Power Acoustik XP-694K 6-Inch x 9-Inch Four-Way Full Range Speaker
Power Acoustik XP-694K 6-Inch x 9-Inch Four-Way Full Range Speaker
(as of 17/06/2010 06:16 - more info)
$99.95
$39.98
Listed Under: 4 Way Speakers
420 watts of music power for full range speakers with three year warrantyPoly propyleene injected conesButyl Rubber surrounds3-Ohm ImpedanceChrome Back Plate..read more
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Over two years ago I sold my whole system because I was really broke. Now I am trying to rebuild so I started with a deck and these speakers. I was always interested in power acoustik’s 6×9′s because I use to have their 12″ mofo’s and they were awesome. These are no different. As long as you tune your deck correctly you will be able to get very nice, loud sound out of these speakers. Plus you get a decent amount of bass out of them. However, I plan to take the bass out of them with a crossover when I decide on a subwoofer.
My old system had 150 watt peak Rockford Fosgate 6×9′s and I loved those too but I would have to say that these blow them out of the water. Again, especially because these were about a third of the price of the Rockford’s.
Only con that I can think of is that about a week after I bought them the price dropped about nice dollars and there is no way for me to get refunded that money even though the price drop was very close to my time of purchase
This is the same review as the Power Acoustik XP-653K XP I reviewed.
The Power Acoustik XP-694K 6×9″ speakers are a a huge step up from last years model (XP2K series). Every part of the speaker is better. The surround is a soft rubber than gives the speaker a longer lifespan and not foam like last years, the cone is stiffer, but could even be stiffer, and the voice coil is stronger. Power Acoustik changed from the electromagnet to a “regular style” magnet and this magnet is very strong when compared to other speakers in a $40-120 price range. The tweeters are silk domed and not plastic like the XP2K’s. Also the basket is coated with a tough bed liner type material.
The Power Acoustik XP-694K XP 6×9 speakers sound so much better than last years XP2K, they even sound better than JL Audio’s 6×9′s (JL Audio’s don’t produce enough highs), Toyota Tundra JBL System (JBL’s don’t produce enough highs, but have a lot more bass) and Alpine Type-S (not as clean sounding) series speakers. The mid bass is smooth, but the speaker does need more Xmax so the cone can travel further. The tweeters sound fantastic, not to bright, and you’re able to hear so much more detail in a song, recording, or movie.
Just so everyone knows powering these with just the CD/DVD head unit will not make these speakers sound great. I’m using a Power Acoustik BAMF 1200/4 4-way amp. The BAMF1200/4 is sending 100 watts to each speaker and they sound so much better compared to when I was powering them with 50 watts each. Make sure your amp is 100 to 200 watts at 4 ohms with a Signal-to-Noise Ratio from 95 to 100 for best results.
Overall it’s a great sounding and very attractive (the grill is ok) speaker, but I can’t give it more than 4 out of 5 for performance because of the bass when I compared these to the JBL’s. Power Acoustik really needs to increase the 6×9′s cone travel.
My budget system in a Toyota Tundra 07
In Dash:
3 Boss DIABLO D35.2
Front Doors:
2 Power Acoustik XP-694K
Rear Doors:
2 Power Acoustik XP-653K
Sub under rear seat:
1 Earthquake SWS-12
2 Power Acoustik BAMF 1200/4 4-way amps (mid and highs)
1 Power Acoustik BAMF 1250/2 bridged (Subwoofer)
1 POWER ACOUSTIK PCX-30F 30-Farad Capacitor