Polk Audio DB6501 6.5-Inch 2-Way Component System
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- 6.5-inch component system with pair each of woofers, tweeters, crossovers
- Woofers feature polymer/mica composite cone with butyl rubber surround, Kapton voice coil former
- 25mm liquid-cooled silk/polymer composite dome tweeters with neodymium magnet for clear, detailed highs
- Two-way Butterworth outboard crossover with vented housing, electronic tweeter protection circuit
- Adaptor Rings make it easy to fit the db6501 in 6-1/2 inch and 6-3/4 inch applications
Amazon. com Product DescriptionPolk’s new 2007 db Series is better than ever with superior looks and even better sound–at prices that make high performance affordable to everyone. The db6501 is a 6. 5-inch two-way component system that works well in OEM factory systems, as well as with high-powered aftermarket head units and component power amps. High performance that’s affordable to everyone. Click to enlarge. The butyl rubber su. . . More >>
Polk Audio DB6501 6.5-Inch 2-Way Component System
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I replaced some older Cadence 5 1/4 inch two-way speakers and the factory tweeters with this component system and wow, the difference in sound quality is unbelievable! These speakers sound incredible and only get more amazing when you turn up the volume. I’m pushing these with a 600 watt amp (4×100 + 1×200, RMS); these are up front, Polk db401s in the rear doors and a 10″ sub in the trunk. I like volume but I really want crystal clear definition of all the musical elements – I get both with these Polk Audio speakers without sacrifice! You seriously can close your eyes and feel like your listening to live music!
Rating: 5 / 5
Great spekears! Can take a lot of input from the amp with no distortion! Very pleased and would definitely recommend these!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
Have had these for about 2 weeks now and they really impressed me for such a shallow mount speaker.
Have these running on an older kole audio amp running 90w RMS @ 4Ohms and they just bump.
There is about a week or so break in period with these speakers but they loosen up really nicely.
Rating: 5 / 5
They sound really good, come with all the wiring you’ll need. The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is the crossover is a bit flimsy compared to others I’ve seen.
Rating: 4 / 5
About 3 months ago, I decided that I’d had enough of my factory car speakers in my 2008 Toyota Prius. I haven’t replaced speakers in my cars for years so I didn’t want to do the whole rewiring/amp/equalizer/etc deal. I simply wanted to replace the stock speakers with better ones. After a couple of weeks of research, I chose these over Boston Acoustics, Pioneer and Infinity because of the sensitivity rating and price.
Before I get on with how great these are, let me explain how bad the old ones were. The stock speakers suffered bad “motorboating”. . . you know, when a bass heavy piece of music causes the speakers to make a fluttering sound like a motorboat engine. This was a daily occurence, even with the base kicked down two pips. I also had to kick the treble up two pips. Still, the treble was severe. Songs like Alanis Morisette’s “Citizen of the Planet” were almost impossible to listen to because the lows were too quiet and the parts where the bass kicked in overpowered the speakers immediately. Once I pulled the stock speakers out, it was evident why they sounded so terrible. The magnets on them were slightly less than an inch in diameter and I couldn’t find anything that would actually stick to them.
okay, back to the polk audio’s. Installation went pretty easy. I did have to make my own mounting brackets from mdf to fit in the huge holes that Toyota has in it’s doors. The tweeters fit nicely in the same place as the stock tweeters were. After the install, I was able to put the treble and bass back to flat. Initially, the bass seemed to be a little week and I was concerned that I would have to put an amp in to correct it. After about a month though, it seemed like the speakers started to loosen up. Now, the sound is great. I know I don’t need an amp, at least not with this radio. I’m enjoying hearing new things in my music that I’d not heard before because the previous speakers couldn’t reproduce it. One note of caution though. . . . as a regular podcast listener, I happened to be listening to a podcast that, at one point, had a car horn honk. It sounded realistic enough that it caused me to swerve to avoid the imaginary car that was approaching on the right!
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend these speakers to anyone!
Rating: 5 / 5