What's a guy doing reviewing 2005-year speakers in 2011? Simple: Infinity made
me buy these. I discovered that in 2006, Infinity made the decision to lower the
impedance of all their speakers from 4 ohms to 2 -- a total head-scratcher
considering the entire car stereo industry has long set the standard at 4 ohms.
Infinity claims that its speakers are safe to use with any stereo, but the
owner's manual of my Pioneer deck makes an explicit contradiction, instructing
NOT to hook up speakers with less than 4 ohms. I decided to place more faith in
Pioneer's words, so instead of buying Infinity's current model 6x8s (the
6832CF), I had to scrounge around the Internets for crappy used copies of these
long-forgotten units. Result: an unwanted compromise from my perspective and
lost revenue from Infinity's. Lose-Lose.

But I'm happy with what I've got. I've known for years that Infinity speakers
have the best sound around (though Pioneer and Polk come close), and that's sure
true of these: crystal clear trebles, sharp midrange, good specs (60 RMS watts,
49-21,000 Hz frequency response, 92 dB sensitivity), and an overall punchy,
lively feel to the soundstage. Bass is only average (weaker, in fact, than the
factory speakers they replaced in my Mazda 3), but there are no real negatives.
The adjustable rotating tweeter is a nice touch.

My only wish is that Infinity come back to it senses, so the next time I buy a
car I won't have to be hunting for what will by then be decade-old speakers.

I installed a set of these speakers in a friend's Ford Explorer. We used a Pioneer DEH-P2900MP CD player and two sets of the Infinity Reference speakers. The sound quality is great, better than both a pair of 6x8 Kickers that I had in a previous car and a set of Kenwood 6x8's that I installed in another Explorer. The highs are bright and clear but not overpowering, and the bass sounds excelent. These sound as good or better than the JBL 6x9s in my vehicle. Crutchfield got them here fast and for the right price too.

These speakers are great, once again infinity has come through with some great sounding speakers. They were very easy to install. They have very clear highs and great mids. These are amazing and defenitely worth the buy, I have owned several pairs of speakers and know my share about audio equipment and for the money these are great.

My favorite home speakers have had silk dome tweeters, so I picked up a pair of these along with a Sony CDX-GT410U receiver for my Contour. Turned out to be the best investment in sound I've made in a long time. The highs are very clean and realistic sounding with none of the harshness usually found in car speakers. Vocals and instruments are very well-defined and natural sounding, don't be surprised if you hear details in your music you haven't noticed before . The bass is good for a 6x8, but I'm glad I left the original speakers in the back doors. They add just enough warmth to the bass to make the system sound really sweet. I can turn the Sony up as loud as my ears can take it, and the sound remains wonderfully clean and undistorted(and I do like it LOUD). A friend heard my system and ordered the same setup for his Ranger. He got noticeably more bass from these in his vehicle, they sound great on their own. I've heard more than my share of high-end stereo equipment, and these truly put out some high quality sound. And don't buy your car audio from anyone but Crutchfield. Their installation instructions and accessories make their already low prices the best bargain by far.

Not bad sounding speakers at all. Defineatly recommend getting an Amplifier with them.

I have 4 of these speakers (Front doors and Rear panel). I must say that they are much better than my old factory speakers. To get the most out of these speakers, you need a nice sized amp. I have a ZX 650.4 Kicker amp hooked up now, and they sound much better than when powered by my Panasonic CQ-C8803U Head Unit. The overall cone excursion is pretty big on these speakers, but they still lack on the bass below about 70Hz, but they are only 6 x 8's, so you can't expect ground shaking bass. I recommend setting a high pass crossover up to block bass below about 70Hz, because if you have it set much lower, the speakers will start to distort on high volumes. The tweeters reproduce pretty precise highs, and the fact that they rotate is nice when you want to aim them at your ears.


Overall, good speakers for the price. They are a great upgrade from stock, but if you want even more punch and low end, get the Infinity Kappa's and/or add a decent sized sub!

2005 Ford F150 SCAB
These speakers were an excellent choice for upgrading my stock system, I would have to say that I am impressed of how much quantity and quality you get with such a greatly priced speaker. I have paid a lot more for speakers that didn't produce this clean of sound. Being able to turn the tweeters in different directions really helps with the usability of these speakers, especially when your speakers are located close to the floor.
Pro's: the turnable tweeters, clean sound, and Awesome value.
Con's: none
Thanks again Crutchfield you guys ROCK!!!

I have owned another pair of these reference speakers in the past and had them in another truck, these are phenomenal as a nice replacement speaker when adding a new head unit.

The stock speakers in my 2007 Explorer were 25w drivers that could barely keep up with the new Pioneer 9800BT that I had just installed. Once the Infinity's were in and I powered up the system, everything was clean and smooth. Bottom end played flawlessly, even on some heavy bass CD's and MP3's, highs were crisp and best the mids were silky.

These are superb, short of running a component system or tri-amped setup, you can't go wrong and for the price - OH YEA!

I installed 4 of these in the factory holes of my Ford Taurus. Alpine head unit and Alpine 4 channel amp.

I have NEVER heard so many different instruments in my music.

During acoustical guitar solos, you can "feel" the artist bending the strings on the guitar - amazing.

If you're looking for some factory replacements for your Ford product, you won't be disappointed in these speakers by Infinity.

ZEM

very nice speakers for my 2000 crown victoria police interceptor. They didnt have much bass at first.But after a week these speakers seem to get better as they started breakin creation excellent sound.