drunk-ordered some 6.5 components - how do I make the best out of them?

• buy sound deadening material
  
• Open door panels, clean, apply alcohol then apply sound deadening to inner and outer door panels.
  
• Get those new speakers installed and use the original stock foam from the stock speakers to go around the face of the speaker, they may cover the screw holes but I have noticed applying foam around the front face of the mid-woofer and followed by the plastic door panel provides good mid-bass performance and with your 50 x 4 rms amp you should get decent "thump" to your system  You may have to engage the high pass crossover and cross them say, 60Hz and play them.  If you want more volume, you may have to increase the cross over frequency to 70hz and see if your speakers can handle the power.
  
• Since you have new speakers that will need say 1-2 weeks to break in, start with 80Hz for a week and then reduce the cross over frequency.
  

kcducttaper said:

I've had the Polk DB6502's in my wish list for a while now. After a couple glasses of wine, I saw they were on sale for $100 (I believe they come in pairs), so I ordered 2. My whip is a 2008 Chevy Trailblazer (short wheel-base version and non-bose). It has a 6.5" hole in each of the 4 doors and 2 in-dash mounts that I can stick tweeters in, so I just went with 6.5 components for this round. I've already installed a Pioneer AVH-X4800BS head unit and have an Alpine MRV-F300 amp on my Amazon wish list. I don't plan on adding a sub to the system because I value cargo room over subs. I'm sure this has been covered many times before, but what can I do to get "the best bass" out of my 6.5" door components? I don't know if I can be this picky without a designated sub, but I prefer smooth depth and SQ over brutal SPL. I don't need to rattle any license plates or anything, but as low as I can go without adding a sub is basically what I'm shooting for.

Also, it may be worth mentioning that my wishlisted amp is rated for 50w rms/channel@4ohms where my speakers are rated at 100w rms/channel@4ohms. Just goofing around with home audio stuff, I would think 50w rms would easily max out the excursion on more or less any 6.5" that's not a dedicated sub. Is that correct in the car audio world or should I up my amp to match?

Cheers!

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