SONY Mobile ES™ Series 6"x9" 2-Way Car Speakers - XS-690ES
$499.00
Sony has a worldwide reputation for making great audio easy to access. So it's always exciting when they decide to make a product that's focused on premium car audio, like their flagship XS-690ES 6"x9" speakers. I carved out some time to experience their Mobile ES Series for myself at Crutchfield HQ's Car Audio Listening Lab. Using Hi-res Audio streaming service Qobuz, I listened to some of my favorite albums from female vocalists like Bonnie Raitt and Kate Bush, soundscapes from Daft Punk, and hip-hop from MF DOOM. It's no exaggeration to say that with every track, I heard texture and detail I'd never heard before. All of those small revelations added up to a bigger, deeper feeling — I felt closer to the music... I felt like I was "there." If you're hungering for an audiophile-grade experience in the car, these Hi-res Audio-compatible speakers from Sony are a wonderful way to start.
Specialized woofer
Sony builds the woofer cones of these 6"x9" 2-way speakers from a specialized, mica-reinforced cellular aramid fiber. Developed in-house, this lightweight, rigid material minimizes distortion and enhances overall low-frequency response. Sony's unique, notch-edge surround helps with responsiveness and shrugging off wear and tear over the life of the speaker
Audiophile tweeter
The speaker's synthetic fabric dome tweeter delivers frequencies up to 40,000 Hz that, even though they are above the range of human hearing, reveal more texture and detail in your high-resolution audio files and add more realism and atmosphere to instruments and vocals.
The sum of its parts
Sony's meticulous approach to stamping out distortion wherever it might lurk continues with nearly every other facet of this speaker. The structure of its five-beam frame helps the dispersion of unwanted resonance and the speaker's integrated dynamic air diffuser promotes essential cooling when the going gets hot. That means you can feed the Mobile ES Series speakers plenty of power from an aftermarket amp and always count on immersive, natural sound.
Product highlights:
6"x9" 2-way car speakers (pair)
Mica Reinforced Cellular aramid fiber woofer
1" synthetic fiber dome tweeter
handles up to 110 watts RMS (330 watts peak power)
frequency response: 35-40,000 Hz
sensitivity: 90 dB
warranty: 3 years
MFR # XS690ES
Item # 158XS690ES
What's in the box:
Two 2-way speakers
2 Grilles
Eight 1-1/8" Screws
Installation instructions (English/ French/ Spanish/ German/ Italian/ 20 other languages)
Warranty information
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VIBE AUDIO Critical Link Speaker - 4", 60 Watts-DB4-V4
$29.99
The VIBE 4" Dual Cone Car Speakers are designed for direct factory replacement and compact, reliable audio performance, making them ideal for smaller speaker locations and everyday upgrades. Featuring a multi-fit basket design, these speakers are compatible with up to 99% of vehicles, ensuring quick and hassle-free installation.
Built with a dual cone design, these speakers deliver clear midrange and high-frequency response without the need for complex setups. Their efficient performance makes them perfect for use with standard head units, providing improved clarity and balanced sound for daily driving.
Supplied with installation cables and fixings, these speakers offer a complete solution for easy car speaker replacement, delivering dependable performance and improved sound quality at an affordable price.
Specifications
Speaker Type: 4" Dual Cone Car Speaker
RMS Power: 20W
Peak Power: 60W
Frequency Response: 100Hz – 20kHz
Design: Multi-Fit Basket (Fits up to 99% of Vehicles)
Included: Installation Cables & Fixings
VIBE AUDIO Critical Link Speaker - 6", 120 Watts-DB6-V4
$39.99
The VIBE 6" Dual Cone Car Speakers are designed for direct factory replacement and reliable everyday performance, making them an ideal upgrade for a wide range of vehicles. Featuring a multi-fit basket design, these speakers are compatible with up to 99% of vehicles, ensuring quick and hassle-free installation.
Built for simplicity and efficiency, the dual cone design delivers clear midrange and high-frequency response without the need for complex setups. With balanced sound output and efficient performance, these speakers are perfect for restoring or upgrading your car audio system using factory head units.
Supplied with installation cables and fixings, these speakers offer a complete solution for easy car speaker replacement, delivering improved clarity and dependable performance at an affordable price.
Specifications
Speaker Type: 6" Dual Cone Car Speaker
RMS Power: 40W
Peak Power: 120W
Frequency Response: 65Hz – 20kHz
Design: Multi-Fit Basket (Fits up to 99% of Vehicles)
Included: Installation Cables & Fixings
[NLA] JL Audio C1-570x Coaxial Speaker System: 5" x 7"...
$219.00
C1 speakers deliver real substance and great audio performance in a format designed for easy fit behind factory grilles.
To facilitate fit, spacer/adaptor rings are included, allowing the C1-570x to be installed in bottom-mount applications. The speaker baskets are also equipped with slotted mounting holes to fit into 6 x 8-inch factory speaker locations.
C1 woofer drivers benefit from proprietary FEA modelling and JL Audio’s expertise in low-frequency driver design. This knowledge is used to create speakers that can play loudly while maintaining a smooth, dynamic, low distortion sound. At the core of the C1-570x are a proprietary, stamped, steel 5 x 7-inch (125 x 180 mm) oval frame and a DMA-optimized motor system.
A mineral-filled, injection-moulded polypropylene cone is suspended with a rubber surround on the front, and a carefully engineered flat Conex® spider at the top of the voice coil, to precisely control motion and prevent impact between the voice coil and the backplate.
Tinsel leads are carefully routed and attached to the spider to prevent fatigue and buzzing. These are the same kinds of features and materials normally found on much more expensive loudspeakers.
Equipped with a true, edge-driven, aluminium dome tweeter, C1 speakers stand further apart from others in its category with superior high-frequency clarity and definition. The tweeter’s design has an inherently excellent off-axis response and high-frequency extension.
It also benefits from the damping of a silk surround suspension and Ferrofluid in the voice coil gap, along with the superior strength of a neodymium magnet circuit.
A true, 2nd order high-pass filter is employed to further enhance smoothness and improve power handling.
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS:
Continuous Power Handling (RMS): 50 W
Peak Music Power: 225 W
Recommended Amplifier Power (RMS): 10 – 75 W / Ch.
System Efficiency: 90.5 dB @ 1 W / 1 m
System Nominal Impedance: 4 Ω
System Frequency Response: 40 Hz – 24 kHz ± 3 dB
Frame Outer Diameter* (A): 5.50 x 7.63 in / 140 x 194 mm
Grille Tray Outer Diameter (B): N/A
Motor Outer Diameter (C): 2.76 in / 70 mm
Frontal Coaxial Tweeter Protrusion** (D): 0.46 in / 12 mm
Frontal Grille Protrusion (E): N/A
Mounting Hole Diameter (F): N/A
Mounting Depth (G): 2.46 in / 63 mm