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Following SpongeBob SquarePants characters, that have made appearances during the show, aren't significantly important.
Bikini Bottomites
Students of Mrs. Puff's Boating School
Bikini Bottom High School
Non-Bikini Bottomites
Alternate Universe Character Counterparts
- Alternate Universe SpongeBob- appears in "Chimps Ahoy" when Patrick supposedly invented the already-invented mirror. He lives in the mirror, or in a parallel universe. His only line is, "Well, I thought it was a pretty good idea" after Patrick gets discouraged after he finds out that it was already invented. He speaks in a Ukrainian accent, a reference to the Ukrainian creator, Stephen Hillenburg. He also appears in "Wet Painters". His only line in that episode was, "You're on your own, pal". He also appeared in "Something Smells" in which he cracks his mirror after smelling SpongeBob's breath.
- Alternate-Universe Patrick - in the episode "Roller Cowards", he called Patrick a big crybaby before getting knocked out by Patrick.
- Alternate-Universe Squidward - in the episode "Squidward in Clarinetland", he played Squidward's Clarinet in his ears to torture him.
Other Non-Bikini Bottomites
- Davy Jones - mentioned in few episodes. Also seen wearing a pink T-Shirt in the episode "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One".
- Helga - a female Viking who has only appeared in the episode, "Dear Vikings." She was talking to Gordan when another Viking came, and interrupted "story time." She wears a silver Viking helmet, and has a Swedish accent.
- Moe Blowfish - the host of a television show called Fearless, he appears in the story book of the same name.
- Iron Eye - Nickname of one of Mr. Krabs' navy buddies. His fake eye is actually made of Formica (plastic) seen in the episode "Shell of a Man". He is voiced by Tom Kenny.
- Lockjaw Jones - Nickname given to one of Mr. Krabs' naval buddies. His teeth are different at the reunion compared to the teeth in the navy ("Shell of a Man").
- Muttonchop - Nickname given to one of Mr. Krabs' naval buddies. His muttonchops are actually fake ("Shell of a Man").
- Rock Bottom Bus Manager - He stole SpongeBob's candy in "Rock Bottom." Later seen in a commercial for "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie".
- Tentacle Acres Residents - A group of cephalopods who resemble Squidward, both in appearance and in personality. Squidward eventually became bored of them (Squidville).
- The Tickler - Tickles Sandy in "Karate Island". Has a weakness for jelly donuts. It should also be noted that he was dressed as a stereotypical Frenchmen and spoke with a French accent.
- Three Strong Men - appears in the episode "Karate Island". SpongeBob thinks that he beats them up, but they are just pretending to make SpongeBob look good.
- Gordon - the leader of the Vikings who appeared in "Dear Vikings." Ian McShane voices him.
- Olafs - the Vikings, all named Olaf. Seen in "Dear Vikings." They are tall, muscular, bearded, and wear a Viking helmet. They all have Swedish accents. Even though they are all different, they all seem to have the same personality. If one of them says something that the others object to, they are catapulted off the ship.
- Phil - In "SpongeBob SquarePants the Movie", he had a Krabby Patty WITHOUT CHEESE. He then overreacted and was scared. He has a wife and two children.
- Goofy Goober - a dancing peanut.
- Patrick Not-Star - A starfish SpongeBob mistakenly thought was Patrick. He lives in The End of the World and maybe related to Patrick Star.
Animals and Other Creatures
Worms are creatures that are a parody of dogs and live in Bikini Bottom. But there are also real worms along with them.
- Alaskan Bull Worm - A giant pink worm, described as "Big, Scary, and Pink!", just like Patrick's belly button. It appeared in "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm". It eats everything in its path. Sandy thought she could beat it up because it ate her tail. She teases SpongeBob into fighting the worm with her. It might be a parody of the Mongolian Death Worm.
- Mr. Doodles - Mr. Krabs' pet worm. He was first shown in "Sandy's Rocket", but his name was first mentioned in "As Seen on TV." He is the undersea equivalent to a dog (just as Gary is equivalent to a cat).
- Norbluck 5 - A child alien who shrunk Encino, and enlarged Potty. (Atlantis SquarePantis)
- Rex - a worm with yellow eyes and light blue skin. He was adopted by SpongeBob to replace Gary in "Dumped", he ends up ditching SpongeBob in less than 10 seconds by leaving on a bus.
- Guard Worms- A very vicious worm with a black chain collar, it guards the junkyard where Mr. Krabs's mattress was dumped. Appears in the episode "The Lost Mattress" and again in "Best Frenemies".
- Unnamed Worm - Appears briefly in "Karate Choppers". His hole was covered with a Krabby Patty. Only line is "Huh?"
- Worm from AppleWorld - Lived in an apple and was eaten by Junior in "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve".
- Miss Wormsley and her kids - Appeared in "Pets or Pests". It seemed Miss Wormsley was chased away by Gary.
- Unnamed Nematode - Appeared in "Gary's New Toy". Crawled into SpongeBob's pocket and came out with his wallet.
Non-Aquatic Creatures
- Birdy - A bird who is one of Sandy's pets, who gets fed twice a day. Appeared in "Wormy."
- Cricket - A cricket who is one of Sandy's pets, though in "To Save a Squirrel" there was a different cricket that was lost underwater. SpongeBob and Patrick thought it was a monster, which suggests they have a fear of certain land animals.
- Snakey - A snake who is one of Sandy's pets. Eats mice.
- Mouse - Eaten by Snakey, in the episode "Wormy."
- Spider - Appears in "Scaredy Pants" while some also appear in "Patty Hype".
- Wormy - A caterpillar who is one of Sandy's pets. Befriended SpongeBob and Patrick in "Wormy". Wormy turned into a butterfly and caused a panic after the citizens of Bikini Bottom thought he was a monster.
- Dog Who Speaks - mentioned twice in "Patty Hype". He lives at the Shell Shack and can speak and sing. However, none of the townspeople know what it is.
- Ducks - SpongeBob stepped on them, and said "Quack." There are three ducks. SpongeBob kicked one away at the end. They first appear in "Karate Choppers."
- Roger - a bird that was possibly the class pet of Mrs. Puff's Boating School. It only appeared in "New Student Starfish".
- Cat with Nine Tails- Appears in Ghoul Fouls.
Jellyfish are creatures who wander around Jellyfish Fields. They "sting" other creatures by electrocuting them.
- Big Lenny - A jellyfish from Bikini Bottom. He looks exactly like a normal jellyfish, but his skin is darker and he has an evil-looking face. He kills victims by giving them fatal electric shocks. In "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic," it is revealed that Dr. Mannowar is the only known person to have survived an attack by Big Lenny, getting by with only a huge bump on his cheek that hurts when touched.
- King Jellyfish - A Big Jellyfish in Jellyfish Fields as seen in "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic." He was also seen as a boss living on Spork Mountain in the video game, Battle for Bikini Bottom. He is seen wearing a robe and a crown, but also a football Jersey later on. (Cnidaria Rex)
- Giant Jellyfish - A huge jellyfish who only appeared in "Jellyfishing ".
- No Name/Friend - A blue jellyfish that SpongeBob tries to catch in "Jellyfish Hunter."
- Twelvy - The 12th Jellyfish that SpongeBob caught in the episode, "Jellyfish Hunter."
- Jeffrey - A jellyfish mascot who Patrick ties up in, "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic".
- Evil Alien Jellyfish Overlord - A giant alien jellyfish that almost takes over Bikini Bottom in the episode "Planet of the Jellyfish"
Snails are creatures in Bikini Bottom and are a parody of cats. However, it has real snails too.
- Mary - She appears in "Gary In Love" and Gary loves her. In the middle of the episode, she loves Gary. But in the end of episode when appearances Billy she loves him. She is very similar to Snellie and Mrs. Puff's snail.
- Bad Guys - They are appeared in Gary In Love .Their name is unknown. They enters The Snail Park from back and their Leader loves Mary. He is enemy of Gary but end of episode they are friends.
