Product Description
The perfect sound solution upgrade. Introducing the 2008 Type-S speaker line up, with multiple size options to fit almost any vehicle. If you want to add incredible sounding Alpine speakers to your system, this is the way to go. This latest offering from the popular Type-S family of speakers is a best bet upgrade, and still budget-friendly. Great sounding upgrade speakers at competitive price points Perfect for OEM upgrade, with many sizes to choose from to suit al… More >>
#1 by Speaker Guy on July 2, 2010 - 8:36 pm
Revised review after 30 days of use. NOW ONLY 3 STARS!!! I bought the Alpine SPS-600 coaxial speakers for the front doors of a Toyota Highlander, after trying many, many 5.25 to 6.5 inch speakers from Infinity, Polk, Pioneer, etc. that had no bass. These have awesome bass for 6.5 inch speakers, run off a 20 watt/channel Sony Head unit. However: At first I was impressed, but as time wore on I noticed these were too laid back… no midrange, and then the tweeter sounded scratchy and piercing. I tested them with my speaker testing system and found that they had a deep hole at 1500 hz… apparently from the large tweeter mount, and a really peaky tweeter response.
I replaced them with Kenwood Excelon KFC-X172 and am really thrilled with those. Almost as much bass as the Alpine S600, but way, smoother… clear… trite, but sounds like the musicians are right there! Almost as good as much more expensive speakers.
Rating: 3 / 5
#2 by K. Villarreal on July 2, 2010 - 10:59 pm
Purchased these Alpine speakers to replace the factory installed speakers on my 05′ Chevy TrailBlazer and the difference in sound quality is amazing! The highs and lows are much more crisp and clearer to go along with my factory system. The bass thumps pretty good without an amp too. After reading many reviews and comparing other speakers, the Alpines were the way to go. It was not just based on price (which was a great deal by the way) but also on reputation & quality. Installation was easy and only took about an hour to install 4 speakers to the front & rear doors. (This included removal of & re-installing the door panels) didn’t need to use the speaker covers) Went to a local car stereo installer and he wanted to charge around a $100 bucks with a 4 hour wait. Save your money and google how to remove door panels for your specific vehicle and you too can be listening to better sound with your factory or aftermarket system. I highly recommend these. You won’t be disappointed!
Joe
Fort Sill, OK
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Shawn M. Springer on July 3, 2010 - 12:26 am
Bought some in an open box from Best Buy for 89.99 plus tax and got these for $30 cheaper online through Amazon. great speakers for the money. I currently run them off my head unit and they put out plenty of sound; good midrange and highs. If I was going to run them off an amp I might go with the R series. I have 2 x Alpine 10″ Type R series subs with a 500w Phoenix Gold amp and they sound great with 4 of the Type S 6.5″ very full sound. Don’t expect much bass out of the 6.5″ alone.
Rating: 4 / 5
#4 by Christopher Robinson on July 3, 2010 - 2:05 am
These speakers are great!! They cane with everything I needed and more. I wasn’t expecting to get the screws and bolts for easy installation but it sure mate it a plus. The highs are outstanding. No scraching sound pure music. There have the same quality of a Memphis speakers but you can add bass. The sound quality to me are great. There even getter when there in the back deck with the magnet in the trunk. But I have them in my 96 camaro and the bass is not too bad but it’s better than what I expected. But overall great speakers! (9/10)
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Michael K. O'connor on July 3, 2010 - 4:32 am
I’ve had these speakers for about 6 months. I’ve been underdriving them with a 52 (peak) X 4 headunit and they still respond pretty darn good and have alot of bass for the size. Unfortunatly my headunit isn’t allowing these babies to shine so I’ve invested in an Amplifier. I know it’s going tobe the second night and day upgrade since I put the speakers in to replace my factory ones.
I recommend these.
Rating: 5 / 5