[QUOTE]Originally posted by PJK3
[B]so, you decided to get them?

 

I also have an 02 and they fit in the factory location well. Just need an adapter for the 6.5 because the focal depth is deeper than the stock speaker. Here is one of my Utopia's mounted. You can see the adapter around the edge.

 

after spending hours of listen to different kind of speakers, Focal is my final answer
the shop im going to install my speaks have done a set of utopia on the s2000 before. They said it sounded absolutely amazing, especially in the s2k ..
im keeping my FActory headunit for now...but will run it w/ 400 W audiobahn amp. And dynomate the whole door (inside out).. i will post some pics later

 

PAS2KNut,

Nice-looking mounts. How did you make them? Did you use the factory basket as a stencil? Is there anything between the mounts and the door, i.e., some kind of foam seal?

thanks,
gil

 

PAS2KNut,

Also, how are you (if you are) protecting the rear of the woofer from water and stuff? Did you remove the rubber magnet cover to allow for more space between the magnet and the window stopper? My 165K2s have been kind of an ordeal.

thanks,
gil

 

i just got my utopia 165w installed today!!! this thing rocks.....but the tweeter is killing my ears even with the tre at -5. But everything else is just top of the line!!

 

Too "pingy?"

 

This will happen when you use the stock tweeter location. Many other poeple with Focals (polykevlar and utopia) have complained about this in the past. You can do one of the following:

1- Put a series resistor between the crossover's +ve and the tweeter. Use the ceramic (spell?) big resistors like the ones in the crossover. Better yet, use two proper resistors to build an L-PAD. If you want more info on this, let me know. Electronics people don't usually like the first idea, but is works ok.

2- Install the tweeters somewhere closer to the speakers.

3- Make sure the woofers are sealed properly, otherwise they don't sound too lound and the tweeters sound relatively louder.

4- Make sure the speakers are powered by a good amp, otherwise they might sound like crap. If you don't have an amp, you can still manage to get decent sound by doing #1, #2 and #3.

Till you fix this problem, you won't really appreciate the true sound of these speakers.



[QUOTE]Originally posted by whiteGoKart39
[B]i just got my utopia 165w installed today!!! this thing rocks.....but the tweeter is killing my ears even with the tre at -5.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by whiteGoKart39
[B]i just got my utopia 165w installed today!!! this thing rocks.....but the tweeter is killing my ears even with the tre at -5.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mgiang7
[B]

are you sure the problem is that the tweeters are too loud or are the midbass speakers too soft?