Pioneer TS-Z65CH

THE BEST sounding speakers I've heard in a really long time good mid bass... and highs

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Pioneer TS-Z65CH

I put two pair of these into a C5 Corvette coupe and power them with a Pioneer GM-DX874. The amp pushes these speakers effortlessly. The clarity at high volume is amazing. I can take the top off and fly down the highway and never miss a note. I really have nothing bad to say about these speakers. If you are on the fence, just go for it, you won't be disappointed.

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These replaced my focal flax fe's you read that right REPLACED. Was not impressed with the focals even after a tune so I decided to give these a shot and I'm glad I did. The fullness and depth I get with these are better then then the flax. The tweeters are a bit bright to me but haven't had them tuned properly regardless for them money these are definitely worth it.

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Huge Upgrade!

Such a huge upgrade to the factory speakers on my 2022 Silverado! Excellent guidance and advise from Ember to get the right speakers and components

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Pioneer TS-Z65CH

Exceptionally clear and crisp. Happy with the purchase. At the moment they are connected to the factory radio, but I imagine they will perform even better with an external amp. Installed on a 2016 VW CC.

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The best no matter the price!

Let me start by saying that I had the older Pioneer Premier TS-D1702C which was supposed to have been temporary - but they became my favorites! I am a guy who always got the Kappas and enjoyed them, but Pioneer seems slept on, but they bring it! The only reason I got rid of the old ones was because I got a new car and the tweeters were too large, and there was no safe option for install on the door pillars. I miss those and they seemed to at least LOOK like they were better built than these and the tweeter types have changed. I also liked fabric tweeters, but metal I have for the home and I have no problem with them. I am still breaking these in, but that sound that I guess, only Pioneer produces is there. That sound is - having a slightly elevated mid extend into the tweeter so that everything is fuller and even cleaner. It flows better together for the car than other speakers. The car and the home are two very difference places for audio. Once on the road to being broken in, you can already hear extra information, high detail, instrument and vocal separation and precision. In addition, the bass kicks - but is clean! I see speakers for $2400. Those can only be for Bentley class cars because I am not sure what they can really add to the sound that these don't have. I paired these up with that Sony XM-GMS4 amp, which goes up to 100K. These are the only speakers I know that go there, not even Sony's ES speakers go that high. Sony's tweeters were

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Impressive!

Really impressed with these speakers. Had to actually lower many of my equalizer settings to optimize the sound. There are some essential parts of music that these speakers showcase, it really gets you close to listening to a great pair of headphones. I can only imagine how well these would sound if I had a dsp, to really fine tune my system.

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Top-shelf speakers that require a top-shelf supporting cast

Incredibly detailed speakers. Be sure to feed them lots of power. The tweeters are incredibly vibrant, but are also shrill without tuning. I recommend using these with a DSP to reign the tweeters in.

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Boom! Just what I was looking for.

I wanted more bass, without going to a sub. These babies will do the trick. I was also looking for clear high end, the crystal clear cymbal bells at the beginning of Rush's XYZ, do not lie. I was concerned about mounting the tweeters in my factory A pillars of the Mustang, but they are so small it was easy enough to just perch them in and hot glue them down. I considered making the opening slightly larger to accept the entire assembly, to maintain the swiveling capability, but opted to keep the stock look. Burying the crossovers in the door panel isn't ideal, but really is the easiest way to go. Tested out the brightness levels before buttoning up the panels. The most challenging part was getting the wires from the crossovers in the doors to the tweeters in the A pillars. The stock wires in the pillars just split off from the front line, so couldn't use those. Ended fishing a wire through the rubber harness shroud, but it does have a space through to the car, so had to come out of the shroud and drill a hole through the door sill. Not the cleanest of installs, but really my only option. A little pricier than I originally intended, but spec wise the best in the price range + $200 more.

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An ideal full-range setup for the price point.

Thoroughly amazed with quality of sound being put out by these things. These are truly full-range. I'm running all of Pioneer's Z-Series & Hi-Res hardware in my standard-cab pickup. TS-Z65CH 6.5" Component Speakers TS-Z10LS4 Shallow Subwoofer GM-DX874 1,200W 4-Channel Amp + loads of sound deadening material and foam baffling on every inch of the interior paneling and speaker pockets. This set up gets loud and remains undistorted. Loud, full presence mids. Crisp, clear highs. Thoroughly noticeable and respectable lows from that of a 6.5". All paired with that subwoofer that make my ears tickle and head/chest vibrate (and it's underpowered by a pretty fair amount) and I have a system that touches base with every frequency of my music so beautifully that I'd never regret spending the extra dollar that I did. Pioneer KILLED it with this line.

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Great SQ for the price

Really love these, GM-DX874 running them with TS-Z65F rears, wanted to break them in before review but they've only been in a week and yet they sound amazing, initially without EQing they are bright but once time aligned and EQing is set SQ is great.

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Pioneer TS-Z65CH

The tweeters aren't very good. They try hard but do not cut it for me....they are not detailed enough, but they are very loud-shrill even...I think they would work better in a vehicle that has a rear deck as a 6x9 replacement instead of front and center because the bass is really good...for the amount I paid for these I'm very disappointed. I wish I could send these back.

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Pioneer TS-Z65CH

They sound amazing even before they are broken in.

