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The basket is cast
not stamped, and has holes drilled
around the frame where the voice coil
is for more efficient cooling. The
tw-25s 1" silk dome Tweeter included
with the set comes with all hardware
needed for install and is of very
good build quality as well. The satnet
560 xovers are extremely solid in
build. Shaking the xover in my hand
u hear nothing rattle and the terminals
are heavy duty gold set screw type
that can accept up to 12 ga wire.
Of course this is all expected with
the cdt xovers cause after all in
my opinion they are the passive xover
kings!
After
install was complete running the set
using a us amps 1000x ( my pride and
joy hehehe) rated at a massive 250x2rms
@ 4 ohms and for the source an alpine
9815, I couldn’t wait to begin
. Instead of using a test disc I opted
to use everyday music. Song of choice
was Noel - Silent Morning, an old
school favorite freestyle track of
mine (Boy im getting old). In the
start of the track a distinct instrument/synth
is used. Right off the bat u can hear
how spacial these speakers project
there sound and do so cleanly. Right
after the bass line of the track and
rhythm take affect. I could hear the
warmth and depth the midbass drivers
have. The bass response is very solid
for a 6.5" driver and they give
a sound you can feel. The Tweeter
is beautifully smooth and detailed
and at any volume was never harsh.
Considering this set was mounted in
the stock locations I couldn’t
believe how well the sound stage was.
With little tunning I was able to
get the music almost perfectly dead
center. Many sets in stock locations
need lots of tunning but this set
needs very little. Actually with no
tunning they impressed me! These speakers
are an excellent value one of the
best I have heard in this price range.
They had solid midbass, great sound
quality, and the Tweeter is nice and
smooth. For power the amp I used was
a little overkill. I recommend running
the set using a quality amp rated
at 100-175x2rms for best results with
doors well sound deadened. Now only
if cdt made this set in a 3 way model
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Don
Smith
Island Sound
516-322-3538
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