http://www.diamondaudio.com/products/

A local shop recommended them to me.

Any experiences?

1/27/2006 8:10:44 PM

my buddy had some, pretty nice but he had the high end diamond stuff, as with all products there is a base, middle, and high end

1/27/2006 8:25:22 PM

how do they compare to A/D/S, MB Quart. etc...

for an install into a Volvo 850 with 8 speakers, they quoted:

Dash 4" - $120
Door 5.25" - $160 x 2 pair
Rear Shelf 6x9"" - $180

Labor $135

Amplifier Model # D3400.4 - $360.00

Amp kit - $65

Misc parts/hardware - $10

Converters, etc...- $40 & $20

Total - $1393.00

1/27/2006 8:40:07 PM

I've heard a lot of good things about them, and never anything bad, so I would assume they are decent. I have never used them myself though.

1/27/2006 8:56:25 PM

most important thing is sound quality.

i don't care for loudness or crazy bass.

1/27/2006 9:04:55 PM

You're in a car for fucks sake. Any of those brands you mentioned will have similar quality speaker for a given price...it just depends on if you are anal enough to demo them all and see which style suits your ears better.

1/27/2006 11:04:24 PM

yea diamond is pretty nice stuff, theres plenty of things out there that would get u just as good sq though. i'd look around a bit more before i spent 1300$ on just mids and highs. another thing is u're never going to have great sound quality(imo) without a sub , u don't need an 18" sub or anyhting but music just isn' t the same without somehting to play the notes below 80hz not matter what u listen to.

1/27/2006 11:42:16 PM

Could you describe your car, and the locations and times it is usually left unattended?

I'm.... just curious, that's all.

1/28/2006 2:06:32 AM

i had some diamond HEXs back in the day. they were really nice. i have no idea how they are these days, but they used to be nice speaks fo sho

1/28/2006 9:14:48 AM

Quote :

"Could you describe your car, and the locations and times it is usually left unattended? I'm.... just curious, that's all."

sky blue 1979 mercury bobcat located at champion ct right across from burger king off avent ferry.

1/28/2006 3:22:22 PM

you'll never have satisfactory audio without a sub of some sort. It's like trying to enjoy a home theatre system w/o a subwoofer.

Get at least a 10" just to fill in the bass, 12" preferrably.

And that's WAY too expensive; Diamond stuff is good but so is other stuff for less money. As it's been said, you're in a car and the road noise and whatnot will negate some of the gains in high-end speakers.

1/28/2006 6:35:06 PM

just an fyi, i just installed a set of Polk Audio's new db series separates in my wife's highlander and i couldn't be happier with the quality of sound. i like them better than a set of quarts i used to have. you might can find them a little cheaper.

1/28/2006 6:50:07 PM