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Need a component speaker system?
Madisound has a killer price on a 5.5" Vifa component system they are blowing out. I guarantee this sounds at least as good or better than anything you've heard at $500 or less (and probably better than anything you've ever heard at any price).
http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/ind...13930&pid=2129 |
wow... swap out the Infinity Reference for this? hmm... maybe i should... seems like a great deal!!
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40-watts RMS? O_o
-Ted |
Originally Posted by RETed
40-watts RMS? O_o
-Ted |
Yeah,
I guess we get so used to seeing the peak to peak rating on speakers. |
Looks like a pretty good deal for what it is. Personaly for the $500 and under I would take a set of focal V2s.
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hmm... my bostons sound pretty darn good. you ought to show me those sound better
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Originally Posted by DamonB
That's plenty. If you wanted more you could high pass them at 80 hz or so and run considerably more power without problem.
I've been looking around for some front speakers, but I can't make up my mind. I was down to... MB Quart - economical Diamond Audio - expensive Dynaudio - gawd, I gotta wait for my next paycheck Although I prefer a 6.5" anchoring the front stage, I'll give that Madisound set a try just due to the price... -Ted |
Good let us know how they are because i'm in the market for 6 1/2 component set for the rears
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^ theyre 5.5".
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mmm adcom makes some sweet amps. Seems like a good deal on the vifas, personally I would run the seas lotus actively but thats just me.
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Originally Posted by purerx7
Seems like a good deal on the vifas, personally I would run the seas lotus
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seas lotus mids and lpg tweets will be around $200 and will sound better than the vifas.
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How difficult would it be to put these in the doors? I have a 93 with the Bose system. I was considering a 4" component set to ease installation.
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Originally Posted by purerx7
seas lotus mids and lpg tweets will be around $200
Here's the US distributor listed on Seas Lotus web page: http://www.mobilesq.com/ ...The price of a single Lotus woofer alone is $189. The Lotus component set costs a mere $745 Your calculator must work different than mine. |
Originally Posted by crimmeny
How difficult would it be to put these in the doors? I have a 93 with the Bose system.
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hmm true i would do the lpg tweets though. You could do the lpg tweets and the seas excel mids for around 400 or the lpg tweets and the vifa mids, im just not a big fan of the vifa tweets. But thats just me either way the vifas are a really good deal but if it was me I would pay the extra money and go the seas/lpg route. The image dynamics chameleon component set has gotten really good reviews and can be had for around $200 on ebay.
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Just ordered them yesterday, so they still have them in stock.
I guess I'll drop a review on them once I get everything wired up. :) Because I do live in Hawaii, UPS shipping was going to be $45, but I got a follow-up email from a CSR that told me they could do U.S. Postal for $21, although they don't list it as an option when you do check out. For ~$130 shipped it's not a bad deal... -Ted |
Sounds like a great deal. Vifa is good stuff. RETed make sure you do some door deadening if you want them to sound even better.
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Originally Posted by RETed
Because I do live in Hawaii....told me they could do U.S. Postal for $21
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Originally Posted by DamonB
Just curious how many extra days it takes the postal service to get things from the continent to the islands?
-Ted |
Just came in...
Ordered on 08 / 08 and came in 08 / 15, so it was about a week total. It came in USPS insured! Initial observations... Woofer - very nice - I've only messed with Vifa dome midranges before, but I was impressed for what I got for $110. The woofer is carbon fiber cone with a cast aluminum basket. Woofer surround looks like butyl or nitrile rubber. The magnet is pretty hefty. I'm sure Madisound has all the nitty gritty specs on their website / catalog. Tweeter - looks like silk dome or some kinda soft dome. The profile is very small. There was an angled, surface mount housing and a swivel, adjustable, flush mount housing. This gives you a lot of options in terms of mounting the tweeter. Lots of hardware was included - mounting screws, gold plated connectors. The tweeters had their own built-in grill, but the woofers came with no grill - I guess it's assumed it'll be hidden behind your stock OEM speaker grill. It's ashame to hide those nice carbon fiber cones! Now...about those passive crossover units...they are rebadged Nakamichi. Peaking into the clear, removable covers, the resistors / caps / inductors are stamped "Nakamichi" all over. Flip the cover over (there is a generic wiring schematic sticker on the cover), and it's has "Nakamichi" clearly silkscreened on it. Passive crossover network uses some really nice components in it. There is a selector switch for woofer(?) phase. There is a 3-way selector switch for tweeter level: -3dB, 0, +3dB (I think). Woofers were packed in their own cardboard "sleeve" and tightly wrapped in "Saran wrap". There were plastic stand-off's to keep the front of the woofer from contacting the cardboard. Tweeters were in their own foam box - no worries about getting damaged. You guys are right - for the money, it just can't be beat. I had a set of MB Quart ".2" components a while back, and these things blow the MB Quarts out of the water for 1 / 2 the price! I can't wait to install them, but this might take a while to get a real good review on how they sound. So far, just by looking at them, they are worth the money. Madisound took care of me on this sale, and these are serious underpriced! I can take pics if anyone wants them... Hope this helps! -Ted |
Originally Posted by RETed
I'm sure Madisound has all the nitty gritty specs on their website / catalog.
