Narrowed it down to two.

MB Quart
https://www.onlinecarstereo.com/cara....asp?sku=11041

Alpine SPR176A's
https://www.onlinecarstereo.com/cara....asp?sku=12071

Both are 6.5" speakers and are the same price. Wondering what everyone thinks on these and which is a better choice. I have heard the Alpines and they sound really good, never heard the Quarts though. All opinions are welcomed please.

 

I've heard the alpine's and they're pretty nice. Haven't heard the MB Quarts but I would probably try out the MB Quarts if it was up to me.

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'96 Firebird Formula M6
Performance
Custom cut-out, Homemade 4" CAI with 9" cone filter, !CAGS, TB Bypass, Energy Suspension Trans. Mount, Taylor 8mm Wires, Pro 5.0 shifter, LCAs, Stock 3.42 gears
Stereo
Sony Xplod MP450X MP3 Headunit, Sony XE-90MKII Half DIN EQ, MTX RTX01A Crossover, 2 12" Clarions, powered by 2 Bridged Kenwood KAC-728S amps, Infinity Reference Series component set up front, powered by Kenwood KAC-628, EFX 1 farad cap, 4 gauge wire to cap, 10 gauge to amps

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I've got the same mb quarts in my car. Nice speaker, fits great and sounds great! Unfortunately one of my tweetes came damaged so I had to send back the tweeters to buyloud.com. Whatever you do DO NOT buy anything from buyloud.com EVER! They suck I sent my tweeters back in Nov 01 and still have not gotten them back. Everytime I call they tell me they should be here shortly and are of no help whatsoever. I now have my own car audio business online so I'm just going to get myself some replacements (probably infinity perfect components). I would hook you up on the speakers but I can't get either of those brands yet. So now that I have ranted about all that I would say go with the mb quarts. Good luck!

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-Brian
'95 Silver TA w/ t-tops
!CAGS, 160 degree thermo, Lingenfelter CAI, PRO 5.0 Shifter, magnaflow stainless steel catback, BMR STB and SFC's, more to come.... Sound system with: Sony Deck, JBL and Lightning Audio amps, 2 Infinity Kappa 12's, and MB Quart rears and fronts.

 

I've heard both speakers before, and IMO, I would go with the Alpine. The midbass response is more crisp than the MB's and the tweeters (though not as accurate) is less harsh then the MB's.

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1997 Camaro Z-28 SS #0728

Flowmaster, Hooker Header tips, BMR strut tower brace, lower control arm and relocation bracket, Optima Yellow Top battery, Granatelli lowering springs, KYB AGX shocks, Lakewood panhard rod, Bear bump steer, 17 x 9.5 Z06 rims

Audio/Video:
Head Unit ----- Pioneer AVX-P7000CD
Master Unit --- Pioneer AVM-P9000R
DVD Player ---- Pioneer XDV-P9

Front --- Focal Polykevlar 165K2 w/ TN-51 tweeters
Rear ---- Focal Polykevlar 165K2
Sub ----- Lightning Audio 10.2.4
Amp ----- Phoenix Gold XS6600

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IMO I would go with the MB Quart's hands down, I believe that they are one of the best sounds car speakers out there along with Focals. So I would go with the MB Quart's.

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1994 Teal Z28
Cowl Induction Hood
Hurst Short Throw
Edelbrock Headers
Adjustable Borla Cat-Back
17" Eagle wheels w/245 45 17 Kuhmo Supras
TB Bypass
Air Foil
160 degree thermostat
1LE High flow bellows
13.75@102.13mph

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And I wouldn't own Quarts if you gave them to me. Quart tweets are some of the harshest tweets I've ever heard.

This is a perfect example of why recommending one component speaker over another just isn't practical. Personal taste is what speaker preference is all about. That's why you need to demo as many brands as you possibly can in person.

 

GET THE MB's!!!!!! I have the MB's in the back and the Alpines in the front the alpines sound like trash im replacing them with MB's as soon as i get some $