Focal Elite & Performance Speakers Overview

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The rest of my gear has arrived! What project is it for? What sets this high end gear apart from other speakers? Let's take a look at the gear in this speaker overview video. A special thanks to ORCA Designs for providing the speakers and subwoofers for this build: www.orcadesign.com/
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@envisionelectronics 5 жыл бұрын

Now THIS is a speaker review! The close visual and tactile inspection part was very much appreciated as that’s exactly the kind of thing *I* do before installing anything in my own car.

@tangoseal1 5 жыл бұрын

Focal is some of the best sounding speakers ever possibly conceived. I have use them for years. Still have 15 year old CA165s or whatever they are called. Used to have Utopias but had to sell them during a financial hard ship.

@kylesvideos59 5 жыл бұрын

You should do a review over the new focal utopia M components!

@januarymorris9087 5 жыл бұрын

Love the details on equipment specifically speakers!

@K03sport 5 жыл бұрын

Looks great. I'd love to see two identical builds with a twist...one uses high end stuff like these Focals, but the other uses budget friendly, less expensive, but equally similar components to so how each differs and why the good is good or that even entry level stuff can be good too, and good sound doesn't have to be sacrificed when $ is limited.

@MasterofOrion 3 жыл бұрын

I love you and your professional quality work in each and every project 😍😍😍😎😎😎

@victorvelazquez681 5 жыл бұрын

Love the channel and your work.

@ADR69 5 жыл бұрын

I like your new transition animation it's a nice touch

@erikaguilar1059 4 жыл бұрын

I’m going to run 3 p20f subs! Two will be inverted I can’t wait! It’s going to thump. I had the shallow tens and these subs really shine

@ck17350 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video. I'd be interested in seeing more of the frequency response analysis for each of the drivers you use and how you plan to integrate crossovers and such.

@arsis1467 Жыл бұрын

As long as something is not made in China, it's good! I have focal shape 50 studio speakers as well as focal clear mg headphones and all are amazing 😍

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite videos you've ever made. I bought these 3" mids from Woofers Etc. Got the tweeter/mid pods from a friend. May even do the 4" mids one day along with Mosconi amps and processor. Very glad to see SQ oriented content!

@Noverificationneeded 5 жыл бұрын

John Clark Yeah. I got some focal three ways pushed by a mosconi. Really nice combo. I went with a jbl signal processor with 31 band eq, etc.. I have 2 jl audios 12” subs run by a 600 watt jl audio amp. Good luck on your setup brother. I’m happy with mine. Hope you will be too.

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

@@Noverificationneeded I have the JL Audio TWK 88. Two 12TW3 (truck Stealthbox) on an Audiocontrol Epicenter 1200 amp.

@Noverificationneeded 5 жыл бұрын

John Clark AudioControl good? Equal in price to what?

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

@@Noverificationneeded Audiocontrol has been around a long time. Got a good deal on it and it does rated power. They are all class D now. Not going to do class D on mids and highs though.

@JohnDoe-us1ek 5 жыл бұрын

John Clark Genuinely curious as to why you won’t run Class D(Amps I’m assuming) for mids and highs? Just kinda started getting into car audio!

@MasterofOrion 3 жыл бұрын

I am just an 11 th standard guy and you lead me into the vast world of sound/audio engineering.....

@beekaye1496 2 жыл бұрын

Focal is one of the best high line speaker maker. If you like hearing what is really produced, Focal is will work for you. I have them in two cars and was looking at Morel Hybrids but they don’t compare. The elate by Morel might run with the Focal K2 series. Great review Mark.

@richardhann1871 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you !

@CarAudioFabrication Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@rhkips 5 жыл бұрын

Do you remember the Pioneer clear-ish polypropylene cone woofers from the 90s? I still remember building a box and stuffing a neon tube inside it to make the cones glow. It's an awesome, retro look!

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

I used to have the M & M poly 12's back in the late 80's. They had a clear "frosted" looking cone.

@3toedSloth75 5 жыл бұрын

Love this vid and channel to bits. One way to take it a bit better is to go for a MANicure. I've got them before and it is nice.

@CarAudioFabrication 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, I have been like once in my life, the lady told me I have bad nails. Oh well, guess I need to step up my hand model game.

