Harmon Cardon is a good middle of the pack choice. 007.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tony Antoniou Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 12:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'The Hardware List' Subject: RE: [H] Car speaker recommendations... I can comment on the Bostons. I have a set of Boston Acoustic ProSeries 6.5" splits (2 way) in the rear and MAN they are the SWEETEST sounding speaker to my ears. Note, I place particular emphasis on those last 3 words "to my ears". I have used JBL (GTO963 - 6x9's) once upon a time, well balanced sound, didn't last anything longer than a year of belting despite their power handling (yes, it was clean power going in). I have then used Infinity Reference series 6.5" splits, again a well balanced sound but they didn't last anything longer than 4 months with the voice coil coming loose off the woofers and scratching at the side of the pole-piece giving off a nasty crackle, even after replacing them under warranty - absolute shite in my opinion. Pioneers have never really done it for me ... all bottom-heavy, too dull - good for dance music, crap for the jazz, fusion, funk and heavy/prog metal I listen to. Alpines sound pretty well balanced but there's that little bit of sparkle missing and their SPL isn't as favourable. To me, the EQ is there to fine tune the sound but the less I have to do with the EQ, the better the speaker is for me and they do sound a little quieter which doesn't rate well with efficiency in my books. I'd hate to think the voice coil would be producing more heat with the extra power needed to get the volume to where I'd like it to be. The more energy it can efficiently convert from my 100WRMS x 2 Sony amp, the better. Then I went to the Bostons and I couldn't be happier. They are very versatile, truly refined, clear as a bell and the sweetener is that they handle the 100WRMS I feed each one. For what they cost me, they damn well should!! So from a technical perspective, which is the only way to discuss anything audio, the Bostons definitely prove their worth despite being outside of some people's budget. From a subjective perspective, they sound excellent to me but the only way you'll know for sure is if you trust your own ears on that one. That means, walk into a real live shop (not online) and listen to all brands until you find the sound that you want and then make a determination based on their technical ability (durability, etc.) Adios, Tony --------------- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --------------- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2005 1:01 To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: RE: [H] Car speaker recommendations... Way back then, I never really cared for the Pioneer speakers, have they improved them? I looked at the Infinities at Crutchfield and they looked interesting. I have som Boston Acoustics at home that I like. Anyone know anything about those for the car?
