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Infinity Reference 6032cf 6.5-Inch 180-Watt High-Performance Two-Way Speakers (Pair)

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I just installed Infinity 6032cf speakers in the front doors of our Honda Odyssey 2001 LX. They fit, however, I had to clip the protruding plastic tabs off the included plastic mounting adapter, and clip two plastic tabs and a plastic ridge off the door that served to align the OEM speakers to make the mounting adapter fit. Then I had to trim some of the plastic inside the door to make room for the larger magnet of the Infinity speaker. The Honda speaker plug can easily be disassembled such that no additional crimp connectors are needed (the original ones that are inside the Honda plug can be used). The grills covering the speakers still fit after the Infinity 6032cf speakers were installed.

As to the sound, I am very satisfied with these speakers. To put my opinion in perspective, I am not the kind of person who needs an amp and subs to bother other motorists with their music. I was just looking for an upgrade to the terrible OEM speakers in the LX version of the 2001 Odyssey. The Infinity 6032cf speakers indeed provide a quite significant improvement in sound quality over the original speakers. In particular, bass is increased quite a bit and the included tweeters provide very clear highs. I should also mention that I am using the original Honda OEM cassette radio.

These speakers will out-perform any other brand, generally, of the same size for under $100. I cannot recommend anyone to ever buy these, though. I'll tell you why. Infinity sells a set of Infinity Kappa 6.5 on this very site for only $20 more. The improvements are very substantial. The Kappas have Infinity's special glass-fiber woofer cone. I did a side-by-side comparison to eliminate the change for the placebo-effect to taint my judgment, and the Kappa's mid-range just seemed a little sweeter and had more fidelity. The bass that the Kappa's produces also seemed more musically accurate. Some speakers produce bass in a more punchy way. Some people prefer this type. The Kappa's have a richer tonality and a smoother, more accurate bass reproduction. The Kappa's also have a different tweeter. The tweeter is vastly superior to the Reference tweeter sound-wise, but isn't just because of the tweeter itself. The Kappa has a computer-controlled cross-over that blurs the line between coaxial and component speakers in terms of sound quality. The Reference just have the typical capacitor wired in. Capacitors work just fine, and they're what you have to expect for this price-point, but for $20 more, the computer-controlled cross-over is a no-brainer. A huge advantage about the more advanced cross-over is the low-pass on the woofers. All the higher frequencies on the Reference speakers come through the woofer and can come across distorted at higher volumes. Again, this is not a problem with the Kappas. I'd like to add that both speakers had a more than reasonably break-in--I've actually had the Kappas longer. I realize this isn't a review for this particular product, but the Kappas are everything these are and more. I'd highly suggest spending the extra $20 and reaping all the benefits.

Installed in a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee with Infinity. Installation is straight forward for an average car junky. The sound is full for a 6.5 and is a superb replacement for the factory speakers. On my ZJ, as with all my vehicles, I lightly sand the copper wires to remove any oxidation and gummy residue before soldering the contacts. I wasn't impressed with the mini negative post. It's clearly labeled so differentiating the terminals by size is unnecessary. There's some cats outside my window having angry sex. It sounds hilarous. The foam dampeners included do a sufficient job of reducing vibrations, however, a little dynamat goes a long way. It may be necessary to drill through your sheet metal to properly install these speakers. Something to bear in mind before a DIY. Has anyone ever driven through Lancaster County PA? It smells like poo there. Sorry, got high while writing this.

Bought these speakers to replace the blown out factory door speakers for my 2000 GMC Savana.Speakers went in perfectly. Only thing I had to do was solder on the factory wiring harness, which is two wires per side.They sound great,much better than the dried up old ones.I have had several sets of Infinity speakers for my car and my house and really like them all.Infinity really makes great sounding speakers for not alot of money.

i just installed these speakers in my 94 jeep grand cherokee limited. they replaced the drivers side and passenger side front door speakers.

the speakers do not come with connectors (for jeeps or any other vehicle).

since i was replacing the existing speakers, i cut the female connector off of the old speaker (cutting the wires that attach to the cone and coil allowed easier removal of the connector....you don't want to break the plastic snaps that hole both male and female connectors in place). after removing the male connector (door wiring harness) from the old female connector, i soldered the old female connector to the new infinity reference speakers. the speakers come with a basic attachment point that allows you to easily solder any connector to it. less than five minutes worth of work. snapped into the existing male connector for a sound check and all i had to do was mount the speakers to the door.

following the diagram for my model (6032cf) on their installation instructions was as easy as it was pictured. except....that there are no mounting screws included. for the jeep grand cherokee, you need four. the mounting adapter plate uses the three screws from the original speaker mounting tabs.

the jeep's infinity gold speakers have three mounting tabs, the infinity reference speakers have four mounting tabs. you need the adapter plate.

you need the four screws to attach the speaker to the mounting adapter, plus you have to drill four 3/16" holes into the door. the adapter plate, once in place acts as a guide for drilling these holes. there is plenty of room to drill into the doors speaker opening. the standard (and plentiful) jeep interior self tapping phillips head screws worked well.

