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MB Quart Premium PCE216

6-3/4" component speaker system

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Are you ready for sound that's incredibly clear, detailed, and powerful — from the booming kick of the drums to the screaming wail of an electric guitar? Then you're ready for MB Quart Premium component speakers. They'll give you sound that's more than a cut above — it's so good it belongs on another planet!

The sound of the MB Quart Premium PCE216 6-3/4" component speaker system results from a combination of top-flight materials and German engineering. Titanium dome tweeters are mated to a special-design composite surround material, so you enjoy the extended high frequency production of titanium with none of the harshness that can plague metal tweeters. Customized tweeter housings dissipate heat efficiently for impressive power handling and excellent durability.

The wet powder-coating process pioneered by MB Quart is used to great effect. A thin layer of titanium, applied over the polypropylene cone, creates a woofer that's extremely strong and exceptionally agile. The result is an efficient 6-3/4" driver that can really handle the watts! The fiberglass/ABS composite basket allows the woofer to operate at high SPL without coloring the sound.

The innovative design doesn't stop there. Protection circuitry built into the outboard crossovers guards against accidental damage to the tweeters. MB Quart includes zinc alloy support posts, so you can install the tweeters either as separate components or coaxials.

Highlights:

  • 6-3/4" titanium-coated polypropylene woofer with rubber surround
  • 1" titanium tweeter with composite surround (three mounting angles)
  • surface-mount, flush-mount, and coaxial mounting options
  • fiberglass/ABS composite basket
  • outboard 2-way crossover (2,500 Hz at 12 dB per octave) — features selectable 5-level output and optical tweeter protection
  • grilles included
  • frequency response 38-32,000 Hz
  • power range 60-130 watts RMS
  • sensitivity 87 dB
  • top-mount depth 2-1/2"
  • warranty: 1 year
  • Our 60-day money-back guarantee

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Features and Specs

Features and Specs
General
Speaker Size
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6 3/4
Design
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2-way
Tweeter Design
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1" Dome
Tweeter Composition
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Titanium
Woofer Composition
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Titanium-coated poly
Woofer Surround
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Rubber
Parts Warranty
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1 Year
Labor Warranty
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1 Year
Specifications
Sensitivity
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87 dB
Frequency Response
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38 - 32k Hz
RMS Power Range (Watts)
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60-130
Peak Power Handling (Watts)
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N/A
Impedance (Ohms)
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4
Top-mount Depth (Inches)
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2 1/2
Bottom-mount Depth (Inches)
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N/A
Cutout Diameter or Length (inches)
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5 5/8

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  • 2 Woofers (each woofer has an installed phase plug)
  • 2 Woofer grilles
  • 2 Flush-mount rings
  • 2 Flush-mount spacer rings
  • 2 Tweeters (each tweeter has an attached 6" length of wire)
  • 2 Tweeter grilles
  • 2 Surface-mount housings
  • 2 Flush-mount housings
  • 2 Fixed angle-mount rings
  • 2 Coaxial tweeter supports
  • 2 Flush-mount/Fixed angle-mount retaining clips
  • 2 Crossovers
  • 2 Plastic wire covers
  • 2 Self-adhesive woofer logo badges
  • 2 Self-adhesive tweeter logo badges
  • Fourteen 3/4" self-tapping screws
  • Eight 5/8" self-tapping screws
  • 2 Machine screws (each screw has a flat washer)
  • 2 Tweeter mounting bolts
  • 14 Speed clips
  • 12 Mounting clips (for use with the flush-mount rings)
  • 2 Hex nuts
  • 2 Flat washers
  • 2 Star washers
  • Four 0.11" female quick-slides
  • 4 Rubber quick-slide insulators
  • 2 Woofer templates
  • 1 Tweeter template
  • Two 3-7/8" x 1-1/8" MB Quart stickers
  • Installation Manual

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Woofers
Tweeters
Crossovers
Mounting Note

Woofers

Woofer Cones: Each woofer features a titanium wet-powder-coated polypropylene cone. Extremely fine and absolutely pure titanium powder is applied to the polypropylene cones, resulting in an increase to the cone's strength-to-weight-ratio and a reduction of unwanted out-of-bandwidth harmonics and acoustical distortion. For an even smoother response and improved durability, each speaker uses a rubber surround.

Composite Baskets: Using a combination of polyamide ABS composite reinforced with extremely short glass fibers, the baskets can withstand temperature and humidity extremes with little, if any, reaction.

Speaker Connection Terminals: The solid one-piece connection terminals provide all possible connection options. Whether plug-connected, screw-connected or soldered, even with heavy-duty twin-core leads, the connections stay secure, effectively cutting out transfer resistance.

Flush-mount Rings: If you want to use the grilles, you will need use the flush-mount rings in a custom installation. Each flush-mount ring requires a 5.635" cutout. Once the cutout is made, you will need to make four notches in the mounting surface to accommodate the pegs that extend beneath each flush-mount ring. To make the installation easier, two templates are supplied.

Tweeters

Tweeters: Each speaker uses a 1" titanium dome tweeter for crisp, clear highs.

