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McIntosh and Morel speakers

McIntosh and Morel speakers

Postby Night Speed » Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:39 pm

I have a 2000 Camry and I plan to upgrade my front speakers. I found two brands that I like. McIntosh and Morel. So have any one used the McIntosh MSX486 Coaxial 6-1/2" speakers and Morel Tempo 6 Component 6-1/2" speakers? Any difference between those two speakers? Or which speaker is better? Thanks :D
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Postby Taido » Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:47 pm

NEver actually heard of those two companies.
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Postby QuickSEV6 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:11 pm

I've never heard of Morel either, but McIntosh sounds familiar. Thats not saying I know anything about them. It's just that I've heard of them.

How did you come about these speakers?

My personal favorite is Diamond audio. I sat in a listening booth and listened to all different brands and the Diamonds were a clear cut winner in my book.

Of course, different people will have different opinions. Diamond Audio is just my opinion.

Good luck with your choice.
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Postby unbalancedwood » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:23 pm

Very good companies...very low key...but hard to find.
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Postby Aotoyota » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:33 pm

McIntoshs are nice but difficult to find,

for coax speakers you might consider focals for a higher end coax speaker

and components, im all about Dynaudio which are similar to the Morels
but much more open sounding speaker

really all depends on your ears.
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Postby 99BlackSandv6 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:36 pm

Taido wrote:NEver actually heard of those two companies.


Me either, I have Infinity Kappas. They kick a$$.

Of course that doesn't answer your question, sorry. :oops:
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Postby Night Speed » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:06 pm

QuickSEV6, I found Morel on www.woofersetc.com and McIntosh because their amps and found out they also make speakers. I will go to my local audio shop and listen the Diamond audio. Thanks :D


Aotoyota, What is difference between coax and components speakers? The components speakers is more better quality?


99BlackSandv6, Is ok hehe.... I have Infinity Kappas, too. Those speakers sound nice.
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Postby 99BlackSandv6 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:22 pm

Cool, right on!

Coax speakers don't generally have external crossovers so the sound can be muddy. Components are usually higher quality and I would highly recommend them. The components are setup with the tweeters separate from the woofers so you can get better imaging.
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Postby Night Speed » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:28 pm

99BlackSandv6 wrote:Cool, right on!

Coax speakers don't generally have external crossovers so the sound can be muddy. Components are usually higher quality and I would highly recommend them. The components are setup with the tweeters separate from the woofers so you can get better imaging.



I see.... thanks :D
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Postby 99BlackSandv6 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:06 pm

No problem, that's why I'm here.
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Postby Night Speed » Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:48 pm

i'm just curious.... what if i have 2 set of tweeters in front. will that affect the sound quality? thanks
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Postby Aotoyota » Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:57 am

yes.

unless you really know what you're doing, dont do it.
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Postby DrLove » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:35 am

Mcintoshs is a high end audiophile compagny, who makes car audio products. http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/Car-Audio.asp

they make products who look usualy a bit "old" but all the research is about sound, not the fancy look. Like my Nakamichi DVD player.
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Postby trentmeyer23 » Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:36 pm

Morel are expensive yet REALLY good quality, a friend of mine swears by them, and they sound awesome even off a head unit
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Postby ~SolaRaSpeed~ » Sat Oct 10, 2009 10:24 pm

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