I have a Pioneer TS-P682 Component Speakers MSRP: $170.00
whose largest driver is a 5.25 midbass unit in the front. I have a Pioneer TS-A6895 6"x8" 2-Way Speaker MSRP: $155.00 whose largest driver is a 6X8 mid bass driver in the rear. When I play music with bass content thru these speakers I find that the midrange is better with the TS-P682 than with the TS-A6895. I find that the greater bass capability of the TS-A6895 is more of a problem because when the driver begins to reach its Xmax the midrange really sucks unlike the TS-P682 whose midrange is effected only slightly when its 5.25 driver approaches its XMax. I feel this is do to the size and shape of the driver. In the car audio domain 5.25 inch full range driver deliver better midrange performance than 6x8 inch drivers. Even the top speakers using 6x8 inch or 6.5 inch drivers have crossovers that address this problem by filtering out the bass because it is understood that a driver with high xmax flapping at or near its Xmax with ruin the midrange.
so in conclusion I have decided that two way full range car audio specific speakers using the 5.25 inch driver for midbass will give the best for midrange (though not midbass) in contours.
any comments
