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Polk Audio MM6501

6-3/4" component speaker system — also fits 6-1/2" openings

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Polk Audio continues its tradition of making brilliant-sounding speakers in stylishly designed packages — their Mobile Monitor (MM) Series speakers look great and sound even better. Each speaker utilizes an extra-strong, extra-small neodymium magnet that saves space and weight, allowing these speakers to fit into more places in more vehicles while still delivering a full sound with lots of kick. Their lightweight carbon composite frames provide strong, flex-free support for the speakers' motor assemblies.

The Polk MM6501 6-3/4" component system features 6-3/4" woofers with honeycomb-textured woven glass fiber composite cones that respond very quickly for a clean, crisp, and powerful sound. Large voice coils — over an inch in diameter — give the speaker high power handling capability and extended reliability.

Separate 1" silk dome tweeters add a sweet high end that blends perfectly with the low notes, and swivel mounts let you aim the tweeters to produce a superior sound stage in your car. The external crossovers direct the signal flow so all your music stays in perfect harmonic balance, from the electric bass all the way up to the cymbals. A tweeter attenuation setting allows you to tweak the high-frequency level to your taste.

Important Note: These Polk speakers use a low-impedance design to pull more power safely from your car stereo or amplifier. This design is compatible with virtually all factory and aftermarket stereos.

Note: Polk describes this model as a 6-1/2" speaker. Most manufacturers designate this same frame size as a 6-3/4" speaker. For simplicity's sake we list it as a 6-3/4" speaker.

Highlights:

  • component speaker system includes two 6-3/4" woofers, 2 tweeters, and two external crossovers
  • woven honeycomb glass fiber composite woofer cone with butyl rubber surround
  • 1" silk composite dome tweeter with swivel mount
  • 2-way external crossover with 2-position tweeter level
  • certified for marine use
  • 2.7-ohm impedance for extra power (compatible with virtually all factory or aftermarket car stereos)
  • power range: 25-125 watts RMS (250 watts peak power)
  • frequency response: 40-25,000 Hz
  • sensitivity: 94 dB
  • includes adapter rings for 6-1/2" openings
  • top-mount depth: 2-9/16"
  • warranty: 1 year
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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" Soft dome
Tweeter Composition
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Silk/Polymer composite
Woofer Composition
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Glass Fiber Composite
Woofer Surround
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Butyl Rubber
Parts Warranty
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1 Year
Labor Warranty
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1 Year
Specifications
Sensitivity
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94 dB
Frequency Response
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40 - 25k Hz
RMS Power Range (Watts)
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25-125
Peak Power Handling (Watts)
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250
Impedance (Ohms)
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3
Top-mount Depth (Inches)
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2 9/16
Bottom-mount Depth (Inches)
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N/A
Cutout Diameter or Length (inches)
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5

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  • Two 2-way 6.75" Woofers
  • 2 Grilles
  • 2 Mounting ring adapters (includes GM/Chrysler 6-3/4G)
  • 2 Tweeters (each tweeter has attached 18" speaker leads)
  • 2 Flush-mount cups with 2 metal flush-mount clamps attached
  • 2 Surface-mount cups
  • 2 Crossovers
  • Four 39" lengths of speaker wire (each length of wire has female quick-slides on one end and tinned wire on the other end)
  • 10 Self-tapping phillips-head screws
  • 8 Speed clips
  • 8 Self-tapping hex-head screws
  • Owner's Manual (Eng/Span/Fren/Ger/Ita/Port)
  • Online registration sheet

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Woofers
Tweeters
Crossovers

Woofers

Dynamic Balance: Dynamic Balance is a proprietary Polk Audio technology using laser imaging to determine what combination of speaker materials create the least amount of resonance. Eliminating resonance in speakers results in a wide, smooth response and low distortion.

Woofer Cones: Woven glass composite cones feature tremendous stiffness-to-mass ratio. Lower mass means faster transients and finer detail.

