Comments on: what are these Infinity speakers, and what is the difference? http://www.theperfectsystem.net/perfect-car-audio-system/what-are-these-infinity-speakers-and-what-is-the-difference-2 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:40:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: N2Audio http://www.theperfectsystem.net/perfect-car-audio-system/what-are-these-infinity-speakers-and-what-is-the-difference-2/comment-page-1#comment-2750 N2Audio Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:30:59 +0000 http://www.theperfectsystem.net/perfect-car-audio-system/what-are-these-infinity-speakers-and-what-is-the-difference-2#comment-2750 Component speakers have a seperate woofer and tweeter with an external crossover. You connect your amp to the crossover and the crossover has individual outputs for the woofer and tweeter. These speakers tend to perform the best in both volume and sound quality due in large part to the high quality crossover, and the ability to mount the speakers individually using their location to enhance sound quality. The main drawback is the installation is a bit more difficult than a standard pair of speakers. The two-way shallow mount is just a coaxial speaker (woofer and tweeter in one unit) that is not as deep as a typical speaker. They generally use a stronger magnet material so it does not have to be as large as a conventional type speaker - therefore requiring less depth for installation. A three way speaker just adds a 2nd tweeter which is kind of gimmicky IMO. One tweeter per woofer should be enough to cover all the high frequencies. Some of the off-brand speaker manufacturers sell 4 and 5-way speakers (maybe more) which is completely ridiculous. It's a little like the $100 amps that advertise thousands of watts -- all marketing BS.<br><b>References : </b><br> Component speakers have a seperate woofer and tweeter with an external crossover. You connect your amp to the crossover and the crossover has individual outputs for the woofer and tweeter. These speakers tend to perform the best in both volume and sound quality due in large part to the high quality crossover, and the ability to mount the speakers individually using their location to enhance sound quality.
The main drawback is the installation is a bit more difficult than a standard pair of speakers.

The two-way shallow mount is just a coaxial speaker (woofer and tweeter in one unit) that is not as deep as a typical speaker. They generally use a stronger magnet material so it does not have to be as large as a conventional type speaker – therefore requiring less depth for installation.

A three way speaker just adds a 2nd tweeter which is kind of gimmicky IMO. One tweeter per woofer should be enough to cover all the high frequencies.
Some of the off-brand speaker manufacturers sell 4 and 5-way speakers (maybe more) which is completely ridiculous. It’s a little like the $100 amps that advertise thousands of watts — all marketing BS.
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