SR6500 comparable Focal line?

[keith89 10+ year member]

I currently have Polk Audio SR6500's. The tweeters are amazing, but I feel like the midbass is a beat weak in the lower end. I have this backed up by an SR124 subwoofer, but I am looking for something new. A pair of 8" subs or a single 10" sub to save weight and some newer/slighly better components up front.

I was just wondering what a comparable component set in the focal line would be.

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[redcalimp5 10+ year member]

Focal 165 K2P

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_1690_Focal+165+K2P.html?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=froogle

 

[lyttleviet 10+ year member]

Focal K2p

 

[keith89 10+ year member]

Thanks guys. The k2p seem to be more efficient than my sr6500's which is good and I've read that the lower range has more punch. How are the tweeters? I like how smooth the sr6500 ring radiator tweeters are. They are not even close to harsh at 0 att. I have momo's in my other car and the tweeters in those are a little harsh at -6 att because of the different design.

 

[redcalimp5 10+ year member]

keith, maybe this will help in your decision.....

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55681

 

[GAM3OVR 5,000+ posts]

Focal Utopia's are the best comps I have ever heard

 

[keith89 10+ year member]

keith, maybe this will help in your decision.....
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55681

Thanks. I agree that the sr6500's lack the midbass punch. My momo's have better punch at the expense of clarity. I couldn't imagine improving on the SR tweeters though.

I have a lot of tuning to do still so I am weighing my options. I would love to get the Utopia BE No 6's but I think its a bit excessive right now. Maybe further down the line when I redo my car's interior.

I have completely deadened my door with several layers of raamat and ensolite. Are there any other tips for getting better midbass out of my sr6500 woofers? I have them crossed at 65hz. Any lower and they seem to lose composure.

They are powerd with 100W each through an alpine pdx-4.100. Should I move away from the class D amp for SQ?

 

[jdc753 10+ year member]

Hopefully in the future I will be able to experience some new comps just to get a better idea of how the SR6500's compare (they are my first set of components.) But they seem to have a pretty decent kick, they are not shaking my rear view or anything but to me they sound good and I don't have the doors deadened or sealed up yet.

I also still have a lot of tuning to go but I believe currently I have them down low at 63hz with 18db slope (no subs installed yet) then up top I think they are at 4khz with 18bd slope and the tweeters at 3.2khz with 18db slope. This sounded a bit better to me than what I had before with them both crossed at 4khz and 18db slope. I am powering mine from a Sundown Sax100.4 and at times I would like a little more volume but I think subs and some good deadening will help with that, as well as spending some more time tuning and tweaking everything.

Of all the stuff I have read on the SR6500's it always seemed that they were very smooth but no the loudest and generally laid back, this is the closest thing to a negative comment I have seen on them.

 

[keith89 10+ year member]

Hopefully in the future I will be able to experience some new comps just to get a better idea of how the SR6500's compare (they are my first set of components.) But they seem to have a pretty decent kick, they are not shaking my rear view or anything but to me they sound good and I don't have the doors deadened or sealed up yet.
I also still have a lot of tuning to go but I believe currently I have them down low at 63hz with 18db slope (no subs installed yet) then up top I think they are at 4khz with 18bd slope and the tweeters at 3.2khz with 18db slope. This sounded a bit better to me than what I had before with them both crossed at 4khz and 18db slope. I am powering mine from a Sundown Sax100.4 and at times I would like a little more volume but I think subs and some good deadening will help with that, as well as spending some more time tuning and tweaking everything.

Of all the stuff I have read on the SR6500's it always seemed that they were very smooth but no the loudest and generally laid back, this is the closest thing to a negative comment I have seen on them.

Agreed. They are very smooth and detailed but they don't seem to have the volume and are a bit weak down low. I think i need to play with the tuning a bit more on the lower end.