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The speakers that originally came in your car were made from inexpensive materials, designed to create acceptable sound at the lowest possible cost to the manufacturer. If you love music, you deserve better. Name-brand aftermarket speakers deliver fuller, richer sound with considerably more detail and nuance, and they're capable of playing louder and cleaner than factory speakers. Connect new speakers to your factory radio and you'll get the best possible sound from your dealer-equipped system. Pair them up with a new car stereo for a level of enjoyment that can rival a high-fidelity home audio experience.

Our take on the HELIX Esprit E69X

by John Pollard

High fidelity with excellent imaging

HELIX's German engineering pedigree really shows up in their Esprit Series speakers, which offer big technological bang for the buck. The E69X 6"x9" speakers use an 3/4" silk dome tweeter for smooth high-frequency detail, and a 2" mylar midrange helps to add more definition to vocals and instrumentals. Each speaker features a rigid 6"x9" woven fiberglass cone that delivers tight bass reproduction, while the durable rubber surround helps this speaker provide exceptional sound for years to come.

Built for power

A tough stamped-steel basket houses the three drivers, providing the stability needed to maintain accurate reproduction when the music's turned up loud. The Esprit E69X speakers will sound great powered by an aftermarket car stereo, but an outboard amplifier will give you the best audio quality. Grilles are included.

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Highlights:

6"x9" 3-way speakers (pair)
woven fiberglass woofer cone with rubber surround
3/4" silk dome tweeter
2" mylar midrange
power range: 5-50 watts RMS (150 watts peak power)
frequency response: 35-22,000 Hz
sensitivity: 92 dB
top-mount depth: 2-15/16"
grilles included
warranty: 2 years
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Features and Specs

General
Design Loading...	3-way
Tweeter Design Loading...	3/4" Dome
Tweeter Composition Loading...	Silk
Woofer Composition Loading...	Woven Fiberglass
Woofer Surround Loading...	Rubber
Parts Warranty Loading...	2 Years
Labor Warranty Loading...	2 Years
Specifications
Sensitivity Loading...	92 dB at 1 watt
Frequency Response Loading...	35 - 22k Hz
RMS Power Range (Watts) Loading...	5-50
Peak Power Handling (Watts) Loading...	150
Impedance (Ohms) Loading...	4
Top-mount Depth (Inches) Loading...	2 15/16
Bottom-mount Depth (Inches) Loading...	3 1/8

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What's in the box?

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Two 3-way speakers
2 Grilles
2 Grille frames
8 Speed clips
Eight 2-1/4" Flat head Self-tapping screws
Two 11.5' Lengths of speaker wire (female quick-slides on one end and tinned wire on other)
Instruction manual (English/ German)
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Features

Woofer Materials: Each woofer cone is made of woven fiberglass and has a durable rubber surround. This woven fiberglass material is very light and extremely stiff, minimizing cone flex and resulting in faster transients and finer detail.

Tweeter/Midrange: Each speaker has a 3/4" silk dome tweeter with a neodymium motor structure and a 2" Mylar midrange for a smooth transition from the woofer to the higher frequency output.

Magnet cover: The E 69X are shipped with a rubber magnet cover to protect the speaker. If the cover is removed the depth changes slightly: