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Hi,

Has anyone used those 8\" pioneer speakers?

Was trying to find the Pioneer TS-E2090 3-Way 250W speakers, but Pioneer doesn't seem to sell them anymore.

Instead, I came across the TS-A2011.

Has anyone used them or know whether the are similar to the TS-E2090 and whether they would be a straight fit for a NB as well?

Are these the right ones?

http://www.ryda.com.au/Pioneer-TS-A2011 ... sa2011.htm

Had no experience with them myself but I hear the 8 inch speakers in a well built door (ie fair amount of sound deadening) will perform very very well.

Depth shouldn't be an issue in the na but unsure in the nb.

Yeah, those are the ones. I actually saw them on that website as well.

Those are the only 8\" speakers I can find that are new.

I imagine a big 3 way speaker like that, hooked to an Amp in a small cabin like the MX5 should sound alright.

Cheers

Yes and no.

An 8\" speaker will generally improve bottom end, at the expense of top end.

Depending on your budget, you woud get much, much better sound with a set of 6.5\" splits and an 8\" sub, rather then a set of 8\" coaxials.

Again, it all depends on whether your budget allows for something like this.

They sound like a good option for those of us who don't want to install subs.

BTW, I would prefer to loose a little high end. MP3s tend to have more harsh harmonics and I would be happy to get rid of a little high end if it meant no listening fatigue...

m0b1liz3 wrote:They sound like a good option for those of us who don't want to install subs.

BTW, I would prefer to loose a little high end. MP3s tend to have more harsh harmonics and I would be happy to get rid of a little high end if it meant no listening fatigue...

use the equalizer

Would be nice if anyone that got these gave us a little review.

m0b1liz3 wrote:They sound like a good option for those of us who don't want to install subs.

BTW, I would prefer to loose a little high end. MP3s tend to have more harsh harmonics and I would be happy to get rid of a little high end if it meant no listening fatigue...

1) MP3's actually tend to do the opposite - the way the compression works it actually takes away the extremely high frequencies, it doesn't really make them harsher. Also, the difference between uncompressed auio and a good quality MP3 is essentially minimal - vast majority of people couldn't tell the difference, It's because of the way MP3 compression works - it's designed to take out bits of sound that us humans can't physically head, hence reducing file size without audible reducing sound quality. At 128kb/s 80% (maybe 90%) of people couldnt pick the difference between an uncompressed track, and an MP3 compressed version of the same track.

2) The loss wouldn't be in the high end, it'd be in the upper midrange around 1khz - 3khz. This is considered by many to be the most critical point in the sound specrum as it's where a good deal of music (especially vocals) lies.

I think the numbers indicate the following:

TS-E2090 = 20 cm in diameter and 9 cm in depth
TS-A2011 = 20 cm in diameter and 11 cm in depth

I have the TS-E2090 and it fits easily (I use a MDF speaker rings 8 mm thick)