So round speakers sound better than oval, but by how much?

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

yes, speaker cones make a difference in how they sound. and yes, that difference can be audible in a car environment. but there are so many other factors at work and each speaker model sounds different (even in the same brand).

the biggest difference will be the upper vocal range and as you near the crossover point for the tweeter. above 1kHz, a 6x9 can get a bit weird. that "dust cap" will have it's own sonic characteristics and resonance frequency - note that the cap shouldn't be conductive or touching the actual voice coil wiring. parts express has some small dust caps (paper or poly). good results can be had from using a dedicated midrange and a 6x9 as a midbass/woofer.

Hertz has some high energy 6x9's that sound pretty darn good (for $350/pr).

 

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I've had a pair of Pioneer TS-6902R's coaxs in the rear of my truck at one time and those things sounded really nice. Suprisingly very tight bass, but the tweeter got a little bright though.

more likely - you heard phase interference between the full range woofer and the tweeter. what most people call "harsh tweeters" is just phase interference from multiple arrival times.

 

[fish1234 10+ year member]

I've recently heard those Hertz 6x9's, they do give a very robust sound. Very pleased, but they are pricey.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

most coaxial speaker lack good passive crossovers. the new Alpine Type-R includes a low pass filter on the woofer and they sound decent for the money.

 

[shilent 10+ year member]

to the OP, when you say sound quality....what are you trying to get exactly? more midbass...more midrange clarity...what?

Midrange clarity.

Looks like everyone's saying not much difference between the two, guess I'll just look into other ways of improving my sound. I noticed my system sounds so much better when my car is not moving, I'll look into sound deadening.

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

Yea you're not gonna see much difference between the 2. You could really notice a difference if you moved to maybe the Morel Maximo components. Great for your budget and limited power.

Deadening can really help when done right, as well as sealing up the holes in your doors.

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

Yea you're not gonna see much difference between the 2. You could really notice a difference if you moved to maybe the Morel Maximo components. Great for your budget and limited power.

Deadening can really help when done right, as well as sealing up the holes in your doors.