Good, Better, Best 6.5" Component Speakers Alpine R-S65C.2, Memphis PRX-60C and BLAM S165.80+ 

Alpines definitely sounded the cleanest, clearest, best in my opinion.

I really like the sound of the Alpine. For the price they are awesome and I think they are the most worth for money out of all these bang for buck speakers.

Those BLAM speakers are phenomenal, vocals are deep and the highs aren’t harsh. Heck yeah

Man this was a awesome demo!

Thanks again Josh great job in depth reviews on all 3 speakers (Gotta go with those ALPINES)

Love the detailed videos, doing a great job! I was wondering if you could do a video similar to the coaxial $100 or less but for component speakers? I'm looking to spend $100-$150 on component speakers.

I've heard this on headphones, my vehicles stock sound system and my high end home theater! Overall IMHO the Memphis sounded fuller in both categories, somewhat neutral on both highs and lows, the Alpines sounded less full, but cleaner in the highs and vocals, the BLAM had the best bass punch and higher fidelity highs, but felt like the bass interfered with the quality of the vocals a bit. At the end of the day they can all be fine tuned, depending on the head unit/amplifier. Every ear is different, can't go wrong with either choice! Thanks for the comparison!

Yo! The BLAMs knocked it out of the park! The Lows hit hard (enough to skip the need for a sub for some people). The Mids were clean and accurate (less nasally than the other two). The Highs sounded clean and warm without the overemphasis or harshness. Overall, i would definitely spend the extra money to hear true high fidelity reproduction in my vehicle! BLAM is now officially on my radar!

INCREDIBLY UNDERRATED CHANNEL. THANKS FOR SUCH QUALITY CONTENT.

Nice use of the soundboard to compare these 3. To my ears I liked the sound of the Alpine the best. The BLAM was a bit muted overall. Memphis was laking on mid bass. thanks for the video! I have a set of Focal Reference components from several years back I need to re-install in my car!!

My WRX STI Hatchback Have the Alpine R and man they slamming quality sound I love them

Been goi g crazy looking for a 2ohm speaker thank you just Ordered the blam can’t wait

Gotta say, those BLAM sound fantastic! I was putting them down due to price but man they sound great! Those were the most clear and accurate of the 3, alpine following behind closely but the blam sound more clear and balanced, I like the punch and clarity from the blam. The Memphis really left some on the table for me. Every time the video switched to them it just sounded too high and not clear on the voice or mids

Another really great review of some nice speakers. And the sound comparisons are super helpful. You also did an excellent review of the Hertz MPK 165.3 Pro . How do you think those Hertz and these BLAM speakers would compare? Thank you!

At 10:31 on the third take of the first song, you can tell that either the volume was turned up or the microphone was moved closer to the blam speaker, listed to this video atleast 6 times, I'm using LG-1120 neck ear buds. Thanks for the great video

I bought those Alpine R-S65C.2 clear sound !!!

Wow those BLAM’s sound fantastic

Those BLAMS sound fantastic. The seperation in the frequency spectrum is fantastic and very well balanced. The other two sounded more like a wall of sound

thanks .. super informative!

These speakers deliver an incredible sound experience with clear and detailed highs, rich bass, and smooth mids. The Alpine R-S65C.2 stands out for its accurate and nuanced sound, while the Memphis PRX-60C offers a warm and inviting tone. The BLAM S165.80+ brings it all together with its powerful and efficient design. Highly recommended for any audio enthusiast!

Overall they all sound good! Yes u can tell each has their distinct sound. I really thought Memphis would sound better than alpine. Love the bass on the alpine and blam but we usually use our components for mids and highs. I said dam 700 that's baller status lol 🔥

Alpine 🤘. Sounded the best to me. Very clean

Call me crazy but I like the sound of the Memphis audio components the best out of the three

Yo! Just recently discovered your channel and I'm glad I did. I'm looking to upgrade my 2003 E46's stock stereo system so I've been doing mad research on how everything works, and you're channel has helped a lot. I love the tests at the end! I can actually hear the difference and I must say, I love the sounds that the BLAM makes! Thanks!