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Great detail, needs equalizer

Sound detail is great - the woofer is one of the better, more detailed mid-range speakers I have ever heard - but you will need a sub! Even for classical. Also, order a VERY GOOD DSP with them! The tweeters on this speaker are not bright, they are SHRILL. But once you EQ that away the sound detail is phenomenal. I actually do recommend these speakers, but only with a good DSP to tone down the frequencies above 5,000 hertz. Also, they say that they respond to frequencies down to 30 hertz - but that is not the case. If you look in the owner's manual you will see a response curve that drops off significantly at 90 hertz - that is very accurate to my ear. I added an underseat sub and set the crossover for 100 hertz with an 18* slope and it's all good now. At the end of the day, the tweeter is a great tweeter if you feed it right, the woofer is very detailed between 100-2000 hertz and the right sub will round out your sound nicely. But if you aren't applying a 31 band EQ through a DSP and adding a sub - look elsewhere.

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Pioneer TS-Z65CH

Killer speakers, put on a powered amp and some Tab Benoit, let that guitar scream!

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Meh

Sounds ok for the price. Challenging install for such a simple product. Would not buy again.

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Pioneer TS-Z65CH

great replacement for the factory set in my2006 Tundra. Hooked em up to a JBL stadium amp and a Kicker 46HS10 powered compact sub. They give strong highs and solid mids

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Initially I liked them. They are very clear. The tweeters are a bit too bright for my taste. I also believe that one of the tweeters blew at around 75 watts rms. I ended up replacing them.

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Pioneer is back in the game.

I have been buying from Crutchfield since 1992 so I have had lots of speakers over the years. I always ran alpine head units, JL Audio amplifiers powering Alpine SPR's midrange speakers and now Rockford Fosgate amplifiers. I have nothing bad to say about JL Audio I just really like Rockford Fosgate so far. I initially had the speakers connected to a JL Audio 600/4 HD. "I want to clarify something before continuing. I do not turn the gains up on the amplifier." There is no reason to turn amplifier gains up form 0 no matter what speakers you have connected unless you are using a head unit form the 80's. Having said that with the JL Audio 600/4 HD connected to the speakers and using this set up for about a month. I noticed that when these speakers would all most make it to there sweet spot the amp would go into protection. I was shocked by this, so I made sure I had my x-over set to were I feel it should be at and that is 80HZ @ a 24 slope. So that is when I decided to pick up the Rockford Fosgate T1000/4 AD Amp. "Phenomenal Amplifier" With this amplifier and using common sense with volume these speakers are absolutely incredible, probably one of the best speakers, I've ever heard. It does not matter what kind of music you play they shine on every single genre. I will also be doing a review on the Rockford Fosgate 1500CP and the pioneer 12-inch dual voice coil subwoofer.

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Pioneer TS-Z65CH

Handles the power and give precise sound.

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Very high quality

These are the best sounding component speakers i have ever heard... Before these i had the baby brother of them the D series just before these and these speakers just blew them away

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Pioneer TS-Z65CH

These speakers really deliver a nice tight low-end and with the adjustable tweeter crossover, you can really dial in the sound (finishing with help from an equalizer) Highly recommend!

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The sound quality on these speakers are amazing .. hands down

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smooth sound

Installed these in a Toyota. The adverts for these say they were designed with Toyota in mind. The included tweeter mount was perfect fit and allowed the tweeter to swivel for aim. Mid speaker with Metra adapter and wire harness fit also. Non JBL system in my car, no amp. These sound well balanced. Will install a sub-woofer and amp to fill out the bass.

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Top shelf components

Wonderful components. I'm running them in my 2017 F150 crew cab, powered by a kenwood 4 channel amp (bridged for 200wx2) and let me just say these components will blow you away with their clarity even at the highest volume. You'll hear different sounds the instruments make that you've never heard before. I am required to run a DSP to retain my factory head unit so I'm still running through the Hz ranges trying to get everything dialed in but with proper tuning these speakers will outperform components of much higher cost. These do not produce huge bass levels as they're a relatively small speaker, but do still hold their own when properly matched with a sub(s) and HPF and LPF are set correctly. 200hz and up they are very strong and your highs through the tweeters are very bright and clear, but not overbearing. Overall, I would buy these components over again 5 times, and no matter the budget of the build these will always be my top choice. Just don't forget to give them the juice!

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Pioneer TS-Z65CH

i must say 5 star all the way!!! Just had these components installed and i must tell you these are the very best set of components i have ever heard the bass and tweeters blow all and any of those pioneer car speakers ever produced even the old Japan manufactured speakers that everybody out there is paying top dollar for because of the speakers being made back in the 80s well good luck to those out there paying all that money for pioneer speakers that they think that would ever compare to these new pioneer speakers!!! i absolutely love love love these new Z series pioneer speakers solid built and the detail in these pioneer speakers will blow you out of the water!!! A must have for all you audiophiles out there! Top notch speakers pioneer does it again thank you soooo much pioneer!!!

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Pioneer TS-Z65CH

This is amazing! I could not believe the sound of this speaker! (after 3 day break-in). Sound like an expensive paradigm studio speaker! Ts-z65ch make perfect balanced sound even Orchestra music - you will hear more instruments sound. I strongly recommend this speaker( if you love music)- You will love it! For optimum sound, it needs 110W rms power amp and premium head unit.

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Pioneer TS-Z65CH

Strong sound, solid performance

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Great reference sound speakers!!!

Love love love these speakers! I replaced $1200.00 components with these and they are better! Rock, pop, Jazz, classical and dance they are great!

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