@exinfernnus 5 жыл бұрын

Yah, I'm seeing some potential in these for my rear doors.

@CarAudioFabrication 5 жыл бұрын

Some very high end rear fill. :)

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

@@CarAudioFabrication I have the older ones just like yours. Got them through Crutchfield for $300!

@grantjohnsen4887 4 жыл бұрын

I would do front doors too if I were you.

@timschutte8310 5 жыл бұрын

, very nice, my truck has the upgraded Rockford Phosgate system but the mids and highs really do SUCK in my system. I think it has ten speakers in the entire system tweeters on the dash. I want to start by replacing those tweeters.

@smokinjoe6256 4 жыл бұрын

I'm curious about what crossover points you used for the 6/3/tweet. I noticed you used kx2 and added a kx3 mid.

@markphilpot4981 5 жыл бұрын

Those baskets all look cast, which as you know, is the only way to support your driver components. Focal brand components are well known for being clean and highly detailed. I would buy this brand without any reservation. Not an installer, but I know great sound and focal is great sound! I sound like a commercial! Facts are facts guy. This company makes great products! Great video! Saw you were using Audio Control. That’s another good company. Back in the day, Soundstream was my favorite amps. Class A and A/B are the only way to go. Yes, they are less efficient, but sound quality is first priority in my book! I’m not an SPLr! That’s another story for that side of it. To each their own!

@HifiVega 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! I love focal drivers they pay a lot of attention to the little details. That’s why I was somewhat shocked to see the single terminals on each side of the sub (not my favorite, but acceptable) with the an empty terminal hole on each side... I’m not sure if they offer a dvc in this line, but that could explain it I suppose

@CarAudioFabrication 5 жыл бұрын

I believe they use this basket on the Access line of subwoofers as well. I think technically the split wiring is more advantageous for the speaker as it leads to balance each side of the spider, but definitely not as easy to wire.

@leonardpetty6029 5 жыл бұрын

Stick with my RF and Kenwood never let me down

@krapola248 5 жыл бұрын

Complete aftermarket radio and speakers/sub install 2009 Lincoln Mks w/audiophile challenge???? I think that you're the man for it. Can you do it? Good luck

@bablobhai 5 жыл бұрын

can already tell this is going to be a great build.. focal definitely makes great products.. this surely is an expensive build but the amount of attention to detail you give towards your build, i'm sure you can even make products like pioneer, kenwood, sony etc. sound good..

@ryanv9297 3 жыл бұрын

What exactly is the enclosure that holds the 3in and tweets called? I have been searching for it on Focal's site and I cannot find them.

@tannerhengst1 4 жыл бұрын

how are you powering all your speakers here? Are you running the woofer, midrange, and tweeter off the same amp channel? or separate channels? Im trying to figure out how to add some midranges in my 2 way component system that already consists of a woofer and a tweeter. Also not sure if I even need the midrange. Just trying to do things right.

@Ajicles 5 жыл бұрын

Question for you. Have you ever seen/built driver enclosures for a door before? Would you think there would be a disadvantage to building a custom speaker enclosure for a door, sort of like those stick in foam driver protectors? However, instead of foam it would be fiberglass with a foam gasket on the flange to seal the driver to the enclosure. I do like my Harman Kardon oem speakers powered by a oem amp. They have nice punchy bass and it doesn't seem to roll off closer to full volume like some oem speaker/amp system would. To a degree it seems to be over driving them and I haven't really encountered any/much distortion with the proper eq set. Do you think using a 8inch shallow depth driver in an enclosure would sound good mounted in a door? Or would having a free airing driver with a higher range be better?

@FernandoSouza-px9fe 5 жыл бұрын

🇧🇷 B R A.S.I.L !

@TrumpWinner 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, have you heard about / tried STEG speakers (made in italy)?

@Megawatt 4 жыл бұрын

I have one on those subs and it’s a real beauty. Doesn’t compare to my old 12W7 but I’m happy running it.

@mikeciappetta300 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, I was going to go Cerwin Vega for a couple of 12's but now I'm going all Focal for speakers (I want to stay away from chinese stuff as much as possible), but I'm going all Flax lineup. Which amp did you use to run that pair of 12-inchers? Thanks!!!