Wow!!! Loved it.

Would love to see you do a review on the B2 components

Hi, thank you for the awesome video! Nice to see some original content! Teaches me a lot! I have a newbie question, i hope you don’t mind? I have the Alpine R Spec speakers that do 100w RMS. I have the Halo9 head unit 18w RMS Output. I only have the alpine 45w RMS Amp. Can I safely turn the gain right up to max on the amp?

BLAM sound is fantasttic, clear and real

I would use the Memphis with stock power or low wattage amp. They sound fuller but don’t seem like they can get that loud. The alpines sound like they can get loud and clear but missing some midrange. I have the type r tweeters and they get loud and clear. The Blam speakers sound good to me they have that strong mid bass and detail highs. They do sound softer and seemed like they can get loud and clear.

BLAM for the win! I have the Memphis in my front doors but those alpines have nice crisp high notes.

I had an installer tell me once that when it comes to speakers, they all get loud, some just do it better than others. That's helped to kinda keep me "grounded", (no pun intended). But I've found myself on, "mythical quests" fire amazing speaker components and amplifiers. I bought 6 pairs of 6x9's and 2 amplifiers for my motorcycle in the past 6 months or so.

i love the sounds of blam... well define than the other... well balance...

Crazy that I just saw this and recognized Breakers Stereo, I bought gear from them in the late 80s.

Hi, can you please make some videos on the basis of warm, neutral, and bright sounding different sets of component speakers? Good, better, best from each type.

You gotta review Alpine Type X components. I had 6x9 Type Rs years ago, but I made the leap and am almost there to finishing this full Alpine Type X system, speakers and woofer with matching amps. Idk when, but Alpine has three classes now, from worst to best: S type, R type, and X type. They now make amps paired for the subs and speakers in their respective class. I found aluminum leak seal tape that is very similar to much more expensive sound dampening material, and you can get hard core with that or butyl tape depending on how many mils thick it is. I've watched videos and seen that it works amazingly. I also learned how to set the gain on an amp using a $40 oscilloscope; screw buying the Steve Meade distortion detector lmao, oscilloscope is the true, real way to go. I've watched comparisons. Cheers!

Those BLAM sound sick

I've been looking for speakers.. slot of car audio places are trying to put my on these Type-R or the infinity kappas.. what would you prefer? I have a 2013 es350 with 12'w6 ported

You guys should do a 6x9 best sound power db test

Definitely impressed and satisfied with BLAM Signature speakers, recommend to everyone and worth the investment

Sig for me Memphis and Alpine sound cool.

When I saw the Memphis had a poly cone tweeter, I was out on that one. Then I saw the deals and realized how bright the tweeter was above like 8k or 10k but kinda sounded muddy elsewhere. But listening to that BLAM, it sounds nice and flat on tweeter response blending with the mid, and I even picked up some notes that couldn't be heard through the Memphis tweeters that the BLAM really picked up on and the Alpines let you know they were there but not as audible. This BLAM look nice, but I'd like to see them reproduce those same Sq qualities at a higher rms power rating like 85-100 rms

A lot of people with think the BLAM sounds muted, but that is in comparison to the other two REALLY bright speakers. With the second song (real music), the BLAM sounded much warmer... It's all just personal preference anyway. In my Jeep, I just want volume that can cut through the wind noise when the top is down (Alpine)... In my Lexus, I want a warm, realistic sound (BLAM) since it is road noise is minimal... I wish Burmester made car audio for cars other than Porsche & Mercedes!!

I was very impressed by the BLAM speakers. Definitely will be watching this company. What is so incredibly bad about my car is, it has a bunch of 3.5" speakers. Don't ask me why Inifiniti did this, but does BLAM have 3.5" speakers as well?