- Jerry - A realistic-looking snail pulled out of SpongeBob's pocket in "Dumped".
- Lary - A pale purple snail adopted by SpongeBob to replace Gary in "Dumped." He has big bushy black eyebrows and a tan shell, as well as a rude and unpleasant personality.
- Lightning Larry Luciano - An old, extremely slow snail with a mustache; appeared in "The Great Snail Race". He is snail racing's 1st champion.
- Snellie - Squidward's pet. First appeared in "The Great Snail Race". She fails Squidward in the race and loses to Patrick's rock. She looks like Gary, only with blue eyes with long eyelashes, a pink bow and a pale blue navy and purple-spiraled lavender shell. At the end of the race, Gary falls in love with her. But she has so far not been seen again.
- Rocky - Patrick's pet snail, whom he entered in "The Great Snail Race"; Rocky appeared to actually be a rock, but managed to overcome this setback to win the race. According to Patrick, he has "nerves of steel!".
- Mrs. Puff's Snail - In the episode "The Sponge Who Could Fly", Mrs. Puff's pet snail is similar to Snellie. It is unknown whether that is Snellie herself, a different snail but with the same body color and shell color, given to Ms. Puff by Squidward (this is proven false for Mrs. Puff claims to have had her since she was a little girl, and Squidward got Snellie in the series), a twin to Snellie, or if it's just a coincidence.
- Large Snail - seen in the episode "Nature Pants", this snail is a life-size gigantic blue-shelled snail appears and says "Meow", in the same way Gary does.
- Black Snail - seen in "One Krabs Trash" where it hisses angrily at Mr. Krabs in Floater Cemetery. A parody of a black cat.
- Alley snails - parody of alley cats, appeared in the episode "Have You Seen This Snail?", they are a gang of outlaw snails who like nachos, oddly these snails were capable of speaking instead of meowing (although this may be what Gary is hearing). One snail got picked up by grandma.
- Deceased snails - there are a number of snail shells in the old lady's closet in "Have You Seen This Snail?".
- Picture Frame snails - seen in the portrait of 'Gramma', the snail-eating old lady. Their only line was Run!; seen in the portrait in the old lady's house in the episode "Have You Seen This Snail?."
- Leech - A slug or maybe a snail who appears in" Dunces and Dragons" who only says "Meow." It could have been Gary's ancestor.
- Whelks - the antagonists from the episode, "Whelk Attack."
- Unnamed clam - In "Tea at the Treedome", this clam tried to eat Sandy, but Sandy defeated him with her karate.
- Junior - The orphaned scallop adopted by SpongeBob and Patrick in "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve". Like other scallops, Junior has purple skin and a red tongue. He does not like Krabby Patties, donuts, or French fries, but he does like worms.
- Shelly - SpongeBob's pet scallop. Not to be confused with the one from "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve". SpongeBob keeps him in a bird cage in his bedroom. His name was revealed in the SpongeBob: The Complete 1st Season DVD collection.
- Magic Conch Shell - Seen in "Club SpongeBob". The Magic Conch Shell is a toy similar to a Magic 8-Ball; pulling its string will provide you an answer to your questions.
- Clamu - Seen in "The Smoking Peanut". A giant clam capable of shooting a pearl 100 feet into the air. It was emotionally disturbed when Mr. Krabs stole its egg, claiming it was free day. The name Clamu is a parody of Shamu, one of the star attractions in SeaWorld.
- Blue Lip - A giant clam that once ate Mr. Krabs' millionth dollar. In order to get it back, Mr. Krabs traded his entire body, except his head and his left arm. He appears in "Clams".
- Pet Clam - SpongeBob's pet clam who lives in a cage in SpongeBob's room and is never mentioned or talked about.
- Moby Dollar - A giant dollar bill that Mr. Krabs wanted to catch while fishing. Appeared in "Sleepy Time" in Mr. Krabs' dream. The name Moby Dollar is a parody of Moby Dick, a whale in the classic tale of Captain Ahab.
- Mystery - A wild green seahorse that likes to eat anything. Adopted by SpongeBob, but later set free. He wanted to name her "Grace", "Majesty", "Debbie", and "Weesnaw". She is voiced Frank Welker.
- Nematodes - Ravenous worms that travel about Bikini Bottom, eating anything in their path. They destroyed SpongeBob's home in "Home Sweet Pineapple." Mentioned in "Sailor Mouth." They are seen again in "Best Day Ever."
- Sea Bear - A large animal with the body of a fish, claw-tipped fins, and the head of a grizzly bear. Appeared in the Camping episode. He kept beating up Squidward for random reasons. His weakness is a circle drawn on the ground. And the things you do to attract them is screaming like a chimpanzee, waving your flashlight back and forth (flashlights are their natural prey), stomping around (they take that as a challenge), wearing your sombrero in a goofy fashion, hoop skirts, or clown shoes, playing your clarinet, eating cheese.(Cubed, sliced is fine.)
- Sea Rhinoceros - a creature with the body of a fish, and the head of a rhinoceros, these creatures are bigger and meaner than Sea bears and are attracted by sea bear attacks. The only known way to protect yourself from a sea rhinoceros is to wear anti-sea rhinoceros undergarments. Also seen in "The Camping Episode."
- Lion Fish - a creature with a head of a lion and a body of a fish that loves sausages. It is seen in "Spongicus"
- Sea Urchin - Appears in "Nature Pants". Coming in contact with them causes itching, similar to poison ivy.
- Unknown Species (a.k.a Smellies) - Unknown species called smellies (because of Squidward's name at the time,) who were briefly seen in the SpongeBob episode "The Thing." They look a lot a Pikmin, a Nintendo GameCube game characters and Bloo, of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, with muffled voices, Squidward-like eyes and noses, tiny round mouths, large bulbous cheeks and furry, cement-colored bodies. They love jazz music.
- Two clams - Appears in "Born to Be Wild." SpongeBob and Patrick goes in one's mouth to hide away from the "wild ones", but he didn't like the taste of SpongeBob and Patrick so he threw them out of his mouth and drinks some water. The other clam asks "Hey! What happened?" The clam that threw SpongeBob and Patrick out of his mouth replies "I don't want to talk about it".
- Kelp Forest Bug ("Club SpongeBob") A very small bug that Squidward cooks in a frying pan until food falls from the sky for SpongeBob and Patrick. When Squidward's jaw drops, the bug jumps out of the pan and hits Squidward on the head with a stick.
- Undersea Fly - Much like normal flies, they are normally seen around dumpsters, trash cans and anything smelly.
- Cockroaches - appeared in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV."
- Wormy - One of Sandy's Pets who turns into a butterfly
- Bubble Buddy - is a sentient soap bubble created by SpongeBob when he felt alone in the episode, "Bubble Buddy." He also appeared in "Bubble Buddy Returns."
- Shiny - is Bubble Buddy's son who appeared in "Bubble Buddy Returns."
- Dirty Bubble - A villain of mermaid man and barnacle boy.
- David Hasselhoff - A real life person who helped SpongeBob and Patrick get home. (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie)
Kelp Forest Critters
In the episode "A SquarePants Family Vacation" SpongeBob and Patrick fall into a ravine filled with mushrooms and Red Kelp. Among the creatures who live there are very strange and unnamed, and are similar in many ways to other trench dwelling creatures from the SpongeBob Movie and the episode "Rock Bottom".
- A Giant Fruit Fly that stalks the duo.
- A small, loud bellowing animal that mimics a horrifying sound and scares SpongeBob and Patrick into running away.
- A beaked monkey that follows the two during their road song.
- A Two headed centipede that also follows them during their song.
- Three aquatic flower beings, yet again followers of the Road Song.
- A burrowing rabbit fish that follows them during the song as well.
- Three turtle like creatures with rocks for shells. Two of them follow SpongeBob and Patrick, while the third one puts out a 'Do Not Disturb' sign after the others depart.