@mikeciappetta300 4 жыл бұрын

Never mind found the video that you switched these woofers out with and that originally they would have been powered with the LC 1.800. Thanks

@faizrahman7671 5 жыл бұрын

these are beautiful but way out of budget. what would be a nice set of speakers for my 85 merc 500sec stock speakers allow 4 by 6 in dash and rear deck but i figure i can put some 4s upfront and 6 coax in rear, and maybe some custom sub enclosure....id like to keep the project under 2 grand....any thoughts

@scottsymons6152 3 жыл бұрын

I'm looking at a new Chevrolet 2500HD regular cab pickup. Two speakers in the door are standard. 6X9's. There are grills in the corners of the dash for crewcab upscale trim levels. Thinking of Focals or Morels in the doors and dash. Using factory locations. Maybe a single sub behind the seats on the shelf. Don't want to lose to much of the storage space behind the seats. Want to feel like the piano and other instruments are right next to me if I had my eyes closed.

@bradleysproul5478 2 жыл бұрын

Do you think these components in the front and the 2 ways in the rear are worth the money? (Going in an Supercrew F150)

@novemberromeo78 5 жыл бұрын

Thoughts on mounting the tweeter near the woofer vs away (like you did on the A pillar)?

@AWThethrower 4 жыл бұрын

novemberromeo78 its because he is using a 3 way setup, the highs are up on the dash while the midbass can essentially be anywhere in the front as its not as directional as the highs.

@brutisking 5 жыл бұрын

The price is up there but Focal does sound amazing!👍👍

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

If someone told me I would spend this kind of money on car speakers I would have said they were crazy! Don't tempt me with the Utopia M's...

@zeropointmx2552 5 жыл бұрын

Up there? That's a $1500 kit. 4 speakers and cross overs is all you get

@bbchester6 5 жыл бұрын

They aren't that good for that kind of money...Lots of choices out there.

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

@@bbchester6 It is a lot of money for sure and not a wise investment for some (priorities). Warning: high end audio and high-resolution music is a slippery slope! It's kind of like racing. Speed costs money; how fast do you want to go?

@tekClown 5 жыл бұрын

@@zeropointmx2552 I have this set and it's worth every penny. You are also paying for the time it took to be hand made. It truly is a premium brand and premium speaker, I would never put any other brand of speakers in my car, and the K2 series at a minimum. Currently have the Utopia M series on the way, and decided to buy the 40th anniversary kit to put into my girlfriends car. Definitely some good cheaper options out there, but if you can afford it, Focal is the obvious choice.

@joshuablair6120 5 жыл бұрын

Mark - have you ever listened to high end drivers from ZR Labs, Audio Development, Dynaudio, Audiofrog, or Accutron?

@Tudorbuda 5 жыл бұрын

*accuton

@bencosturbz7755 3 жыл бұрын

Listened to dynaudio last week at riches sounds , didn't compare to the Bowers and.wilkins at all

@18Subhash 4 жыл бұрын

How is the performance of focal AS 6.5 componant speaker,I am planning to install it alonwith 6.5 focal coaxial and soundmagna pk700 series amplifier. Please advise. I am from India.

@carageaelvis6321 5 жыл бұрын

How the imaging and the soundstage are on those speakers?

@dennym 4 ай бұрын

Great video as usual. Do you still happen to have or no where I can locate just the midrange and tweeter enclosure that came with that set? Will purchase

@CarAudioFabrication 4 ай бұрын

I have it. Message me via the website if you want it

@l34052 5 жыл бұрын

I have a set of the KRXS 6.5 shallow mount speakers in my BMW, they do sound nice but at 60w rms I wish they could take a bit more power.

@phizzle24 5 жыл бұрын

Get speakers that have a higher efficiency?

@GuitarTherapy144 4 ай бұрын

Can i grind out the tweeters off the coaxials and use them in an active set up? Are they the same tweeters? Im good at DIY...

@jaydawg116 4 жыл бұрын

I see that you chose to go with the Kevlar series speakers 3 way system, but with a flax sandwich subwoofer. Why didn’t you choose to keep it all in the family with either Kevlar or flax to keep the same timbre?

@johnsmith-qz4bv 3 жыл бұрын

i want to upgrade my factory speakers and sub but i still want to use the factory amp can this be done..?..i have the bose system now can i run passive speakers up front and what sub work great in a small space..?..just want to improve the sound it is a daliy driver..

@justinw7070 Жыл бұрын

Hello I have a Jeep wrangler jku and I am looking to up grade the audio system in it, I just got a stinger audio head unit no I am looking to get the ds18 sound bar to replace the stock one. I am also looking to get focal speakers which ones would you recommend?

@zxcvbn3869 5 жыл бұрын

Can you please try and do a budget build on a fiesta or other small (student's) car as I'm really interested in car audio but have little knowledge. Thanks mate, great vid

@nicco999999 5 жыл бұрын

I think mighty car mods do a fiesta really early on their channel

@zxcvbn3869 5 жыл бұрын

@@nicco999999 cheers bud. Will check it out

@numinous4789 5 жыл бұрын

I had Diamond Audio components. I personally liked them more when I was considering MB Quart and Focal.

@drm9979 5 жыл бұрын

I had Diamond before Focal, they are not even in same league. I have the Diamonds in a box in the garage, available for a very good price, only lightly used.

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

Old school MB Quart along with Morel were among the best you could get in the mid 90's. I still have a set of Quart "competition" components with the smaller tweeters from that era. The metal tweeters can be harsh without eq.

@jasonb.7152 2 жыл бұрын

@@drm9979 I know this is old but do you still have the diamond speakers for sale?

@drm9979 2 жыл бұрын

@@jasonb.7152 incredibly I do, this is the only place I even ever mentioned I have them and they are available.

@killzonea230 4 жыл бұрын

Will it be a good idea to put focal in the front and kickers in the back doors?

@masonhackler2883 4 жыл бұрын

Kill zone A just don’t buy kicker

@cemyuce 2 жыл бұрын

Rockford p2 10 or Focal p25 ? which one is the best for my car?

@snowyslate6083 5 жыл бұрын

What's the cheapest solution for measuring watts without using two multimeters? how do you feel about skar?

@jameselam8263 5 жыл бұрын

Ohms law and one multimeter will get you close but you really need either a 1, 2, or 4 ohm load on an amp to get it's true power.

@mikedice7 5 жыл бұрын

Have you done a stinger yet?

@dennisbirge4896 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 21 Ford F-150 reg cab that I just want to upgrade the speakers, so just two door speakers and two A pillars. Can you run Focals off a stock head unit and no amp and still have it sound good? Or is it not worth it unless you add an amp?

@Sagittarius-88 Жыл бұрын

I have front and rear focals in my 2020 F150, along with a sub. I do have an amp, though it's fed from the factory head unit. Technically speaking, you could just swap speakers out, but I really don't think you'd be getting your money's worth. The factory head unit really doesn't deliver much power, and it's more than likely the focal speakers are made to be driven by far more than what the factory head unit puts out. Granted, it would still be a vast sound improvement, but once you hear how good these things sound, you'll probably be wishing you had an amp to drive them.

@acarzia5580 Жыл бұрын

What song did you use for the test of the subs?

@kickass6540 3 жыл бұрын

Здравствуйте. Подскажите где найти, купить корпус для СЧ и ВЧ?

@trustmeplez 5 жыл бұрын

Mark you should definitely check out Audible Physics driver's if you haven't already.

@TrumpWinner 5 жыл бұрын

Mr. R.S There a youtube ‘PS Sounds’ aka peter (check out his videos) who runs an installation company in UK and competes his own car at EMMA. He only uses Audible Physics drivers too.

@trustmeplez 5 жыл бұрын

@@TrumpWinner ye i am aware of it, i am myself using Audible Physics since few years now - they are absolutely phenomenal.

@justinsouders7224 Жыл бұрын

How do these compare to the JL audio C7 series?

@drm9979 5 жыл бұрын

your videos are absolutely the best. trivia: FOcal not foCAL is how they pronounce it. I have the 165 KRX2 woofers and they are tremendous but I bought a set of Utopia 165 W-RC to replace them. I would be most interested if you were you do a compare. I switched out the KRX2 tweeters for the Morel Piccolo, which are beyond incredible. just one more thought, in my other car, I have the Focal ES 130K and that ‘M’ shaped tweeter is much better than the prior version inverted dome tweeter.

