Crunch PowerONE 6.5 Component Speakers Review

For car audio there are many products on the market. Some made for the extreme car audio enthusiast, some for the audiophiles, and some for the newcomers who are just trying to increase their listening experience from stock.

And, with so many products its hard to pick which product is made for that type of person. Well, put one product into category with this review of the PowerONE 6.5 Component speaker set from Crunch. 

For most applications the PowerONE 6.5 Component speaker set would fit in with those who are trying to increase their listening experience from stock speakers. These speakers are affordable, and perfect replacement speakers for a stock system.

But, with a reasonable price there are some setbacks. The construction of these speakers is not the best to begin with. The passive crossovers on this unit is very small, not something you'll usually see in a higher priced component set. The 2 inch impact resistant dome tweeters are nicely built, but the mounting parts are made of very light plastic. So installation wise, one must be very careful or the parts may break. The 6.5 component itself is constructed nicely. With a steel stamped basket, alpha-cellulose woofer cones, and a mounting depth 2 1/8 inches. These speakers will fit in just about any vehicle with any depth problems.

So, with all that said. What's the good about the PowerONE 6.5 Component speaker set? Although as previously stated the unit itself feels cheaply made. This product definitely performs better than it looks. The 6.5 mid-range speaker reconstruct mid-level frequencies almost perfectly. The dome tweets complements the mid-range with a nice clear high range frequency. Each working together, and not against. But, these speakers lack great bass reconstruction. If bass is added to the equation. These speakers seem to sound muddy, and un-crisp like. Reaching distortion levels at the mid-level volume.

Recommendation? As previously stated these speakers are perfect for someone who is just looking to replace their stock speakers. With some minor adjustments on frequencies these speakers can really shine, and perform. On a amplifier these speakers will get very loud. Spec wise these speakers are to handle 55 watts RMS, and 800 watts peak. But, 800 watts peak seems a little overkill. At minimum these speakers will sound great around 55 to 100 watts. Anything over that will be overkill.

As of now the PowerONE P1-6.5C is discontinued. But, with a little searching there are some that are still hanging around waiting to be added to your system.

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Power Acoustik Bass-10C Bass Reconstruction Processor Review

In the world of car audio there are many products on the market. That serve the same purpose. Different brands, different construction. But, for true audiophiles ever piece matters to get the best sound.

When dealing with car audio, and being a audiophile trying to get the perfect sound reconstruction. You'll come across some hurdles. But, for every problem there is a solution not to far away.

One problem that is dominate in car audio is different genres of music play different on each, and every system. Some genres as Hip-Hop sound great for bass, but may efficient lack highs, and mid clarity. Latin/Spanish genres may have the highs, and mids clarity, but lack the bass. Don't fret it isn't your system that created these problems. Its the mixing of the genre being played. Different music from different decades, and genres are all mixed different. If you play music from the late 50 through early 80s. Alot of the music was recorded, and mixed live. Music from the late 90s, and early 2000s was mixed after recording, and had the latest features added to the mix.

With that being understood. Music from earlier genres tend to sound clear, but lack the bass of modern day genres. Now, if your a person who listen to these earlier genres. A component you may need for your system is a bass processor. What does a bass processor do? A bass processor enhances the low end of your music, bring that dull bass line to the surface giving the music the low end it was missing.

Now, there are plenty of bass processors on the market. But, the one of topic is the Power Acoustik Bass 10-C Bass Processor. This unit is nothing fancy to look at, but it may fix your problem. Hook up is so simple that you may not even need to read the instructions. But, it is nice to see everything that this unit does. All of your hook ups are conventionally labeled on the unit itself. Beginning with the Balance Input. This is where your head unit output goes into the unit to create a balance signal, following the input you have your Output. Which goes into your amplifier of choice. Following the output. You then have your Dash Remote. Which allows you to increase the units signal to your amplifier, or decrease to your discretion. Following the dash remote, you have your 12V, Ground, and Remote. See the unboxing of this unit below..


    And, that covers the basics of this unit. Now this unit does have some configuration to it. It doesn't have a preset setting. It can be set to your choosing once up, and running. But, here are some facts about this unit. When playing to earlier genres this unit is flawless at bring up the low end in the music. It is your choice by the simple flip switch on the unit to restore the low end at 35Hz, 50Hz, or 80Hz. Once you have that chosen you can then start adjusting the Wide, and the Sweep of the unit.

To explain how the wide, and sweep works is. If you have your restore limit set to 50Hz, and then set your sweep high. The unit will restore from 50Hz down. Adjusting the wide on the unit will bring out how wide the sweep is. The higher, and wider the sweep the more notes get restored, the lower, and slender the sweep will only bring out notes with in your choice range. The unit has a area that is marked MAX BASS CONTROL what this means is the low end signal is reaching the peak of the unit. If this area lights up the unit continues its job of add on to the low end, but it is letting you know that the signal maybe distorting.

Now, understanding everything that has been said about this unit. Is it something worth adding to your system. The answer is.. YES, and NO. This unit is perfect if your a listener of older genres as previously listed. The Bass-10C will restore the low end of these genres with easy. Bring out the low notes of these songs. That you couldn't hear without it.  But, if your main genre is something more modern like Rap or Hip-Hop this unit is not for you. With more modern genres as previously stated the low end are already persistent in the music. The Bass-10C can not restore the low end of something that is already there. More, or less playing modern genres with the Bass-10C on you will experience a more condensed low end reproduction in your music. The notes won't sound natural as they should, and will distort more easily.

Overall, this unit is perfect for audiophiles of older genres with its easy hook up, and installation. And, this unit comes in at a great price. Of course there are other units out there that are similar to the Bass-10C, but if you want something that isn't over complicated, and isn't to simplistic. This is the unit for you.

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