now I like both brands so I can go either way
I have a pioneer head unit and I have rockford wiring/amps/subs
so now trying to decide on the regular speaker setup
i'm kinda leaning towards the pioneer because I like the grills better than the rockford
opinions?
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both are good but ive always had good luck with pioneer and mainly Alpine. if possible i would go with alpine but thats just my .02
I have a set of punch 6x9's that are about 3 years old and i've never had any complaints with them. they are 75 watt rms and i've been feeding them about 100 and they sound amazing.
I've never heard a set of pioneers amped but in my opinion, the 5-way 6x9's sound much better than the 4-ways when run off of the head unit.
I've had my pioneers for years... and I love em. Since 2003 I've had em, and they've been in and out of 3 cars
Im an alpine guy, but i use pioneers for my components. I love them.
Funky pups and urban audio works FTW!
I had RF speakers in my car, I had Pioneer speakers in my car, I put Infinity in 5 of my cars because I like them that much.
My 2 newest are getting something different though, Diamond in one and JBL in the other....We will see if I'll be replacing those too.
I have RF amps and subs in my Favorite car though.

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I bought a set of pioneer for my cav, but when I got my new truck i went to infinity. The Infinity speakers I like alot better. Not to say the pioneers where bad, but there was a noticable difference. I think you will be pretty happy with your purchase
Flip a coin and pick one, they're all comperable.
Oh my bad brother, I mean all of them are good choices. Now save up some money and get some CDT's or Rainbows, or even some Optidrive components. Then you'll know what's up. How's that box build going for ya?
i personally hate rockford...its strictly kicker or pioneer whenever i buy anything... but alpine and infinity are awesome stuff
i have a rockford punch 10" and i am extremely satisfied with the quality of these speakers!
You cant go wrong with Infinity, I @!#$ love mine, the sound is amazing. The price might be kinda high, but there well worth it.
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Nvm I see you went with the reference's..i thought you were talking kappas
im not a fan of pioneer's speakers, cept their premiers. rockfords power series is awesome, but ide stick to polks, they sound fkn great