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Polk Audio MMC6500

6-1/2" component speaker system
Certified for marine use

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Powerfully deep bass and crisp, soaring highs; that's the dynamic combination you're looking for from a serious component system. Look no further! The MMC6500, brought to you by Polk/MOMO, meets your auditory expectations, while maintaining a sleek formula-car racing look.

Revel in the distinct low mids and penetrating bass produced by the woven carbon fiber woofers, and bask in the detailed upper mids and highs delivered by liquid-cooled silk/polymer composite dome tweeters. The tweeter's neodymium magnet saves precious space without compromising sound quality — and you can swivel the tweeter up to 15° for exceptional imaging.

The woofer's cast aluminum basket eliminates disturbing resonance. Durable rubber surrounds keep your system rockin' for years to come. And you don't have to limit these speaker systems to your car — they've passed tough environmental testing that certifies them for marine use as well.

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Highlights:

  • 6-1/2" lacquered carbon fiber woofer with rubber surround
  • 1" liquid-cooled silk/polymer composite dome tweeter (swivels up to 15°)
  • surface- and flush-mount cups included
  • certified for marine use
  • cast aluminum basket
  • outboard 2-way crossover (2,600 Hz at 12 dB per octave) with biamp inputs and selectable tweeter output level
  • ABS grille based on MOMO rim design
  • frequency response: 43-25,000 Hz
  • power range: 10-125 watts RMS
  • peak power handling: 250 watts
  • sensitivity: 90 dB
  • top-mount depth: 2-1/2" (2-11/16" with magnet boot)
  • warranty: 3 years
  • Our 60-day money-back guarantee

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Features and Specs

Features and Specs
General
Speaker Size
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6 1/2
Design
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2-way
Tweeter Design
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1" Dome
Tweeter Composition
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Silk/Polymer composite
Woofer Composition
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Lacquered carbon-fiber
Woofer Surround
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Rubber
Parts Warranty
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3 Years
Labor Warranty
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3 Years
Specifications
Sensitivity
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90 dB
Frequency Response
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43 - 25k Hz
RMS Power Range (Watts)
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10-125
Peak Power Handling (Watts)
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250
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 1/16

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What's in the box?

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  • 2 Woofers
  • 2 ABS magnet boots (one installed on each woofer)
  • 2 Spacer rings
  • 2 Grilles
  • 2 Tweeters (each tweeter has attached 11" speaker leads)
  • 2 Flush-mount cups (each cup has an attached metal flush-mount clamp)
  • 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)
  • Twelve 3/4" self-tapping screws
  • Two 15/16" self-tapping screws
  • Eight 1" self-tapping screws
  • 8 Speed clips
  • Owner's Manual
  • Online registration sheet

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Woofers
Tweeters
Crossovers
Specifications Note

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.

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

Lacquered Carbon-fiber Woofers: The lacquered carbon-fiber cones provide the ideal balance of stiffness and low mass for the clearest, most detailed midrange performance, and lowest distortion, of any speaker in its class.

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.

Cast Aluminum Baskets: Each speaker has a channel-vented, acoustically inert cast aluminum basket for superior stiffness and better heat dissipation.

1" Kapton Voice Coils and Formers: Laser-based, Klippel-optimized, channel-vented 2-Layer 1" Kapton voice coils and formers offer high heat dissipation and extreme power handling.

NOMEX Spiders: The strong, fire-retardant flat NOMEX spiders allow extended linear motion while providing highly reliable mechanical and thermal stability.

ABS Magnet Boots: Each woofer features a waterproof, anti-resonant ABS magnet boot, which is removable for installation flexibility. With the magnet boots installed, each speaker has the following dimensions:

  • Magnet Diameter: 3.717"
  • Depth as top: 2.672"

ABS Spacer Rings: In many Honda Accords and Civics, the supplied ABS spacer rings can be used to replace the factory mounting cups. Also, the rings can be used to fit the woofers in a variety of import and domestic vehicles that accept 6-1/2" speakers, but have shallow mounting locations; the rings do not have a standard bolt pattern, so you may have to drill new mounting holes to use them in your vehicle. When used with the spacer rings, the woofers have the following dimensions:

Vehicle Fit:

  • Top Mount Depth (with magnet boot removed): 1.676"
  • Mounting Height: 1.109"
  • Flange Height: 0.951"

Basket Dimensions:

  • Cutout Diameter: 4.892"
  • Frame Width: 6.296"
  • Frame Length: 6.296"

Bolt Pattern:

  • Number of Holes: 4
  • Perimeter 1: 3.328"
  • Perimeter 2: 5.348"
  • Diagonal 1: 6.721"
  • Diagonal 2: 6.721"

Tweeters

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

Marine Certified Tweeters: Polk/MOMO 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. In both mounting configurations, the tweeters can be pivoted to "aim" their output for the best high frequency response and soundstaging.

