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<blockquote data-quote="emilimo701" data-source="post: 6942925" data-attributes="member: 622834">i know i&#039;m being a b**ch but i can&#039;t make up my mind...<a href="http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/product_details.asp?item_id=112904&amp;amp;locale=en_US" target="_blank">Rockford Fosgate Power T1652-S</a> for $170or<a href="http://www.polkaudio.com/caraudio/specs/6-1-2/speakers/mm6501/" target="_blank">Polk Audio MM6501</a> for $200?In the mail, I have coming a pair of <a href="http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/product_details.asp?cat_id=3&amp;amp;series_id=34&amp;amp;family_id=15&amp;amp;item_id=112897&amp;amp;locale=en_US" target="_blank">Rockford T-1652 coaxials</a> for my rear stage, and a <a href="http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_24116_Hifonics+Zeus+ZXi150.4.html" target="_blank">Hifonics ZXi150.4</a> amp with these specs:150w x 4 @ 4Ω (.05% THD)300w x 4 @ 2ΩS/N 80dBdamping factor &amp;gt;180If i dislike the sound of the rockford coaxials i get, i&#039;ll clearly go with the Polk. But i&#039;ve seen pretty much only good reviews about both. The Polks supposedly handle 25 more watts and have 2.7 ohm impedance; so by my calculations they will receive 222 (right?) watts instead of 150, meaning i can lower the gain to achieve the same loudness relative to the rockfords. But the T1s will match my rears, and they look damm sexy (which is a plus, because they will be exposed in my temp setup, and maybe perm) and i&#039;m also guessing they might be underrated.Help? I&#039;m assuming since they are fairly popular/common products, i might be able to find a few people who have heard both. I think Misfit is one of those people.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="emilimo701, post: 6942925, member: 622834"] i know i'm being a b**ch but i can't make up my mind... [URL="http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/product_details.asp?item_id=112904&locale=en_US"]Rockford Fosgate Power T1652-S[/URL] for $170 or [URL="http://www.polkaudio.com/caraudio/specs/6-1-2/speakers/mm6501/"]Polk Audio MM6501[/URL] for $200 ? In the mail, I have coming a pair of [URL="http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/product_details.asp?cat_id=3&series_id=34&family_id=15&item_id=112897&locale=en_US"]Rockford T-1652 coaxials[/URL] for my rear stage, and a [URL="http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_24116_Hifonics+Zeus+ZXi150.4.html"]Hifonics ZXi150.4[/URL] amp with these specs: 150w x 4 @ 4Ω (.05% THD) 300w x 4 @ 2Ω S/N 80dB damping factor >180 If i dislike the sound of the rockford coaxials i get, i'll clearly go with the Polk. But i've seen pretty much only good reviews about both. The Polks supposedly handle 25 more watts and have 2.7 ohm impedance; so by my calculations they will receive 222 (right?) watts instead of 150, meaning i can lower the gain to achieve the same loudness relative to the rockfords. But the T1s will match my rears, and they look damm sexy (which is a plus, because they will be exposed in my temp setup, and maybe perm) and i'm also guessing they might be underrated. Help? I'm assuming since they are fairly popular/common products, i might be able to find a few people who have heard both. I think Misfit is one of those people. [/QUOTE]

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