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Well it turns out the p.o. put Eclipse 3-ways in my '00. Things sounded very honky and bad until I figured out how to work the bass & treble on the Alpine deck he also installed. Now it sounds pretty full but still a fair bit of midrange honk on vocals, piano & such.
Went by a hifi place (good installers, very experienced) and they said they can put Kenwood Excelon 2-ways (I think KFC-X168) in instead. They thought the 3-ways were overkill for a 6-1/2" speaker. Listening between the two, I thought the Kenwoods had much less honk, more shimmer, seemed better overall. Not night and day, mind, but better enough to be worth dropping $150 or so.
They may have to do a little modding to fit them in, but seemed confident about doing it. I would do what I could to make sure they kept things watertight where necessary.
Any thoughts on the matter? Experiences with Kenwoods?
- Bob
Went by a hifi place (good installers, very experienced) and they said they can put Kenwood Excelon 2-ways (I think KFC-X168) in instead. They thought the 3-ways were overkill for a 6-1/2" speaker. Listening between the two, I thought the Kenwoods had much less honk, more shimmer, seemed better overall. Not night and day, mind, but better enough to be worth dropping $150 or so.
They may have to do a little modding to fit them in, but seemed confident about doing it. I would do what I could to make sure they kept things watertight where necessary.
Any thoughts on the matter? Experiences with Kenwoods?
- Bob