- A giant blue anemone of which the two bounce off of during their accidental fall from a cliff while avoiding the bellower.


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I was unaware of what I was missing from the tweeters until these were installed. The bass is also a noticeable improvement. The 2-way speakers were very easy to install. The component set took a little homework for a novice(my first install). The supplied speaker mounts and wiring harnesses were priceless. However, the Crutchfield team is truly awesome with their support. They were there to help even on the 4th of July. Pros: Awesome Sound, Excellent Quality/Craftsmanship, CRUTCHFIELD SUPPORT!!!!!! Cons: Nothing so far. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 great speakers Written By walt md., murrryland on Friday, June 27, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great speakers great price Pros: Sound great Cons: None Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Exceeded expectations Written By RMJ, Fredericksburg, VA on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Beautiful, crisp, clean sound. Pros: Everything Cons: None Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Great Speakers in 2007 Silverado Written By SJ E, Boston, MA on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I bought these speakers for my 2007 NNBS Silverado because I heard the DXI series at a BB. Read the review online and many people rave but say you need to amp them. I have not amped them and let me say that they sound fantastic. Much better detail, accuracy and clarity over the stock Silverado speakers. I did put in Dynamat around the opening and sealed much of the door. But these speakers are so pleasant to listen too. Not over bearing with the tweeter, just a smooth sound. Woofer puts out some great mid bass. Some people feel it lacks, maybe for hip hop..but I think it puts a nice bottom end to most music. If you are on the fence about these speakers, just go with your gut and buy them. You won't regret them at all. Pros: Great speakers! Cannot imagine getting better sound Cons: Crossover was a bit tricky to install due to size but I made it work. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 What a difference! Written By Steve, Sandy, Utah on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I really like these speakers! I didn't find them too bright for the music I listen to (rock, blues, country and some classical). The bass is slightly lacking, but not overly so, in my opinion. I have a Kenwood Excelon head unit with lots of adjust ability but no external amp or subs (for now). The difference between these and stock paper cone speakers is probably why some people thought they are 'too bright'. You will hear so much more of the music that it was lacking before, and it might just come down to tailoring the sound with your preset, or manual equalization of your head unit. If you run these with a stock head unit and don't have much adjustability, by all means step up to an aftermarket unit. I run these in the front of my 99 Tacoma extended cab with the Polk coax 651's in the rear. I love the sound of Allison Krauss through these. I really agonized over the placement of the tweeters, but ended up putting them in the sail panels and really enjoy the sound. If you like more bass heavy music, add a sub, you would with any speaker, Overall, for my listening tastes these were a great choice! Pros: Huge improvement over stock speakers, exactly what I was looking for. Cons: Slightly light in the bass, but still pretty good Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Awesome Written By MK4 Rollin, Minneapolis, MN on Monday, April 21, 2014 Great sounding speakers at a really reasonable price. Definitely will not disappoint so you can't make a bad decision with these. Does a great job at separating sound which factory speakers do an aweful job at. Overall great system. Pros: Amazing treble. Bass kicks well. Cons: None. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Polk Audio db6501 Written By drep, memphis on Friday, March 21, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I love these 6.5's. Once you supply them the power they want, the are beast! The tweeters on the other hand are killing me! It doesn't matter what volume level, or what gain setting on the amp I use. They are shrill/very bright. It's driving me crazy trying to get these tweets to sound right with the rest of the system. I have the -3 db set on its crossover and that helped but not near enough. Turning the gain on the amp down helps but then you lose the power the 6.5s crave. I'm at loss with these tweets. Pros: The 6.5's are amazing for this price point when supplied the power they want. Cons: For my ears...These tweeters suck!! I may just have to replace them. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk db6501 Written By Steven, North Vernon, IN on Monday, March 10, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Purchased these and installed in the front doors of my 2005 Chevy Silverado Extended cab. My factory speakers were horrible!! I have given these a month to break on and get a good idea of how I like them before giving my review. They are awesome super clear highs and Midrange. A little bump more than I expected. Running these with a KTP445U at 45 watts RMS. I'm sure these could handle twice the power!! Finally some good sounding music in my truck. And as always Crutchfield was amazing! Pros: Easy installation Great sound Marine certified Cons: Non I've found yet. 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk Audio db6501 Written By JF, Nashville, TN on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Caught these on sale before Christmas. Nice sound for the price. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Installed in 2001 Silverrado Written By Wayne F, St. Cloud, MN on Saturday, January 18, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great range and fit was very good. Had to get a little creative to mount the tweaters in the factory location. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Great audio Written By Anonymous, ballard, ut on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great sounding crystal clear audio, upgraded from base due to blown speaker, now need to order another set for the rear and an amp to push them harder one happy customer Pros: Great sound, easy install Cons: No Polk audio sticker :-( Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Great Speakers for under $200 Written By R H, San Mateo, CA on Wednesday, January 08, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I have these in my Subie off of an Alpine 4ch. I just put the same two components in my son's car but bridged the amp so each component is getting 150w instead of 50w. What a difference! I have now ordered a separate amp for my sub so i can bridge my amp for the components. Pros: Cost, Sound Cons: Play with the settings on your amp to get the best lows out of the mid Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 What a difference!! Written By Sturds, SW, FL on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) What a difference from factory '07 Ridgeline speakers... arrived on time and installed the woofers in less than an hour, thanks to good directions, wasn't all that impressed at first (I still hadn't installed the tweeters) and after getting a few extra little things to install the tweeters I did a custom door integration rather than fiddle with the dash and door connectors and after powering up and a few minutes of "tuning" with the stock head they sound AMAZING! Mid range in crystal clear and tweeters sing the highs like nothing else! I don't want to get out of the car now!! Looking to order second pair for rear doors and custom mount those tweeters too, they are a little quieter than factory speakers (as expected) but can easily handle a large amp install, bottom line I love these things! Pros: Absolutely amazing Mid range and Highs, Tweeters have a "modern" look that fits in well, as well as flush or surface mount options Cons: No real cons, installation was easy, they don't sound "good" they sound beautiful. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk speakers 2007 Silverado classic Written By Cobraball, Omaha Nebraska on Sunday, November 10, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great sound even with factory radio. Would highly recommend! Pros: Great crisp sound with great base Cons: Can't think of any. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Great Speakers Written By Loren, Stewartsville, NJ on Friday, October 11, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I paired this 6 speaker system with the Sony MEX-8T3100P CD receiver. (Please see my review for that product for more details.) These speakers work well with the receiver. There is a separate pair of tweeters! The bass is thumpring (if you like that sorta thing.) The balance is great. No bad words for the speakers. I installed the speakers in my 1998 Dodge Durango. An almost 1000% improvement over my old partially working speakers (1 front, 1 back.) Pros: The speakers sound amazing. I get all 3 levels clearly. The tweeters provide a clear sound and they are mounted on my door. There were no separate tweeters with the factory setup. My installer cut a hole in the door especially more the tweeters. Very glad I made the change. These value speakers work especially well with my receiver. Even with the installation fee, they are still worth the value. Cons: There are none that I can discuss. 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 nice Written By Anonymous, Beaumont, Texas on Monday, October 07, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great sounding speaker and easy install. An all around good component set. Pros: Good separation of highs and lows. Nice mid-bass response. Easy install. Cons: none yet. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Huge Sound boost Written By MStaten, San Diego, CA on Thursday, September 26, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I used these to replace the factory speakers in my door. Although replacing the existing 1" tweeter was a bit of a project, the main speakers fit like a charm. These were the last of a full Polk Audio upgrade in my vehicle and I am enjoying listening to the full range in my music. This is an outstanding upgrade. 