Just curious as I am looking into components, my kicks are 5.25" but I have read about the little rings you can add to fit 6.5" speakers in there. My question is: Is it that big of a difference from 5.25 to 6.5? Would a 5.25 set sound the same as a 6.5 set from the same company/same model/same specs but just different sizes?
The 6.5" midrange shgould be able to goa bit deeper giving you some more midbass presence upfront. They wont sound exactly the same either. 6.5" can take a bit more power as well. maybe not enought to matter. What components are you looking at?
There *can* be a pretty sizeable difference when going from 5.25s to 6.5s, but a lot of it depends on the install, the brands being compared, etc. You go from some Pyramid 5.25s to some Koda 6.5s with a proper install and it would be like night and day. Go from some Pyramid 5.25s to some Heywoodjablowme 6.5s and there might be very little gain. But given you get some good 6.5s and install them right, then you will at least be able to go a little deeper and get a little louder.
Nothing I can find in a retail store. I want some good stuff. Selling an ipod to get money for comps. 5.25 is what i have to work with, however if 6.5 is necessary i will do it.
Just a few things to take into account: 1) If you have a truck, or a vehicle with a small cabin, 5.25's are more than adequate. I have a truck where cabin gain begins at 125 hz, so a good 5.25, in addition to the gain created below my trucks lowest room mode, allows me to have output from 5.25 mids similar (or greater in certain cases) to what people who use 6.5's in larger cabins get. As long as you can find a 5.25 mid capable of flat response down to about 80 hz, you're good to go. Seeing as you have a BMW (I'm guessing based on your avatar), a 6.5, if possible, might be what's needed for the mid to meet the sub down low. 2) They (5.25) are much easier to position and aim due to their smaller size. This will allow a proper soundstage with less effort. 3) The 5.25 will have more distortion at every level of output when compared to a 6.5" version of the same model. It will also have less overall output. I still would use the 6.5 if possible. Increased output, less distortion, and "frequency response" headroom is always nice
Yea, my car is very small. The kicks in my car (and next one) are 5.25 with a plastic lining over it that is not just for the speakers but for the whole area. I would be afraid a 6.5 would stick out too much on the drivers side when trying to rest the foot on the dead pedal. I have seen the Qlogic boxes for my car, and they tottaly eliminate the dead pedal. Where can I look at some Kodas online? I will most likely go 5.25 if i can get a good set.
Focal K2Power 5.25's. I know it's painful to a certain someone or three on this forum (ahem! )... But one of the top contenders for the IASCA rookie class final title this fall is currently using a Focal K2P 5.25" set. Or, perhaps more to my point, I should point out that they are installed very simply - in stock locations in fact (mid in the door, tweet on the dash) in a Grand Cherokee, powered by a JL 300/4. Nothing fancy... but they do sound really great. Great enough to earn him an invitation to the IASCA finals, in fact, as a drop-in replacement type install.
