is (the rear seats are extreemly small so its not often that people will be back there. id like to mount them with the focus on front seating... specifically ME //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif ).

 

[rotormotor 10+ year member]

hey guys, so im finally ready to start installing everything (starting with the headunit, as i need to get the dash back in the car). what i realized when i just went to test fit the CD700II is that it somehow does not seem to be din size??? how is this possible? there is a rather substantial gap not only on the top/bottom but also on the sides. has anyone else run into this issue? i didnt have any problem installing my cd500's into the standard din opening.... so im not sure why this install is any different //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Cpyder 10+ year member]

The SR6500 are very very good set of comps. I considered the polk 6500 on the higher-end. Why do you think you are going to be able to hear a major difference through your speakers by how high up the food chain in the HU department you go.
If you are looking for a great SQ deck then your generally looking for these things no matter who makes it:

24 Bit DAC--Burr Brown being the better IMO

4 volt or higher pre-out voltage

EQ ability

Quality of internals

X-over ability if going active

Here are some HU for to look at that are considered many to be on top of the SQ heap. This is not all just a short list off the top of my head. Just compare them to either Nakamichi you mentioned to help you sort out the Naks. I think most would consider the CD700 equal to or be better than some of the deck listed.

Alpine 7909, 9835, 9855

Eclipse 8053, 8443, 8454, 8455

Clarion DRZ9255

RockFord (Denford) RFX8250

A bunch of the Denon HU

If you are looking for all SQ then look into a mid to higher end amp, this is personnel preference though. However, there are some very good budget amps out there that will shock you.

Don't forget Alpine CDA-9887. It's got all those specs plus Imprint, which I love!