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 2010 Sonata Upgrade Written By FretLess, Blackstone, VA on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Replaced the front door speakers with the 6501's. Fantastic improvement in clarity and quality. Set the xovers to -3db and with the 651's in the rear doors my car sounds great for the ride to work and back. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 sounds great Written By Anthony G, Greene Va on Friday, August 16, 2013 this componet set is great would buy them for other autos i own Pros: easy to install with crutchfields free install kits and master sheets Cons: none Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk db series Written By RichD, Palm Bay, FL on Thursday, August 01, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Installed these 6501's along with a pair of 691's in my 2006 Camry 5+ years ago; mated to an Alpine MRP-F600 amp. Mounted the tweeters in front of the door latch; the imaging is incredible. I love my music LOUD, and these speakers have easily handled everything I've thrown at them. Very impressive!!! Pros: Great sound!!! Cons: None. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Awesome Written By Justin S, Indianapolis, IN on Sunday, July 14, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) These speakers sound incredible. Couldn't be more happy with these Polks. They sound crisp and clear full range at all decibel levels. I installed them in a 2002 Subaru Forester, they have a manufactured place for the tweeters in the front door moldings. I was questioned the fit of the tweeters until I got the door back together and wal-ah.....perfect fit. I would recommend these speakers to anybody! I would also agree with the previous reviewers, these speakers need more power than a standard deck output and spend the money on some kind of sound dampening material for the doors. I bought a product from Meijers called Scoche (half the cost of dynomat and its the same thing). I matched mine with a 45 watt RMS amp: Kenwood KDC-X996 Alpine KTP-445U Pros: Sound quality Cons: They don't make you breakfast 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Polk Audio db6501 Written By Spiro, Charlotte, NC on Saturday, July 06, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Bought these to replace my old, blown Infinity Kappa Speakers in the front door of my Acura. They handle the power from my amp nicely and sound very good. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Amazing Written By jb, Zachary, Louisiana on Tuesday, July 02, 2013 Just finished installing 2 pair in my crew cab 2012 GMC Sierra. I kept the factory head unit and added a Pioneer GM-D8604, 100w rms x 4, to power them. All I can saw is WOW! I am beyond satisfied and would not hesitate to recommend them. Do yourself a favor and amp them up. They are rated to handle the power for a reason. I am also very happy with the bass. I will be adding a sub later, but for now I am completely satisfied! Pros: They rock! They scream for more power and easily take what you give them. Cons: They really bring out every rattle you didn't know about before. 4 out of 5 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 1 out of 5 Nothing but trouble Written By ShaunN, NH on Thursday, June 13, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Purchased these a few years back, they were working fine for about a few months then they decided to develop a crackling/distorted sound from the woofers. Called Crutchfield, gave them the specs of the amp used, headunit etc, nothing out of the ordinary and they sent out a new set. Swapped them out and they were good for the rest of the year. Last year they exhibited the same crackling at soft/loud volume levels. Too late for an exchange from Crutchfield. I'm so put off with the entire purchase, I could not with all honesty recommend these at all. They are currently being powered with a JL Audio XD 700/5. What's ironic is the pair of DB coaxials I have in the rear of my car are working just fine. Something about the DB components fails far too soon. First and last set of Polks for me. If I could give these no stars I would. Pros: Higher wattage, seemed to be built well enough to give years of trouble free service. Cons: Crackling sounds, failed crossovers/voicecoil. Poor runtime and fail just after the warranty expires. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Stoked! Written By John H, Huntington Beach on Sunday, June 09, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) These speakers ROCK!!! I initially made the mistake of trying to re-use the factory JBL AMP in my 2006 Tundra. What a major let down. Fortunately, the great staff at Crutchfield corrected the problem and advised a 800w 4 channel amp from MTX. This made all the difference in the world. I am now TOTALLY STOKED!! Pros: Everything Cons: Nothing 2 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Great speakers Written By Chris H., Raleigh, NC on Saturday, June 08, 2013 I have a set of these in the front and polk 6x9's in the rear of my 00' civic and they sound great! I have a jvc HU and a pioneer (champion series/ class D) 4 channel amp powering these and they are loud and clear. I have no sub and get great bass response all around. Pros: Loud and clear....no distortion Cons: none 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk Audio db6501 Written By will, Voorhees, NJ on Friday, March 29, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Worked as expected. Sound is not as good as expected for price, but this is using stock wiring. Will be taking the door off again to run new wires. Pros: Solid build, good sized magnet Cons: Higher price vs sound quality. Tweeters have a cheap look, but sound ok 1 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Not Bad Written By Matt L, Coeur d' Alene, ID on Monday, March 11, 2013 Not too bad, they severely lack in bass though. I do have a sub for that, but it's kinda irritating. The tweeter are way too sharp in my opinion and need to be turned down at the crossover. They do sound clean and great on an amp. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Pretty Good Written By Fozzi58, Northern, NJ on Friday, March 08, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) This is my second set I purchased but I haven't installed yet. This set (4 total) are heading into a 2000 TA. The first set I used to replace all 4 door speakers in an 08 Avalanche. I have them hooked up to an old school Lanzar 240s amp with the gain at about 75%. They are crisp and clear until you have the music way up - up at unsustainable listening levels. They handle the power and I had to turn the gain on the crossovers down for the tweeters because they are producing ear piercing highs. Bass is OK, could be better but for what they are - they are good enough. The sub takes care of the boom. No problems with speakers - been in the truck over a year and they get abused every day with the music up during my commute. Don't know how they will hold up as competition speakers but I guess I will find out once they get installed in the TA Pros: Crisp and clear until way past RMS, handle lots of abuse Cons: Ear piercing High's if you don't adjust the crossover properly. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 3 out of 5 Nice until the tweeters died Written By Lee3333, Queens, NY on Sunday, February 24, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I installed these speakers in my show/race car 3 years ago, and they don't get used everyday. The engine is loud, so I did not notice that the tweeters were not working until a few months ago when I had the radio on while I was working on the car. Then I realized that both left and right tweeters were dead. I had some old component tweeters and I hooked them up for the time being. But I was disappointed that they did not last long. Pros: Sound good Cons: Tweeters didn't last 1 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk DB6501 Written By ken, Amarillo,Tx on Saturday, January 05, 2013 These have got to be some of the baddest speakers on the planet.sound is running through Kenwood KDC-X759 Excelon powered with Rockford Fosgate 350S; 87.5 RMS x 2. Sounds like a outdoor concert.Amazing!!!!!! Pros: Plenty of bass for me. Cons: Wish I could get the dissatisfied purchasers to sit in my car. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Front door speakers Written By Turbo, Raleigh, NC on Sunday, December 23, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Those speakers are extremely clear ( from midrange to the very high frequencies ) Unfortunately, they have NO bass whatsoever. Note I use the factory head unit in my 2012 Tundra Pros: great clarity Cons: zero bass 3 out of 10 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk Audio db6501 Written By Anonymous, Atlanta, Ga on Wednesday, December 05, 2012 Great for the money. 1 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 3 out of 5 Good while they last Written By Anonymous, Holly Springs, NC on Monday, September 10, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I have mixed feelings on these speakers. I have gone through 3 sets. I purchased them a couple of years back to install in my 06 Chrysler 300C. I am powering them with a D450.4 amp. I have 12" subs on 2 of the channels so really wasn't looking for these to produce a lot of bass. I ran them with the gain on the amp almost completely down. One of the woofers quit working and Crutchfield was outstanding. They sent me a replacement set so I could change the whole system or just the speaker that blew. A few months later another speaker blew again and once again Crutchfield was great. I thought they were blowing due to fault of my own. I run my system HARD. This time I adjusted the high pass filter on my amp and headunit to pretty much take out all of the bass going to the components. That worked good for a year and then out of no where, both of my tweeters quit working. What the world???? This happened just outside of my 1 year warranty so I am out of luck. I am going to replace them with 3.5 speakers. As much as I am trying to find fault in myself for running my system so hard, I am having a hard time doing that. Pros: Good sound, easy installation. Great customer support from Crutchfield. Cons: Reliability. Every component of the system has broke at one time or another with the exception of the crossovers. 