Butyl Rubber Surrounds: For a smoother response and improved durability, the woofers use butyl rubber surrounds. The airtight rubber surrounds stand up to moisture, sunlight and extreme temperatures while allowing long excursion linear motion and years of reliable use.

Neodymium Magnets: The woofer's neodymium magnets offer exceptional strength to performance ratio and is extremely lightweight.

Large Diameter Voice Coils: Large diameter, 30mm voice coils increase the woofer's reliability and power handling capacity.

Carbon Composite Basket: The woofer's carbon composite basket is lightweight and will not flex during music audio peaks.

Mounting: The woofer itself has 4 mounting holes for a standard 6-3/4" application. The supplied mounting ring has multiple mounting holes for 6-1/2" and non-standard 6-3/4" applications, allowing the speaker to fit more vehicles.

Grilles: Strong ABS plastic grilles are included. These computer optimized grilles feature a spoke-wheel design.

Marine Certified Woofer: Polk MM Series speakers are built to withstand exposure to moisture and UV rays, so they work well in boats and cars. They also include stainless mounting hardware for corrosion and rust resistance.

Tweeters

Silk/Polymer Composite Tweeters: The 1" liquid-cooled, silk/polymer composite tweeters provide clear, detailed highs.

Marine Certified Tweeters: Polk db Series speakers are built to withstand exposure to moisture and UV rays, so they work well in boats and cars.

Mounting: The supplied mounting cups allow you to surface- or flush-mount the tweeters. The tweeters swivel in both housings, allowing you to adjust them for optimum imaging.

Tweeter Mounting Dimensions:

  Surface Mount Flush Mount
Mounting Height 1.015" 0.405"
Depth 0.75" (screw depth) 0.875"
Frame Diameter 2.0" 2.295"
Cutout Diameter   N/A 1.945"

Crossovers

2-Way Crossovers: Each outboard crossover features a 12dB/octave high-pass network for the tweeter and a 12dB/octave low-pass network for the woofer.

Tweeter Attenuation Switch: You can adjust the output of the tweeter to match a level appropriate to your vehicle or your system. On the end of crossover (opposite the terminals), the tweeter attenuation switch can be set to 0dB or -3dB.

Electronic Tweeter Protection Circuits: Each crossover has a built-in protection circuit that guards the tweeter against accidental damage from high power.

Crossover Connections: The crossover inputs and outputs are screw terminals. The crossover housing is vented, giving you a choice of hidden wire channels for easier, more professional-looking installs.

Mounting: There are two mounting holes in the base of each crossover.

Crossover Dimensions: Width = 4.265", Depth = 3.635", Height = 1.175"

 

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5 out of 5

Buy these speakers

Written By Craig, Great Bend Kansas on Thursday, March 10, 2011
 
buy these speakers, installed in a 2000 S-10 powered with a Rockford Fosgate 50 watts per channel amp. these are so clear and the vocals and highs are amazing. crank up the volume and get out of the vehicle and enjoy the concert! ( these put out so much sound amplified that they sound better listening outside the vehicle!)
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5 out of 5

Awesome

Written By alex, Bozeman, MT on Monday, November 15, 2010
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These speakers are phenomenal. Even with the poor door locations (too close to the floor) in my Subaru, these things sound amazing. I have 125Hz and below filtered out (sub), and these things go louder than my ears can tolerate with zero distortion. Mids sound better than you could hope for with a speaker this size. You can't go wrong with these speakers, just don't run them off your head unit; that would be a huge waste.
6 out of 6 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

You get what you pay for

Written By Nathan, MA on Monday, November 08, 2010
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Very clear speakers I have them wired to an amp. They play very clear at a low volume and the speakers don't distort at higher volumes either.( With 70Hz High Pass) I would highly recomend these to anyone who isnt on a budget.
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5 out of 5

2008 Jeep Wrangler

Written By Dave, PSL Florida on Tuesday, February 03, 2009
 
Put these speakers in a 2008 Jeep Wrangler. One pair in the dash, and another in the sound bar. The dash speakers sound great in the stock enclosure. Plenty of bass, and the highs are outstanding.
The set that is in the sound bar sound good, but lack some of the bass that the dash enclosures have. Still an awsome speaker for the $$$
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5 out of 5

