[POLL] Best 6.5" Component Speakers less than $400

Which of these is the best under $400?

  • Cadence Neo 6.5"

    Votes: 3 2.9%
  • CDT HD 62

    Votes: 21 20.2%
  • JL Audio XR650-CSi

    Votes: 17 16.3%
  • Focal 165K2

    Votes: 26 25.0%
  • Adire Koda

    Votes: 37 35.6%

  • Total voters
    104
Originally posted by Acid So what's the price of the focals and Koda's over in the US dollars? Any ideas.....As I will be working in asia for the next 2 years!!! and I would really like to get my hands on one of them!!! I have a few following questions!!!

 

(1) what amplifier would u pair them up with?

(2) I have a alpine F340, issit good enough?

(3) any recommendations for coaxial speakers? to go with the whole package?

 

Thanks.....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Feel free to give me your views
which part of Asia?

FOr prices on Koda's, pm jlaine, he's an authorised dealer, if you hadn't noticed from ALL the posts up there. You could also get a power rating recommendation from Jlaine.

WHy would you want coaxials when you're buying components?

 
Components for the back too??? I was thinking of setting up the Kodas at the front doors.

Don't really care abt the passengers....LOL...

I would be going to Singapore.

 
SQ cars only have speakers in front, not at the back. Singapore... what kind of car do you think youre' going to get? Are you going with family or by yourself? You do realise SIngapore'e prices of cars is one of the highest IN THE WORLD? It would be very hard for you to get approval by the govt for a car, never mind a second car.

I've lived in Malaysia (the country jsut above, and frequently entered Sing by car) so I know a BIT about Singapore and the surrounding areas. Man, you better start accepting rice fads, cause that's all you're gonna get.

IF you wanna know more, pm me or something..//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 
Man.....Spare me your ignorance abt Singapore. I've been there 3 times and There's more than just Rice fads! A stone's throw from my office are some neat steak houses and restuarants.I will be given a company car(Honda civic Vti) for 2 years and that's why I am willing to invest in the car audio. and you tell me that u have stayed in the region....

What I really don't need is your knowledge abt countries.....But seriously...I think u missed out all the questions that I have posted. In fact after reading your reply.It seems that I have more questions for you.

What is " SQ cars only have speakers in front, not at the back"?

I have driven a Honda intergra back in singapore and I remember there were speakers on the front doors and a pair at the back.

Would anyone reading care to comment on setting up 2 pairs of components speakers within one car? issit better? wouldn't it sound kinda messy if the staging isn't good enough?

Are you telling me that all the cars in Singapore only have front speakers? How could that be posssible!?!

Are u genuinely interested in helping? or u just wanna be heard?

I will be leaving in a few days time and I would really benefit from some genuine help instead of some irrelevant comments abt Rice Fads.

Cheers

 
the reason many high level cars go with only front speakers is becuase the idea of a PURE SQ car is to have it sound like everything is coming from directly in front of you... as if it were being performed live on your dashboard. for most people, rear fill with coaxials is FINE. for those kodas you will want to send them at least 75 watts RMS a side to make them truly perform. it would be fine if you decided to bridge it to the front channels, but would be a little soft on the Kodas run in 4 channel mode.

now to adress this last exchange, chill out. He was trying to help, he wasn't completely clear on your situation (he did the best he could witht eh info you provided.) He gave you the information HE HAD. Either way, no need to start childish bickering. Just say that your situation is different and maybe say why.

 
Originally posted by Acid Man.....Spare me your ignorance abt Singapore. I've been there 3 times and There's more than just Rice fads! A stone's throw from my office are some neat steak houses and restuarants.I will be given a company car(Honda civic Vti) for 2 years and that's why I am willing to invest in the car audio. and you tell me that u have stayed in the region....

 

What I really don't need is your knowledge abt countries.....But seriously...I think u missed out all the questions that I have posted. In fact after reading your reply.It seems that I have more questions for you.

 

What is " SQ cars only have speakers in front, not at the back"?

 

I have driven a Honda intergra back in singapore and I remember there were speakers on the front doors and a pair at the back.

 

Would anyone reading care to comment on setting up 2 pairs of components speakers within one car? issit better? wouldn't it sound kinda messy if the staging isn't good enough?

 

Are you telling me that all the cars in Singapore only have front speakers? How could that be posssible!?!

 

Are u genuinely interested in helping? or u just wanna be heard?

 

I will be leaving in a few days time and I would really benefit from some genuine help instead of some irrelevant comments abt Rice Fads.

 

Cheers

*sigh*...Oh Acid....

