not sure what you are looking at but in my case I started looking for good coax, then I move to comps in the 150 range, for that range new Alpine's type R (SPR-17S) are really good, gread bass response and good highs, x-over comes with a 7 level tweeter attenuation in case you find them harsh, but I'm sure you wouldn't. You can find them around $120-130 shipped from e-bay or around $140-150 onlinecarstereo, sonicelectronix or techronics.
I'm personally saving more $ to move to some Rainbows, CDT's or 720PRS, still don't have my choice (looking at) but if I were in that range I will take R's as one of my options.
i went with the phoenix gold rsds. I'll let ya know how it goes. I might not be an expert, but I know if something sounds good or not //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif