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Infinity Reference & Kappa make some very nice 2-way 5x7s -- I used to run the Kappas in my BII. I had them running off of a Punch 40 and then just off of the Kenwood CD HU. They replaced the Kicker Impulse 5x7s, which weren't bad at all.
CV HED might be another good option. JBL GTO are very similar to the Infinity Reference. Boston Accoustics & Alpine are a couple other brands that I'd look into - similar to Infinity in quality. I don't know if Eclipse makes 5x7s anymore - my father-in-law has a set of their 6.5" PointSource coaxials = very nice!
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pioneer makes some very nice 3ways (ts-6867) that sound pretty good they are actually 6x8" but supposed to fit MOST 5x7 holes i might get a pair also blaupunkt has some 5x7 3ways that look impressive you might want to check those out sold localy for $60.
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i'm looking for the exact same thing right now damn fords lol.....anyways.......i was looking at some alpine (188CDN) and Boston (150CDN) and they both sounded nice for the price....i'm not sure of your funds but those were two nice speakers.......sorry i forget the model #'s but if your really interested tell me and i'll get them for ya.
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or you could just buy/make yourself an adapter to fit 5.25-6.5" speakers in there =]
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i've been looking at the new jl component speaker's . it's the only one i found that fit's the ford's 5x7 hole . kinda pricey though . but heard they have good seperation .
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goin back up to the infinity kappas. would i be able ro run 2 5x7s off of my alpine 7894. i know its 60Wx4 but im not too sure of the handling capabilities of the kappas
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I ran my Kappas (5x7s & 3.5s) off of a Kenwood CD player in the BII after I had to sell my P60ix & P40. They didn't sparkle like before (with a P40 running them @ 2 Ohm stereo), but they sounded very good!
Just make sure that you put a high-pass x-over on them! I trashed my right-rear tweeter (coaxial) due to the lows getting to them. It still played, but was much muddier. Even in-line passive bass-blocker style x-overs would be good (100 - 150 Hz highpass should work).
My Kenwood was ~10 - 15 WRMS, so your Alpine should do them justice. I think the Kappas = 70 - 80 WRMS, you can feed them more.
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