I was thinking about getting this setup for my evo what do you think


2x Polk SR6500
2x SR104
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I personally wouldn't be happy with that setup, but it's not for me, it's for you. If you like the sound quality in YOUR car, that's what matters.

 

I wouldn't waste the money on the 2nd set, but you might not want to spend the money on the 1st set either. I have them in my car, and unless you're running stock exhaust with a bunch of sound deadening, it's not really worth it. They're amazing speakers for the money though. Evos just aren't good cars for sound quality.

 

I disagree....my Evo is way better for sound quality than both the Honda's I've owned, my brothers pathfinder, or to some extent my parents Explorer. Granted, a decent amount of tuning is needed to achieve optimal results in the Evo....but that's what a seperate EQ and imprint is for

 

Maybe sitting in a parking lot with the car off. In my car you can't hardly hear anything worth spending the money on a highend system for over the road noise and exhaust.

 

junk

 

really? Mine sounds perfectly fine inside. I am running the HKS exhaust too so it isn't exactly the quietest exhaust and 255 series tires so big tire patch compared to stock. The exhaust noise may be quited down by the fact the trunk was redone with a full wood floor wood box and beauty board that covers across the back end.

 

Yeah. I'm semipissed that I spent so much on my SRs and wished I would have gotten something cheaper, and spent the extra money elsewhere. I had a set in my Grand cherokee and they sounded amazing, which is why I bought them again. But in the evo I can't hear any of the detail and such that made them great in my Jeep.

I do think the layout of the car is pretty good for sq cuz they do sound great sitting with the car off, but all the exterior noise of driving just negates them.

I also don't have anything in the trunk right now, waiting to finish a system. Hopefully the exhaust will quiet down then! I do plan on deadening the trunk a little bit. Maybe I'll go ahead and do that and see how much of a difference it makes. I also need more power to them. The amp I have now is just too small.

 

Compared to what?

 

Definetely the fact that the the trunk is empty....just going from stock interior to the new box with wood floor and wood beauty board made a difference (I can barely hear the drone of the exhaust at this point). As for Polk, I remember them being a slightly warm sounding speaker which wasn't to my liking for car audio because it really hurts their ability to bring out the detail in recordings. For car audio, my perfect matches have been Focals for their ability to reproduce highs with a good Alpine amp powering those and a good subwoofer. I dropped Polk about 8 years ago in favor of Focal after one listening session and haven't looked back. For the home, that is a different story. I enjoy the higher end Polk home equipment, but I just prefer the spaciousness provided by a Paradigm Studio setup.

 

SR's are pretty freaking awesome and if your not a "I must have bright tweeter" guy they are probably perfect.....you could always go custom?

I like bright tweeters, and convenience, so I bought BA Pro60's. Just remember 80% of the sound is the install and in all honesty I still like SR's more I just got a great deal on these Pro60's, but they do have brighter tweeters.

Some swear by only having front speakers, but IMO without having custom kicks on axis with plenty of wattage, I prefer using rears too. Some don't it's all what you like 100% personal preference. I would not use those woofers either JL and RE audio are my current favorites and a single enclosure would be more than enough, unless "Yo a BASS head"!!


1. Dynomatt, Raamat, or similiar in the doors and trunk.
2. At lease MDF mounting rings sealed with artist non hardening clay/puddy for stock locations or custom kicks if not (better).
3. All the install basics and a great ground always helps.


Good luck

 

okay guys thanks a lot for the help

 

An older thread, I know, but some very good points raised all around. I also run a set of SR6500s. Please forgive me if some of what I'm about to say was already discussed in another thread.

While the Evo can make for a very challenging environment, the install itself has to compliment the idea of sound quality. As such, one simply cannot mount the tweeters in the stock locations, behind the A-pillar covers, and expect to hear a very clear and detailed presentation. Before exiting through the factory grill, the sound bounces around inside the covers smearing the sound. In my case, I bought a set of RS A-pillar covers that didn't have the factory grill openings, and configured the tweeter positions as per the needs of the install.

Those who've seen my system thread may have noticed that I'm pushing the SR mids with a pair of Zapco AG350s. Without this much power, the ambient noise of the road/tires/drivetrain simply clouds the music. Dynamic shifts and transient attacks also benefit from the juice to a degree that's difficult to describe without an audition.

I also have to stress the need for T/A. Along with defining the limits of the soundstage, T/A can effect the tonal balance of the system. With tweeters as sensitive to placement and aiming as the SRs, properly tuned T/A is a necessity.

The system has to be tuned while the car is on the move. I don't mean that one should take his eyes off the road and fiddle with the deck while driving. It's just that the difference between the relative silence of a parked Evo and one that's revving along is night and day, as you guys know too well. One can't anticipate the cancellations and the sonic masking caused by the car's low-frequency emissions while its at speed. I've pulled over countless times to adjust a given parameter before settling on a config.

I described working with the Polks in some detail in the review that I linked in my thread, so I won't bore anyone with what was already written.

 

I thought one of the perks to the sr tweeter was its off axis response?

 

The SR tweeters act as point-source transducers; one can see their on/off-axis FR in Polk's white paper. Naturally, listening works, too. Their off-axis behavior is linear, which is a very good thing. At the same time, due to the tweeter's inherent transparency, one can easily hear the tonal disparity between the two drivers, driven by the listening position relative to the tweeters' locations. Notice how I mentioned tonal balance and not the tweeters' resolution. The (recorded) detail, as an example, is still there regardless of axis, but its amplitude is altered. I hope that makes sense.

There are a couple way of attacking the issue. Obviously, having the tweeters' angled similarly relative to the listener is best. This makes for an almost identical tonal balance from both channels. The second option involves a L/R EQ followed by T/A. The third option uses an active config that lets the user customize the speakers' x-over points and slopes, relative to the environment and (most importantly) the listener's expectations. Then, the EQ and T/A come into play to fine-tune the sound. FWIW, I used all the options in my setup.

All this said, the effect of the tweeters' dispersion pales in comparison to having them installed without restriction. Similarly, running rear speakers along with the fronts causes cancellation, an unstable image, a lack of focus, and the smearing of detail. I'm mentioning this, because so many folks on this forum opt for a rear fill. Why? I don't know.