6 out of 6 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Amazing when used what they are intended for! Written By Nate, Salem, Or on Monday, September 10, 2012 There are a few things people need to realize. I have read reviews where people are not happy because there is little bass out put. These speakers are meant to be used for more of a mid-bass and highs, sound to ACCOMPANY a sub or subs. You wont get power bass out of these since they are not designed to do so. Other people say they sound terrible when run off of their head unit. They NEED to have an amp. Also, it is possible to damage speakers by UNDER powering them, as well as over powering. That all being said, I have two sets of these in my 93 4Runner in all four doors, powerd by an Alpine PDX 4.100 amp. I have run them for over 5 years now and they still sound amazing. Great mid-bass and clear crisp highs. I am also running one Kicker Comp VR 10" sub in a slotted box, powered by an Alpine PDX 1.600. This combination works wonderful for all music types,and is not overkill in any way. It was very reasonably priced for the quality. Sorry if this is a rant or too long, but people need to know things like this before spending money, then being upset or disappointed. These speakers are wonderful. I have been in the car audio business for over 18 years now, and these impressed me. Pros: Everything is well done and sound great when properly powered. Cons: None 13 out of 15 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk Audio db6501 Written By Anonymous, Nashville, TN on Saturday, August 25, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Replaced some Pioneer component speakers with these in the front doors of a '09 Accord. The Polk speakers cost $90 more, but you really get what you pay for. I'd recommend forking out the extra money if you really value sound quality. These speakers bring out every little nuance/detail from your music. I would not buy these speakers without buying an amp that provides adequate power. They need proper power to do them justice. I am running them through a Sound Ordnance M4100 amp and they sound amazing. Also would recommend installing Dynamat in the front door panels...it creates a great bass response. Before the Dynamat I had no bass. Pros: Awesome clarity/detail. Cons: None. 7 out of 7 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 2 out of 5 Great Sound Written By SilverGST, Mt. Vernon, AR on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) The speakers are / were an excellent addition to my stereo, I loved them. However, they didnt last very long, almost 2 years, then the speakers became soundless. First the left side went, then the right side. The speakers were more powerful than my stereo, so I know I didn't blow them out. Time to look for another mfgr for my next set of speakers. Pros: Excellent sound!!!! Cons: Cost, durability, warranty 4 out of 8 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Very Clean Sound Written By Anonymous, Tampa, FL on Monday, July 16, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Awesome. I can't wait to put more power to them. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Installed Twice Written By RayC, GA on Friday, July 13, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) OK, the first set was in my GF's 4Runner. It sounded so good I immediately ordered a set for my Wrangler JK. Actually made a more noticeable, remarkable difference in the Toyota, but that is likely due to the crappier existing speaks. Vocals, guitar, and hand claps in live recordings that I've never heard before! Pros: value clear highs separation, presence Cons: none 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Fantastic Speaker when powered correctly Written By RaulH, Clawson, Mi on Monday, July 09, 2012 I have these speakers coupled with an Alpine MRX-F30 amplifier and holy cow can they hit! Extremely clear vocals, bass is very tight and punchy, just what I expected. Now, I truly understand what good bass from a component speaker can sound like. Anyone saying these cannot produce bass does not have enough power to them. They Love power. Pros: Outstanding speaker for the price, sound as good as speakers costing three times as much! Cons: None. 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Not too bad... Written By Ron D, Yuba City, CA on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Not a bad set of components. The bass is completely missing, but the accuracy of mids and highs is much better than the stockers these speakers replace. I am hearing things that I've never heard before in my music. I strayed from my usual Infinity purchases to try these Polks, and while they aren't fantastic enough to do it again, I am not too disappointed. Pros: SQ accuracy, adjustable crossovers (although I use 0db; -3db cuts too much out and +3db is too harsh) Cons: Serious lack of bass 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 2 out of 5 Quality issues apparent Written By kaotik78, Manchester, NH on Friday, June 15, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Purchased my first pair from Crutchfield and installed them in a 07 Subaru Impreza. They sounded great for a week then started to distort at any/all volume levels. Crutchfield was great in shipping a replacement set out to me, which did the trick. Unfortunately that only lasted for about a year and now they are exhibiting the same distortion and any/all volume levels. Two times is enough for me to look elsewhere. The quality isn't there. Tweeter screens come loose and fall off in extreme heat during the summer. Pros: Handles higher wattage. Cons: Prone to failure, distortion, crackling. Tweeter grill's come loose in summer heat and fall off. 3 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Good Speakers Written By Anonymous, Colorado on Tuesday, June 05, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great speakers for the money Cons: Not the problem with the speaker but I had to fabricate a bracket to be able to install the speakers. The bracket that Crutchfield supplied did not work. I gutted my factory speakers and mounted the bracket that Crutchfield sent to the factory bracket. In the end all worked great. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Great factory upgrade, ideal for most. Written By Kaltenberg91, Wisconsin on Friday, May 25, 2012 Have owned these for a couple years and use them every day. They are a great upgrade from factory and give a rich clear sound. When used with a subwoofer at low to moderate volume they have a really balanced sound. After some time and occasions where I cranked them higher than normal listening volume they've began to show some wear. Still sounding great at normal volumes they begin to distort more rapidly than before as higher volumes are reached. Overall great speakers, and definitely cant complain with the price. Don't buy your gear anywhere besides Crutchfield, they give you everything needed to make installation quick n easy. Pros: Very clear, crisp sounding speakers. Best you can buy for the cost. Cons: Lacking bass (as far as 6.5" components can go) High volumes had shown "wear" on the speakers. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 3 out of 5 Polk Audio ..... only If you put them in the right spot Written By Dan, NJ on Friday, April 27, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) So I got these and was a little surprised by the wait. They were very light but like mentioned in the other review do not let that fool you they are LOUD. However they are a little on the Scratchy side. I have these in the front and back powered with a Hifonics 4x100 rms channel amp. In the back they sound very crisp and clear and don't have the ear irritating Scratch. Though in the front they do have an annoying high pitch scratchy sound when vocals or really anything is played at high volume. I figured that the reason this was because the tweeter was closer to my ear then on the back. So If you get these make sure u put the tweeter pretty close to the mid. Pros: pretty solid for the price and really loud. Cons: could have more bass but whatever I have subs so it takes care of that. Much rather have gotten the DLS Ultimate UP6i but because of the buy one get one half of i went with these. 1 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk Audio db6501's sound amazing ! Written By Keith, Andover, MN. on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) These speakers were just what my Tahoe needed. They went in the front doors very well. And with one good hole saw they went in the back doors as well. A huge increase in sound quality and imaging. They are run from an Alpine head unit with the Power-Pack added, a must for the price. I highly recommend them, they can handle power as well. Pros: Great speakers ! The tweeters really sing the high's crystal clear. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk Audio db6501 Written By matt, st joe mo on Saturday, March 10, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I bought these to replace my front factory speakers in my 02 Z71,and let me tell you they sound great and all i"m running for power is a new kenwood cd player thats 50 watts,I cant wait to hear them with a amp.they were kinda hard to put in the crossovers i had to mount under the dash,and the factory tweeters were alot bigger than the polks so I tore the old tweeters apart and used the old mounts to mount the new ones on..took me and 2 other guys 2hrs but well worth the time..great speakers with a great sound make sure you have a amp to push them to get the best sound out of them..I would recomend these to anyone that want a great sounding speaker without breaking the bank.. Pros: sound quality is awesome, price is not a budget killer.. Cons: none 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Great improvement Written By S, Astoria, ny on Thursday, February 23, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I really enjoy the dynamics of this speaker. My old songs sound new again. It does take some ingenuity to install these properly. But that's what Tech supports is for. Pros: Looks slick. Great value Cons: The crossovers are bulky and take some planning out as to where to mount them and how to do the wire runs. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 1 out of 5 Polk Audio db6501 Written By James, Los Angeles on Sunday, September 04, 2011 They sound way too harsh. The tweets are annoyingly piercing. The mids aren't clear and almost non-existent. My factory speakers sounded better than these. I'm powering them with a polk audio pa.1100.5 amp. I have the Polk mm6501s in the front and they sound 10x better. They're much warmer, have decent bass coming out of the woofer, and the tweets sound very detailed. 3 out of 18 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Good for everything except rock Written By musicfan145, Atlanta, GA on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 I purchased two sets and I have used them in several configurations. As others have said, they really need some amp power in order to sound good. They also require some experimentation in order to get the best sound. My findings were: - The mid-bass is great if you don't choke it off by sealing them off in a set of speaker baffles, especially the "low profile" ones. (These are marine certified, so you don't have to worry about protecting them from water.) - As another reviewer mentioned, they don't do well reproducing rock electric guitar tone. Definitely better for jazz, classical, and even hip-hop and techno. - The highs can be a little bright, but they are definitely not as harsh as the hard dome tweeters from Infinity. Be prepared to experiment with tweeter placement, aiming, and treble equalization in order to get it just right. (I found that I actually liked them better mounted low, near the woofer, than I did on the sail panels.) Also, I should mention that I put one set of these in a boat, and they are heading into their third summer. Driven only by the head unit, they play loud enough to hear over the (inboard) engine, but they do get distorted at high volumes. Other than the weakness in rock guitar, my only complaint is that the install hardware quality could be better. Probably not an issue for most people, but things do tend to get bent/broken/worn over the course of multiple cycles of installing/uninstalling/moving the components. 9 out of 10 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Very pleased.... Written By TG, Indianapolis on Monday, May 16, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Overall very good package. Installed in front doors of 2009 Honda Accord. Using with Fosgate Amp and factory head unit - good bass range from mids, highs are crisp. Worth the money. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Great bargain; tons of bass when amped Written By kontai69, Vacaville, CA on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 I bought these speakers and installed them in the front doors of my 2011 Honda CR-V. I was immediately impressed (maybe even surprised) with the build quality and finish of these inexpensive speakers. They also come with stainless steel hardware, rigid spacers, and speaker wires. Nice touches! Driven by just the factory Honda headunit, the sound quality is noticably improved over the factory speakers. The bass is a little tighter and the treble has more sparkle and detail (have the treble output set a 0db on the xovers). There is also more spaciousness to the sound. However, with the factory headunit, the sound lacked dynamics and impact, especially in the bass. I soon installed and powered them with a JL Audio amp and Audiocontrol LOC. With the sub channel turned off and the bass boost on the LOC turned up, the bass output is unreal...super strong and loud. Again, keep in mind that I dampened and sealed the doors with Dynamat which helps with the bass output. The overall dynamics are also noticably improved by amping them. In short, I highly recommend these speakers. They sound great and are really a great bargain. 4 out of 5 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 clean sound Written By STEVE M, VIRGINIA BEACH VA on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) THE POLK SPEAKERS ARE AWSOME THE CLEAN SOUND IS UN SURPASSED VERY HAPPY WITH THEM Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Powerful Polk Written By Charles, Maryland on Monday, April 04, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I have four of these speakers in my 2003 quadcab Dakota. They are powered by a JL audio 500/5. It is a match made in heaven. I think you should leave your crossover at zero. If you have a great amp and headunit they will clean up nicely. Keep in mind that these pups need power to reach the level of quality expected from polk. The tweeters produce very clean and deatiled highs. You will hear things in the music that you have never heard before. The mids are give excellent bass or perfect mid level bass depending on your amp settings. You can't go wrong with these speakers! HIGHLY RECCOMENDED!!!! 3 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk Audio db6501 Written By Greg, Seale, Alabama on Thursday, March 17, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) These speakers are great. They came with all the hardware needed. Sound great. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk Audio db6501 Written By michaelw, Franklin, TN on Tuesday, February 01, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I must say that I am really impressed with sound quality of the Polk Audio's I had installed in my Nissan. There is such clarity and sharpness to the sound. It brings out the best in my music. I am considering an amp to power the components. Everyone I've spoken with says that they are power hungry. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk Audio db6501 Written By J.C., alexandria va on Monday, January 17, 2011 excellent speakers. just replaced the front speakers in an 02 4 runner and def need an amp to maximize the power of these speakers. very clear and crisp sounding. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 These filled in the nissing frequencies Written By JohnS, Dallas, TX on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 Replaced the front speakers in my '04 GTO with these speakers. Easy swap out, since the factory system had hidden tweeters already in the dash. The instructions provided were precise enough to get it done without a hitch. My factory speakers sounded dull and it was hard to understand speach over the normal road noise. These speakers reproduced the highs that were missing and now not only speach, but the cymbols and other high frequencies in music are now present. Very pleased with this product. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Excellent Value Written By Scott G., Lansing, MI on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Bought for my '97 Subaru Outback (project car); driving the speakers with Alpine HU w/plug n play amp. I've been pleasantly surprised with the quality of these speakers. Great range and an exceptional value. Installation was quite simple since Subaru already had the tweeters in the sail panel. I put the crossovers in the door w/no problems. For you Subee afficionados, the "universal" mounting bracket for the subwoofer isn't - you'll have to drill new holes to mount the subs. As I pretty much blew my budget (replaced the whole system), I decided to forego the dynamat or equivalent. Big mistake! I've got distortion in the subs with some of the music but, more to the point, the clarity and range of the setup is so good that I want to enjoy the speakers to their fullest by adding sound dampening. I'll be adding dampening material soon. I'd buy again and highly recommend. 5 out of 7 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk Audio db6501 Written By atomotonTheGREAT, florida on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) can't be beat for the price point. can be a little harsh on the highs though. 1 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 3 out of 5 Polk Audio db6501 Written By E, Garland , TX on Saturday, August 28, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Really did`nt like these speakers. Could`nt hear them as well as the rear doors. Not to say that they are not good , I loved the full range for rear doors, just not for me. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Great Component Speakers Written By Jody, Bassett, VA on Thursday, August 19, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great sounding component speakers! I installed these in the front doors of my 2000 Toyota Tacoma extra cab. I mounted the crossovers in the kick panel and the tweeters are high on the door. The sound quality is great! The highs are crisp and rich and the woofers hit solid. I got the dynamat speaker kit and the woofer sounds tight in a good way! The only complaint I have is that the tweeters seem to get harsh too quickly at higher volume levels. I realize that high volume and distortion do this, but I was hoping the distortion or harsh level would be a little later on the twist of the volume knob. I am running a Bazooka 65w per channel @ 4ohm amp. Perhaps if I had spent out a little more on the amp I may could get what I am after. Enough about the negatives. These are great sounding speakers and I don't think you can go wrong with them. One unique thing that I can report on that may be of help to someone trying to decide on these versus the cheaper Sound Ordinance components is the fact that I got the S/O for the rear of my extra cab. Since the tweeter and woofer proximity from my ears are very similar to the Polks and they are powered from the same Bazooka 4 channel amp, I think I can give a fairly accurate "Apples to Apples" report of the difference in sound quality. My summary - the Polks sound like $200 speakers and the S/0 sound like $100 ones. The Polks are worth the extra money, but the S/0 will not let you down if you are on a budget. 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Worth the investment Written By Anonymous, Carneys Point, NJ on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I put these in the front doors of my 2001 Toyota Solara. Well worth the investment as they give clean tight sound. 