Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

If I had it to do all over again, I wouldn't have bought these, but it's not at all a problem with the speakers themselves. I got them the same time I got an amplified head unit. These would have been great if I was just doing speakers. Dash corner speakers are a giant pain to replace because I don't know if a socket or screwdriver exists that's short enough to get at the mounting screws if you have a windshield in your vehicle. hehe. If you're planning on upgrading your head unit, you can skip these speakers altogether. I say that because factory head units don't supply full power to your rears so they can more cheaply make factory stereo systems. After I installed an xb120bt, my soundstage was equally powered front and rear, so the Alpine 6x9s I have in the rear are now up to full recommended power. These speakers definitely do very well, but they're outshined by the 6.5 door speakers and 6x9 rear deck speakers. Long story short, if I would have known when I was buying stuff what I know now, I just would have deleted the 3.5" dash speakers from the system altogether.

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

I used these for the dash corner speakers in my '19 Wrangler b/c Crutchfield recommended them. The sound quality is very bright on these. They handle the highs and mids very well. And, sound better with the crossovers installed. My only complaint is that they might actually be a little too bright.

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It wont fit center

The speaker doesn't fit 2017 Camry center speaker slot.

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Great sounding speakers

These speakers sound great and were very easy to install with the directions provided by Crutchfield

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Nice

The speakers bring out the music. Sound is crisper and clearer than what it was before.

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Real difference makers

Now that I can actually hear my dashboard speakers it makes a huge difference. Sharp and clear without being tinny. The crossover that is included with the speakers is also very nice to have. I'm sure the full audio spectrum would make these things rattle. Filtering out everything below 850 Hz lets them shine

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Big difference from factory speakers . Great sound quality

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

My 2014 JEEP Cherokee, is my own music theater. Perfect fit, to what I was trying to achieve.

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

These little guys are sweet!!

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Great sound. Easy install

Great sound. Easy install. Thanks for all your help

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

These were purchased for our 2015 Subaru Outback and 2019 Subaru Crosstrek. They are in the front dash panel. I read great reviews and am adding one more. They are a nice sounding replacement for the original speakers. I did not want to cut my factory speaker harness so I soldered small spade connectors to the supplied wires using the crossovers. I'm happy with my decision to buy these and VERY happy to buy from Crutchfield once again.

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VERY loud...

These are great little speakers. Deliver very crisp highs. However, they acually perform a little TOO good. They kind of over power the rest of the system.

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Excellent sound

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Clean sound

These are for our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan dash speakers. Small so bass isn't as good as door speakers, but physics can deliver only so much bass out of 3.5 inches. Very clean sound - a huge improvement over stock. Had to turn one 180 degrees to fit; otherwise dropped right in.

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Great addition to any system

Great performance to price ratio, these workes well for dash speakers in my Subaru. I used baffles behind them and use them for moderate mids and Highs. Added the perfect amount of depth to my system I was looking.

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Thank you exact fit easy to follow instructions. You folks did your homework!----Barry

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small speakers big sound

I had my doubts about a speaker this small, but it makes a big difference in the sound quality of my '71 Riviera.

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Great sound at an affordable price. Have these installed in my Ram truck powered by RF and they are clear as a bell. Added much needed midrange to my Pioneer components. Pre installed bass blockers takes the guess work out as well.

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Sounds great, fit perfect Crutchfield customer support is excellent as well Thank you!

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

It brought my system alive.

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Good sound

These fit nicely in my Wrangler soundbar and sound great!

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Great sound

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Very surprised how easy these were to install in the dash, Latterly took 5 minutes. Sound great and clear I thought about hooking them up to my amp but I'll see how they sound the first week and go from there. Solid pick up because the stock speakers in the jeeps are terrible! This completed my overall speaker conversion and up grades.

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Wonderful Value

You're going to be hard-pressed to find a comparable speaker around this price range. I traditionally use a lot of JL, Focal, and Memphis, but the specs and price drew me to these. I ended up cutting out the capacitor to run off a Bose amp for a couple of weeks prior to moving them to a JL XD. They sounded great on both. The speaker is balanced and has more simultaneous "levels" to the music than most 3.5" speakers. You don't need to be concerned about the higher bottom-end Hz cut. They okay what they're supposed to play very well, and fit right in with the Mid-level JL and focal speakers I'm running. I had to keep the gain down a bit, but they handle sufficient power. Very happy.

