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[Sport91]

Anytime you ask a question like this its going to be smoothered with people pushing whatever brand they run as the best.

The only thing I can suggest is go and listen to some, see what you think is best. Granted nothing is going to sound the same in the store as it does in a vehicle. But what sounds good to one person could be crap to another, its too subjective. Just like the whole which is louder question...

[lo-lyf]

Anytime you ask a question like this its going to be smoothered with people pushing whatever brand they run as the best.

The only thing I can suggest is go and listen to some, see what you think is best. Granted nothing is going to sound the same in the store as it does in a vehicle. But what sounds good to one person could be crap to another, its too subjective. Just like the whole which is louder question...

Good point.... like how most like Klicker and I think Klicker sounds like total caca.

[bangbangskeetskeet]

Anytime you ask a question like this its going to be smoothered with people pushing whatever brand they run as the best.

The only thing I can suggest is go and listen to some, see what you think is best. Granted nothing is going to sound the same in the store as it does in a vehicle. But what sounds good to one person could be crap to another, its too subjective. Just like the whole which is louder question...

Totally agree with you. I will say that I will take the majority of what these guys say about the Diamonds very seriously cuz they mainly listen to similar types of music that I do and have proven to have an extensive knowledge about the audio industry. I HAVE heard diamonds in a friends Titan...he had 2 8's I think...which were pretty under powered if you ask me only 450 watts I believe...and it still sounded good. Not too much bass that you can't listen to rock or country and not get any words but enough that if you wanted a lot of bass the capibilites were there.

Good point.... like how most like Klicker and I think Klicker sounds like total caca.

I agree with that. Kicker & Sony Xplode are huge out here....90% of the systems sound like pooooooo. Maybe that's why someone jacked me!

[lo-lyf]

Totally agree with you. I will say that I will take the majority of what these guys say about the Diamonds very seriously cuz they mainly listen to similar types of music that I do and have proven to have an extensive knowledge about the audio industry. I HAVE heard diamonds in a friends Titan...he had 2 8's I think...which were pretty under powered if you ask me only 450 watts I believe...and it still sounded good. Not too much bass that you can't listen to rock or country and not get any words but enough that if you wanted a lot of bass the capibilites were there.



I agree with that. Kicker & Sony Xplode are huge out here....90% of the systems sound like pooooooo. Maybe that's why someone jacked me!

klicker and Xplode are big EVERYWHERE!!! Junk if you ask me, Ive installed just about every brand of car audio and I will always stick with Eclipse for radios or cheap mids and highs, Diamond for any subs, speakers, amps, and rockford for subs and amps too. JL is good but Im still not that impressed. Im dying to get rid of these MTX junkers that were left in my doors for some D6 convertibles.

[DigitalBoy0101]

I have a buddy that is a diamond dealer. I get cost

I blew my door-mounted Alpines >.< I remember when Diamond first came out, I salivated over their construction specs in Car Audio & Electronics magazine.

Consequently, now that the opportunity has arisen I want some

My current system is all Alpine except the subs. Front doors are SPR-17LS 6 1/2" 4 ohm R-type components w/ crossover. Rear doors are SPR-17LP 6 1/2" 4 ohm R-type coax 2-way. Amp for the doors is MRV-F345 75W RMS X4 @ 4 ohms. Sub amp is MRD-M605 400W RMS mono @ 4 ohms. Entire system was built around Nov '05.

Sub box is the Avalanche-specific JL midgate Stealthbox. 2 12" subs, but don't remember the specific model of the JL subs.

So yeah, I'd love to replace my blown Alpines with Diamonds. I just looked on their site for the first time while typing this though, and they're only rated at 50-60W RMS......I need more than that I think. I'm putting 75W RMS to the doors.

I'm on a budget, looking for deals to repair my hurt stereo. Sadly, it looks like the Diamonds are out unless I'm missing something. Suggestions?

[pl4yboy]

I blew my door-mounted Alpines >.< I remember when Diamond first came out, I salivated over their construction specs in Car Audio & Electronics magazine.

Consequently, now that the opportunity has arisen I want some

My current system is all Alpine except the subs. Front doors are SPR-17LS 6 1/2" 4 ohm R-type components w/ crossover. Rear doors are SPR-17LP 6 1/2" 4 ohm R-type coax 2-way. Amp for the doors is MRV-F345 75W RMS X4 @ 4 ohms. Sub amp is MRD-M605 400W RMS mono @ 4 ohms. Entire system was built around Nov '05.

Sub box is the Avalanche-specific JL midgate Stealthbox. 2 12" subs, but don't remember the specific model of the JL subs.

So yeah, I'd love to replace my blown Alpines with Diamonds. I just looked on their site for the first time while typing this though, and they're only rated at 50-60W RMS......I need more than that I think. I'm putting 75W RMS to the doors.

I'm on a budget, looking for deals to repair my hurt stereo. Sadly, it looks like the Diamonds are out unless I'm missing something. Suggestions?

I run my Diamond D661's off a 250.2 if that makes you feel any better. They've been holding up for 3 years.

[randomhero]

Wow I think there is both some good and bad information in here.

First of all Diamond Audio D6s can be had for quite cheap. You can get them brand new off ebay for $130 each shipped. I used to have a pair of 12" d6s and even though the box was grossly under sized they still sounded great.

Resonant Engineering also makes some great subs. Even their lower end stuff sounds pretty decent.

JL has good stuff, so it's hard to go wrong with them, but in my opinion they are way overpriced. I would compare them to Dynatech headers. They are some of the best in the business, but there are other great options for half the price. The TW5's are the shallow mounts people are likely talking about. They have like a 3" mounting depth but sound like sub 3 times its size.

Kicker even has some good stuff, but they are better known for SPL rather than SQ.

I currently just have one Rockford Fosgate P3 shallow mount. It's nothing special, but it is clean and crisp which is exactly what I was looking for.

If you are worried about the amp, just turn the gain down. It definitely isn't going to hurt anything. It's far worse to clip the audio turning the gain too high than it is to turn the gain down and have the amp produce less power.

If it were me I would buy the deep mount from subthump.com, then buy two 10" Diamond Audio D6 subs and have a solid setup for under $500 shipped.

[bangbangskeetskeet]

First of all Diamond Audio D6s can be had for quite cheap. You can get them brand new off ebay for $130 each shipped.

You sure about that?????
I just searched eBay and the "brand new" D6's you speak of for 130 shipped are REFURBISHED...thats not new to me. I think I will stick to buying directly from a CREDITED dealer off of the Diamond Audio site.

[pl4yboy]

You sure about that?????
I just searched eBay and the "brand new" D6's you speak of for 130 shipped are REFURBISHED...thats not new to me. I think I will stick to buying directly from a CREDITED dealer off of the Diamond Audio site.

Also, D6's and D661's are different.

[randomhero]

Sorry I didn't check the ad. It's been a few years since I bought mine.

Here are some for $180 shipped:
Diamond Audio D610D2 10" Subwoofer Dual 2 Ohms New! - eBay (item 350238710657 end time Sep-09-09 23:11:58 PDT)
They are brand new and not refurbished.

I suppose if you want to buy them from a brick and mortar shop expect to pay more. The average price online was about $210 per sub. Either way you should be able to have a great box and sub for around $650 or less.