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I installed these in a 2007 Highlander with 45 watt per channel head unit and bass handled by a 300 watt subwoofer amp and 10 inch ED SQ10 where the third seat used to live in my HL. After dynamatting the doors inside and out, I set out on a search for the very best speakers short of spending a fortune for Focals.
I tried just about everything, including polks, polk-momo (very similar to these but way more expensive) ... most recently pioneer ts-1302C, which were very good but just a bit too bright and a bit strident.
These are clear and detailed... test flat + or - 1 dB from 100hz to 20k hz with a lab quality testing system in my shop... and sound fabulous installed. These go pretty low for small speakers, (probably around 70Hz at - 3 dB in the car), but don't expect miracles from them. The key to their flat/smooth response is the smooth and flat dust cap. The speakers that have a humped dust cap in the center, and all 2 ways with the tweeters there... will have all kinds of cancellations at various frequencies caused by reflections off the center post or cap.
Be sure to install the tweeters next to the woofers on the doors... at the same distance from your listening position as the center of the woofer. NOT ON A PILLAR OR HIGH ON THE DOOR! If you install next to the woofer, all frequencies from both tweeter and woofer will arrive at your ears at the same time.. and not cancel out at odd frequencies because of the differing wave lengths. Trust me, driling a hole to mount the tweeter or cutting a hole to flush mount it will be well worth your time.
The one caveat is that the tweeters are a bit strong. Use the -3dB position... which actually tests at +5dB louder (in my shop, not in the car) than the woofer range... which will be somewhat tempered by the tweeter being mounted down low. High freqs are more line of sight... so low mounting of tweeter will mitigate the louder output.
If you have space for a sub of some kind, it will be icing on the cake, but these will blow away any factory speaker you are using.
The 2 Ohm resistance draws extra output from your head unit, so these can play very loudly from just a head unit.
The newer version 5030cs or perhaps 5035cs? will be indistinguishable except in price. Buy the older ones if you can find them and save $$$$.
If you want your midrange a bit brighter, you can bypass the woofer crossover circuit (a coil rolling off the midrange) .. by connecting the woofer + lead to the input + lead instead of the woofer + output connection on the crossover.
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The Infinity Reference 5020cs is a 5 1/4-inch Two-Way component System with very advanced features for a speaker in this price range. Our Reference Series represents perhaps the best value of any premium brand in its price range. These speakers will drop in to the factory location of a 5 1/4-inch speaker and can be driven by either a factory OEM radio or an aftermarket radio. It utilizes Plus One technology which gives you improved bass response. The Edge-driven textile-dome tweeter provides outstanding high frequencies and excellent reliability. This speaker can be driven with a 2 ohm impedance amplifier which gives you improved low frequency performance and louder sound. They can also be driven by a 4 ohm radio or amplifier. Infinity Systems is a leader in loudspeaker design for both car and home speaker systems and is part of Harman International. These speakers come with a one year parts and labor warranty.
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