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Originally posted by chill1110:
well all the good word the Crystals are getting I might go w/ them ...$80 is pretty damn cheep too. Only thing that is worrying me is that the Crystals are rated at 100 Peak. Thats not very high, I wonder what the RMS is. If I buy the Panasonic MXE CQ-C9800U will it blow or distort the crystals????
Don't get all caught up in a speaker's power handling figures. If you hear distortion, you're pushing the speaker beyond its safe limits and need to turn it down.
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Originally posted by cthomp21:
Originally posted by chill1110:
well all the good word the Crystals are getting I might go w/ them ...$80 is pretty damn cheep too. Only thing that is worrying me is that the Crystals are rated at 100 Peak. Thats not very high, I wonder what the RMS is. If I buy the Panasonic MXE CQ-C9800U will it blow or distort the crystals????
Don't get all caught up in a speaker's power handling figures. If you hear distortion, you're pushing the speaker beyond its safe limits and need to turn it down.
Ya i know, but if I plan on buying that beast HU (panasonic) I want speakers that will be able to handle ALL the power and not distort or blow. Wondering if the Crystals will handle it. On the other hand i dont want speakers with a rediculously high RMS and Max rating which will not be optimized by the power of the panasonic.
Basically I'm looking for a great sounding set of 4 5x7/6x8's w/ silk tweeter that will be optimized by the panasonic HU. speaker price range per pair = $150 or >
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Buy the polk speakers I have. They sound great and sound like they fit your needs.
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Mid/Woofer 1 - 5" x 7" (12.70cm x 17.78cm)
Woven Carbon Fiber with rubber surround
Tweeter 1 - 1" Diameter (2.54cm)
Silk/Polymer composite dome
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Overall Frequency Response 40Hz-25KHz
Nominal Impedance 4 ohms
Power Handling (continuous) 80 w
Power Handling (peak) 180 w
Efficiency 90 dB
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does your family tree not have any branches on it?
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Originally posted by chill1110:
Originally posted by cthomp21:
Originally posted by chill1110:
well all the good word the Crystals are getting I might go w/ them ...$80 is pretty damn cheep too. Only thing that is worrying me is that the Crystals are rated at 100 Peak. Thats not very high, I wonder what the RMS is. If I buy the Panasonic MXE CQ-C9800U will it blow or distort the crystals????
Don't get all caught up in a speaker's power handling figures. If you hear distortion, you're pushing the speaker beyond its safe limits and need to turn it down.
Ya i know, but if I plan on buying that beast HU (panasonic) I want speakers that will be able to handle ALL the power and not distort or blow. Wondering if the Crystals will handle it. On the other hand i dont want speakers with a rediculously high RMS and Max rating which will not be optimized by the power of the panasonic.
Basically I'm looking for a great sounding set of 4 5x7/6x8's w/ silk tweeter that will be optimized by the panasonic HU. speaker price range per pair = $150 or >
Eh... Do what you want. If spending another $140 for no/minimal gains in performance makes you happy, go for for it.
It seems you're more caught up in specifications than just buying quality, good-sounding equipment. I could easily fry some aftermarket speakers with a simple 25w by cranking gains, upping EQ's, turning on the bass boost/loud, and running some test tones. Does that mean the speakers have been "optimized"?
BTW, the Polks are nice speaks too. They're just overpriced, especially anything labeled Polk/MOMO.
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Originally posted by RandyCSVT:
If these crystals are as good as everybody says they are, than you are much better off with those. $80 a pair is really cheap. A lot of people here seem to know some good speakers and subs that are cheap...i've never heard of these brands though. I don't know much about car audio, so I just went with the brands I have seen in top of the line installs. My polk/momo speakers retail for $199 a pair, but I got them for $150 a pair. I love my speakers, and don't really care if I could have gotten some lesser known good brand for less. I probably could have gotten jsut as good a sub for under $300, but I like opening my trunk and seeing a pretty aluminum eclipse sub. You hardcore audio guys will probably think I'm crazy.
my stryke av12 cost half that and is pretty much a modified eclipse sub, so there are deals to be had out there. 
the kappa 5x7s have a higher rms rating of around 100watts with an external xover. u can find them around 75/pair on ebay
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memphis mclass synchronous components 6X8 speakers1 6X8 speaker2 mclass synchronous components
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Originally posted by contour_phoenix_when:
memphis mclass synchronous components 6X8 speakers1
6X8 speaker2
mclass synchronous components
man those speakers are great i had a set in an old truck i used to have
i wanna put some in my contour but i wont because 2 resons
1.)money (never have enough)
2.)i have a fear of messing with the doors on my car
i did it to my other car once and the doors were never the same i think something broke
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Originally posted by johnwilliams474:
Originally posted by contour_phoenix_when:
memphis mclass synchronous components 6X8 speakers1
6X8 speaker2
mclass synchronous components
Those speakers are rated at RMS/Peak 40/80 though..I think the new Panasonic HU that is out now that I'm looking to buy (60RMS X 4 70MAX X 4) might blow these or distort them really bad at higher volumes. Dont know if these are a good choice.
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