1 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk Audio Rookie Written By Anonymous, K.C. on Sunday, July 04, 2010 I have always used Boston Acoustics components in my vehicles in the past, but from the way these Polk db 6501 components perform, I may have to rethink that loyalty. I had to stick to a pretty tight budget this time so I chose these speakers to handle the highs and mids, and I have been pleasantly surprised. The tweeters are very smooth and easy to listen to at a high volume, and the woofers are loud, accurate, and seem to handle a good amount of power without complaint. The included hardware makes installation a snap, and the crossovers are somewhat small and easy to conceal. All in all, I have to say that if you don't have six or seven hundred to drop on your door speakers, these have no ability to disappoint. Oh, before I forget, Chuck the advisor was a big help in my decision making process and the overall experience with Crutchfield was first rate!! 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 New Polk Audio Fan Written By Anonymous, Anderson, IN on Saturday, June 26, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great Speakers ( SUPER CLEAN SOUND), I know i didn't go wrong i have purchased many after market speakers in the past some very high end and some middle of the road . Some of the high speakers i have purchased I experienced buyers remorce immediately ( Not With these )I'm powering the speakers with one of the Alpine behind the dash power packs it seems to be doing the job very well but i believe I could throw alot more power at these speakers for an even better sound. The Sale That was Going On During The Time Of Purchase Deffinatley Made It easier to make my decision . 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Cant be beat Written By ENGELKE6, Phnx Az on Thursday, June 10, 2010 Not sure why i wld spend $700 or more on a pair of components. These ar accurate and the price makes them even more attractive. I'd buy them again. Pushed witha tiny Pioneer amp and just upgraded to a MTX JH404 and sounds even better. Love them! 1 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Exactly what I needed Written By JohnMc, Between Baltimore and Washinton on Monday, June 07, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Speakers are exactly what I needed. I did not use the cross over as the connectors on the speakers and all the cables provided would require cutting and sodering new connections. Since the Frontier already had seperate tweeters I tested them using the factory connections and everything works fine I then used the provided connectors to connect the wolfers. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Outstanding sound Written By Terrance, Cary, NC on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I installed these speakers in the dash of a 2010 Jeep Wrangler with a factory radio. I bypassed the factory crossover and used the one that came with the speakers. I have always been a fan of Polk Audio but I was a little disappointed after turning them on. The tweeters sounded great but the woofers were muddy. I stopped and thought about the structure of the woofers. They are stiff, so I thought I would give them a few days to break in. Several days later and WOW, these things rock. I now hear tones that I was missing with the factory speakers. My next step is to put a little power behind them. 5 out of 5 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 1 out of 5 Never been so disappointed Written By Hanise, Lewis Town, Maine on Thursday, May 13, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Installed this along with JVC Arsenal Kdahd69 HU and Alpine Type-S SWS-1023D 10" Dual 2-ohm Component Sub 50-300 watts RMS and Sound Ordance Amp M4100-100 watts RMS x 4 at 4 ohms (135 watts RMS x 4 at 2 ohms)to fire up the front door speakers and rear on my 2007 G6 and it sounded terrible! Even after a few tweaking by the sound guy, whole unit sounded like a bad transistor radio! And the main sound come from the tweeter! I know I bought an awesome eqpts but WHAT HAPPENED???? I may be a girl but i DO know what a good sound it! Is there a way to make this sound 'awesome' like everyone elses?? 3 out of 31 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Power Up for total Satisfaction Written By Frank, Indy, Indiana on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 After reading the reviews here on the Polks db6501's it appeared they would be just what I was looking for. I made the purchase along with a bunch of other goodies including a Kenwood KVT-614 DVD Receiver. The Polk's were to replace my factory Infinity 6 1/2's. I installed the KVT-614 a week prior to attempting to switch out the speakers. I did it this way on purpose just so I would get a better taste per the speaker sound difference in a comparison. The Infinity's were just a 6 1/2 only speaker being driven off a very small factory amp which delivers only 7-8 watts per each speaker. And as you know the Polk db 6501 package is a complete component setup. I only replaced 1 rear door speaker and set fader to put everything to the rear speakers. I have to admit it was at this point I was disappointed. The Polks did not play as loud at low and mid-range volume. However they did out perform the Factory Infinity at the high end level. I then realized if I wanted to be serious about the sound I was after with the Polk's I would need to by-pass the factory speaker wiring and add a larger amp. I did just that with the amp being a 50 watts per channel alpine. And boyz let me tell ya, the Polks performance now was simply AWESOME! The Polk's come with plenty of replacement speaker wire. Use it, and add a little juice (power) and you'll be blown away as I was! 3 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Holy WOW Written By Matthew, Norfolk, VA on Monday, May 03, 2010 Why Crutchfield has not placed these in their Signature Series, I have no idea. I bought these to replace the pair of Kenwood KFC-P708 that had blown after only 4 months, expecting them to be equivalent due to similar price tags. I was so wrong. Driven by an Alpine PDX 4.100 amplifier, these speakers produced so much bass, I could no longer discern my JL Audio 10W3v3 subwoofer (driven from an Alpine PDX 1.600) from these. To top it off, they hit clean and tight from the very first thump. Once I installed sound deadener in the doors to rid of new-found rattles, these speakers nearly brought a tear to my eye. Already in love with my Polk Audio Home Theater System, I am now a Polk Car Audio enthusiast for life. These speakers are the reason I am replacing my JL Audio 10W3v3 with a Polk SR104-DVC subwoofer. 5 out of 5 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk Audio db6501 Written By Leon, Lithonia, GA. on Sunday, April 18, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Words can't describe the sound of these speakers. They are one of the best I've heard in this price range. They sound better than those costing 4 times the price of these speakers. These are good for any music. Get a good amp and you'll be happy. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Wonderful speakers, and I'm picky! Written By JVL, Upstate, NY on Sunday, March 28, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I recently purchased these to upgrade my Chevy Colorado's terrible stock system. My plan was to pair these (front) and a pair of db 651 coaxials (back) with a Kenwood Excelon KDC- X794.My plan was to use deck power only and eventually add a sub. Well let me tell you, these things are so awesome I am no longer in such a rush to add the sub. No kidding, and remember I'm only using deck power. What I first noticed upon installing these speakers was incredibly smooth sound. Very silky highs, great definition and superb balance up and down the spectrum. Flat eq was tremendous, but when I engaged the bass boost in the Kenwood I heard more low end than I ever expected out of any 6.5" speaker driven with such relatively little power. I run the db crossovers at neutral tweeter level, added just a little high end in the head unit and bingo: sonic nirvana.I will still move forward with my sub plans, but fear not: these speakers, with a good head unit, are just fantasitc and at a price that cannot be beat. I found myself driving around today just so I could enjoy the sound quality. 10 out of 10 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Clear, loud & detailed! Great speaker Written By Sal, Cape Coral, FL on Thursday, March 25, 2010 After reviewing several competing speakers (Boston Acoustic, Infinity, etc) I decided to go with the Polks. I have them hooked up to a JVC amp that was part of a special here on Crutchfield, giving each side 100w RMS. These speakers love the power! I wouldn't recommend installing these to be powered only by your aftermarket headunit, but as long as you have a good 100w RMS or more they will reward you with excellent sound! The tweeters produce clear but not too bright highs, and the mids put out decent bass as can be expected from the 6.5" size. I'll be adding a 10" sub to fill in the missing lower bass, but for now I can finally enjoy great sounding music in my Corvette! Thanks goes to Crutchfield for being the best site to order car audio, bar none! 1 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 AWESOME!! Written By Shawn, Texas on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 What can I say about these speakers....I love them! I had originally bought the infinity reference coaxial speakers and they were terrible sounding speakers....I mean really bad. These speakers have far and away gone above my expectations. The woofers do a great job of hitting mid bass. Good for rock and country. They installed in my Dodge Dakota with very minimal modifications. Added a little Dynamat and wow they sound great! I am pushing these with the Alpine power pack and using the Alpine CDA-105 deck. I am running Polk DB651 coaxials for the rear speakers and the sound is just astounding! You will not be let down by the Polk DB6501 series speakers. 