Product Description
db691 6 x 9 3-way Speaker
| List Price: | $179.95 |
| Price: |
$80.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details |
| as of Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:12:23 GMT ***Remember, deals price on this item for sale just for limited time*** | |
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #3283 in Car Audio or Theater
- Brand: Polk Audio
- Model: AA1691-A
- Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
Features
- Pair of 6x9-inch 3-way component speakers
- Equipped with a polymer/mica composite cone with rubber surround
- Maximum input power: 300 watts
- Equipped with one 1-inch liquid-cooled silk-polymer composite dome tweeter and a neodymium magnet
- Durable butyl rubber surround stands up to the stress of extreme temperatures, sunlight and time
Amazon.com Product Description
Polk Audio db691 6" x 9" Coaxial Speakers bring you superior looks and sound at a price that makes high performance affordable to everyone. The polymer/mica composite mineral filled cone is stiff yet lightweight and brings you big sound with little distortion. A 25mm liquid-cooled silk-polymer composite dome tweeter with neodymium magnet creates clear, detailed highs. The Pole Plate Heat Sink promotes better heat dissipation for superior power handling and reliability. Polk db Series speakers are built tough to withstand the harshest environments, so they are perfect for use in boats of all types. The db Series delivers classic Polk Audio performance and durability like never before.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful.
By Joel Grant
I own multiple sets of polk db and infinity reference series speakers. These are tightly competing product lines both offering incredible performance and value. This is my first set of 6x9 by either brand, so I can't compare them directly, but here are my comments. These were installed into the rear deck of an older bmw and replaced 6" woofers/1" silk tweeters. They are driven by an old school 65x4 RMS clarion pro audio amp (back when clarion was better quality). I intended the polks to provide good bass to complement a set of 5.25 infinity reference components in the front. They surpassed my expectations.
Pros:
- Fantastic bass response. No question. I have the amplifier network boosting the rear channel by ~6db at 40hz, and many have asked if I have a subwoofer because the low-end extension is clean and can be felt through every seat in the car. Dialed in properly, these perform very well to 35hz in tightly sealed infinity baffle (trunk/cabin) setup. These can literally make my very-tightly adjusted trunk vibrate more than my 100 watt rms 8" subwoofer due to the infinite baffle setup.
- Highs are clear, but have a warmer tone.
- True 4 ohm speakers are easy on amps and unlikely to cause create any clipping conditions
- Awesome power handling. IF YOU PAIR THESE TO A HEAD UNIT DIRECTLY, YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED. There is simply no way a head unit can cleanly drive these large speakers if you want to hear them as they were intended by the designer.
Cons:
- Simple integrated crossover does not deliver the clarity of component setups, but it does very well for coaxials
- Speaker cones are quite thin and flexible, probably do not deliver as accurate of base as they could otherwise (though the bass is extremely impressive)
- Mounting hardware is cheap and flimsy, Polk could have spent a few more cents on decent screws, nuts, etc.
- Slightly less performance/quality for the money than other brands. Infinity give you better overall value in my opinion with their reference series.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
By Ryan McDermott
I put a set of 4 of these in my wifes aveo a year ago and they are still alive and pounding just as crisp as ever, I just bought a set of 6.5s and 6x9s for my s10 blazer and they are also amazing quality they look great have 9.5/10 lows 10/10 mids and highs you will be nothing but pleased. They come with foam gaskets that are really nice makes alot better seal, adapter rings to fit to a variation of vehicles, mounting hardware, and a really nice set of grilles. Buy them dont look at anything else just buy these lol. You wont get better for the price Ive heard some really really high end 150$ a pair type speakers that were slightly better but not by far.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
By KLH
These speakers came quickly as usual for Amazon orders. They installed very easily in the rear deck of my car. Although the covers that come with the speaker are decent, my car has covers so naturally I reinstalled those.
At first, I had them connected to just the aftermarket HU, which puts out 18w/rms. Of course, the speakers were under powered. When kept at low volumes, they sounded decent, but not spectacular, and would begin to distort at about volume level 14 (the HU goes up to 35). Still better than the OEM 6x9s.
Then, I got the power amp I had ordered and installed it. It provides 70 watts/rms. What a huge difference. All the distortion disappeared; certain songs could be played at level 35 without distortion. I don't play music at those levels, but the point is with more power, you get much less distortion and a cleaner sound. Further, the bass came alive. Although the bass isn't as good as a subwoofer, it definitely holds its own and is very, very tight. The mids and tweeters are faithful too. With just the head unit, I would bump the treble up +4 to to round out the sound. Now with the amp, I dropped them down to +2 as they get a bit shrill with too much boost.
The speakers still have yet to break in completely, but they made a huge leap once they got the right amount of power.
For the price, you can't go wrong (and Amazon had the best price online too). They will definitely improve your listening pleasure, but they need power to be played right. Get a good quality amp too and you won't be disappointed.
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