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Old Aug 7, 2015 | 06:21 PM
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Are the Focal 165 KRC's 6.5 or 6.75" ? Seeing them advertised both ways,,

If there is no difference, what would be considered a good price for the KRC?

Also, are there only ONE style of Focal 570AC 2-Way 5" x 7" Car Speaker?
Is 239.00 a good price for the 5x7?
 
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Just pulled the trigger on new 570AC's for 239 on ebay, free shipping.

Now to get the Focal 165KRC's and BT4180 amp bought!
 
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That didn't take much convincing.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2015 | 06:36 AM
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Focals are junk stay away, they won't back them with any warranty!
 
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I just bought my 165KRC's from a local audio shop for $639 I think. I was very happy with that price.
Sounds like you went with the exact same system I'm doing. I can't wait to get installed and hear it.

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Originally Posted by davidw221
Focals are junk stay away, they won't back them with any warranty!
David,
I'm curious to your reasoning on the warranty, please let me know what issues you have had and what I need to watch out for.

Thanks
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I'm not sure what a great price is, but definitely buy from an authorized dealer. It would seriously suck if you lost a speaker down the road and the warranty wasn't covered because you saved $100-$200 buying from a grey market dealer on Ebay.

I bought mine from Soundz Customz and they are covered for 3 years.
 
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/151738313244...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Just pulled the trigger on these, On Ganniuss' suggestion!

I'll take my chances with warranty,, and I've had great luck with the many things I have bought on Ebay...
 

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Originally Posted by dgreen1069
I'm not sure what a great price is, but definitely buy from an authorized dealer. It would seriously suck if you lost a speaker down the road and the warranty wasn't covered because you saved $100-$200 buying from a grey market dealer on Ebay.

I bought mine from Soundz Customz and they are covered for 3 years.
I completely agree, I bought my Focal 165's from Mach1 Audio here in Minneapolis and ordered the 570's from Crutchfield. I actually had ordered an Arc Audio amp off Amazon only to return it the very next day when I realized they were not an authorized dealer.

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Originally Posted by JimTJr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151738313244...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Just pulled the trigger on these, On Ganniuss' suggestion!

I'll take my chances with warranty,, and I've had great luck with the many things I have bought on Ebay...
Yes Sir! You're going to love those. They are $379 from Arc audio. I run two sets. One in the fairing and one in the lowers. of course when I get bored I'll switch the Moto's out with the PRO's. The Biketronics PROS and or the regular 7.1's and the Arc Moto 602's are absolutely the best speakers you can put in your fairing and trust me I've had em ALL in there. All three speakers perform flawlessly with clarity and bass! Of course they all need to be pushed with a powerful amp for max performance.
 
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