Vifa MG13WN01-04 Woofer Specs: Outside diameter 140mm (5.5") Cutout diameter 112mm (4.4") Depth 57mm (2.25") Magnet diameter 80mm (3.15") Fs = 58.09 Hz Qms = 2.372 Vas = 7.9 liters Cms = 0.848 mm/N Mms = 8.85 g Xmax = 3 mm Sd = 81 sq.cm Qes = 0.527 Re = 3.6 ohms Le = 0.432 mH BL = 4.697 Tm Pe = 40 watts Qts = 0.431 1-W SPL = 86.67 dB 2.83-V SPL = 90.14 dB The tweeters are Vifa D26NC05.
Originally Posted by RETed
Madisound took care of me on this sale, and these are serious underpriced!
Stuff like this typically contains recently discontinued speakers that the seller has bought a large quantity of, so the prices are a steal. On the other hand you guys don't realize the enormous markup you're paying when you buy over the counter so this price sounds much too good to be true. Very few companies actually build their own speaker drivers, they buy them from places like Vifa, Focal, Audax, Eton, Seas etc and put it in their own box with their name on it. For that you get to pay 300% more ;) The proof will be in the pudding. Glad to hear the equipment looks nice but how it sounds is what counts. Don't be afraid to experiment a lot with the tweeter settings. |
how would these compare to say a Boston Acoustic setup?
I'm an audio neophyte... |
For less than $30 you can get a pair of true 5.25" coaxials with real tweeters:
http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/ind....7723&pid=1927 Audax is a highly respected company that makes drivers for many high end speaker companies. Probably a limited quantity of these as well. |
Originally Posted by gracer7-rx7
how would these compare to say a Boston Acoustic setup?
I'm an audio neophyte... |
Originally Posted by DamonB
Madisound has a killer price on a 5.5" Vifa component system they are blowing out. I guarantee this sounds at least as good or better than anything you've heard at $500 or less (and probably better than anything you've ever heard at any price).
http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/ind...13930&pid=2129 VIFA use to make the goold ol Eclipse (by fujitsu ten) component speakers (8051 & 8061 almost sure those were the model numbers), they also used to make the speakers for cliff desings. GOOD STUFF! On the other hand, I would always loose a tweeter every single time I had to disconnect the sound system. Nothing major, $20 buck used to get me a new one. Thanks fo the link :icon_tup: |
Originally Posted by RETed
I have an Adcom 2 x 75W waiting to push some front stage...
I've been looking around for some front speakers, but I can't make up my mind. I was down to... MB Quart - economical Diamond Audio - expensive Dynaudio - gawd, I gotta wait for my next paycheck Although I prefer a 6.5" anchoring the front stage, I'll give that Madisound set a try just due to the price... -Ted It is not impossible (you know that), but they are not the easiset speakers to work with if you are setting them up on kick panels on a FC :redface: |
Originally Posted by RETed
Just came in...