Dope video I like 2 and 3

All of them sound good in there own way.

I like them Alpine Joints better than the other two

It all depends how and where you install them, and what amp and tuning possibilities.

Memphis are KILLER for the price but i liked the voice reproduction quality of Alpine.

For them to be on flat they had a lot of great sound in them.

I really dig the Alpine The Blam seem to be missing alot of reproduction

I like the alpine I need them to finish my alpine setup

I love Rockford I’m going to try Memphis

This is the way I see it. For the price of the Alpine I can get 2 sets of the Memphis Audio. For the price of Blam, I can get 2 Alpine or 4 sets of Memphis Audio. BTW, they all sounded excellent through my Orion XTR components lol

I really like the sound of the Alpine.

Nice sound from BLAM. Can not enter the page from Sweden, i will for sure order products. Running today Infinity and Alpine CDA-9855R, love the sound, clear and crisp, looking for the same type of quality sound but with some more " punch "..

Alpine x series and audiofrogs are amazing...focals are amazing but no bass, morel tempo are pretty good too. It's hard to find any 2 way component or coaxial to have midrange....you literally need that midrange in a 3 way component..... audiofrog has highs, lows AND mids and that's in coaxials!!! That's crazy!!amazing speakers!!!

I'm looking at 2 pairs of the Alpine Type Rs with no sub and the 450 Power Pack amp as an improvement to my 20 year old Mustang factory system. Am I crazy? Want no sub for simplicity, been down that road before.

They all sound great, blam has the best punch though

Might be a silly question but do I need an amplifier to connect to alpines? If so any suggestions on which I should go with

Will pushing the Alpine R series with 50 watts get its optimal sound? Most amps don't push over 50w RMS on 4 channels.

I like the mids of the Blam and the highs of the Alpine...

Those Blams are really growing on me. How do they compare to the Audison voce'? That's what I have in my door right now

Alpine's distorted a bit, sound like the tweeter is crossed to low or the mid/bass has break-up issues in the upper mid register. Thier overall sound is the best, followed by the Memphis. WHile the BLAM clearly have the most accurate midrang and bass production, the tweeter is poorly matched and absolutley neutered, dull sounding. Keep in mind too, smaller dome, wider dispersion, something you may want for staging in a small environment like a car. I would say for rear fill yes, not so much up front unless they have to be mounted high in the door. I prefer 1" to 1.1/8" tweeters up front in the A pillar. At this price I would go with Focal, better yet Morel, hands down.

I like the smoother tweeter on the blam personally, they sound like my hybrid 602s they have depth to them

Signature seems to have more volume but the Alpine's sounds better to me

I bought 2 sets of the Alpines about 10 years ago, installed them, but I stopped driving the vehicle. I'm trying to get back into car audio and I had an amp in mind. They are 2ohm and I need to find one asap. Btw, I decided to skip a head unit, and can't remember why. I have a bluetooth module that i planned to go straight to the (nonexistent) amp. Am I overlooking something? Do I need a head unit?

Love your video sir, it would be great if you can volume up a bit. Overall video volume is low.

I would like to see if you can give out some input and feedback regarding Image Dynamics Lineup.

How do I find the most vocal/mid bass based speakers? I went with jl C3s and hate them lol, too harsh and crappy vocals despite the $530 price tag :/ What speakers have the best vocals and mid bass with the least aggressive tweeter?

The Alpines all day from what I hear. Never have had any Alpine speakers, i usually use JBL

ALPINE FOR THE WIN !!! if i need bass i will get it when i install my subs

BLAM has such a big phat midrange response. Many my sister really likes this style of response.

Great video

Used to listening to morel virtus 3 ways with audison amps and dsp. To my ears (everyone is different) the Memphis was a touch too bright on the tweets and mid lacking. Alpine tweet sounded decent to me not great but decent. Mid was lacking. Blam the tweet was very dull, vocals OK, mid was best by far out of those 3

The Alpine type R sets from overseas are the bad boys. So are the DD linear

I would go with the BLAMS

Alpine vs helix vs jl audio which are good bro under 20k budget component coaxial??

