Diamond Audio components?
#1
Diamond Audio components?
I was bored and decided to visit some stereo shops for ***** and giggles after work. Im planning on upgrading my front speakers real soon and just wanted to get an idea of what these shops recommend in the ~$300 range as fas as component speakers go. One shop was going to "hook-me-up" with some Kenwood components for $250 . I got out of there pretty quick. The next shop was a bit more helpful and offered me some Diamond Audio CM361 6.5" speakers. I think he said these were $269. The speakers looked nice and I really liked the fact that the tweeter could be mounted on the speaker itself (see pic below) or you could mount them anywhere else in the cabin. I liked the idea of having the tweeter behind the door panel for that stock look compared to having the tweeters outside of the door panel. I can get these for roughly $150 bux but I dont know how good they sound or if theyre even worth getting. Any advice would be appreciated.
#3
Power Trippin'
iTrader: (4)
Doesn't the shop have demo speakers you can audition?
Anyway, this is MHO, but Diamond Audio's current lineup is decent, however, they're nowhere near as good as they used to be when Eton (high-end, highly regarded European loudspeaker company) was making their speakers.
Anyway, this is MHO, but Diamond Audio's current lineup is decent, however, they're nowhere near as good as they used to be when Eton (high-end, highly regarded European loudspeaker company) was making their speakers.
#5
Full Member
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: c-bus, ohio
Posts: 121
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Diamond has always made a great speaker I use to run there m5 Compenants. That looks as if it said cm6 as the model number if so the last i sold diamond the cm series was there entry level stuff but still sounded goodI guess it just depends on what level of sound quality you desire. and getting 6.5 in the doors isnt to bad just takes a little time
#6
Registered User
iTrader: (61)
Diamond is among some of the highest reputable audio companys around. I currently have two of their titanium m6 subs in the back and quality and sound are unmatched. If I were you, I would spend another $150 for the DIAMOND HEX (S600) 6.5 inches and the woofer depth is only 1.9 inches! I am considering these for my car, I currently have a/d/s comps and I am extremely satsified with them, but they cost $800. Diamond makes some of the best products around IMO and I would put them up against focals, morel, dynaudio, ID Chameleon, but for half the price them. I personally like the sound of my a/d/s speakers but I went all out on audio for my fd so, money was no object for this audiophile.
Trending Topics
#8
Originally Posted by SpeedKing
Doesn't the shop have demo speakers you can audition?
Anyway, this is MHO, but Diamond Audio's current lineup is decent, however, they're nowhere near as good as they used to be when Eton (high-end, highly regarded European loudspeaker company) was making their speakers.
Anyway, this is MHO, but Diamond Audio's current lineup is decent, however, they're nowhere near as good as they used to be when Eton (high-end, highly regarded European loudspeaker company) was making their speakers.
I went to Tweeter and heard some nice Boston Acoustics. I really liked the way they sounded and they were in my price range. Im undecided at this point and Im sure I'll probably see/hear other speakers that I like, making my decision even harder.
#10
Track Junkie
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 1,277
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I got some MB Quart Components, TOP quality stuff, you wont be dissapointed with MB Quarts, a bit on the pricey side though. I got mine for about $350 if I recall correctly, and they retailed for around $500, they come with some nice crossovers included. You dont wanna go cheap on the amps either, I'd reccommend Eclipse.
#11
Power Trippin'
iTrader: (4)
Originally Posted by wan
I went to Tweeter and heard some nice Boston Acoustics. I really liked the way they sounded and they were in my price range. Im undecided at this point and Im sure I'll probably see/hear other speakers that I like, making my decision even harder.
I think that spending too much money on a component speaker set for an FD isn't prudent. It's a noisy car w/ less than ideal acoustics, and minimal room up front, so basically you should 1) find something w/ ~2.5" mounting depth and 2) sounds good to you and is within your budget.
#12
Power Trippin'
iTrader: (4)
Originally Posted by deltr0n`
I got some MB Quart Components, TOP quality stuff, you wont be dissapointed with MB Quarts, a bit on the pricey side though. I got mine for about $350 if I recall correctly, and they retailed for around $500, they come with some nice crossovers included. You dont wanna go cheap on the amps either, I'd reccommend Eclipse.
Eclipse amps are good, but as I mentioned above, you can go on and on with all the brands as there is a ton of good stuff out there. That said, my $0.02 goes to Zapco amplifiers.
#13
Track Junkie
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 1,277
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by SpeedKing
I had a set of MB Quart components in one of my old cars and I'd have to say that they're one of my all-time favorite speakers, however, they *are* an acquired taste. The metal tweeters on those things are accurate, yet VERY sharp. On some frequencies, at high volume, it's like sticking an ice pick in your ear! I had to drop the attenuation on the crossover, and set the treble on the source unit to neutral just to be able to tolerate those speakers. Some people might prefer a softer, warmer sound, and I'd recommend a comp. set w/ a silk tweeter, and maybe even a tube amp if you have the budget for it. All depends on what you want and what you listen to.
Eclipse amps are good, but as I mentioned above, you can go on and on with all the brands as there is a ton of good stuff out there. That said, my $0.02 goes to Zapco amplifiers.
Eclipse amps are good, but as I mentioned above, you can go on and on with all the brands as there is a ton of good stuff out there. That said, my $0.02 goes to Zapco amplifiers.
#14
Speed Mach Go Go Go
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: My 350Z Roadster kicks my RX7's butt
Posts: 4,772
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
I hate MB Quart's. I have them ...anyone want to buy them? They are 4" seperates with the tweets attached to the frame. That design makes instillation for the doitselfer easy. Another nice set is Eclipse (something). I have those in my CRX. Anyhow, the Diamon Hex (discontinued) series is expensive but sound awsome. My 4" handles 100w RMS! they drop in perfect inside the Bose box and still work well enclosed because the box is ported. The best part (besides power handling) is the choice of silk tweets, they sound beautiful! the 5&1/4" will fit depth wise but you will have to modify the hole diameter. Boston Pro's are nice but very expensive as well.
#15
Registered User
iTrader: (61)
Two choices to NOT look at are, alpine type x comps,. thought they would be amazing since is their best speakers and $450, they sounded awful, and I had the eclipse comps they were awful to. These were running off a seperate amp and a 30 band equalizer. These are compared to my a/d/s speakers which are god like, but if I were you Get the hexs(s600) with only 1.9 in mounting depth you cant go wrong. I have had 0 problems with my diamonds products and they are highly regarded on other forums.
Last edited by purerx7; 03-21-05 at 10:23 PM.
#16
Registered User
iTrader: (61)
Two choices to NOT look at are, alpine type x comps,. thought they would be amazing since is their best speakers and $450, they sounded awful, and I had the eclipse comps they were awful to. These were running off a seperate amp and a 30 band equalizer. These are compared to my a/d/s speakers which are god like, but if I were you Get the hexs(s600) with only 1.9 in mounting depth you cant go wrong. I have had 0 problems with my diamonds products and they are highly regarded on other forums.
#20
Registered User
iTrader: (61)
the s500 series which is the 5.25 inc h has a mounting depth of 2 inchs according to diamonds website, the only thing your are going to get with 6.5 is some more midbass...But than again the hex series are known for sq and very little mid bass.... Lots of good reading on caraudio.com , their forums are very informative just do a search on diamond and you will find more than you will ever need.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post