THE BEST AUDIO SPEAKER

[goku87]

I used to like the sound all around, but I think my taste is slowly changing, probably due to the set-up I have in my apartment lol.

@ talnlnky:
What do you think about the Focal K2 speakers? You always preach about spending more money on speakers rather than the sub, and I was just curious as to your thoughts of some of those speaker sets costing > $2000 retail.

[Alien Mantis]

Originally Posted by goku87

What do you think about the Focal K2 speakers? You always preach about spending more money on speakers rather than the sub, and I was just curious as to your thoughts of some of those speaker sets costing > $2000 retail.

I know this wasn't directed at me.... but I can't pass this one up.

FOCAL IS SO OVERPRICED I WANNA THROW ROTTEN FRUIT AT THEM !!!

How they think they can charge what they charge for that crap is beyond me.
It's like me charging $100 for a PENCIL.
Maybe it is an oak pencil, with really smooth graphite, and a nice eraser.
But it will never be worth $100.

FOCAL is a JOKE.

Kinda like KLIPSCH. So overpriced for what you get. BOSE is another one.
POLK used to be overpriced, but you can get their stuff WAY cheaper now, so if you catch it on sale with free shipping, it's okay.

[talnlnky]

Originally Posted by goku87

I used to like the sound all around, but I think my taste is slowly changing, probably due to the set-up I have in my apartment lol.

@ talnlnky:
What do you think about the Focal K2 speakers? You always preach about spending more money on speakers rather than the sub, and I was just curious as to your thoughts of some of those speaker sets costing > $2000 retail.

i've heard a few focals, but not many in an actual car. I can't really comment on them other than I remember the tweets being a bit harsh for my ears... one of the drawbacks of the metallic tweeters (need a lot of attenuation for me to like them).

I'm a big fan of a 6-7" mid that has a large linear stroke and the ability to play down low with authority. The reason I like this is because I want my mids to blend smoothly with my sub so I don't have 60hz playing at 100dB and 100hz playing at 80dB.

To be honest, I think to get the nice smooth transition is almost easier to go with a 3 way setup + sub using some components and then a midbass driver. Currently i'm hanging onto two pairs of midbass drivers for my ride. One is a 8" with 12mm x-max, the other is a 6.5" with 13mm x-max. I'd like to install the 8's, but being a 5spd, not sure I have the foot room to make kick pods, or the mounting dept in the door. My mids are actually home theater drivers that play 100hz to 15khz, lil 4.5" mids with something like 4-5mm x-max.

just about all component sets i've seen sold in stores leave me wanting more midbass.... I love the warm feeling you get when you have a very strong 80-150hz region.