Ordered on 08 / 08 and came in 08 / 15, so it was about a week total. It came in USPS insured! Initial observations... Woofer - very nice - I've only messed with Vifa dome midranges before, but I was impressed for what I got for $110. The woofer is carbon fiber cone with a cast aluminum basket. Woofer surround looks like butyl or nitrile rubber. The magnet is pretty hefty. I'm sure Madisound has all the nitty gritty specs on their website / catalog. Tweeter - looks like silk dome or some kinda soft dome. The profile is very small. There was an angled, surface mount housing and a swivel, adjustable, flush mount housing. This gives you a lot of options in terms of mounting the tweeter. Lots of hardware was included - mounting screws, gold plated connectors. The tweeters had their own built-in grill, but the woofers came with no grill - I guess it's assumed it'll be hidden behind your stock OEM speaker grill. It's ashame to hide those nice carbon fiber cones! Now...about those passive crossover units...they are rebadged Nakamichi. Peaking into the clear, removable covers, the resistors / caps / inductors are stamped "Nakamichi" all over. Flip the cover over (there is a generic wiring schematic sticker on the cover), and it's has "Nakamichi" clearly silkscreened on it. Passive crossover network uses some really nice components in it. There is a selector switch for woofer(?) phase. There is a 3-way selector switch for tweeter level: -3dB, 0, +3dB (I think). Woofers were packed in their own cardboard "sleeve" and tightly wrapped in "Saran wrap". There were plastic stand-off's to keep the front of the woofer from contacting the cardboard. Tweeters were in their own foam box - no worries about getting damaged. You guys are right - for the money, it just can't be beat. I had a set of MB Quart ".2" components a while back, and these things blow the MB Quarts out of the water for 1 / 2 the price! I can't wait to install them, but this might take a while to get a real good review on how they sound. So far, just by looking at them, they are worth the money. Madisound took care of me on this sale, and these are serious underpriced! I can take pics if anyone wants them... Hope this helps! -Ted Good luck with them, you will love them (for their price, there is no subsitute) |
is there a way to fit this in the back of a FC?
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They should fit in the back of the FC no problem.
The tweeter is like a hair over 1" itself, so it's very low profile. It would be a waste to put them in the shock towers. That's the worse place to be putting rear fill speakers in a car. :( -Ted |
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^ :uhh: ... what does that have to do with this thread?
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How would these components stack up against Memphis' M class components?
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Alternatives
Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons
^ :uhh: ... what does that have to do with this thread?
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Components
Originally Posted by XxMerlinxX
How would these components stack up against Memphis' M class components?
the audio shops will try to sell their system. I m always looking the biggest bang for the $dollar. |
A Thought
Question:
Why would anyone installed more than one subwoofer? The sound frequenices are Mono not Stereo (left and right). Would having more than one subwoofer muddle the sound? |
Did anyone ever do a review of how these sounded?
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How about an update? I want to get one of these myself but i'm afraid that the bass might be lacking a bit compared to entry level 6.5" components i'm used to. I'm not a big bass head and i don't want to add subwoofers to cars because the usual components and 6.5"'s in the rears are enough for me.
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Did anyone else try these out?
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It's still rotting in REted's closet :( .
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I've had that comp set before, they sound decent. I still have a set of those tweets I might recycle, but they're awfully laid back - in a loud RX-7 interior I prefer a more forward tweeter to cut through the road noise. The $120 price is a good deal, they compare more to sets around $175 at most - they sound a lot better if you cross the tweet around 22-2300hz though.
And there's no point of even trying to get bass out of a RX-7's doors. Unless you spend a lot of time sealing it off, it ain't gonna happen. Concentrate on getting good 100hz up performance out of the doors, lets the sub do the rest. Chambered mids also work really well in a 7's doors. |
I bought the vifa set a month or so ago, courtesy of this thread. I finished the install last night.
First impressoions: WAY better than stock ( Non-bose) but i have no other system to compare it too. These speakers sound good but I agree with BOOSTD 7, no bass from the doors. The speakers move but no sound. The doors are not sealed well at all. I considered sealing the speakers but it would be difficult to get much enclosure volume. I was able to mount the tweets, drivers, and x-over onto the platic panel the stockers came from, with the help of some fiberglass. it was not too much of a pain. The passenger side seemed to have a much tighter fit. There was only 1/4" clearance to the speaker grill and about same between the magnet and the window. Dont run these without an external amp. I tried out of curiosity and they sounded horrible. |
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