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Old Oct 29, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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I used to run Infinity Kappa 60.5cs in the front off my Kenwood headunit, but a few years back I decided to run my fronts amped. I used the amped rationalization to move into Focal 165v1's, since they seemed to be a little more capable of handling the 125 watts RMS that I am throwing through the front channel now.
Yesterday one of the Focals blew.
So now I have to decide if I want to replace the one bad woofer, or if I want to upgrade the whole component front system.
I thought the focals were decent (once I adjusted the brightness down a little). They didn't go as low as I would have liked, but overall I got 2.5 years of loud music out of them, so I guess I can't complain.

I did contact someone semi-locally that said they could sell me a replacement Focal woofer for $60-$120 depending on the exact need. I look at that and think $60 might be a good price to get right back into the game, but if I were to spend another $120 or so I might be back in the game and sounding even better than before. (At $120 I wouldn't even bother getting the replacement)

I've been eyeing specs on the Polk MM6501 and MM6, but I really am at a loss here.
I need something around the $200 (or less) mark, and it needs handle 125 watts RMS (4 ohms).
Any recomendations?
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Old Oct 29, 2009 | 09:21 PM
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The CDTs are a good choice.
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 07:59 AM
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 08:13 AM
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Rockford T1's.. lol i dk u can get a pair of em fer 150$$ Never herd them but i herd 2 12'' T1 Subs and the go LOUD
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 11:27 AM
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T1 6.5s are very nice 100 rms, but will take more power than that, have GREEAT midbass
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 02:40 PM
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POLK MOMO FTW!! I have the 6.5 components and I absolutely love them. Pushing them at 125 rms as well.
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