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Old 07 July 2009, 04:00 PM
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Default Rainbow speakers - difference between Rainbow SLX265 & SLX265 Deluxe

Anyone know the difference- apart from price?
Will they fit a hawkeye, and what spacers do I need- and how much dynamat?

Thanks muchly
Old 07 July 2009, 06:00 PM
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Different crossovers

The one that comes with the deluxe is more adjustable etc

other than that the speakers are identical


Not sure about Hawkeye fitment sorry although I would imagine they should ..

The more dynamat the better
Old 07 July 2009, 06:03 PM
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I bought these for my Legacy

It seems they do pretty much all models ...


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Old 07 July 2009, 06:12 PM
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I'll be going for the cheap ones in that case. I've never bothered dynamat'ing anything before- in fact, I don't think I've ever done anything properly
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Christ, $70 for speaker rings! I can make some of them out of cardboard
Old 07 July 2009, 06:27 PM
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LOL

Well getting good sound in your car is 95% down to installation imho

Go for Dynamat extreme if you can get it , its lighter and much better to work with
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Originally Posted by RRH
Christ, $70 for speaker rings! I can make some of them out of cardboard

If yer handy knock some up from MDF

Will do the same thing
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Which is why mine always sound rubbish.... thanks for you help, I'll try and take it on board and do it right this time.

Any other speaker recommendations while we're at it- and should I amp them or will my Alpine HU do the job?
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Don't buy any speakers until you've heard them

What suits some sound crap to others.
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Originally Posted by tanyatriangles
Don't buy any speakers until you've heard them

What suits some sound crap to others.
Agreed

Although I have done in the past and have been happy

I bought the Alpine SPX-17pros I have now online without hearing them but they did have a lot of good reviews knocking about

Personally I would never bother with higher end speakers unless I was amping them , complete waste of time othewise imho
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The stock speakers sound ok to me, so guess my ears are about as good as my eyesight.... that's too many years working in nightclubs for you.
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