Anyone have an opinion on how these 3 selections compare to the somewhat newly entered Sony mobile ES components? I grew up slightly after the peak of the golden Sony ES days and still have 2 XM-2100G amps. I used one of them for a pair of Sony XS-L1090P5 10" subs with dual magnets mostly for SQ with decent results. I guess in that sense im somewhat old school, and some habbits die hard, so I wouldnt mind giving them another chance if they do actually sound really nice. Again, not looking for max spl as I already have tinnitus for some obvious (and other not so obvious) reasons, just an overall smooth and pleasant sound.

Got the kappa infinity perfect anything as good or better I can try around the same price or is that the best for the money spent?

One doubt... The Blam 2-way kit (S165.80+) seems to me to be the most sophisticated among the three kits tested. Is it best suited for those who like listening to Classical Music, Instrumental Music, Acoustic Music and Jazz? Or does this Blam kit also play other musical styles/genres such as Electronic, Industrial, Synthpop, EBM well?

Need more Harley installs… With the sales of HD, audio is mostly the top things ppl want. I’ve seen your other install which is really dope. But I would love to see another option you guys offer. Clean work my friend I must add.

have a dilemma about s-s65c The installer recommended me in the store to install this model with s65 for rear doors... I told him that I don't intend to put an amplifier in the car.. he said that it is fine even without an amplifier.. I read that component speakers without amplification do not use all the power nor do they produce sound in an orderly manner Would it be correct to put without an amplifier or is it better to take speakers for 4 doors without a component I must point out that now the car is equipped with 7 speakers that came with the Buick lacrosse car There is also a center speaker And another question, is it worth replacing the chin if I replace all the speakers Thank you

What would a be set that are comparable to the discontinued boston acoustic pro60se?

How good was the bass on the memphis audio?

finally a good sound board instantaneously comparison....why dont other real reviewers do that

You really got to go a store to listen to speakers in person. Just buying is like a shot in the dark. What everyone loves you may not like. You’ll end up like me. Changing brands over years trying to find that perfect sound. For me. Focal speakers have the best sound for a reasonable price

Wow!those "Memphis"are awesome😲👍❗

I for one need more power than that. Only the Alpines are in my consideration. I'm running earthquake 6.5 400 watt speakers in all 4 of my doors powered by a 1000 watt 4 channel amp. Paired with two 12's powered by a 2000 watt monoblock. I'm considering either running four 12's or two 15's to upgrade

The BLAM definitely sound the warmest of the 3 sets, but they're way out of my budget. I feel like there was some distortion in them, though. The Memphis are more my budget range, and should do well enough for me. Been hearing good things about the brand. Thanks, these have been a big help with helping me replace the 21 year old bose speakers that came with the car.

Question for everyone. I bought component speakers as they were cheap. Can I just use the speaker as a direct replacement on my car and then just use the tweeter to replace my original one. Obviously using the cars original wiring and not using the box that separates the sound that comes with the kit. thanks

To me the Memphis is sounding the best so I just ordered them

Do have any video on hi to low converters?

Alpine sound so clear, I like it. But I like the way blam look 😂. Need to put alpine type x compare with type r

Do the best 3 way best components

any suggestion of best speakers for heavy metal & edm?

I liked the Blam!

Listened this through my 300w 8 powered speakers the blam definitely felt worth the price premium over the other 2 but personally unless I'm redoing an expensive old school luxury car or something I'd probably just go with the Memphis because I don't think the Alpine were worth the premium over them

Number 1 comment hip hip horrayyyy! Great video bro

would be great if you test Sony ES series if possible

I wish you guys they sell tweeters separate for alpine r s65c.2. 1 broke and i can't find it