About the Kicker DS65
You love listening to epic, soul-shaking tunes in your ride, but your factory speakers make every song sound like a 60's garage band. Replace those worn-out speakers with some Kicker DS Series models, and get the performance and reliability you deserve.
The DS65 6-3/4" 2-way speakers use stiff polypropylene cones supported by heavy-duty polyester foam surrounds. The 1/2" balanced dome tweeter belts out the high-frequency details, giving your music energy and ambiance. Don't suffer with bad sound in your car — you'll be amazed at the difference some new speakers can make.
Product highlights:
- 2-way 6-3/4" speakers (pair)
- polypropylene woofer cone with polyester foam surround
- 1/2" polyether imide (PEI) film balanced dome tweeter
- power range: 6-50 watts RMS (100 watts peak power)
- frequency response: 40-20,000 Hz
- sensitivity: 90 dB
- top-mount depth: 1-7/8"
- warranty: 1 year
- MFR # 11DS65
What's in the box:
- Two 6-3/4" Coaxial speakers
- 2 Speaker grilles
- Two 12" Lengths of speaker wire (tinned wire on one end and 0.205" + 0.110" female quick slides on the other)
- 4 Red plastic butt connectors
- Eight 1" Self-tapping screws
- 8 Speed clips
- Owner's Manual (English/ Spanish/ German/ French)
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Features & specs
General | ||
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Speaker Size | ||
Design | 2-way | |
Tweeter Design | 1/2" Balanced Dome | |
Impedance (Ohms) | 4 | |
Tweeter Composition | PEI (Polyetherimide) | |
Woofer Composition | Polypropylene | |
Woofer Surround | Polyester foam | |
Parts Warranty | 1 Year | |
Labor Warranty | 1 Year | |
Specifications | ||
Sensitivity (1W at 1 meter) | 90 | |
Sensitivity at 2.83 volts | N/A | |
Frequency Response | 40 - 20k Hz | |
Minimum RMS Wattage | 6 | |
Maximum RMS Wattage | 50 | |
Peak Power Handling (Watts) | 100 | |
Top-mount Depth (Inches) | 1 7/8 | |
Bottom-mount Depth (Inches) | 2 1/16 | |
Cutout Diameter or Length (inches) | 5 9/16 | |
Mounting Height (Inches) | 0.369 | |
Frame Width | 6.533 | |
Frame Length | 6.533 |
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Features
Polypropylene Woofer Cones: The Kicker DS-series speakers feature durable polypropylene woofer cones for power and control. Polypropylene woofers are also resistant to moisture and high temperature extremes found in automotive applications.
Ribbed Polyester Foam Surrounds: The ribbed polyester foam surrounds allow extended cone excursion for additional bass output and higher SPL.
1/2" PEI Balanced-dome Tweeters: The 1/2" PEI balanced-dome tweeters provide a smooth high frequency response with quick, detailed and spatially-correct imaging. PEI is an acronym for polyetherimide. The tweeters have strong neodymium magnets for higher power handling.
The Kicker DS65 replaces these items
JBL GT6-6
- Plus One design polypropylene woofer
- titanium laminate tweeter
- power handling: 2-45 watts RMS (135 watts peak power)
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Amazing. These may be just regular (oversized) 6 1/2 coaxle speakers... but they are really amazing. They pack enough of a punch to shake my car, and the tweeters shine right through all of the low end to produce amazing highs. Easily fit into my 6 1/2 slot too!
Pootmantal from Denver, CO