About the Focal Performance PS 165V1
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You're worth it
A sound upgrade is a reinvigorating investment in your car, and you'll find few brands more reliable than Focal. Their PS 165V1 6-1/2" component system uses many of Focal's famous technologies working in harmony to deliver the sonic goods. The light but exceptionally rigid Polyglass woofer cone produces richly-textured bass and midrange frequencies, and the woofer's non-resonant aluminum chassis virtually eliminates coloration. A sturdy butyl surround ensures long-lasting performance, while the woofer's phase plug enhances dispersion for excellent sound staging.
The aluminum basket offers a rock-solid platform, eliminating resonances that can color your bass.
Versatile highs
The PS 165V1's aluminum tweeter sports Focal's inverted dome structure for wider dispersion and extended high-frequency response, giving you sparkling detail in the high notes without any of the blare often found in metal tweeters. Three different mounting possibilities let you get creative with a custom installation and get hands-on with the stereo imaging in your car.
A thoughtful installation
Each crossover network features 3-level tweeter control, and allows you to select three different crossover points. If space is an issue in your vehicle, Focal gives you the ability to split up the included crossover networks. You can mount a high-pass filter near each tweeter and a low-pass filter near each woofer, instead of having to mount one big crossover on each side of your vehicle. This system will handle up to 80 watts RMS, and you'll want to use an outboard amplifier to get the best possible performance from these speakers.
Product highlights:
- component speaker system includes two 6-1/2" woofers, 2 tweeters, 2 crossovers, and 2 woofer grilles
- Polyglass woofer with butyl rubber surround
- rigid aluminum chassis
- aluminum inverted dome tweeter
- docked crossover with 3-level tweeter control and 3 selectable crossover points
- 4-ohm impedance
- handles up to 80 watts RMS (160 watts peak)
- frequency response: 60-20,000 Hz
- sensitivity: 92.5 dB
- woofer top-mount depth: 2-5/8"
- grilles included
- warranty: 1 year
- Our 60-day money-back guarantee
- MFR # PS 165 V1
What's in the box:
Focal Performance PS 165V1 owner's manual
- Two woofers
- Two TNP inverted dome tweeters (with 19" length of speaker wire attached)
- 2 Surface mount tweeter housings (with tweeters installed)
- 2 Angled surface mount tweeter housings
- 2 Woofer crossovers
- 2 Tweeter crossovers
- 2 Woofer grilles
- 2 Woofer grille mounting rings
- 2 Foam woofer gaskets
- 8 Speed clips
- Four 7/8" Flathead screws
- Eight 1" Self-tapping screws
- Eight M4x25mm Machine screws (each with flat washer and lock washer attached)
- Eight M4 Nuts
- Owner's manual (English/ French)
- Focal window sticker
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Features & specs
| General | ||
|---|---|---|
| Speaker Size | 6 1/2 | |
| Design | 2-way | |
| Tweeter Design | Inverted Dome | |
| Impedance (Ohms) | 4 | |
| Tweeter Composition | Aluminum | |
| Woofer Composition | Polyglass | |
| Woofer Surround | Butyl Rubber | |
| Parts Warranty | 1 Year | |
| Labor Warranty | 1 Year | |
| Specifications | ||
| Sensitivity (1W at 1 meter) | N/A | |
| Sensitivity at 2.83 volts | 92.5 | |
| Frequency Response | 60 - 20k Hz | |
| Minimum RMS Wattage | --- | |
| Maximum RMS Wattage | 80 | |
| Peak Power Handling (Watts) | 160 | |
| Top-mount Depth (Inches) | 2 5/8 | |
| Bottom-mount Depth (Inches) | N/A | |
| Cutout Diameter or Length (inches) | 5 9/16 | |
| Mounting Height (Inches) | 0.383 | |
Product Research
Woofer
Polyglass Cone: The woofer cone has a cellulose pulp base and is coated with a uniform deposit of hollow glass microballs. The addition of the Polyglass layer significantly increases the cone's rigidity without adding much weight. This combination takes advantage of the accuracy and neutrality of the hard outer surface, but maintains the superior damping characteristics of the cellulose pulp.
Surround: The butyl rubber surround is resistant to ultraviolet rays, temperature extremes, and humidity to add to the speaker's reliability and longevity.
Phase Plug: The bullet-shaped phase plug in the center of the woofer ensures a smooth, flat off-axis frequency response by preventing the high frequency sound waves emanating from one side of the cone from interfering with sound waves from the other side of the cone.
Aluminum Basket: The woofer features a non-magnetic cast aluminum basket.
Size Classification Note: Some manufacturers, including Focal, call this size speaker a 6-1/2". Because it requires a larger cutout than a standard 6-1/2" speaker, Crutchfield has traditionally referred to this size woofer as a 6-3/4". Please refer to the Crutchfield Vehicle Selector to confirm fit in your vehicle.
Tweeter
Inverted Dome Tweeter: The tweeter is an inverted aluminum dome, producing a broad sound stage. The tweeter has a Neodymium magnet to provide a powerful magnetic field for the voice coil, while still maintaining the tweeter's compact dimensions.
Mounting Options: The tweeters include two types of surface mount housings, one low profile and one angled:
| Flush Mount | Low Profile Surface Mount | Angled Surface Mount | |
| Mounting Height | 0.3" | 0.903" | 1.955" |
| Mounting Depth | 0.5" | 0.875" (screw depth) | 0.3" (screw depth) |
| Frame Diameter | 1.905" | 1.905" | N/A |
| Cutout Diameter | 1.672" | N/A | N/A |
| Width | N/A | 1.905" | 1.905" |
| Surface Depth | N/A | 1.905" | 2.888" |
Crossover
Crossovers: Individual crossovers are included for each woofer and each tweeter. The crossovers can be mounted separately, docked in pairs, or all four crossovers docked together and mounted as one unit. The crossover inputs and outputs are screw terminals and will accept bare wire or spade connectors up to 0.3" wide. Because the woofer and tweeter crossovers are separate, and have separate inputs, the system can be bi-amped. The woofer crossover point is 3.5 kHz, all the crossover slopes are 6 dB/octave, and the tweeter crossovers offer two adjustments:
- Tweeter Attenuation: set the tweeter output to -6dB, -3dB, or 0dB (no attenuation)
- Tweeter Crossover Point: the tweeter crossovers also offer three crossover point options; 4 kHz, 4.5 kHz, and 5 kHz
Crossover Dimensions:
- Length: 4"
- Height: 1-1/4"
- Width:
- Individual: 2"
- Pair: 4"
- All four: 8"
The Focal Performance PS 165V1 replaces these items
- Polyglass woofer with butyl rubber surround
- processed aluminum inverted dome tweeter
- docked crossover with 3-level tweeter control and 3 selectable crossover points
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I am very happy with these speakers, they match up great with the 3 way set I bought from Crutchfield also. As always a pleasure to do business with Crutchfield.
Eric from Buffalo, NY