6"x8" to 6.5" adapter?

[aluminator]

Do the 6x8 to 6.5 adapters work?I blew one of my 5x7s today and am wondering if a 6.5 can work.If the adapters don't work,how hard is it to just drill new holes in the door?
Thanks for any replies.

[canadiankush]

i just made a 1 1/4" ring out of mdf with the 5x7 holes and 6" holes so the ring mounts to the door and my 6's mount to the ring. ill post pics after i get home from boxing.

[aluminator]

Originally Posted by canadiankush

i just made a 1 1/4" ring out of mdf with the 5x7 holes and 6" holes so the ring mounts to the door and my 6's mount to the ring. ill post pics after i get home from boxing.

That would help a lot.Thanks man.

[canadiankush]

i haven't drilled any holes yet but just drill the stock speaker holes then drill your 6.5" speaker holes if you know what i'm saying.

[GLH]

Why not buy new 6x8 speakers ?

[blhde]

Because 5x7 and 6x8 speakers suck, the don't have stability or SQ a component set has.


I am also running a home brew adapter out of 1/2 hardwood ply.

[GLH]

Originally Posted by blhde

Because 5x7 and 6x8 speakers suck, the don't have stability or SQ a component set has.


I am also running a home brew adapter out of 1/2 hardwood ply.

You can't just say that as a blanket statement and what about 6x8/5x7 component sets ?

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Originally Posted by aluminator

Do the 6x8 to 6.5 adapters work?I blew one of my 5x7s today and am wondering if a 6.5 can work.If the adapters don't work,how hard is it to just drill new holes in the door?
Thanks for any replies.

How do you keep blowing those Polks ? The amp is less than the rated power of the Polks. Are you trying to overdrive the amp with the gain knob and clipping the signal to the Polks ?

[aluminator]

Originally Posted by GLH

You can't just say that as a blanket statement and what about 6x8/5x7 component sets ?

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How do you keep blowing those Polks ? The amp is less than the rated power of the Polks. Are you trying to overdrive the amp with the gain knob and clipping the signal to the Polks ?

I play the hell outta them.No,I had my system professionally tuned this time.I'm not sure yet they're blown.My driver side speaker started cutting out today.I need to check the connections in the door first.Regardless I want an upgrade(the bug, they call it).If the db's are okay and it's a loose connection I'm gonna put them in the rear dash of my Mustang.

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Originally Posted by GLH

Why not buy new 6x8 speakers ?

Because there are fewer choices.I want a set of Polk MM 6501.Plus I gather the general consensus is that 6.5s have better SQ.

[relapssranger]

Originally Posted by canadiankush

i haven't drilled any holes yet but just drill the stock speaker holes then drill your 6.5" speaker holes if you know what i'm saying.

Do you have a finished product picture that would really help?

[aluminator]

Originally Posted by canadiankush

i haven't drilled any holes yet but just drill the stock speaker holes then drill your 6.5" speaker holes if you know what i'm saying.

I see what you did now.No issues with door panel clearance?

[GLH]

Originally Posted by aluminator

I play the hell outta them.No,I had my system professionally tuned this time.I'm not sure yet they're blown.My driver side speaker started cutting out today.I need to check the connections in the door first.Regardless I want an upgrade(the bug, they call it).If the db's are okay and it's a loose connection I'm gonna put them in the rear dash of my Mustang.

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Because there are fewer choices.I want a set of Polk MM 6501.Plus I gather the general consensus is that 6.5s have better SQ.

Which is just not true. Sure, a 6.5" Alpine type R is going to be better than a 6x8" Sony.

[blhde]

[QUOTE=GLH;885025]You can't just say that as a blanket statement and what about 6x8/5x7 component sets ?



They are step above the 2 or 3 way stuff but still they dont handle the power or sound as good compared to a nice set of 6.5/.75 components.


Without a price range or goal, blanket statements are all that the OP set the standard with.

[aluminator]

Originally Posted by blhde

Without a price range or goal, blanket statements are all that the OP set the standard with.

Looking to spend less than $200.Anybody got a set of 6.5 components they're impressed with.

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Originally Posted by GLH

You can't just say that as a blanket statement and what about 6x8/5x7 component sets ?

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How do you keep blowing those Polks ? The amp is less than the rated power of the Polks. Are you trying to overdrive the amp with the gain knob and clipping the signal to the Polks ?

Actually both have an RMS rating of 60W.The Boston GTA supplies 2x 60W rms(@4ohms).Question: The Polk MMs(I want) are 2.7 ohm models.So theororetically the MMs will pull more than the 60x2 the Boston amp supplioes @4 ohms...........right?

[canadiankush]

Originally Posted by relapssranger

Do you have a finished product picture that would really help?

no i don't sorry. i haven't installed them yet.

Originally Posted by aluminator

I see what you did now.No issues with door panel clearance?

not sure yet.

Originally Posted by aluminator

Looking to spend less than $200.Anybody got a set of 6.5 components they're impressed with.

Boston Acoustics SR60 6-1/2" SR Series 2-way Performance
JL Audio C2-650 6-1/2" Component Speakers System (C2650)
Image Dynamics CTX-6.5cs (CTX 65 CS) 6.5" CTX Component Speakers
JBL GTO608C 6-1/2" 2-Way Grand Touring Component Speakers System
Focal 165 A1 6.5" 2-way Access 1 Component Car Speakers (165A1)

[blhde]

What style of music do you listen too?

I prefer a silk or soft dome tweeter as I listen to more rock/metal. But If you like rap a titanium or hard dome tweeter is better for that.


http://www.513electronics.com/store/...-2-way-system/