DS18 PRO-GM6B Loudspeaker - 6 5 Midrange Red Aluminum Bullet 480W Max 140W RMS 8 Ohms - Premium

These are replacing some 100 watt rms soundstream bullet cone mid drivers.....I was happy with them but I rolled the suv that they were in and it broke one of the pair....I didn't realize it when I pulled the it out of the door( must've broke one of the speaker's leads to the voice coil and caused an open.......anyhoo...I went to install it into my 74 c10 stepside and it didn't work...so I ordered 2 of the ds18 mid drivers (only 1 per order) at 27.90 each....they work well in the frequency range they are designed for....they are loud and clear at the 60 watts I am pumping into them....they cross over at 120 hz and I have the at a -8 dB slope on my pioneer head unit....they can handle about 2x more power than what I am feeding them rite now...so there is room for expansion when I get a more powerful amp.....I must say that so far I am way happy with them at the measly 60 watts I have them at now....in my single cab, relatively small interior I can hear them loud and clear and they sound much better than any other speaker that I have purchased over the years..... i am really impressed with the vocal clarity too....i can hear the lyrics in the music i listen to almost word for word....I listen almost exclusively lyrics to 90's-2000's progressive rock and heavy metal....Tool, Disturbed, RATM, Chevelle, Nickleback, Soundgarden....etc....I also might add that I play drums in a old man bar band type band, so. I like to. Hear the kick Drum loud and clear(and feel it pound) and the rest of the drums too...these speakers do not disappoint!!! Vocals and crunchy distorted guitar sound good with.out making the speakers sound overdriven at all...i'm still playing a bit with the levels but so far the are the loudest speakers in the truck!!! In fact i can't really balance the rest of tje system to my liking yet...( ordered a better 12 inch sub to handle more power fro. My cadence 800 watt 1 ohm sub amp cuz the kicker cvr starts to smell like burning voice coils real bad at just 25 % volume. Rite about where i start to like the volume level....its clear and loud from the 4 channel amp but the sub starts cookin' so I have turn turn it way down to keep from popping the sub just yet...will wait till new sub comes b4 I start getting sound levels to my preferred settings....cuz I don't wanna go with out for couple days with no tunes on my commute to work...it's also probably worth mentioning that I had one pair the 4" drivers ( no 2 ways with tweeters built in) just dedicated 4 inch mid drivers in the back of my 99 Isuzu rodeo that could handle 100 watts rms ...those were my first pair of Ds 18's!I had them wired in parallel with another set of 4 ohm off brand type budget speakers...the 120 watt 4 channel amp was seeing a 2 ohm load from the back four speakers and a 4 ohm load from the front component soundstream bullet mid 6" and 2 inch horn setup in the front doors..100watts / channel at 2 ohms and like 60 at 4 ohms....the little 100 watt 4" zpeakers i Had above the lift gate were ds18s !! That's what made up my mind to purchase the 6.5's i got ..I'm definetly buying a decent ds 18 components package for the front doors as soon as I can justify the expense....then a more powerful 4 channel ds 18 amp to handle the potential wattage of the speakers as $ and desire for loud Tunes becomes more important....there always seems to be room for improvent...i will stay with the ds 18 boys cuz really really do like the ds18 product line!! The way I figure it the price is very reasonable for the sound quality that u get fron these ds18 guys!! I will probably never go with another brand of speakers!! Ds 18 is comparable in sound quality and and much better in price range than any other speaker brand I have heard or bought over the years!!! And I have heard and bought alot of speakers in my day (53 years old) and stiil rockin!! I highly recommend them to anybody!! I am a ds 18 man from now on....I will probably even buy one of their 4 channel amps too when it is time to upgrade to more power....cuz I like it loud!!! .... Read more

Great price n great product n sounds very clear n loud perfect speaker n excellent sounds n I would recommend it to all my friends and family Read more

Great quality for the price, keep in mind these are 8 ohms. Majority of car audio is 2 ohm or 4 ohm. You can use them with a 4 ohm amp but the power will be quite a bit less (ex. A 600w 4 ohm amp will really only send about 300w of power to these) so do your research first. I had an old 8 ohm home surround sound reciever laying around so I used that to power these and it sounds amazing. As for car applications these would not be my first choice. Did not come with terminals to connect to speakers. For next to nothing they could include these, some screws and maybe speaker covers (i installed in an RV that can use covers). Thats my only complaint. Still get 5 stars though because these are a good deal. Read more

These speakers are wonderful. The installation was simple and the change in the sound is immediately noticeable: deep bass, clear voices and a volume that fills the whole cart without distorting. The quality of the materials feels solid and the design is modern. They completely improved my experience when listening to music on trips. Excellent value for money, totally recommended. Read more

Good for the price, overall they are better and louder than the stocks Read more

These are awesome for what they are. People planning on using just these aren't in for the best experience as they are not designed for that. If your only using them for 120hz to 7-10khz they do great awesome sound quality very little distortion. You need to pair these with a sub, a mid bass driver and some tweeters. I use them in my front doors with a 8khz crossover to a pillar tweeter. Then have some 2 way Arc Audio x2s in my back doors with a 8 inch mid bass sub and a 10 inch sub. All running on a Arc Audio BlackBird with some minor DSP tuning the sound is amazing. They are loud to the point the whole door on the outside basically turns in to a speaker if you do the sound deadening right. I would recommend a minimum power of 50-75 watts to drive these well without distortion but I wouldn't exceed 125 watts unless you know what your doing. Read more

I bought these to replace my pioneers and let me tell you what a big difference no more distorted sounds at high volume im buying another set for the rear these speakers are heavy and well made Read more

They sound loudddd my radio on vol 26 is loud and the max is 35 and it GETS LOUDDD make sure ur wires aren’t crossed or your door speakers would sound quiet btw Read more