Whats better- Full Range Or Component?

[shanerz21 10+ year member]

I heard the full range speakers give you better bass but the components are costin more. i have diamond audio D6 5.25 speakers in mind. the full range speakers are about $30 cheaper... advice....

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[alteraudiousa 10+ year member]

components give better bass than full range coaxs. Components are jsut as full range but you have a seperate tweet, woofer and crossover instead of having a tweet stuck in the middle of your cone. I would go with components.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I dont know where you get your info at bud, but x2 on what alteraudiousa said.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I wouldn't agree completely, depends on what speakers we're talking about //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

True full range speakers (with no tweets) generally have some sacrifices that come with the design, and that usually involves a steep rolloff in bass or some attenuation of the top end.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

I wouldn't agree completely, depends on what speakers we're talking about //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
True full range speakers (with no tweets) generally have some sacrifices that come with the design, and that usually involves a steep rolloff in bass or some attenuation of the top end.

I believe the term "full range" here was describing co-axial speakers and not the home audio definition of "full range"...such as Fostex.

And, using co-axials as the context of the question.....I for the most part agree with alteraudio. Components will generally give you better bass response aswell as better overall sound and response, and better power handling and output capabilities as they are generally better designed speakers with a better crossover network.