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I already had the Alpine SPR176A components up front and was more than happy with them so I thought that I'd give their 6x9 cousins a try.
When they arrived I was impressed by the build quality of the basket and cone, they come with the same silk dome tweater as the Alpine compnents ... Read review
Advantages: These speakers will handle large amounts of power and are more than willing to do so for long periods of time. They have rather punchy bass so I find that they work very well along side a sub and they have great midrange sound. Disadvantages: Quite weighty so if you're planning on installing them into a standard parcel shelf be prepared to stregthen it, better still would be to replace the shelf with a wooden one.
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I already had the Alpine SPR176A components up front and was more than happy with them so I thought that I'd give their 6x9 cousins a try.
When they arrived I was impressed by the build quality of the basket and cone, they come with the same silk dome tweater as the Alpine compnents so I pretty much knew what to expect.
I hooked them up to my Alpine 4ch amp and fired them up!! "oooh dear" they sounded dreadful, ... ...the 694's DO deserve their Alpine badge, I left it 6 months to review them so I could see how they'd bare the test of time, and mine are still here and they take alot more stick than speakers I've owned before.
I reluctently purchased these 6x9's about 6 months ago after becoming sympathetic with passangers in the rear of my car only being able to hear the constant drowning of sub bass.
Having not run any speakers in the rear for quite some time because I rather spend money on SQ upfront (the place your ears point to) and on sub bass, I was very dubious as to how this would affect the overall sound of the system.
I already had the Alpine SPR176A components up front and was more than happy with them so I thought that I'd give their 6x9 cousins a try.
When they arrived I was impressed by the build quality of the basket and cone, they come with the same silk dome tweater as the Alpine compnents so I pretty much knew what to expect. I hooked them up to my Alpine 4ch amp and fired them up!! "oooh dear" they sounded dreadful, the bass was way to tight and midange was messy, but as with most audio equipment I guessed they would need about 30 hours playing time to run in.
After givving them the benifit of the doubt for a few weeks they started to get better and better, the midrange is better than many I've heard, its not overpowering like most. The treble leaves a little to be desired, I probably need to spend a bit more time setting up the source, but the sound is very clear, precise and at a nice balance with the midrange. The bass got much looser than when I first fitted them, its still a little to tight but doesnt cause a problem, if anything it helps give a bit more punch to the sound.
All in all, I'm very pleased with these speakers, the worries I had at first have gone and the 694's DO deserve their Alpine badge, I left it 6 months to review them so I could see how they'd bare the test of time, and mine are still here and they take alot more stick than speakers I've owned before.
Advantages: Great clear sound, good bass Disadvantages: The price
This review is for AlpineSPR-694A, which is a newer produkt, and not possible to review yet.
I went out one saturday morning looking for some new speakers for my car. I started looking in the lower end of the price rage, and many different speakers were demonstrated to me, but even as the prices went up I still wasn't tempted to buy.
Then I tried out the AlpineSPR-694A and then I knew I had found what I was looking for. The price of 200$ was more than I had planed on spending, but man was it worth it.
I went home and installed the speakers and 30 minutes later I was ready for a test drive. The sound was just great, and even when I turned up the volume all the tones were very clear and the base was great. I drowe around for a long time that day, just listening to the music.
The speakers are for rear shelf mounting only ...