removing the door paneling, removing the old speakers, installing the new speakers (soldering and drilling), and re-attaching the door panels, took less than 30 minutes for both doors.

tools i needed; small spatula (to remove door paneling), phillips head screw driver, wire snips, soldering iron (and a very small amount of solder, 3/16" drill bit, drill and four self tapping screws.

because the speakers mount at the bottom of the doors, i set the db switch to 3db (choice of 0db or 3db) and angled the tweeter up (you change the angle by twisting the tweeter).

although the base is less than i would prefer, the speakers are head and shoulders above the existing infinity gold speakers that come with the jeep grand cherokee limiteds. i believe the laredo's use the same speakers with a smaller magnet, so the difference would be even more noticeable.

the price makes these speakers an outstanding return on your investment.

i do not use the rear speakers, but the same procedures would be needed if i ever decided to replace them.

I got these speakers as a replacement to the OEM door speakers on my 06 Monte Carlo and they are very nice. They fit almost perfectly (I had to clip 2 little tabs on the door enclosure - no biggie) and I would say they are at least as good as he original speakers if no a little better. I notice in earlier reviews people talking about "no bass response" from these speakers. Hey, they are 6" speakers, not subs! My 6x9's in the rear deck provide the bass for my car and these provide the mid and upper frequencies, and they do it very well. It took me less than an hour to install them and my only complaint was that I had to do a little soldering. I haven't replaced car speakers in a very long time so I was simply a bit surprised at this. I remember when it was simply crimp connectors on the speaker wire that you popped off and back on to the new speakers but I'm sure that I'm showing my age. These speakers are great for the price and are perfect OEM replacements.

Got these figuring being the newest models they would have more bass than the older model they replace. Just isn't the case. Powered by my JVC radio alone, they "thud" way too easily causing me to have to turn the bass almost entirely down on the radio. The mids and highs are especially sharp, crisp and bright, like all of the infinity car speakers I have had in the past. Fortunately I am going to put a subwoofer (or two) in the trunk, so bass will no longer be a concern, but if you want some bass, try some other brand. If crisp highs are important to you, these speakers deliver the best for a 2-way of any I've heard, and I've listened to most of the major brands.

First of all I have a Pioneer DEH p5200HD head unit and a SSL 4.400 Watt amp that puts out 50 watts RMS at 4 ohms per channel. These speakers were a little tough to install because mine didn't come with any hardware to mount the speaker to the universal adapter, but once i found some nuts and bolts and after a little grinding around the place where the bolts stuck through they fit in nicely and work pretty well.

Pro's:
- 2 ohm operation. I love this about these speakers, less resistance means more watts to them which makes them louder than my Kenwood 69's in the back
- Swivel tweeter I haven't noticed a huge difference in sound from pointing these tweeters at me, but i can't complain and the fact that i know they face me is assuring although i couldn't tell a bunch from the switch on the tweeter how much louder it got.
- These speakers can be pretty loud and have excellent highs and decent bass (see cons)

Con's:
- Having no hardware supplied wasn't a huge deal for me since i had some spare bolts laying around, but if i didn't that is a minor inconvenience
- One of my biggest complaints about these speakers is the bass response. When there is no HPF applied these distorted bass at fairly low volume which surprised me. Luckily most of my bass is supplied by my 6x9's, but without the 200Hz HPF i have on my amp i wouldn't be able to use almost half of what these speakers have to offer. I think a 100 or 150Hz HPF could also work well but mine is not adjustable so i do with what i have and it works well enough for me.

Bottom Line:
These speakers are worth the cost and they CAN sound very good. Know how much power to give them and set them up right and you will not regret purchasing these speakers.

I purchased 4 of these speakers to replace my blown speakers in my 2001 jetta 1.8. These speakers are a huge improvement crisp, clear, with decent bass (hit much harder than my factory speakers) I hooked these bad boys to a four channel kicker amp and man they are so loud. Just To give you an idea of how load these are my neighbor who lives 4 houses down could hear my car, he called me telling me to turn it down (he was inside his house!! the volume was at 20). These speakers are a great deal for a decent price.

I own a 2005 Cadillac CTS with a Bose system. If I were Bose, I would be ashamed to put my name on it as the factory speakers suck so badly. I replaced the sub with a Kicker and amp and the front door speakers with a pair of Infinity reference 6032cf's I got from Amazon. I went with these as they are 2 ohm just as the system speakers are.

These speakers are incredible! With the sub dialed in to my base level preference the sound system now sounds like it should have with the name BOSE on it.

These speakers are not meant to be a replacement base speaker, however they do an admirable job with it. The two position (0db - 3db)tweeter is phenomenal and the mids are so clear! Since I'm not trying to explode my kidneys or rock the car next to me with too much volume, I am more than pleased with Infinity.

A word of caution here... the Infinity site says that the rear door speakers for the first generation CTS are 6.5"... Do NOT believe it. the rears are 5.25"... I had to return one set 6.5's and I'm waiting for the 5.25's to arrive so I can finish the install.

Amazingly good speakers for the price and Amazon's free freight and fast delivery are great as well.