Polk Audio EX693a

Price Paid:  $179.00 from Circuit City

Year / Model Reviewed:
 1994 Accord

Strengths:
Very efficient, very loud, excellent sound.

Weaknesses:
Distorted bass at high volumes, and distorts at lower volumes with really deep rap bass. In my experience, they blow very easily.

Summary:
Excellent speaker. With a 93 dB sensitivity, they get very loud really quick without a powerful amplifier. For awhile I had 80 watts rms to each speaker, and the mids and highs were deafening. Now I have about 35 watts to each, and they get plenty loud.

However, these things blow very easily if you''re not careful. I think I drove my amplifier to clipping a few too many times. I''m on my second pair, and I was driving around tonight and my left speaker blew. Luckily, I bought the extended warranty from circuit city (I was actually suckered into buying it, but it worked out pretty well for me). All I do is take them back and they give me a brand new pair.

Similar Products Used:
Alpine 6x9''s...worked fine with the head unit, but when I got my amp, it was too much for these 6x9''s to handle.

Price Paid:  $130.00 from Good Guys

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2001

Strengths:
The sound is really good. Very efficient.

Weaknesses:
the frigging fried listening to Steely Dan!!! I only have a 52w Head unit! These things are lame!

Summary:
Buy the JL Audio tr69tr 6x9s!Blew two sets of these Polks using a Sony Cx650CA head unit only! The JLs sound way....way.....better and don''t appear to have fried yet. Seriously, If you buy the Polks get the extended warrantee.

Similar Products Used:
circ. 1982 Jensen 6x9s

Price Paid:  $100.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
 1992 cavalier

Strengths:
Uhhh everything.

Weaknesses:
Not a whole lot. The supplied cables were kinda small, but who the hell uses those anyways?

Summary:
I never even knew that Polk made car audio products, or good ones at that, but thanks the reviews of everyone else here, I made the right decision. These speaekers ROCK!
From the deep tight lows to the ultra highs, everything about these speakers just blows my mind. I got these for $150 can. at my local Future Shop, so if you can find these speakers for anything near this price, then grab them... FAST!

Highly recommended for anyone!

Similar Products Used:
None.

Price Paid:  $159.00

Strengths:
Very very very very loud and clear.

Weaknesses:
Bass isn't too good but don't need it if you have subs.

Summary:
I heard them at Circuit City and I almost became deaf because of these. I had to step back because I couldn't hear the music anymore. He turned it loud and I heard no sign up unclarity or distortion. These things are loud, I will pick some up soon.

Similar Products Used:
Polk EX602, EX462

Strengths:
very nice speaker. Crystal high's, POWERFULL VOICE, tight solid bass. handles plenty of power and sounds great on a seperate amp.

Weaknesses:
well, ive had them for a couple of years and i had about 80 watts to them and finally after about a year, i killed them. I pushed those puppies to the max and it handled very well.

Summary:
i paid about $160 (you know, at circut city) and they were great. i enjoyed them till they finally fried. hehe. i got to be carefull about my watt supply. i pushed those things so hard and they finally fried. but, i have to say there probably the best 6x9's for your dollar. Before i even got an amp for them they sounded very nice just from the head unit. I think there just as good as dx models if not better. Just make sure you have a seperate amp for maximum quality.

Similar Products Used:
pioneer, and mostly polk.