Ok, im probably looking for a little bit more power than quality, but still a decent ammount of quality. The speakers will be going in the front door pannels, i already have a sub so im not going to be replacing the back ones quite yet. im going to be getting coaxial just because i dont want all the hassel of the amp and all the extra stuff, i just wanna plug n' play. now, would 2 ways or 3 ways be better for more power? theres a 2 way set alpine for 88$ or a 3-way set of alipine for 119$. can 3-ways be coaxial so you just have to plug them in and play them or what? im kinda new for this audio, all i got is my sub and amp in, so i dont no much about the actuall speakers yet, so someone help me out which would be a better choice for power?
Here are the speakers and there specs, the 2-way ones are first then the 3-ways:
#1
Converts to Components No Frequency Response 35Hz - 18kHz Impedance Rating 4 Ohms Mounting Depth 1 5/8" Power Handling 160 Watts Product Dimensions 18.5(W) x 8.6(H) x 35.9(D) cm Product Weight 1.12 kg Recommended Power Range 160 Watts Sensitivity 92dB Speaker Size 6 1/2" Speaker Type 2-Way Tweeter Protection Circuit Info Not Available Tweeter Size 1 5/8" Tweeter Style Whizzer Woofer Material IMPP Woofer Surround Material Composite
#2
Converts to Components No Frequency Response 35Hz - 22KHz Impedance 4 Ohms Impedance Rating 4 Ohms Mounting Depth 1 5/8" Power Handling 220 Watts Product Dimensions 37.0(W) x 11.0(H) x 19.4(D) cm Product Weight 1.75 kg Recommended Power Range 220 Watts Sensitivity 92dB Speaker Size 6-1/2" Speaker Type 3-Way Tweeter Size 1 5/8" Tweeter Style Soft Cone Woofer Material IMPP Woofer Surround Material Rubber
3 way coax is a load of crap (so is the 4 way and the 5 way coax and coax in general) If you want plug n' play you are not gonna get a lot of power or quality.
Guessing by that, these are some cheap speakers, that are claiming they can handle that many watts. (in reality, have a very low RMS wattage)
Either that, or they're some VERY nice (For coaxial) (chances are VERY expensive)speakers. I'm interested if it's only 1 and 5/8" deep, but can handle 220 watts RMS. :-D
also, on the first speakers, where it says "Tweeter Style Whizzer", thats what most stock speakers have. its not a real tweeter and you'll get nothing great from it at all.
well they are both pioneer, but i got the second pair, and there only 50rms, but before i couldnt hear my factory speakers over my sub and now i can so i guess thats all that matters to me, but since the rear and front are the same size, if i ever get some more money i will buy and amp and a pair of components for the front and move these to the back.
don't even spend money on a whizzer. thats a waste. But a good set of coaxs are two ways. Anything larger is more of a marketing gimic. Look at the JL's, Eclipse Point Source coaxs, Pioneer Rev's, and the sort, they are all two way. Just get a good set of coax's instead of a flashy piece of poo.
Jexx - a Whizzer Tweeter is basically a pocket of metallic filliments in the paper cone i think. most will have the funnel shape deal around them, yes. all i know is that they don't sound good at all because its not a true dome tweeter or any kind thats capable of accurately reproducing the highs the way they are suppose to be.
Alpine Typs S coaxials (last years model, don't know about the new models) aren't bad, but you can't put any kind of real power on them.
New Type S's are ok but not great, very dull on the highs and too overemphasized on the lows. At my store we have MTX, Alpine, Pioneer Rev, Ken and Excelon and some others. Usually MTX has the brightest highs but needs to be pushed hard to get some bass, Alpines have more mids but dull highs, entry Kenwood is flat on everything and the Execelon's are pretty good all round. Also we have the JL's but they are much more expensive than the others but worth it.
avoid the pioneer REV series!! I had two sets of the 6.5's. One speaker completely froze up, the others sounded great for about 2 months, now they're garbage. They cant handle the 65 watts they claim even. :-( I was very dissappointed with these.
(so is the 4 way and the 5 way coax and coax in general)