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

I also have the 165KRX2 and agree about the tweeters. Have you gotten rid of the Utopia tweeters?

@zech912 5 жыл бұрын

John Clark I found a merchant who was willing to sell separately just the Utopia W-RC woofer, so I never had the Beryllium tweeter from the set. I am sure the merchant had someone else who wanted just the tweeter. win-win. I simply cannot imagine it would be better than the Piccolo tweeter which is truly phenomenal but I never actually tried it.

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

@@zech912 Oh, I see. Woofers Etc sells the Utopia 6.5" separately as well. I am so tempted to start hoarding high-end car audio speakers. Would like to try them out in speaker boxes in the house first. Crazy, right?

@zech912 5 жыл бұрын

John Clark nope, not crazy, I wish I could do that myself. I have hesitated to install the W-RC woofers because I am not truly certain they are better the 165 KRX2, though I did read someone who compared and said they are. and just today I see Focal is now making the replacement for the W-RC, the W-XP, now I need to learn about them first.

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

@@zech912 I've heard both but never owned Utopia yet. The Utopia are less forward sounding to me; more neutral like studio monitors. KRX2 have a more aggressive "in-your-face" sound to them that cuts through road/wind noise better. The beryllium tweeters are world class and obviously better than my TN53K.

@AUSSIEGARAGE_YT 5 жыл бұрын

@CAF Do you feel that focal makes better speakers than Memphis and JL Audio?

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

Find someone running these and listen to them. I never wanted to like them but have owned everything from Access in 2005 to K2 Power. There are other high end brands to consider also. Trust your ears and good luck!

@dmoreno762 5 жыл бұрын

They are a huge step up

@imjaxmacintosh1580 8 ай бұрын

can the flax evo work without an amplifier?

@squirtmph Жыл бұрын

3:44 where can I found these part, I cannot find it from Google...... Thanks

@bendmacmanufacturing2744 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark , how do the Focal's sound , I'm currently running JL Audio and find there tweeters to be harsh sounding. Jon

@deatongrove1320 5 жыл бұрын

Jon, I have worked with Focal since Boston Acoustic stoped producing car audio. I wish we had switched years before that! The Focal products have a very rich sound that is unbeatable. The tweeters don’t have the harsh sound that some others do. I personally have the Utopia M series in one of my cars and will be doing a KX3 install on my daily driver soon. I encourage you to make the switch. You won’t regret it! Deaton.

@louisxiv7529 5 жыл бұрын

Bendmac Manufacturing I’m surprised you find the silk done tweeter of the JL to be harsh, as that is uncharacteristic of such a tweeter. Maybe try lowering the dB of the tweeter on the crossover.

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

Which JL tweeters are you running? If you have dsp, have you tried try to eq them?

@TickleFingers 5 жыл бұрын

Morel...... LOVE my Morel Hybrids over any of the 4 sets of Focals I've owned from Polyglass to Flax.

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

@@TickleFingers Another VERY serious speaker company. Wish I heard more installs with these.

@webberfan1234 5 жыл бұрын

How do these compare to the Hertz Mille Legends?

@colorscream 5 жыл бұрын

leaving a comment, maybe someone can compare.

@DaWalkDude 5 жыл бұрын

Against mille pros, midbass is just as rich. The tweets it's where it's at; The milles have silk domes which have a softer approach to high end, and the focals are a bit harsher. It's not a bad thing, but focal has a crispier high end than Hertz.

@phallus36 5 жыл бұрын

what's the song you played in the car? I'd like to try it out

@CarAudioFabrication 5 жыл бұрын

Its a royalty free song from the KZfaq Audio library

@lonniechiasson1747 8 ай бұрын

I had the flax evo 3 way component set in my Silverado and they sounded good but not loud at all, if ur looking for studio sound yes, but loudness no. In my opinion.

@rehantahir4919 3 жыл бұрын

Can zx400.1 can play p30f???

@UniCrafter 5 жыл бұрын

isobarik?

@shoegum7362 4 жыл бұрын

Is there much difference between say $500 door speakers and $1200 dollar?

@Megawatt 4 жыл бұрын

Shoegum At a local shop I did a direct comparison between three lines of Focal speakers and the difference in quality was huge as you went up the line. A lot comes down to preference.