Sound fantastic

Written By Stever761, Spicewood, TX on Friday, June 24, 2011
 
Installed 2 months ago in the front of my 2007 Tundra Double Cab. They were easy to install though I did opt to mount the tweeters in the door sails instead of the dash which required cutting holes in the sail panel plastic. They sound very good. I can crank them up louder than comfortable and they still sound clear with no distortion (Kenwood Excelon DNX 6980 powered by Sound Ordinance 120W amp). The other reviews are true -these are great speakers.
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5 out of 5

Excellent clarity and punch

Written By Michael, Annapolis on Sunday, April 17, 2011
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My past experiences with car speakers made me consider component speakers as having separate tweeters at ear level greatly increases the clarity of the highs. While I was concerned with all the extra installation required, it turned out my extra effort paid-off. Boy, these speakers really deliver. They handle my 22 watts head with ease. The only negative I found was that super-low bass frequencies roll-off a bit, but its uncertain whether its the head rolling-off or the speakers.
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5 out of 5

Best Speakers I Have Ever Owned!

Written By Curtis, Topeka, KS on Friday, October 02, 2009
 
I installed these speakers in the sound-bar of my '98 Jeep Wrangler with a PA500.4 amp. They are truly beautiful with the sleek styling and color scheme. In this case however, beauty is not just grille deep. The sound reproduction quality from these speakers is literally mind-blowing! I have never owned component speakers before, but right away I can tell that these are among the best of the best. They have only been installed for 1 day, so they have a while to go before they are fully broken in. Even now, though, the bass is punchy and I'm hearing so many beats than I never knew were there! The tweeters are pretty bright for my taste which was easily solved with the -3db switch on the external crossovers. Now they are just plain perfect! If you close your eyes it almost feels as if the band is right there performing a private concert, just for you. You NEED these components, you just don't know it yet.

I would recommend these speakers hands-down to anyone who is looking for a high end sound system at a very reasonable price. In fact, I was so impressed that I ordered a set of MM5251's to replace my dash speakers!
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5 out of 5

Best Value for the money

Written By Bob, Los Angeles CA on Wednesday, August 05, 2009
 
I'm on my third set of Polk component speakers and all have not disappointed. Top build quality, excellent sound. Buy as much as you can afford. The SR versions are the ultimate and I have both the moblile monitors and the SR 6.75, they cost twice as much but they give even better sound, especially the high end tweeters, very smooth and you hear more detail. The woofers are high end as well. Install is simple, depth was not a problem for Honda CIVIC 2001, Toyota Camry 2009 or a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. I have Polks in all three.
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5 out of 5

Polk Audio MM6501

Written By Thomas, Corpus Christi, TX on Friday, March 27, 2009
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I got these Polk Audio MM6501 speakers and some MM5251 speakers for my Toyota Tacoma Access Cab and they are a huge improvement over the factory speakers. I listen mainly to classic rock and these speakers sound very good and should sound even better after a break in period of a few weeks. I have a JL Audio 300/4v2 amp powering all for speakers. Take note that these speakers are 2.7 ohms so you need to make sure your amp can handle that load. I got both sets of speakers and it was well worth the price.
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5 out of 5

Polk Audio MM6501

Written By Josh, Oklahoma on Tuesday, November 02, 2010
 
I recently replaced my stock stereo in a 1993 Suburban. I opted for these mounted in kick panels. I have a Pioneer 6200BT receiver, Alpine F300 amp (50x4), these, and two Polk MM521's in the rear doors. These speakers sound very nice, exceptionally well with classical and instrumental music. They don't have as much low to mid-range punch as I was hoping for, but I will likely add a small subwoofer to bring up the low end. Installation was relatively easy and the speakers seem to be well made. If you get these at a discounted rate (Outlet), I'd say go for it.
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