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Bought these as a replacement for the original dash speakers in my 2010 Ram. The treble is amazing. I can hear my dash speakers for the first time. Amazing upgrade. All this sound on a stock head unit. Highly recommend these speakers.

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Clarity and Bass

I have a 2017 Dodge Charger Scat Pack with the Alpine system and while the bass is fantastic for a stock system, the highs were always lacking. I was tempted to buy the KFC-6903 but I was already happy with the bass offered by the stock Alpine. I ordered these to give me more highs instead of the muddy front speakers. They gave me plenty of highs enough that I had to turn the treble down but what surprised me the most is the extra bass it gave! Very easy to install with the provided instructions from Crutchfield and the Metra adapter. I compared the two by leaving one alpine in and putting one of the Kenwoods in the other corner and swapping between the two. I had my wife in the car too and we both agreed the Kenwoods sound much better. The Alpines aren't bad by any means (surprisingly the magnet is HUGE on the stock Alpine speaker, I think it's larger than the Kenwood one!) but the Kenwoods are a step up. I'm really happy with them. I am hesitant on recommending them directly, I'd almost recommend the 6903 set BUT you WILL need sound deadening if you do. These things can pound!

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

They sound great

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Great quality and easy to install

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Great sound for a small speaker

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Sound great!

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F-150 replacement

Excellent replacement for stock rear door speakers 2019 Ford F-150 platinum. So much better than stock.

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Sounds are clear

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Amazing

Very nice speakers didnt entirely fit in my car even though it said they would but i made it work. Plus i called and customer service was very helpful and polite.

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Great option

I can't believe how impressive this speaker is. I installed 2 dash speakers in my 2016 Jeep Cherokee, and can't believe how much better sounds are coming. It was a perfect combination with Kenwood KFC-1696PS door speakers.

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

I love these speakers. Installed them in my 2019 Subaru Outback to replace the factory front corner speakers that would frustrating drop out and make free earbuds look impressive. The Kenwood KFC-X3C speakers are crisp and provide all the highs you could possibly imagine and then some. Warning, if you turn the treble all the way up, they will pierce your ears while you smile in bliss.

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Great sound easy install - I've never installed speakers or knew anything about speakers prior to this but Crutchfield gives you everything.

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good value great sound

perfect plug and play for 2012 charger. purchased with metra 72-7902 wire adapter so i still have stock speaker terminal and plenty of wire for install. they come with the appropriate bass reducers for this small speaker. {had to buy base reducers separately when i bought JL c2 3.5"} silk dome tweeters sound excellent. very happy with these

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

These speakers sound great. Direct fit in my 87 gm crew cab dash. Awesome sound considering size.

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Great speakers

Great speakers so far! Installed them in the front and rear of my 2016 Jeep Wrangler

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Good Value

Sound Good

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Added to a 2011 Ram 2500 Crew Club. Front dash position. Brought the sound stage up where it belonged and put solid clarity to the highs.

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Acoustically Better

I purchased these after one of the Kickers burned out in the dash of my 2007 Chrysler 300. They are a great replacement. The fit is drop in with no modifications. I like to use Bullet connectors when I do an install, just makes it simple to change things out if desired or needed. With the 800Hz HPF they do lack the lower mid that the Kicker had but that may be why one of them burned out. (with a 250 Hz HPF) The Sensitivity is lower at 83db which helps them blend with the rest of the system vs the 88db of the kicker. 5db is a big difference when in the dash. The install is never really done you always will add or change. May try a lower HPF but that could just put me back at the overload point.

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GREAT!!

These speakers rock! they fit perfect in my '18 Camry. They really bring out the highs!

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

I think these speakers are great for my car.They had to fit in A very shallow area and I had to raise the speakers A little to get them to fit.Got it done and they sound alot better then the factory ones

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15 Mustang install

They are an amazing replacement over stock my friend had to hard wire them because they didn't come with wire harnesses, install was quick!

