Best low cost shallow 6 1/2" speakers?

[qwiketz 10+ year member]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some factory replacement speakers that have 2" or less mounting depth. My budget is about $125. I was doing some research and came up with the following:

rockford fosgate t1s652

http://www.woofersetc.com/p8289/T1S652--Rockford-Fosgate-ShallowMount-61-2"-Power-Series-2way-Coaxial-Speakers.htm

polk audio db 651s

http://www.woofersetc.com/p6143/DB651S--Polk-Audio-65"-2Way-ShallowMount-Speakers.htm

infinity 6032si

http://www.woofersetc.com/p8275/6032SI--Infinity-61-2"-2Way-150-Watt-Reference-Series-ShallowMount-Coaxial-Speakers.htm

jbl power series p662s

http://www.woofersetc.com/p7986/P662S--JBL-61-2"-ShallowMount-2way-Power-Series-Speakers.htm

infinity 6022si

http://www.woofersetc.com/p7986/P662S--JBL-61-2"-ShallowMount-2way-Power-Series-Speakers.htm

cdt cl-e61neox

http://www.woofersetc.com/p3365/CLE61NEOX--CDT-Audio-65"-Neodymium-Slim-Coaxial-Speakers.htm

Which ones do you think will work out the best for my car? I'm going to be running 45 watts rms to them. I will be running a 12" sub as well. I'm going to try to seal up the door and deaden the doors per the sticky thread here in the forums. I'll be running 2 sets of them; one in the front doors and one in the rear doors. The stock size for my car is 6 by 8.

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[qwiketz 10+ year member]

I'm kind of leaning toward the cdt's or the rockford fosgate power series...

 

[BeAlLsTaR13 10+ year member]

you should get these:

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_18207_Rockford+Fosgate+P1652-S.html

 

[qwiketz 10+ year member]

wow, those are pretty cheap and only use 2 1/8" mounting depth. Good deal

 

[BeAlLsTaR13 10+ year member]

yeah i plan on getting a few pairs, they get pretty loud too

 

[qwiketz 10+ year member]

I like that they come with the adapters too. That saves me $10.

 

[PioneerSPL1990 10+ year member]

you should get these:
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_18207_Rockford+Fosgate+P1652-S.html

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[qwiketz 10+ year member]

i ended up buying those. I'll let you know how they turn out.

 

[blabo219 10+ year member]

id like to hear about how these are..

do the tweeters that come with them fit into the 6x9 adapter?

and do you run them into the 6.5" or run the tweeters on their own amp?

 

[qwiketz 10+ year member]

I read the manual and it does come with a 6 by 9 adapter that houses the mid and the tweeter. I'm sure you can run them off one amp or run the tweets off their own amp. The rockford website has the instructions online.

 

[WhiteLX]

I am looking at the exact same group of speakers as the original poster. These are for my 89 Ranger which requires a shallow 6.5" speaker (2 1/8" max). I don't really want to deal with mounting a component system and I am trying to keep it looking as stock as possible since the truck sits out on the street. The goal is better midbass than the horrible 15 year old sony coaxials that are currently in it (I know that won't be too difficult). However, it does appear that many of the shallow 6.5s lack midbass compared to their non-shallow counterparts. They will be receiving about 50w rms.

Does anyone have experience with the speakers mentioned above?

 

[genxx 10+ year member]

Zapco just released their ZCX165 coaxials so might also give them a look. IIRC retial is $80.00.

 

[TMali 10+ year member]

you should get these:
Rockford Fosgate P1652-S (09-p1652s) - 6-1/2" Component Speakers System - Sonic Electronix

Not gonna lie, i bought a pair, didnt like the way they sounded at first but then they kindof broke in and i love them now!