Itchy finger for CDT EF & ED 9.4

[johnnybwis]

Ive been trolling the forums and have seen some recomendations for the CDT EF-51 component speakers and the Elemental Design 9.4 amp. This would fit my budget. I had seen were Seth bought the CDT's but havent heard how he likes them. Any one else have comments on these speakers. There is a CDT store on ebay that has the EF-51 for $196 and the ED site has the 9.4 amp @ 150x 2 for $235. I am about to pull the trigger on this purchase but thought I would post this in case someone has a good reason not to buy these. At a later date I will box in the ski pass and add a Sub. I am using a Basslink right now.

[wildpanda86]

I have CDT EF-61's in my coupe doors. Fits perfectly & is powered by a 2 channel ALpine V12 pushing 120rms to each component!!! I have no rear fill and just have 2 ten inch woofers in a trunk in a BSW box under the deck.

The system sounds GREAT!!! the silk tweeters are nice and smooth, the woofers can reach down pretty low and still sound clear. Great staging & I don't miss the rear speakers much with this setup!!!

CDT makes some great speakers!!!

IM: djdilliodon for a great price from an authorized dealer!!!

[johnnybwis]

Yeah Id like to go with the larger size but don't want to run into problems fitting them in. I'll have to try djdilliodon again last time I checked the 5 1/4 were not available from him.

[wildpanda86]

You won't run into problems fitting them at all... unless you have a sedan.

Just follow the DIY's for 6.5 inch speakers in the forums. Basically you trace around the old speaker... to use as a template for a new bracket. You then use the bracket to sandwhich your new speaker to the door.

[johnnybwis]

What I've seen is that the 5 1/4 fit well but with the 6 1/2 I would need to do some cutting of the sheet metal. Either way I would plan on making up some MDF adapters and attaching to the door not the panel. I don't like the ideal of cutting but would do it. I'm just afraid of going through that and they still don't fit. I have a convertible and had a heck of a time finding were the amp was located. Don't need any more suprises.

[wildpanda86]

I did not have to have any sheet metal cut to get them to fit. The doors on the coupe and the convertible should be pretty similar.