RF Pps4-6 bad sound quality

[Ven0m]

A while ago I got a set of 6x9 kicker speakers for cheap, and recently I ordered fosgate 6.5s for my front speakers, I was extremely disappointed to find that the fosgates not only sounded worse than the kickers, but also were much quieter as well. I was wondering if maybe I did something wrong during the installation or if there's anything I should check. Thanks

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[ThxOne Premium Member]

A while ago I got a set of 6x9 kicker speakers for cheap, and recently I ordered fosgate 6.5s for my front speakers, I was extremely disappointed to find that the fosgates not only sounded worse than the kickers, but also were much quieter as well. I was wondering if maybe I did something wrong during the installation or if there's anything I should check. Thanks

One: They are different size speakers.
B: They probably have different power and sensitivity ratings (these affect sound output)
3: Depending on the vehicle, different speakers will be sent different signals.
S: How are the speakers mounted?
11: Is it a Toyota Corolla?
Q: Aftermarket head unit? Amplifiers?
29: Are you comparing apples to apples with the speakers? Meaning, are they of similar specs?

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

A while ago I got a set of 6x9 kicker speakers for cheap, and recently I ordered fosgate 6.5s for my front speakers, I was extremely disappointed to find that the fosgates not only sounded worse than the kickers, but also were much quieter as well. I was wondering if maybe I did something wrong during the installation or if there's anything I should check. Thanks

The ones you got are just midranges so you are missing tweeters. The mids also need a lot of power from an amp to sound decent. If you are powering it off a head unit, you arent gonna get anything decent sounding.

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

for the same price you could have gotten this and be happier tbh.

Hertz K 165

Uno Series 6-1/2" component speaker system

www.crutchfield.com

 

[Ven0m]

The ones you got are just midranges so you are missing tweeters. The mids also need a lot of power from an amp to sound decent. If you are powering it off a head unit, you arent gonna get anything decent sounding.

It's powered off a skar 4 way 150watts rms per channel

 

[Ven0m]

One: They are different size speakers.
B: They probably have different power and sensitivity ratings (these affect sound output)
3: Depending on the vehicle, different speakers will be sent different signals.
S: How are the speakers mounted?
11: Is it a Toyota Corolla?
Q: Aftermarket head unit? Amplifiers?
29: Are you comparing apples to apples with the speakers? Meaning, are they of similar specs?

Skar 4 way amp and pioneer HU 09 malibu

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

It's powered off a skar 4 way 150watts rms per channel

well they are pro audio midranges so you need tweeters and also you need active network crossovers to get a proper blend between mid and tweet or else its never gonna sound complete.