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

had to make them fit 2012 optima right speaker mounts don't line up. they sound great shipping was fast these guys are great will order door speakers from them when I have the cash.

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Exact fit in 2016 wrangler jk. Highs are much improved. Sound stage is much better now.

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

I ordered a pair of these speakers that were "scratch and dent". They were absolutely perfect. I couldn't find anything wrong with them at all. I was skeptical about buying them because of one review for a Grand Caravan that stated these speakers didn't fit properly. I was glad I made the decision to order them. The FIT PERFECTLY in my dash corners of my 2012 Grand Caravan, as advertised. They are a great replacement for the cheap factory speakers. They sound great and they were a "drop in installation". If you read reviews that seem to paint a not so pretty picture, take it with a grain of salt. If the manufacturer says its a replacement speaker for your application, odds are they are right. Also, save some money by utilizing Crutchfield's "Scratch and Dent" components. On a scale from 1 to 10, I give these speakers a 10 for fit and function.

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AURORA

Great way to easily upgrade complex factory radio system. Dropped these into my brand new 2019 Pacifica Touring L with ease.... well mostly. Wasn't sure if you should keep the pre-installed x-over patch cable in the mix, but did so, at the recommendation of Crutchfield Support team, who easily answered the question for me today (a Sunday). Hardest part, if you could call it that, was connecting the speaker x-over to the included wiring adapter, via crimps. (i.e. it wasn't that hard). Fishing the harness and the x-over into the dash is easy on the drivers side, but requires that you make sure you move the boxy harness (which is only Chrysler's fault, not Kenwood), off to the side on the passenger side speaker. I pushed the pieces off to the left, myself. All it takes is a 9/32nd socket, a plastic prying tool, a pair of wire cutters (wires are 16 gauge if I recall, when splicing harness to Kenwood's) and about an hours time.

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Not a great 'drop in' fit for Dodge

They are touted as being factory drop in replacements, but the mounting tabs don't line up with the original screw holes on my Dodge Caravan. You have to put one of the tabs over a little plastic tab on the vehicle, and it just floats (rattles) around, while the other side gets screwed down. Once you screw down the side that lines up, it lifts up the other side of the speaker so it is almost off the small tab. When the tab side gets lifted up, it seems as if the cone or surround is up against the dash cover, so it rattles with low frequencies.

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Replaced the stock dash speakers in my Mazda CX-5 and they've been great so far. I've had them in for a few weeks and the sound has been noticeably improved!

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Excellent sound on highs. I have yet to hear distortion.

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Great, cheap upgrade

What blew me away about these speakers is the bass that comes out them. Obviously it's not like having a sub thumping bass but for a 3 1/2" speaker I was very much surprised!!! I was looking for the cheapest upgrade to my factory set up and these more than meet my expectation. The quality of sound is so much more clear and crisp than my factory speakers.

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Great replacement for the old factory speakers in my charger

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JeepJL Dash Speakers

Easy order and delivery. Crutchfield does a great job packaging their products with a personal touch. I am really pleased with the speakers, they sound great! Installation was a breeze and this was my first time for me installing speakers. No modifications are needed. Used the factory screws. I am on the Crutchfield site now looking for my next purchase.

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Love it

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Solid sound. Fair price

Great sound thus far, even through my factory amp. Looking to get an aftermarket amplifier soon to see how they handle higher wattages.

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Fits Like a Glove

Had some crackling starting to happen in my 2016 Jeep Renegade front dash speaker. Saw a bunch of recommendations for Crutchfield online so I decided to give them a try. It was easy to find the speakers I needed. They emailed me some instructions before I received the product and they were spot on. The speakers even come with the appropriate wire harness so there was no splicing, soldering, or wire nuts involved. Just unplug and remove the old speakers and install and plug in the new. Speakers fit perfectly and sound slightly better than my stock speakers (much clearer). Fast shipping as well.

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Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C

Excellent speakers! Brought for my 2014 Kia Optima front dashboard! I had to use harness from old speakers and could only mount passenger side with one screw instead of two!

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