Customer Reviews

Alpine SPS-600 - Car speaker - 80 Watt - 2-way - coaxial - 6.5"

5 star:		(23)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I've had these speakers for about 6 months. I've been underdriving them with a 52 (peak) X 4 headunit and they still respond pretty darn good and have alot of bass for the size. Unfortunatly my headunit isn't allowing these babies to shine so I've invested in an Amplifier. I know it's going tobe the second night and day upgrade since I put the speakers in to replace my factory ones.
I recommend these. Edit: I am now powering these with 80 watts per channel (4 Channels and a seperate sub with another amp). They rock the house. Excellent sounds and value.

Purchased these Alpine speakers to replace the factory installed speakers on my 05' Chevy TrailBlazer and the difference in sound quality is amazing! The highs and lows are much more crisp and clearer to go along with my factory system. The bass thumps pretty good without an amp too. After reading many reviews and comparing other speakers, the Alpines were the way to go. It was not just based on price (which was a great deal by the way) but also on reputation & quality. Installation was easy and only took about an hour to install 4 speakers to the front & rear doors. (This included removal of & re-installing the door panels) didn't need to use the speaker covers) Went to a local car stereo installer and he wanted to charge around a $100 bucks with a 4 hour wait. Save your money and google how to remove door panels for your specific vehicle and you too can be listening to better sound with your factory or aftermarket system. I highly recommend these. You won't be disappointed!

Joe
Fort Sill, OK

These speakers are great!! They cane with everything I needed and more. I wasn't expecting to get the screws and bolts for easy installation but it sure mate it a plus. The highs are outstanding. No scraching sound pure music. There have the same quality of a Memphis speakers but you can add bass. The sound quality to me are great. There even getter when there in the back deck with the magnet in the trunk. But I have them in my 96 camaro and the bass is not too bad but it's better than what I expected. But overall great speakers! (9/10)

I replaced the OEM 4-speaker system in my Dodge Durango with these speakers and they sound fantastic. They needed a little finessing as it wasn't a simple bolt-off/ bolt-on and did require me to drill holes into the base plates and a little creative thinking to attach them. However, the Durango has a funky attachment arrangement...as many OEM's do. However, I highly endrose these speakers to anyone thinking about an upgrade to their auto-sound system.

Got these on a recommendation from another site and because the price here was so good - especially with Prime shipping. I wish I had done this a long time ago 'cos these sounds great, and so much better than the factory speakers that came with my car!
I have a 2002 Maxima, no Bose sound system, although I wouldn't be surprised if these sounded better than the Bose. Always wanted to get a better sound system, but didn't want to go to the trouble of taking out my door panels, etc. First time installing car speakers. Although taking the car apart was a pain in the neck, I didn't permanently break anything and the replacements were worth it.
I can hear so much more depth than before, and I literally and technically sit in a surround sound environment. Wondering if I should even go to the trouble of replacing the stereo itself - the difference is that big with my sound system now.

I didn't have to use the nice covers that came with the speakers, but the round frames that came with them didn't fit the screw openings in my door perfectly. I managed, but I used just two screws instead of the three with the original speakers. All worked out OK. Like I said, biggest hassle was the doors. These Alpines have been handling everything I throw at them from Mozart to the Dark Knight soundtrack to AC/ DC and Springsteen. Tomorrow I'm going for a long drive to just listen to some music!

I just got done installing the speakers and they are great!! I payed 54 bucks for them to replace my blown stock speakers in my 99 dodge dakota. They are extremly crisp and clear and they even have a good amount of bass. But if you turn the bass up and crank the speakers up there is a good amount of distortion. I only have them installed in my front door speakers but i am going to install them in my back speakers too. They are great i highly recemend them to anyone who wants to make there audio system better.

I purchased 2 pairs of these from best buy for 100 bucks a piece!!! Don't let best buy rip you off. In fact all electronics form best buy are usually twice as expensive than on amazon. That being said, allow me to evaluate the speakers. Let me start by saying car audio is near and dear to my heart. I love music and will usually spend to the limit of my means to achieve the best sound quality possible. I have heard many systems and owned several different sets of speakers. These particular speakers are great! I have a 50Wx4 clarion head unit, nothing special but has lots of custom sound settings. These speakers sound clear and crisp even while being underpowered. I can get them as loud as I can stand with little to no distortion as long as I turn the bass down, which is fine because I have two 12s. These things will get as loud as you want but don't count on them for spectacular bass. If you want the full spectrum of sound you will need to invest in sub woofers. They do handle highs and mids wonderfully though. So well in fact that unless your a real sound snob you won't need tweeters with these just turn up the treble. Personally I don't like treble very much and usually adjust mid higher then treble and these speakers handle that setting well. When I do turn treble up, out of curiosity, the highs are very crisp.

I'm not sure if an amp would improve them very much considering they already sound great but I have run them on a lower power head unit (Panasonic 45x4) and I was shocked by the improvement when I switched to the clarion 50x4. So who knows an amp might blow my mind yet again. I have these in a civic ex, more than enough sound for that space.

The bottom line:
-For this price range I think the type r's are going to outperform many other models. These speakers will have the casual car audio enthusiasts head spinning if they are coming from a stock set up.

-If you are not new to car audio than don't worry these will impress you as well.

-Don't skimp, a head unit to compliment the speakers is a MUST. If your really Mr. Moneybags buy an amp that can produce the 80W these speakers can handle is optional but by no means required.

-Don't rely on these for bass, buy a sub. If your not a bass head you can get by with as little as one 10" sub. You will need something, though, if you want more audible and clear bass tones and the ability to max your speaker volume

-You WILL get good highs out of these speakers, consider them if you are concerned about highs but do not want to go through the pain of installing tweeters.

-Be patient and buy form Amazon, as a matter of fact always cross check electronic prices with what Amazon offers.

-Highly recommended

The speakers came quickly and were nicely packed. The price was really good and these speakers are far better than the stock speakers. Upgrading car audio just by replacing the speakers is an inexpensive way to improve sound dramatically. The seller did a great job.

You do not have to go high dollar to get some great sound, just add an amp! The little speakers take the power and add so much depth and quality to a simple system without the heavy price-tag if you are looking for fantastic sound!

Thought I should circle back on this review. When I first bought them, I was impressed with bass, but also very smooth in the critical range from 100hz to 1000 hz where most of the music is. I have tested them with a very accurate testing system, so I know their frequency response for a fact. They are lively and natural sounding. My only reason for 4 stars ... after coming back to them after many, many other speakers from inexpensive to expensive... is that the range where the woofer and tweeter overlap... because there is not woofer frequency limiting coil.... around 6000 hz... is especially sensitive to my ears. I have created a notch filter .15 mH coil and 6 mfd capacitor across the woofer... and a special xo for the tweeter and they are pretty much magic now. If you step up to the component version, you will get a two component crossover, and you will also get smoother response because the tweeter is not creating cancellation of the wave at funky frequencies... by being in front of the woofer. That alone is worth the upgrade if you have the extra dollars. I will likely upgrade to the comp version. Good luck.