Tweeter Mounting Dimensions:

  Surface Mount Flush Mount
Mounting Height 1.156" 0.246"
Depth 0.645" (screw depth) 1.107"
Frame Diameter 2.059" 2.505"
Cutout Diameter   N/A 2.157"

Crossovers

2-way Crossovers: The included crossovers include a 12 dB/octave, 2600 Hz high-pass filter for the tweeters and a 12 dB/octave, 2600 Hz low-pass filter for the woofers.

Bi-amp Inputs: The crossovers allow each woofer and tweeter to be powered by separate channels of amplification. A switch on each crossover lets you choose Single input or Dual input mode. In Single input mode, one channel of amplification is used to power the woofer and tweeter together. In Dual input mode, separate channels of amplification are used to power the woofer and tweeter.

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

Crossover Mounting: There are 2 mounting holes in the base of each crossover; screws to mount the crossovers are not supplied. The crossovers are not weather proof, so they should not be mounted in locations, such as door panels, that will expose them to direct contact with water.

Crossover Terminals: The crossover terminals are nickel-plated.

Crossover Dimensions: L=6.031", W=3.614", H=1.466"

Specifications Note

ABS Magnet Boots: Each woofer features a waterproof, anti-resonant ABS magnet boot, which is removable for installation flexibility. With the magnet boots installed, each speaker has the following dimensions:

  • Magnet Diameter: 3.717"
  • Depth as top: 2.672"
 

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4 out of 5

mmc6500

Written By Nick, Biloxi, MS on Friday, November 07, 2008
 
I purchased these speakers in early October this year, it is now early November. For about three weeks i had these running of off the head unit. I finally put an amp on them about a week ago pushing no more than 50 wrms to each side. Sounded great for about 4 days, got VERY loud for 50 wrms. Bass was weak though. On the forth day on an amp my right tweeter blew. On the fifth day my left tweeter and woofer blew. I was shocked. I don't believe these are bad speakers, read the reviews on this site and polks, you will see they can't be less than great speakers. I believe i got a bad set. I would love to give another shot at these, but Crutchfield discontinued them.
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5 out of 5

MMC6500

Written By Bobby, Eaton, OH on Thursday, August 14, 2008
 
I've had these speakers for about a month now and I love them so far.
Easily the best sounding speakers I have ever owned. I am pushing them
with Pioneer amp running 125 watts each and they will get loud. Very loud.
My only complaint is with the tweeter mounting cup, it is too deep for where
I wanted to mount them. This is my first experience with component sets
though so maybe they are all that way. Other than that these are great
speakers, especially for the price. And as always shopping with Crutchfield
was very easy and I'm sure I'll be back again.
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4 out of 5

Pretty Good

Written By Matt, Lebanon, OH on Monday, July 21, 2008
 
These speakers aren't bad. I know everyone has been saying that they are amazing and everything. Mine are alright. I have them powered by a Rockford Fosgate P450.4 pushing 98 watts rms. These are in the rear deck of my 98 Acura CL, with a set of MMC 5250's in the front doors. These speakers are great if you don't plan on using much bass. If you're looking for bass output, get a sub, as I plan on doing, once I get the money saved up. If you're looking for good clean crisp musicality, you're in the right place. If you listen to rap, look elsewhere. If you like any kind of rock, from Blink-182 to Killswitch Engage, these are awesome. I can't crank my Alpine 9884 above 20 (it goes to 35) before I want to run away crying because it's so loud. Overall, I think I was let down by the lack of bass response from these and therefore I only rated them a 4, even though they are much better than anything I've heard.

- Davis
3 out of 4 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Polk Audio MMC6500

Written By scott, Tampa, FL on Wednesday, June 04, 2008
 
I ordered these component speakers and the matching MMC 650 coaxials for my 2007 Tundra. I had no problems at all getting them to fit. The sound is much better than the Polk db component set and the marginal price difference makes the choice a no brainer. The install instructions were spot on for my truck and made the install much smoother. The only complaint is the speaker mount both supplied by Crutchfield and inside the speaker box were cheap plastic, and I would recommend making your own out of 3/4" MDF as they will be much sturdier. I have these and the coaxials running off a Alpine MRP-F300 and they sound great.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful
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4 out of 5

