Review on 🔊 Upgrade Your Car Audio System with 2 New Kicker 43DSC69304 D-Series 6x9 360 Watt 3-Way Coaxial Speakers by Peter Tennant

I'm gutting the 18 year old audio system in my 2001 Honda Accord DX Value Package Sedan. I use a lot of components that I've bought in the last four years that for some reason haven't been used in my other cars. However, this car has 6x9 wheels in the rear. I hate oval speakers which in my experience never work as well as really good round speakers. But after inspecting the deck with the carpet removed, I decided that opening up the holes was going to be a Herculean task that I didn't want to undertake. So I needed to know something about 6x9. Over time I'll want to introduce a new head, amp and subwoofer so I'll need a stick head first so I can drive the speakers. But I also want to use a very low-power Alpine mini amp with an Alpine head, so the speakers need to be able to handle 45W RMS, which isn't really much, but this little Alpine "power supply" is *really* clean and crisp, so its 45 watts RMS output is just perfect for this car. such information for 5.25 and 6.5 but almost nothing for ovals) I found an article that listed them as very good for my purposes and at a very reasonable price. I installed them today and immediately had problems with the holes. how often reported about this speaker. I had to use my dremel with an appropriately sized/shaped whetstone to corrode the speaker baskets and move the holes around. and no higher) had to grind the top holes about a full eighth of an inch apart from each other, while also having the holes the same distance off center. Therefore, the "eye shape" they define should be slightly more closed and wider from side to side. It's absurd that the kicker puts them out with holes far removed from the template such a dead conventional car uses. They're talking about a goddamn Honda Accord, not some mysterious Jay Leno collector's model. Even at this age, it's still a ubiquitous presence on US and Canadian roads. And the age group that rides those old Accords these days is mostly high schoolers and college grads, who are Kicker's main audience. It was easy, but a lot of time was wasted adjusting all eight holes and getting rid of the metal fragments - don't be paralyzed and suggest I chop up my car into a pair of $50 speakers; that's not an option, but as far as the fit and finish of the assembled units goes: Kicker always do a good job on this, their budget speakers tend to be very well made, with the feeling that you get a lot of bang for your buck with them, i would agree in all cases b i buy your products and this one is the same. However, the sound of Kickers has always been a problem for me. It's very personal, so I'll describe what I didn't like and what I did because that might just be what someone else wants (or wants to avoid). Out of the box kickers ALL sound harsh to my ears, with the tweeters being rebalanced compared to other parts of the multi-axis system. They are probably simply too broadband tuned for tweeters. Maybe I can fix that with a custom EQ on my system. Using the Alpine phone app while driving is dangerous and I like to change the EQ regularly depending on what I'm listening to. A physical EQ with easy-to-use controls that you don't have to worry about when adjusting will probably make these sounds sound exactly how I want them. The tweeters are just harsh and loud and can often drown out other cones. My personal experience. Your mileage may vary. Now it's easy to compare them to standard 18-year-old speakers. that's a big step forward. You can run them on a stock head, add an amp, use an aftermarket head, use an amp with them as long as you don't exceed the RMS rating, they should sound very decent. Comments, you might think that "sub-heads" and "non-heads" don't speak the same language, so let me be clear: these are not subwoofers. They are not designed for these frequencies. In many cases, they cannot reproduce them at all. I think they only respond up to 30Hz or so. Just because they "react" down there doesn't mean they react in any meaningful way, with any force, projection, or clarity. If that's what you want, spend the money and get a real subwoofer. Point. That being said, within the normal range for such a speaker, bass response is tight and crisp, if not overly loud. It's there, down to the lowest notes of tuba or electric bass. For synth sounds below a sub-octave sub-octave there is no joy with this or any other 6x9 made today. If you read such statements, then they are lies or statements from those who do not understand what they are talking about. I *like* her for this area. In childhood, 6x9 was called midrange, not bass. You don't see real woofers very often these days because the old-school midrange form factor is now filled with magical technology that allows such small speakers to produce deep, rich sound. Just don't be fooled into thinking that you will *someday* find the sound of a subwoofer unless the bass, magnet and diaphragm are designed to reproduce those very low notes. Pooh! I'm glad it's over. Well in terms of mid to high response I liked the tweeters on this one better than the last Kicker 5.25 set I bought. They're stiff, but I was able to use the standard crappy TONE knobs and faders to get a really nice sound. I've heard that some of them burn out very quickly, even on a stock low-powered system. I don't know what these people did to their speakers, but I represent someone who thinks because the power of the system is so low, the speakers can run at eleven every day, all day. Complain all you want, you won't get any sympathy from me if you blow your speakers. I've had many Kicker speakers over the years and none have had electrical or physical problems and I've never burned one out. (Yes, I've blown a few speakers, but not from this company.) I like the sound good enough for this inexpensive build, they were priced right for me at $54.99 (or thereabouts) and they just work. I was pissed about the very poorly placed holes that I had to compromise my beautiful new speakers by exposing them to thousands upon thousands of steel filings so I could get them to fit my average, regular car. Come on kicker. It was really disappointing. It took me over an hour to grind and check the speakers before I could install them. It was a 30 minute job, so it took me 90 minutes. Read the comments and FIX IT about the next generation of these speakers. I would recommend them to anyone on a budget who understands they are not intended to reproduce tones in the subwoofer range and who has the sort of tools required to make them fit because if the holes aren't in the Honda Accord fit, they probably won't align properly in many other vehicles. Oh, and a final word on hole alignment: the covers (which I fortunately don't have to use) can't be used in this case, as Kicker made the screw holes in them round and deep embedded in the plastic. If you have to move all of the screws up and down (or whatever) more than .175 inches, you will NEVER be able to install this cover without a lot of chopping. Come on kicker. Please fix this. If you can't figure it out, you probably don't need to do such things. Sell the company and make money by doing work that doesn't require research and precision. And no, I don't want to send them back. They fit now and they work. (Right now.) I don't want a credit or refund. I want to buy speakers that are ready to use.