@leroycolejr6336 5 жыл бұрын

I can use those 3in mids how much do they cost

@catch22frubert 5 жыл бұрын

If you have to ask, you can't afford it

@leroycolejr6336 5 жыл бұрын

catch22frubert I like people like you because you don't know how deep my pocket are

@esmokebaby 5 жыл бұрын

You shoukd do a buget build get some skarr audio speakers and see what you get

@lkjyuiop1987 5 жыл бұрын

esmokebaby I bought a little 4 Chanel amp from skar and only 3 of 4 Chanel’s worked I’d never buy anything from them again

@esmokebaby 5 жыл бұрын

@@lkjyuiop1987 damn it

@3rdaxis649 5 жыл бұрын

Are these Focal's available in 8ohm's?

@CarAudioFabrication 5 жыл бұрын

I don't believe so.

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

In case you were thinking of running two pairs of mid basses, just run them in parallel on a two ohm stable amp. The Mosconi One 250.2 would be outstanding for that.

@derekweese2230 4 жыл бұрын

I can't find anything about the any reviews on the SoCal six seven five or six and three-quarter inch integrated component speakers have you done anything on them or can you tell me more before I buy them

@derekweese2230 2 жыл бұрын

You mean you would buy them before focals???🙄

@NORVAheelhook 5 жыл бұрын

What happen to the rockford sub?

@CarAudioFabrication 5 жыл бұрын

You are thinking of the Wrangler, I am doing two Jeeps right now. The Wrangler is the loud build, the Grand Cherokee is the Sound Quality build.

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

@@CarAudioFabrication That Rockford sub is a beast! Good choice Mark.

@NORVAheelhook 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry i thought i missed something lol

@gchavez43096 5 жыл бұрын

are u based out of Texas

@RtistiqSkubie 5 жыл бұрын

If so it has to be near the northern border because he has complained about the cold before & he has a heater in the shop.

@joseluisruiz3789 5 жыл бұрын

JL Audio needs to take Notes. Since they have 3way component speakers.

@jameselam8263 5 жыл бұрын

JL C7's are great speakers but have a higher price tag. These Focals fall between the C5 and C7 line.

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

@@jameselam8263 I hope to hear the C7s someday. JL Audio really needed some world class mids and highs! Hope they work out. Don't know anyone running them.

@jameselam8263 5 жыл бұрын

@@johnclark3067 well they cost $2,000. I have them. I'm in central Illinois. I would try and find a dealer in your area to get an audition. Each brand has it's own sound it's just a matter of preference. JL and Morel have a smoother less bright sound. Focal and Hertz have a brighter sound so to say one is better than the other is a matter of your preference. I prefer JL or Morel , but you might prefer Focal or Hertz. All these speakers cost a lot of money so I suggest getting demos before you buy to everyone.

@esmokebaby 5 жыл бұрын

Since you're good at audio and no good quality you should do a test build and use a Android tablet as a radio and see what it takes to get decent sounding audio

@jonsathome 5 жыл бұрын

Why a sealed enclosure?

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

He mentioned that he wanted to keep the enclosure as small as possible. It would only be two cubic feet for that pair of flax twelves.

@bbchester6 5 жыл бұрын

@@johnclark3067And it's a geared more towards SQ I'm guessing.

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

@@bbchester6 Yes. Sealed subs typically produce tighter sounding bass that blends well with the midbass. They don't require a subsonic filter either and can put out deeper bass. It puts a higher demand on the amplifier and can tolerate a little bass boost at low frequencies if that's your thing. Ported and bandpass are louder, go low enough for most music/people and can sound really good too.

@Bryanctree 5 жыл бұрын

I want to know how you can afford a whole K2 set 😍😩

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

I bought my first set (165KRX2) discontinued for $600. An absolute steal! Definitely in the top 3 best car speakers I've ever heard.

@chrisnas1483 4 жыл бұрын

But flax and kevlar, will sound completely different..

@MrALAVOL99 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome speakers they sound soooo clear. Very awesome installer you do some of the best work I've ever seen BUT YOU'RE SO BORING Mark lol

@johnclark3067 5 жыл бұрын

I was always amazed at how loud and clear the K2 Power series would play. Many people would burn them up because they hardly have any audible distress from being pushed too hard.