speakers

zwerv1800 · Newbie Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 6 City: keller

which is better 6 bye 9's or 6 1/2 for sound on a tower

pickle311 · Newbie Joined: 17 Sep 2006 Posts: 48

Wetsounds all the way, don't waste your time with anything else, go for the Pro80s or 60s

joedirt00 · Posted: Apr 18, 2007 2:48 pm Post subject:

pickle311, That really doesn't relate to his question. Rolling Eyes

IMO 6x9's sound better. They generally have greater low end sound, but that really doesn't do much for a tower application. They can usually take more power to them than a 6 1/2" though which is good. The fact of the matter is if you are going with "standard" speakers and not more specialized one like pickle311, is talking about, Its going to really depend on the quality of what you choose. Make sure that you are going for tried and trued brands such as Kicker, polk, etc. and you should end up happy.

McQuesten1 · Guest

You have to go with Polk Audio all the way. They are some of the best quality sounding speakers I have ever listened to. And i would go with 6x9's my self.

TP83 · Addict Joined: 31 May 2006 Posts: 739 City: Woodside

how does a brand relate to his question he wants to know what the difference is and 6x9s are better because they have more surface making them possibly louder but if you are able to fit more smaller speakers the quantitiy will give you a louder result. liquidtrends gave me a price where they said the 4 6x9 box was the same price as 6 6.5's. they will get loud and quality is great on both it comes down to looking if you want more low's and less speakers to almost do the same job as a 6.5 when there are more.

McQuesten1 · Guest

Smart ass i said i would go with 6x9's, and i thought i would let him know which brand i thought was good, just trying to help him out a little.

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

I disagree with the 6x9 comments. They project a muddy sound that is not conducive to someone at 75-85 feet back.

6.5's tend to project a cleaner, more concise sound.

Can design is almost as important. A standard round can is not going to sound as good as one that has some sort of reflective surface built in ala Fusion or Bullet.

The loudest setup possible will be something from NVS. Completely insane volume here. NVS uses pro-audio grade concert style speakers, and more importantly, HLCD's. If you want to make eardrums bleed for miles and miles, this is for you.

The cleanest setup possible will be something from Fusion, with Bullet (Warlocks) being very close behind. Fusion uses Diamond Audio M3 and D6 speakers. These are very precise, and throw some of the cleanest behind boat sound I have heard (outside of Grant's boat). So, if you want a very clean, and very clear sound at rider's length and a good deal beyond, these are for you.

Another very important aspect to tower speaker setups that is often not given enough weight is AMPLIFIERS. You want a good deal of high quality power going to the tower for any speaker to work well. Remember, this is an outdoor, non-enclosed environment and you will need more good power to overcome that.

ragtopdave06 · Criminal Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 61 City: Winston-Salem

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

ragtopdave06, those Wetsounds setups look awesome. Looks like they took Duane's ideas and improved on them big time.

ragtopdave06 · Criminal Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 61 City: Winston-Salem

wetsounds1 · Criminal Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 60 City: austin

Hey guys,this is Tim White-President of Wet Sounds. Thanks for the props. Just want to clarify on the point above. I started Wet Sounds before NVS came to market and was in the prototype stages with the products when I first saw the original posts on wakeworld of his original versions. I went,dam better hurry up. I give NVS props for being able to get to market sooner. It took a long time to build the tools for the speakers and perfect the sound. Thanks!

Tim White-President
Wet Sounds