Please give me your input for those of you who have listened to any of the following 3 systems:

dls 6.3i

focal 165vr3

rainbow slc 365.25



thanks in advance!

 

anything in particular that you are looking for... for example, i could say that i love the focal and i listen to orchestra music, but they might suck something fierce at rap/hip hop...

again, just an example but you might want to give us an idea of what you are planning on accomplishing with these speakers... also install locations might be worthwhile to share

 

dynaudio esotec 362. 8s in the doors..minimal cutting. kicks..mine BARELY stick out. still retain my dead pedal and sound best off axis. Has a laid back sound, not upfront like focals..so its pretty adaptable to all types of music. Had focal uptopias, the old schoolers..in my opinion dyns blow them away. I wonder sometimes if i even need a sub. havent heard DLS..but had focal VRs two way set. They are nice..sensitivity is an astounding 92..however you will lack midbass upfront hence the switch. they definately NEED a sub.

 

yay, Mark, someone else that has good taste in speakers... you to mikeinaustin...

i can't understand why infinity is such a forum boner on here...but we can save that for another thread

 

music is basically classic rock late 60's-early 80's. looking for clean and clear. a subwoofer will be added later. a little more info:

dls 6.3i (91db,50-25k)

focal 165vr3 (93db,55-28k)

rainbow slc 365.25 (90db,50-30k)

 

ive seen your stuff on diy. im working with don to finish my system

 

yup! right up my alley. My fav band is the allmans. I love the dead, jimi, phish etc. then i get into oldschool metallica, SRV, etc etc. dynaudios

 

i personally like focal, i used focal everything in my system.

 

with the dls, you can mount the tweet and dome in the kick panels without any fiberglassing needed at all. the other two kits are going to require you to work with fiberglass to get the midrange in with the proper airspace. just an fyi there... (you can do fiberglass for the dls as well, to get the mids and tweets more on axis, but it's not really necessary. From what i understand, these are great off axis speakers)

just my opinion, but i have never heard a focal set that I liked. the tweeter is way to bright, the mids are good, but the bottom end just isn't there, and if you are listening to classic rock, i would imagine you would want strong midbass. for that, i would go with the rainbows, or the dls's, and the decision should be made listening to them, and thinking about how the install is going to go

 

oh yeah, i remember you now....where's your build log?! haha, I wish Don was here to help me finish my install, i think i bit off more than i wanted to initially, but it's definitely fun.

 

well we arent doing a "monster" install. we mounted the mids and tweets in the kicks using just wood and aimed them straight. he swears by this and he was right I believe..soundstage sounds like its right around my chest. It was just the standards 8s in the doors, deadened, kicks. nothing nearly as elaborate as yours... looks like its coming along niceley the tru billet 6 however..i may wanna do a nice showy install for that..but i can pretty much do that myself with a lil woodworking.

Poor g35..focals are nice too. had the old three way utopias with xtants. just depends on the sound your looking for. they are def brighter and "in your face" I believe. The midbass isnt as strong as i would like..hence the move to the dynaudios. I almost dont even use my sub