I've been living in Malaysia and been in SIngapore longer than you,... a WHOLE lot longer...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Would 17 years of stay in taht region be enough to tell you that I know about the area?

Ever heard of the Kiasu culture? I thought not...

If you know Singapore, please do tell me what my name means. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 
Originally posted by Wonderbread the reason many high level cars go with only front speakers is becuase the idea of a PURE SQ car is to have it sound like everything is coming from directly in front of you... as if it were being performed live on your dashboard. for most people, rear fill with coaxials is FINE. for those kodas you will want to send them at least 75 watts RMS a side to make them truly perform. it would be fine if you decided to bridge it to the front channels, but would be a little soft on the Kodas run in 4 channel mode.

 

now to adress this last exchange, chill out. He was trying to help, he wasn't completely clear on your situation (he did the best he could witht eh info you provided.) He gave you the information HE HAD. Either way, no need to start childish bickering. Just say that your situation is different and maybe say why.
Thanks for the comment, wonderbread, but I think I got the "Singapore" situation under control...

I DID live in that region for 17..//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 
Yikes! So many arguments in this thread...I didn't know 6.5" comps generated so much rage //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 
Originally posted by azngurlbaybee Yikes! So many arguments in this thread...I didn't know 6.5" comps generated so much rage //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif
and we have you to thank, justagirl //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 
Si mi lan jiao?

gimme a break..will ya.......paikiah in direct translation in hokkien dialect means bad kid...or in jargon means a gangster.....don't think that you are the only wise guy around....17 years in that region and you tell me that they only have cars that have front speakers?!?.i really doubt so........In fact if uu really think you know singapore so well......let's just say you are a real "kay kiang" . if u understand that....that just simplifies u.....

Just to state the facts that I am not here to argue over who knows singapore more......BUT I am here to learn more abt Car audio....I guess you failed to see the real reasons why I have posted my questions on car audio......Not on Rice fads....

and Finally......any answers for my car audio questions?

If you have nothing constructive to say abt car audio.....might as well save you the trouble of typing in some more singapore questions..

I hope u finally understand what i was asking everyone abt..and that's abt CAR AUDIO!.Not abt Singapore.

Ultimately,I thank wonder bread for a conclusive and informative reply that answers my questions abt the kodas....If we had more of your kind.this world would be a better place instaed of all these misplaced answers that had done nothing to answer my questions.

I treasure comments or views if they are related to the topic... If you are going to tell me abt your travel tales....Save it for the travel forum.....Purlease.....I still doubt that paikiah was really genuine in helping...all he went on was abt how much he knew singapore..

peace

 
Si mi lan jiao?

Lu bia tia ceebai? hongkan ah..

na ciaomoweilah //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Lu botachi, lu si mi lan ciao~

gimme a break..will ya.......paikiah in direct translation in hokkien dialect means bad kid...or in jargon means a gangster.....don't think that you are the only wise guy around....17 years in that region and you tell me that they only have cars that have front speakers?!?.i really doubt so........In fact if uu really think you know singapore so well......let's just say you are a real "kay kiang" . if u understand that....that just simplifies u.....

Man, the nerve of some people...

Well, it saddens me to see that you still have yet to perfect the english language OR Hokkien...

"SQ cars only have speakers in front, not at the back."

Where in that statement do you see me say Singapore cars only have front speakers? I did say SQ cars, and SQ does not refer to the callsign of Singapore airlines. I still say I know a whole lot more about Singapore than what you know at this current moment in time.

Just to state the facts that I am not here to argue over who knows singapore more......BUT I am here to learn more abt Car audio....I guess you failed to see the real reasons why I have posted my questions on car audio......Not on Rice fads....

YOu, again, failed to see what I initially wrote. Ask any SQ person about rears and they will discourage you. See? I'm still helping. In fact, you might find in my other posts that I don't go hostile on others, I don't put down others, and I get my facts as striaght as possible before posting them. I suggest you do that sometime too.

and Finally......any answers for my car audio questions?

If you have nothing constructive to say abt car audio.....might as well save you the trouble of typing in some more singapore questions..

I believe I have put in effort towards helping you by mentioning the Koda's, which has had great reviews from respectable people in the business as well as in this forum. That's not help? So be it then.

I hope u finally understand what i was asking everyone abt..and that's abt CAR AUDIO!.Not abt Singapore.

I was trying to help you out a bit, but if you're gonna swipe my hand away, you don't need that help. Comprendo?

