Boston Acoustics S65rc Speaker Install

I started a new thread since most of the others are about Infinity.

I swapped all 4 door speakers to Boston Acoustics S65rc. My reason for selecting these speakers was due to their quote "designed to be ideal for Honda". Also I like the fact they came with their own spacers, foam rings and a variety of screws for installation.

Installation:
See the picture below, they came with a 1/2 inch spacer and I did not need to use the Crutchfield supplied spacer. Drilled 4 holes and let the screws tap themselves into the undersized hole. Fit is good and covers most of the OEM hole.

Sound Quality:
The overall range of frequencies present is greatly increased over the stock speakers, including the missing high end . However the sensitivity is very different and there is a volume loss of around 15% . This could be due to the size of the woofer cone which is much smaller or the magnet size being much larger and there is just not enough power. I estimate the power with the 160 watt system is 25 to each door and 60 to the sub with around 1-2% THD at full volume. This would be right in line with many of the low cost audio power amp modules available on the market. There is a loss of low end bass from the doors much like others have noted with the Infinity speakers, again this may have something to do with the cone size.

Overall:
I can run the volume all the way to 40 now and hear the distortion coming from the amps, which starts at about 37. Cranked volume is about 35 and I am turning the volume up much higher in normal driving to 30 where I was once at 20-22. IF I were to do this upgrade again I would probably look for a larger speaker or something with greater sensitivity. The sound is good but I did not think I would loose so much volume. I think there would be plenty of volume if the amp was 35 watts per channel matching the rating of the speakers. The sound quality of XM is improved as well. The speakers sound much better for jazz or classical versus the hard rock I prefer (you can never have too much guitar ). But with an EQ they should work with most any music style.

I think cismo said the OEM speakers were 4 dollars. Well I think he was being nice. These things are made in China and probably only cost 1-2 dollars. They are a plastic basket - no metal whatsoever. The wire adapter that Crutchfield ships is good with 18 guage wire, but the wires in the doors is 20 or 22 gauge which is dissappointing . One good thing about this installation, if I wanted to swap the stockers back in, all of the holes I drilled would be covered up by the stock plastic basket and you would never know they were there.

I have two pairs of spacers if anyone is interested in them please PM. And with the unbelievable possiblity that someone needs to replace the OEM speaker with a stock replacement, I have those as well.

Hope this helps everyone on the quest for better sound.