Budget 6.5" components, with a catch!

[Jeremy009]

Hey Guys, I know this question is probably beaten to the ground by now but i need some advice.

 

Am in the market for a budget 6.5" component set around $150-180 just for the front. Its for a 2018 mazda 3 (non-bose) and i would like to keep my stock head unit.

The head unit just has an eq for bass and treble so i don't have much room to adjust so am hoping that the set will require little to no EQing out of the box.

I had a pair of JL c1s in my last car and i wasn't to happy with the metal tweeters and they were very bright so am hoping for a silk and fabric dome tweeter this time. I do plan on spending some time on sound deadening the doors.

 

Any recommendations that will work well with my factory amp and require little tuning on a budget?

 

Thanks 

[Joe X]

First problem is determining what fits your vehicle:

 

https://www.sonicelectronix.com/find-parts-that-fit

 

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-4nQeqPUEZdI/car/carselector.aspx

 

Filter for soft dome tweeter to avoid all those bright sounding options.

 

Most stock head units hi-pass their output to the speakers but if not you can use a cheap microamp to do so, also to improve output if needed.

[Jeremy009]

On 8/2/2024 at 6:27 PM, Joe X said:

First problem is determining what fits your vehicle:

 

https://www.sonicelectronix.com/find-parts-that-fit

 

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-4nQeqPUEZdI/car/carselector.aspx

 

Filter for soft dome tweeter to avoid all those bright sounding options.

 

Most stock head units hi-pass their output to the speakers but if not you can use a cheap microamp to do so, also to improve output if needed.

Hi, yea i went through those sites. its a 2018 non-bose mazda 3 sedan.

The problem is, am form the Caribbean and audio shops suck, they lack variety sooo I was hoping to get some advice from someone who tried and listened to a couple and I could always ship it to my country. A 6.5" and a 1" tweeter should be fine. what i do have available in my country is Xcelcious Audio, JL audio, WHICH I WASNT TO PLEASED WITH THE c1. Other than those, Ill have to ship from crutchfield.

[Joe X]

The C1s has aluminum dome tweeters, probably that's what's bothering you, you can do a number of things, if you liked the mids, you could replace the tweeters with with one of the following:

 

https://www.parts-express.com/search?keywords=soft dome tweeters

 

Ideally you use biamplification to control the crossover frequency and the levels to get the best of a component set.

 

If you don't want to get into mixing  components, here is a couple of sets that supposedly fit your vehicle and do not have overly bright highs and are around the price range you are looking for:

 

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_210MAXIM6X/Morel-Maximo-6-MK-II.html?tp=105

 

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_107DB6502/Polk-Audio-DB-6502.html?tp=105

 

These are mid to lower end components of quality brands which I have heard, polk audio have strong mid bass which is something many 6.5 mids lack and smoother highs, morel are ultra high end speakers some models can cost multiple thousands of USD, Those low end models will not have particularly strong mid bass but definitely softer highs.

 

Check out the full list for your vehicle and research models you are interested in.

 

 

[Jeremy009]

How does the polk and morel compare to this set? I know you may not have heard these but we got this where am from.

 

Xcelsus xp 6.2b - soft textile dome 25mm tweeters
Crossover 5500khz hp/lp 6 db rolloff
Freq response - 50hz to 20000hz, sen 88db 1w1m. Rated 80rms

[Joe X]

Specs don't really help, they all look very similar, since you seem to have a dealer near you, you could ask for an audition or go to an event to take a listen.

[Jeremy009]

8 hours ago, Joe X said:

Specs don't really help, they all look very similar, since you seem to have a dealer near you, you could ask for an audition or go to an event to take a listen.

I only got a dealer for the Xcelsus. Unfortunately, i won't be able to compare it to the polk or that morel because no dealer is available for that.

[Joe X]

23 hours ago, Jeremy009 said:

I only got a dealer for the Xcelsus. Unfortunately, i won't be able to compare it to the polk or that morel because no dealer is available for that.

 

Don't know if you tried to change the jumpers in your JL Audio crossovers to -3dB, that would considerably lower the level they play and maybe you don't need to change anything.

 

Also you could audition the C2, C3, those if I remember right use soff dome tweeters.