Polk Audio MMC6500

Written By Dave, Sacramento on Tuesday, May 27, 2008
 
Excellent sound quality and pressure level, particular for Jazz and Classical
music. Very good build quality. Three-stage tweeter adjustment is very
useful. Product does NOT include the crossover adjustment switch that is
specified by the manufacturer. Tweeter installation required time-
consuming experimentation, but worked out acceptably in the end with
parts provided by Polk. Each crossover is the size of a half-depth brick,
requiring creative mounting solutions. Crutchfield installation instructions
and parts were of no use for installing this product in my car. However,
sale price and support made the purchase from Crutchfield worthwhile.
2 out of 2 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Great sound, great price

Written By Mike, Miltown Fl on Saturday, April 19, 2008
 
If you can't handle the
"shrillness" of the
tweeters, adjust the
"Tweeter output
level" to -3db or
-6db and that'll
take some of the
shrillness out. I
will admit, I'm not
a fan of peircing
highs, and the
momo's, when not
broken in, are very
shrill for Silk
tweeters, however, I
have mine adjusted
to -6db and after
about a year of
cranking on the
volume, I think I
can adjust the level
to -3db. Now these
do take several
months of "PROPER"
break-in. So be
patient and amp them
properly, they are
very power hungry, I
have mine being
pushed at 148 watts
RMS and they handle
it beautifully. Also it helps
to have them
completely
surrounded by
Dynamat or some
other dampening
material, they will
resonate the heck
out of your door if
you don't have that.
After listening to
these speakers, It
is so hard to listen
to stock speakers!!
Stock speakers are
weak and sound
shallow!

So overall, amp them
properly, tune the
amp properly, have
dampening material,
adjust for
shrillness, break in
properly and you
will love the
speakers for a very
long time!
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5 out of 5

These blow away speakers costing 3x as much!!!

Written By David, Denver, CO on Wednesday, February 27, 2008
 
I have been searching for a set of high-end components for my project car. I narrowed my choices down to three other brands.

All of these components sounded great, but they ranged from $400-800 per set. My buddy recommended that I listen to the MOMO's... and I took his advice.

Utterly amazing!!!! They sound good.... except that the Momos can be found for a lot cheaper!!!

To put the sound quality in perspective... I have a set of the mmc650's (the coaxial version of these components) running next to a set of JL VR650csi components in my Honda Del Sol. They are being fed 150watts RMS by a JL 450/4 amplifier. Keep
in mind, that Polk only rates them to handle 85watts RMS... but they take 150watts RMS like a champ, with no clipping whatsoever! Anyway, the Momo coaxials blow away the JL Vr650csi components. More bass, more defined vocals, smoother highs, better power handling, and more volume before distortion. Keep in mind, that this is the coaxial version of these Momos blowing away the JL components... not even these Momo components!

The build quality is phenomenal... carbon kevlar cones, silk tweeters, and beefy cast aluminum baskets. The grills are the cheapest part... but who cares? The grills don't get used in 98% of all installations.



Bottom line...
Polk way outdid themselves with the Momo Series. Unbelievable sound quality and power handling... that hangs with most of the top brands $750 retail components. As awesome as these Momos are... the Polk SR6500's must sound great when you listen to them. I really don't hear that much room for improvement from these Momos.
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2 out of 5

Hurts my ears

Written By Eugene, Baltimore, MD on Wednesday, February 20, 2008
 
Paul from Oakland, CA got it exactly right. I thank him for confirming my own thoughts. These speakers have a jarring, shrill sound, which I'm also discovering, much to my surprise (since everyone seems to be praising them). There is no softness or warmth to them. The highs are very sharp and hurt my ears, the bass is too rough.
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5 out of 5

Polk rocks hard!

Written By ascalon, San Diego, CA on Friday, February 08, 2008
 
Wow! Just WOW! I owned a pair of MB Quart RVF216 coaxial/component speakers before these, and they aren't nearly as well made, durable, and loud as my new Momos! I heard Quart was a great brand (formerly at least), but had higher hopes for the Polk's before I listened to either. The Quarts performed well after some break in time, and A LOT of tuning, because they do not tolerate lower bass well at all. The Momos on the other hand, haven't flinched at all with the crazy volumes I've thrown at them, even before break in! The Momos are sick sick quality, at a great price! They blow those MB Quart speakers right out of the water! Though the Quarts have a power rating higher than the Polk's, I don't think they can even take as much power without distortion. If you want a kickin' set of components that can compete with anything, look no further than these. Wish I had 2 sets instead of one!
2 out of 2 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

You need a quality amp!

Written By Brandon, Ruston, LA on Saturday, February 02, 2008
 
I have 2 of these component sets powered by an Alpine MRP-F550 and a 5 1/4" set powered by an Alpine MRP-F250 with an additional pair of db1001 tweeters. After the two week break-in, I slam these things from metal to blues. I owned only Alpine speaker before these, and have I been depriving myself. I just wish Polk sold Momo 4" and tweeters. I need something to fill the spaces next to the heat vents on the dash!
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