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Review: Great, Affordable Speakers With Solid Bass. - [3/23/2015,
3 days of ownership] Whilst I am unable to comment on the
durability of these speakers, I would like to review the rest of
them, as I have had them installed for 3 days now, and have had a
decent level of experience with them and different ranges of
audio to test how they perform. I will update this review in 3
months time, and then again in a years time to give updates on
the quality, durability and to see if anything has changed over
the time. These speakers are phenomenal and are available here on
desertcart for a bargain of a price. They can be found at
Crutchfield.com for $69.99 instead of the $53 that I picked them
up here on desertcart, which is a significant difference, however
I do believe that when bought here on desertcart, these do not
come with any warranty or support from Pioneer, as desertcart is
not a certified retailer of their products, so that, coupled with
the glorious customer support and free mounting brackets if
needed, from Crutchfield, may be worth it in your situation. You
must decide what's best for you. For me, however, it was price
mostly. Firstly, I installed these in my 2003 Honda Civic EX
Coupe, in the rear deck. They fit without any brackets or
modifications. Coupled with some Metra Speaker Connector
Harnesses, the installation for these was a total breeze. The
cones are made of a nice durable-feeling polymer/plastic material
that feels like it will not age poorly like many speaker cones.
They also are stiff, but will flex when force is applied, giving
them that nice "punchy" sound to most bass noises. The surround
is made of a very rubbery and very flexible material that looks
as though it would cut easily, given the right circumstances. The
magnet on them is quite large and really give the impression
these speakers are going for. The spider in in center looks
high-quality and seems to be made of a hard fabric material. The
tweeters are installed into the center of the woofers, at the
very bottom of the cone. This is nice because (assuming these
speakers are going into the rear of your vehicle), you don't want
the highs going right into the passengers ears in the backseats.
The grills that are included are a nice touch, and cover the
entire cone and surround, and are very sturdy, although 9 times
out of 10, you can't keep the grills on the speaker when you
install them into a vehicle because there is no room for them
unless you modify the interior panels of the vehicle. For
specifications, I purchased the 6x9" speakers, which are 2-way
speakers. They have a 65W RMS power handling, with a maximum
nominal value of 130W. Frequency Response: 48Hz to 20kHz.
Sensitivity: 90dB Impedence: 4 Ohms They have a mounting depth of
2.85" (72.4mm). As far as audio quality goes, these guys really
do their job. I have these coupled with Pioneer TS-A1675R 6 1/2"
speakers in the front door panels, 2 factory tweeters in either
door pillar and a Pioneer DEH-X3500UI head unit (which has a
built-in MOSFET 50W RMS amplifier), and they sound pretty great
to say the least. I did have an issue with installation, as I
didn't have a ratchet that would fit down into the ABS plastic
that is on top of the surround on the top of the speaker frame,
so I decided to modify the speakers and I took the ABS plastic
piece off. This piece has adhesive underneath it, between it and
the top of the surround, and if you pull too hard towards the
center of the speaker, you will pull the surround off of the
frame and un-adhere the surround from the frame, leaving gaps. I
didn't make hardly any gaps in the surround adhesion, and the
mounting screws held the surround down and a foam circle on the
underside of the rear deck panel also helped hold the surround
down, so I believe that isn't an issue. Just be warned, unless
you can get ahold of some screws with a alan wrench head or
phillips or flathead, you probably can't fit a ratchet socket
down into the mounting notches in the plastic on the outer edge.
In regards to the audio quality, don't forget that these aren't
the only speakers I'm hearing, as I have the other 4 speakers I
mentioned in the paragraph directly above this one. These
speakers were really one of very few options I had for the rear
deck of my vehicle, due to the fact that the bar that holds the
trunk lid upright runs directly horizontally underneath the
speaker mounting locations, meaning that I couldn't get anything
that had a much bigger mounting depth than this, without risk of
it not fitting, it touching the bar, or having to modify the
trunk bar or something. You don't really need 3-way speakers in
the rear of a vehicle, due to the fact that most people prefer to
have the rear speakers handle the bass of the music they're
listening to and have the front handle the mids and highs of the
music, so these work perfectly in that regard. They have a nice
sub-bass and bass sound, contrary to the fact that their
frequency response is actually a bit more limited than many of
the speakers I have seen, which was surprising. They put out some
very solid bass response with the head unit amp power of about
14W RMS for each speaker, and fill in the mid and highs quite
nicely for rear speakers and for 2-way speakers at that. There
was only one single issue I had with them. Occasionally, if the
head unit is on Super Bass EQ, or has Bass Boost up or a
combination of the two or sometimes even on particular songs,
when a bass sound goes through the speaker, it will vibrate a
little immediately after the bass is finished, making a small
rattling noise. After consulting an audio specialist at
Crutchfield.com, he said that it likely was NOT due to the fact
that I very slightly damaged the surround adhesive, but it was
most likely that they aren't getting enough power as they should,
so keep this in mind when considering this for a vehicle without
an amplifier (but I'm sure it will still sound much better than
factory speakers). All-in-all, I am very happy with my choice in
speakers, as these perform very well, and give the responsiveness
I was looking for.
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[8/24/2015, 5 months after ownership] Alright, after having had
these bad boys in my car for 5 months (and a day to be exact), I
think I can safely say that I am certainly happy with my
decision. These are absolutely perfect for the front doors of a
car such as mine (2003 2-door Honda Civic). These provide a great
low-end to the overall sound of the system and really brings out
the bass from the Pioneers in the front door panels. They still
perform as well as they did when I installed them and everything
operates just fine. I still have no amp connected to any of my
speakers, although I will be purchasing a subwoofer to install
into the trunk soon. These are perfect for some low end noise to
your car audio experience, they provide some great all around
sound quality, but their lows are impressive for a speaker with
no amp connected. By no means would I consider them audiophile
quality, but they are lightyears ahead of the stock speakers
you'll find in your factory car. They do, however, cause my some
rattling in the trunk space area, but I've managed to muffle most
of it, and that is no fault of the speaker itself. Still a solid
purchase.
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[5/10/2016. 1 year, 2 months after ownership] Still going strong.
No issues at extremely loud volumes. After working on
soundproofing some more of the car, they certainly sound great.
Still recommend these.
Review: Great price - Love the sound and price for the quality.
Have bought multiple sizes for different projects. Love the
quality!