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 07 civic LX Coupe Written By Anonymous, athens, GA on Tuesday, October 06, 2009 These are the best speakers I have ever owned. They replaced my factory speakers and added tons of clarity to my music without losing bass. They aren't as good as having a sub but, I wanted to add a good system to my civic without losing space. So, having subs just wasn't an option i wanted to go. I tried several other speakers before settling on these. Everything else sounded good but lost a lot of bass compared to factory. These were a perfect balance. I paired these with an alpine CDA-9886 head unit and the alpine KTP-445 power pack. I used scosche speaker adaptor brackets instead of the ones supplied. The Civic had tons of room at the opposite end of the door behind the panel to mount the crossover. The tweeters will not fit in factory locations in a 06+ civic. The tweeters are much larger than factory and wont even fit in the hole in the dash without cutting plastic and doing some modification to the old tweeter grill. I didn't want to risk cracking the dash or cutting supporting plastic that might make it crack or warp later so i mounted the tweeter on the door. These tweeters are awesome even at the -3db setting they were extremely bright. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Best components the price. Written By Reese, Houston, TX on Sunday, September 27, 2009 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Replaced Infinity reference components in 2005 Camry, what an improvement. The infinitys are ok, but there's something to be said for a silk dome that Polk has that Infinity does not. This is my third set (bought Polk before for wife's Mazda Tribute) and by far for the money these are leaps above the factory speakers and the Infinity reference series. As for the setup, I have them running off of 4 channel 50 rms Rockford fosgate amp with an Alpine MRP-450 running my MTX dual 12s (paralleled) in a sealed enclosure. Combined this creates a rich sound without the holes that many other systems have on the road. I like to hear the mid range tones and natural highs with comparable bass to make every song sound as it should, regardless if it's rock, rap, or top 40. Also, Crutchfield provided everything to make the install very easy. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Polk Audio db6501 Written By steve, san francisco, ca on Wednesday, July 01, 2009 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I bought these for my 2005 S2000 despite crutchfield's claim that it will not fit, I was able to make it fit by simply using the included plastic spacer. Check some of the online forums for installation tips. A trip to the hardware store is necessary for several mounting screws since the OEM speaker mounting screws will not fit. When I was comparing the OEM honda with these speakers, I did not think that it was going to sound that much better because the size and weight of the magnet/speaker was only slightly larger/heavier than oem. When I powered it up though, the sound was 10 times better that stock. I am only using a pioneer DEH-P5000UB head unit and I like the bass it produces even if I turn it up. Unfortunately, I have a convertible so the interior cabin is noisy on the freeway even with the top up so there a bit of distortion if I turn it up really high. An amp would probably do these speakers justice. 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Great Value!!! Written By txmikeb, Keller, TX on Monday, June 15, 2009 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) These speakers rock!!! I've never tried Polk Audio, but figured I would give them a shot b/c these speakers actually fit into my doors without the need of a spacer. Once I fired them up, I was really impressed with the mid-bass response, and overall clarity. The tweeter can be a bit overwhelming at times, but nothing some good tuning can't sort out. For the money, you would be hard pressed to find a component system that sounded like this. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Love These Speakers!! Written By dfwbrownsfan, Keller, TX on Sunday, May 17, 2009 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Just put these speakers in my 06 STI...WOW is all I can say. Incredible Speakers!! For the price this is a no brainer. An amplifier is a must with these bad boys. Thanks again Keith for the great customer service. 1 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 2004 BMW 330Ci Written By Randall, NC on Sunday, May 03, 2009 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) These fit in the rear deck on the 330Ci if the original speaker mounts are used to hold them in. The sound is fantastic and when complemented with the 5.25s in the front, sound incredible. The 6501s give a slightly better response than the 5.25" on the lower end but that's to be expected. It's a shame the door panels on the BMW won't accept these in the front doors. Imaging was accomplished easily by setting the tweeter gain on the crossover for the fronts as float and on the rear, -3 db. This gives very good results. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Sounds like a Concert! Written By Anthony, Chicago, IL on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 In a 2001 VW GTI VR6: Huge increase of clarity and accuracy powered by a Infinity 475a amp than my stock monsoon speakers powered by the head unit. This my best purchase I made in my life. Pro: Clear, Clarity, and accuracy. Now I can really hear what my mp3s sound like. I might have to use cds because mp3 were only 128kbs to 320kbs quality. I can only turn it up so far, because my ear will hurt, but I can turn them really high but have to step out of the car though and jam out to the music. Cons: Do notice a hiss when nothing is being played. I don't know what would cause this. but disappears when i have my music is on. Putting them in my car was somewhat easy install had to fab my door tweeters and the back ones also. I used the brackets to install the woofers that came with the speakers. Won't to bad to install though. I would definitely reccommend this to anyone. You might want to install a sub, because i have a 15" kicker L7. Also these speakers are louder than the L7. Thats a big plus i was afraid that they wouldn't be loud enough, but they sound perfectly with the L7. I heard they need alot of power, but my amp is 75w rms x 4. So they are loud enough for me. 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Best Possible Speakers Written By alexander, nj on Monday, April 06, 2009 2004 Honda accord coupe: Just put these bad boys in a few days ago and i will say they are absolutely phenomenal. These are the best speakers I have every had without a single doubt. Before putting in these components into the front of my car, i was running infinity kappa's 50.7cs off of an alpine MRP f300. The difference between the infinity and these is night and day, I was always all about infinity but have been instantly converted to polk audio. One word of caution: these speakers require a great deal of power. At max gain with my kenwood head unit all the way up i hear zero distortion but the speakers are still lacking power ( getting 50watt/channel) and my alpine amp is not enough for these. A good, powerful amp is an absolute must for these 8 out of 8 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Perfect Balance Written By Roger, AJ, Arizona on Thursday, March 12, 2009 I had Kenwood components in my Silverado. Did not like them. Replaced with JBL's coaxials, did not like them either! Decided to go with these Polk db6501's. BEST CHOICE I EVER MADE!! Absolutely PERFECT balance. Great highs as well as lows. Easy installation. You will not be dissapointed!! 6 out of 6 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Amazing speakers very happy! Written By Billy, Alexandria VA on Thursday, February 19, 2009 I got these speakers to replace the front 6.5" Bose components and the 6.5" in the rear quarter panel in my 03 Infiniti G35. I had to costom mount the tweeter in the panel, but man am I glad I did. I have to say with the 2 sets of DB6501 6.5" on one set of 5.5" DB5251's to replace the 6x9 slot the SQL is amazing. I cant speak for the speakers by themselves, but the 3 sets of DB's pound just as heavy as my sub. I installed all at once before listing to the sound is why Im saying that. I want to make sure you understand you will need a subwoofer to make the complete sound stage but the bass it clean and responcive. I am using my Pieneer 4 channel 600 watt amp pushing 75watts RMS to the 6.5"and 60watts RMS to the 5.5" they can only be played just a little over half volume before its to loud to even sit in the car. Thats no exzageration. Let me add that there is not a single bit of distortion from these speakers AT ALL. That is my pet peave the people that listen to their speakers so loud they distort. Also dont spend this much money on a set of speakers and keep a stock head unit it makes no since. I have an Alpine 9874 HU it works make the SQL so much better. So all in all I give this series a 5 star rating amazing highs very strong mids. If you deside to buy these you will not be disapointed. 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Great set of components Written By Anthony, Atlanta, GA on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 I've had these speakers for a couple years now. I got them for a Nissan single cab pickup. I figured with the lack of space for speakers in this truck, the components would allow a little more bass than 3 or 2 ways. I was right!! Hooked up to a 2-channel Alpine amp, these speakers sound awesome in such a small cab!!! You can get amazing highs from the tweeters and great lows from the woofers. Highly recommended set!! Of course Crutchfield is the best also. I've been buying from them for years and always get top-notch service. Thanks!! 2 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Great Replacement Speakers in 00 Discovery Written By Greg, Jasper, AL on Monday, October 13, 2008 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) These speakers sound amazing, especially when compared to the factory speakers in my truck. The T-harnesses that were supplied made installation very easy as well. I would highly reccommend these speakers to anyone who wants to achieve fantastic sound out of their vehicle on just a speaker change. I've not managed to change the head unit yet but there is a night and day difference from these speakers to stock. I took the easy way out and just used factory wiring and factory crossovers. I'll replace the wiring and crossovers when I add an amp and replace the head unit. As a side note, these will fit in the rear doors with no major modification (had to drill holes in the door panel to mount speaker) Installation went very smooth.

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