Metal Tweeter Housings: Each tweeter is encapsulated within a specially designed metal cooling housing. Coupled to the tweeter's motor assembly, the excess energy generated inside the tweeter's magnet and voice coil assembly is dissipated into the surrounding environment providing exceptional performance, improved power handling and high reliability.

Tweeter Mounting Options: The tweeters may be flush, flush angle, or surface mounted.

Tweeter Mounting Dimensions:

  Flush Mount Surface Mount Flush Angle Mount
Mounting Depth 0.744" 0.638" (screw depth) 0.69"
Mounting Height 0.46" 1.073" 0.488"
Cutout Diameter 1.878" N/A 1.744"
Frame Diameter 2.122" 2.141" 2.121"

Tweeter Supports: In addition to standard tweeter mounting options, an innovative tweeter support lets you mount the tweeter directly to the center of the woofer, giving you a standard coaxial speaker. The supports offer adjustable positioning of the tweeter. Three different angles, each 45° apart, allows for the tweeter to be positioned for the best acoustical reflection angle based on your specific installation needs. When the tweeter is attached to the woofer, the speaker mounting height increases from 0.335" to 0.723".

Crossovers

Selectable Tweeter Output Level: Each crossover allows you to select the tweeter output level according to system requirements and personal preference. The tweeter level may be set to "-6 dB", "-4.5 dB", "-3 dB", "-1.5 dB", or "0 dB".

Tweeter Protection: A light bulb is incorporated into the crossover to extend the life of the tweeter by protecting it against overloading. This element automatically absorbs excess energy (lighting the bulb) and allows continuous operation of the tweeter even at extreme volumes.

2-Way Crossover Network: Each crossover features a 12 dB/octave, 2.5 kHz high-pass filter for the tweeters and a 12 dB/octave, 2.5 kHz low-pass filter for the woofers.

Crossover Connections: The crossover inputs and outputs are gold-plated screw terminals.

Crossover Mounting: There are 2 mounting holes in the base of the crossover, allowing it to be mounted on any flat surface.

Note: Mounting screws are not supplied.

Crossover Dimensions: W=5.968", H=1.607", D=4.621"

Mounting Note

Mounting Options: These speakers can be mounted as separate components or as coaxial speakers. The woofers can be mounted with or without the grilles. The Crutchfield database contains the measurements of the woofers mounted as separate components and without the grilles. When the speakers are mounted as coaxial speakers without the grilles, the speaker mounting height increases from 0.335" to 0.723", but all other measurements remain unchanged.

 

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5 out of 5

Nice

Written By Andy, Tacoma, WA on Sunday, April 03, 2005
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Simply the best.
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5 out of 5

Best Sounding Speaker

Written By B|aZ!N, Apple Valley on Saturday, March 26, 2005
 
well i have to say that these speakers cleaed up the sound in my nissan 200sx!!! i mean a lot! it went from dull sounds to crisp sharp music! i have herd many speakers over the recent years and these are clean i was undecided so i listened to everything from jl audio, infinity (kappa), polk audio and of course the mb quart pce 216. i was stunned from the difference these set of speaekers put out over the 4 top named branded speakers. anyways these are great speakers!!!!! clean installation and comes with everything you need and can put on the speakers! if you are into car audio get these! my friend had a set of infinity kappa 60.5cs which he payed 300 bucks for well he thought his speakers were the best and it turns out these speakers blow that set riiiiight out of the water! by the way the tweeters are monsterous if you mount these on your doors they will look clean with the emblem and the size of the tweeter alone. oooo another thing! dont forget to amplify these if you are planing to just get these to set up in your car dont! get an amp and do your self a favor so you can experiance the way these awesome speakers are meant to be heard!
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5 out of 5

Astounding

Written By Greg, Northern Minnesota on Monday, January 29, 2007
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By far the best sounding speakers I have ever owned for a car audio system. You will absolutely want to power these with an amp of good quality. You will NOT be disappointed!
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MB Quart Premium PCE216

Written By Chris, MA on Saturday, January 13, 2007
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First off I have been purchasing, selling, and trading stereo equipment for 12 years. I have had many different combinations over the years. At the beginning the system was usually worth more than the car.
Now that the history lesson is over, I felt compelled; these MQ Quart's by far are the best sounding components I have ever had. I have had the following components to compare Boston Acoustic 6.5X, Boston rally (should not even count), and Infinity kappa perfect. I have also had a plethora of coaxial in the early days. These MB Quarts have the best blend mid range and tweeters creating the most natural sound (powered via Xtant X604). I listen mostly to rap and heavy metal, these sound great with any music. The BA pro’s were a little too bright with too little mid range. The Kappa’s had no mid range and highs so bright you would rather drive your car into a tree than listen to them at high volume.
With all that said DO NOT buy these if you plan to use a radio to power them. I am sure it would be an improvement, but it is like putting cheap watered gas in a Ferrari. Further more these speakers would probably benefit most from a decent 4 channel amp ($300 min), if you plan to do components front and rear, which I highly recommend.
I hope this helps you with your decision.
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