Installed my Polk's today. They sound great. Simple installation on the 210. The hardest part was popping off the old Clarion Covers, but the rest was extremely simple. I highly recommend to those of you who have not yet made the upgrade.
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| Author: | 07H200SS [ Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Everyone talked up the Polk'S |
Had the wife get me some Polk's (DB651's & DB691's) for x-mas. Hope they sound as nice as all here have said. Now I have to look at them in the box for another 5 months! Damn winter!! |
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| Author: | Lakebum [ Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Everyone talked up the Polk'S |
After a few years of listening to everyone else's music I decided it was time for an upgrade. You folks talked me into trying out some polks also. I acutally cashed in a ton of hotel points for amazon gift cards and this is what I came up with. Alpine pdx-5 (75x4; 300x1 rms) Polk mm651s x 2 pair (15-100 rms) rockford fosgate sub p2410 x 1 (50-250 rms) It's been a while since I have messed around with audio stuff, so I hope this all works. |
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| Author: | aguyindallas [ Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Everyone talked up the Polk'S |
You wont be disappointed...either of you. 07H200SS - find somebody with a shop or a large garage and go put them in the boat. Lakebum - I think you have a good setup there. I am not sure about the Rockford amp (they are typically power hungry), but the Alpine PDX is very efficient. I have a good friend who has one and is very impressed with it. As for the Polks...I have 2 pair in the boat and another pair to get put in....they rock for the money. |
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| Author: | 07H200SS [ Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Everyone talked up the Polk'S |
aguyindallas wrote: You wont be disappointed...either of you. 07H200SS - find somebody with a shop or a large garage and go put them in the boat. Lakebum - I think you have a good setup there. I am not sure about the Rockford amp (they are typically power hungry), but the Alpine PDX is very efficient. I have a good friend who has one and is very impressed with it. As for the Polks...I have 2 pair in the boat and another pair to get put in....they rock for the money. aguyindallas- large heated shop is easy. Have that at work. Boat is in storage though and burried among about 50 other boats in a guys barn. Not to mention I would not want to tow my boat through all the snow,ice and salt we have on the roads right now. |
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| Author: | fbusse [ Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Everyone talked up the Polk'S |
I'm an idiot when it comes to audio installs so I paid a specialty shop to install 6 db651's and a small 300w amp to power the back 4 (I only had 2 speakers previously). Thanks to everyone who recommended them. This other custom audio shop where they are a bit of snobs sneered when I said I wanted to have an audio install and said that they typically only do installs on "wake-board boats". Bastard. Then he quoted me only on JL Audio 4-6.5's and a small amp for a grand. My current install with 6 polks and a small amp was half that. Well worth it and glad I got what I did imo. |
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| Author: | aguyindallas [ Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Everyone talked up the Polk'S |
fbusse wrote: I'm an idiot when it comes to audio installs so I paid a specialty shop to install 6 db651's and a small 300w amp to power the back 4 (I only had 2 speakers previously). Thanks to everyone who recommended them. This other custom audio shop where they are a bit of snobs sneered when I said I wanted to have an audio install and said that they typically only do installs on "wake-board boats". Bastard. Then he quoted me only on JL Audio 4-6.5's and a small amp for a grand. My current install with 6 polks and a small amp was half that. Well worth it and glad I got what I did imo. Congrats and all that matters is that YOU are happy with what you did and spent your $$$ on. |
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| Author: | jwerner [ Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Everyone talked up the Polk'S |
Newegg.com has an awesome deal on Polk mm651's right now. These are AWESOME speakers even without an amp. They are 2.7ohms (94db) so running these off a head unit can get modest volume. Highly recommended along with MB Quarts. |
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| Author: | drballard33 [ Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Everyone talked up the Polk'S |
I just bought mine brand new off ebay for $57.00 with free shipping, there were quite a few listed new at under $60 |
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| Author: | Berger [ Sun May 02, 2010 8:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Everyone talked up the Polk'S |
Installed my Polk's today. They sound great. Simple installation on the 210. The hardest part was popping off the old Clarion Covers, but the rest was extremely simple. I highly recommend to those of you who have not yet made the upgrade.
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| Author: | Indy Steve [ Sun May 02, 2010 9:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Everyone talked up the Polk'S |
Seems as though everyone is replacing Clarion speakers...I've got the factory Sony's. Has anyone replaced these and could you hear a noticeable difference without a sub or amp? |
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| Author: | Kvou812 [ Mon May 03, 2010 12:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Everyone talked up the Polk'S |
Kinda what I've been wondering... my 08' has the factory Sony's as well.... |
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| Author: | aguyindallas [ Mon May 03, 2010 9:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Everyone talked up the Polk'S |
Kvou812 wrote: Kinda what I've been wondering... my 08' has the factory Sony's as well.... Go with the Polk's.....I promise you wont regret it! |
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| Author: | JCF204 [ Mon May 03, 2010 11:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Everyone talked up the Polk'S |
I just bought a 09 F204 with the factory Sony's, they do distort pretty bad at high volume. Are they 5" or the 6.5"? Any mods needed to swap them out? |
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| Author: | BrentC5Z [ Mon May 03, 2010 12:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Everyone talked up the Polk'S |
Welcome! And as posted in another thread, your head unit will distort ANY speaker at high volume levels. Step 1: buy amp. |
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| Author: | JCF204 [ Mon May 03, 2010 2:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Everyone talked up the Polk'S |
Thank you for the welcome, I have a few different amps laying around from old car stereo installs, so I'm good there. I was just wanting to make sure the size of the speaker hole. It looks like 6.5" is correct from what I have been reading. I would post a pic but I don't see a link to do it in here...? 
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