Ultimately,I thank wonder bread for a conclusive and informative reply that answers my questions abt the kodas....If we had more of your kind.this world would be a better place instaed of all these misplaced answers that had done nothing to answer my questions.

And we would have a better world without people who turn away help when it's right under their nose.

I treasure comments or views if they are related to the topic... If you are going to tell me abt your travel tales....Save it for the travel forum.....Purlease.....I still doubt that paikiah was really genuine in helping...all he went on was abt how much he knew singapore..

travel tales, I think not. I still say I know Sing a WHOLE lot more than you do, Acid, just like how you'd know your hometown and surrounding areas. Genuine in helping? I'll lethe rest of the members decide for themselves.

peace

btw, since you clearly don't understand, SQ means Sound Quality. Another type of system would be SPL, and don't read it as some callsign again.

I believe you do owe me an apology.

 
owe U a apology? Kum lim peh lan jiao seng..

I am a singaporean and who knows the country better than singaporean. i have stayed there all my life before taking up a PR in Australia just three years back. So stop telling me you know my country more than me and your english is any better than mine. Look at all your previous posts that were riddled in speeling and grammer mistakes. Look at your sorry self before u comment on others. Hokkien happens to be my dialect and the cheek of you to call yourself paikiah. So do u still think that you know singapore better than me?

This is not an forum for you to claim that you know more abt a country than anyone else. Do u know that this is a car audio forum? why do u keep going on that note? is ther anything that you didn't comprehend? Bottomline is I am here to learn abt car audio, and if u could have answered like wonderbread instead of telling me your travel tales. All these would be unneccessary? Faham Tak?

if u claim that I have attacked u, u have not done anything better than commenting on my english.this isn't a english class and you ain't a english teacher....

Again I have told u if you ave nothing better to say.might as well zip it.

I have stayed there for 28 years and no one in singapore calls their car as SQ cars. It doesn't mean that macdonald's is big in US and we all call them mcdonald cars? of course I didn't take it as a call sign......but neither did i know what was SQ..and the topic was on Singapore cars....I would also think you were refering to singapore cars..If I knew so much abt Sound quality.would u think that I would be asking questions?

I have went to some respectable shops in singapore when i was back for a holiday and none of them discouraged me abt rear speakers. didn't reallty trust them.That's the reason why I turned to the forum for help. And in your first reply. I see a message in broken english that didn't shed any light on my questions. Do some soul searching and reflect on what you have said before preaching to the whole world that u are trying to help. this is how it goes"

"SQ cars only have speakers in front, not at the back. Singapore... what kind of car do you think youre' going to get? Are you going with family or by yourself? You do realise SIngapore'e prices of cars is one of the highest IN THE WORLD? It would be very hard for you to get approval by the govt for a car, never mind a second car."

I've lived in Malaysia (the country jsut above, and frequently entered Sing by car) so I know a BIT about Singapore and the surrounding areas. Man, you better start accepting rice fads, cause that's all you're gonna get."

IF you wanna know more, pm me or something.."

I can see that u are trying to help..I need answers as I will be leaving australia soon and I won;t be able to get in touch with car audio until I am done setting up a few things. That explains why I need these answers quiclky. and that didn't really asnwer my initial questions abt the amp.speakers and setup? i was asking abt the compatibility of the system i bought and u were telling me abt SQ only. why not just tell me that the setup or the system is bought isn't compatible as that what i really need to know.

It's never in my interest to put down someone unless I can see that they ain't there to genuinely help? Did u see me putting down wonderbread? That's someone who was genuinely helping and i am thankful of that. if u think i swiped your hand away.let me just say that u didn't even appear to be helping in the first place.

and everyone knows that u didn't offer a reply that was like wonderbread's...which was concise and to the point.

and when i meant the rear.i didn't mean the boot. comprendo?

I do not doubt that u have given quality posts in the past but this time round.....I don't think it was any where near average.

I have found out all i needed and I beleive this is getting nowhere....If u feel there's still a need to continue...u can go on by yourself...

Like i said, I am here tolearn abt car audio.nothing else....U learnt something and I have learnt something...

I have also found adire dealer in Singapore...I will get there to check out the price and SQ myself.

Peace

 
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spoken like a true kiasu newbie.

Singaporean, lived in singapore for 28 years, but only been back three times.

Whatever suits you then. oh boy, I'm done.

 
Grow up Kid! It seems like you are more Kiasu then me.

What's wrong with staying at a place for 28 years and only going back 3 times? so it seems that you have nothing better to say. U start commenting on my tRavel habits?

GROW UP KID!!

THIS IS A CAR AUDIO FORUM!

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