upgrade from jl to rainbow?

[drwang 10+ year member]

I'm thinking about upgrading my 5.25" JL VR coaxials to Rainbow CS230 Contour 2-way Component Speaker System 5.25 used for $160. Is this a decent deal? It's been used for a year.

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[drwang 10+ year member]

This is what I have now:

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_components.php?comp_id=62

And this is what I want to uprade to:

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/shop/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=12&ccSID8643dd60547e611052421a6659ed64d2=b655e425b9ae43d69637432689f1ae00

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

"Do it."

 

[drwang 10+ year member]

For that price of $160,.I have other options such as CDT and Focal. Plus these rainbows are quite old. I need better answers please, with more thought.

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

I have heard Contours in 6.5" form and they sounded better than some JL Xr's I have heard...and sounded better than my CDT CL61's...take it as you wish.

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

The Contours incorporated the infamous CAL25 tweets, for that price nowadays you couldnt buy the tweeters alone. You would be quite hard pressed to find a better performer within that range or even 50% higher.

 

[drwang 10+ year member]

Thanks guys, that answers my question. Because I was skeptical about getting a used product where I could have purchased a new set of CDT or Focals like everyone else on the forum. I'll give these a shot and let you know how it goes.

 

[drwang 10+ year member]

I'll have to upgrade the amp for the rainbows. Any suggestions? I would like to get the most sound quality possible. Budget would be around $200. Thanks.

Ps. I will probably steer away from anything mainstream that's sold in retail stores. I'm open to testing out new products.

 

[KaPPaBaLL 10+ year member]

i plan on running my rainbow germaniums from a PG 800.1 : 4channel amp.

125watts @ 4ohms X 4

Not too shabby.

 

[drwang 10+ year member]

KaPPaBaLL,

You're from Oakland? I'd love to listen to your setup sometime. I'm from San Francisco. Sounds good with the Phoenix Gold amp. Great match.

What do you think about these amps?

http://cgi.ebay.com/PHOENIX-GOLD-OCTANE-R9-0-5-900W-5-CH-AMPLIFIER-AMP-NEW_W0QQitemZ300107337930QQihZ020QQcategoryZ39739QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/PHOENIX-GOLD-RYVAL-V754-CAR-AMP-4-CHANNEL-NEW-2007_W0QQitemZ150117740135QQihZ005QQcategoryZ39739QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[drwang 10+ year member]

Here are the pics!

According to you guys I suppose I won't be able to find better for the $160.

 

[///M5 10+ year member]

As stated elsewhere, better has nothing to do with the price range of the components but the effort and quality of the install. I could smoke that set with a set of drivers for 1/3 the cost if I went through and put them in right versus those mounted with any vehicles stock hardware and location.

 

[KaPPaBaLL 10+ year member]

KaPPaBaLL,You're from Oakland? I'd love to listen to your setup sometime. I'm from San Francisco. Sounds good with the Phoenix Gold amp. Great match.

What do you think about these amps?

http://cgi.ebay.com/PHOENIX-GOLD-OCTANE-R9-0-5-900W-5-CH-AMPLIFIER-AMP-NEW_W0QQitemZ300107337930QQihZ020QQcategoryZ39739QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/PHOENIX-GOLD-RYVAL-V754-CAR-AMP-4-CHANNEL-NEW-2007_W0QQitemZ150117740135QQihZ005QQcategoryZ39739QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I don't have the germaniums yet but it's coming soon. been talking to rich this whole time about them. As far as those amps. I guess you can't go wrong with either of them. That PG Ryval amp puts out major power!...

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

Those contours would do very well with 120x2 @ 4 ohms. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[KaPPaBaLL 10+ year member]

hey ricH, those are my speakers on your avatar! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Btw, DRwang. I'm from oakland yes.

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