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.