Constructed with neodymium motors and woven fiberglass cones, this set provides accurate note reproduction and an elegant look. They were engineered with SQ in mind for a variety of listening tastes
Rockford Fosgate POWER T162S$400
These audiophile quality speakers use neodymium motor structures, parabolic aluminum cones and an inverted titanium dome tweeter for unmatched sound quality. The 24dB passive crossover network has a cast aluminum housing.
Kenwood KFC-X1710P$300
Consisting of two 6 31/44" woofers, two 1" soft-dome tweeters and a high-quality crossover network, this component set handles up to 220 watts. The network features a three-point tweeter level adjustment.
Realm LS6c$499
This 6 11/42" set includes a Nomex composite cone midrange with a cast aluminum frame, inverted titanium dome tweeter and asymmetrical reference-grade crossover. It boasts 80-watt nominal and 160-watt peak power handling.
Alpine SPX-17PRO$650
Featuring a hybrid cross-rib fiberglass woofer cone with aluminum phase plug, 1 11/44" swivel-mounted ring radiator tweeter and the option to install the two as a coaxial, this set combines high quality with flexible installation
Boston Acoustics SPZ60$1,200
This 6 11/42" set drops into place thanks to its selection of mounting adapters and ability to be converted to coaxials. Carbon-fiber cones, a special cooling design and optimized crossovers contribute to the high quality.
JBL 660GTi $2,000
This set's Elliptical Oblate Spheroidal (EOS) tweeter waveguide optimizes the tweeter's directivity. Other features include Kevlar cones, edge-wound aluminum voice coils, a redesigned motor structure and crossovers with polypropylene capacitors.
Morel Supremo 6 $2,200
This supreme set provides high-power handling, wide frequency response range and wide dispersion. Its under-hung voice coil configuration eliminates inter-modulation distortion while improving dynamic range, transient response and efficiency.
JL Audio C5-525$550
Replacing the Evolution XR line, this C5 set uses cast alloy frames with elevated frame cooling, DMA-optimized motor systems as well as Kurt Mller cones and suspension components. The compact silk dome tweeter boasts a tiny neodymium magnet.
Focal 130 KF$799
This 5 11/44"component kit features a K2 composite sandwich cone midbass, Tioxid 5 inverted dome tweeter and a high-precision crossover. Tweeter level control is 0/+7dB per step of 1dB, max power handling comes out to 140W and RMS 80W.
Rainbow CS265.25 Germanium $569
This model will be reviewed in a future issue of Car Audio.
Hertz Mille MLK165$999
The V-Cone technology in the mid/woofer adds strength and improves off-axis dispersion. Two interchangeable rear chambers are provided with the tweeter. The larger chamber makes for a low Fs of 950Hz!
Clif Designs QX6500C $625
Featuring a triple-layer Mica cone, pure Kapton voice coil, 28mm silk dome tweeters, and a fully variable crossover, this