Well today I sold my MbQuart Discus and put in my Alpine Type-S until I get my MbQuart Premiums.
Before I switched the speakers I ran a Sound Quality testing CD called "Focal". So here we go.

MbQuart Discus VS Alpine Type-S

Specs:

MBQuart Discus
DKF 116
2-way coaxial system
Ø 0.75" Titanium tweeter
Ø 6.5" Polypropylene woofer
Power Handling 50 - 120 W
Impedance 4 ohms
Sensitivity 2,0 W (90 dB/1m)
Frequency Response 40 - 32.000 Hz
Crossover Frequency 4.700 Hz
Crossover Slope 12 dB/octave
MSRP: $100 (u can easily get these speakers for $60)



Alpine Typs-S
• 1" Silk Soft Dome Tweeter
• Power Handling Capacity (RMS): 50W
• Power Handling Capacity (Peak): 250W
• Frequency Response: 35Hz - 30kHz
• Impedance (Nominal): 4 Ohm
• Sensitivity: 92 dB/W/m
MSRP: $100 (u can easily get these speakers for $60)

Even though frequency response of Type-S is from 35HZ compare to Discus which is from 40HZ, in all of the tracks Discus had better sounding highs and reproduced high's that I didn't even hear with Type-S. (it felt really weird because I lisened to this CD a lot and remember how it suposse to sound, but Type-S didn't reproduce most of the sounds and it made the music sound really empty). Type-S mid's are terrible, most of the low frequency like bass guitar sounded like crap, it just didn't feel real. On the other hand Discus has some amazing mids. So the conclusion is that MbQuart Discus is a way better speaker then Type-S.

Both speakers were tested in the same car with the same system.
HU: Eclipse CD-8445
4ch: JBL P80.4

This post has been edited by Niskyspy: Apr 22, 2006 - 6:54 PM

MbQuart seems like real quality speakers... thats pretty disappointing for the alpine though thanks for the info

thanks for the info. it helps a lot cuase im just planning on getting new speakers.

nice writeup...was thinking about going MbQuarts too

i got Type-R alpine speakers and I think they sound pretty good. Their only weak part is that it can't hit low frequency well. But i have subs so it doesn't matter. As for producing mids, they are good, but my highs are great. =)

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i have type r's all the way around in my car and i ,love it u can hear almost everything goin on,attached to the alpine amp my system is nice. expensive as hell tho...

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you should get some type R's for your subs and then itll be an even bigger diff sony does not amount to alpine in any way

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SONY=CRAP