Kenwood KSC-SW10 not enough...at all

RonRizz

Now you're splitting hairs. 5x7 area 35 sq in..... 6 1/2 area 33.2 sq in 1.8 sq in difference. Alot of manufacturers are actually using 6 3/4" drivers nowadays, which would put you at 35.8 sq. in hell, thats bigger than that "sub"
As far as the crossover comment goes, I dont exactly know where to begin. I'll crossover my woofers as low as I like, thank you very much... Components do not have a high pass on the woofer. The woofer plays from its lowest capability up to a fixed crossover point, where the tweeter takes over. The woofer is basically a full range speaker. You can certainly chose to place a high pass on your woofer if you are running an active system, but the majority of folks do not get that far into these things.
That being said, The kenwood 5x7 is rated to play to 35hz. The Polk MM 6501 components that you recommend to many members play to 40hz. other components are rated even lower.
And I would bet my hat that the kenwood rating is, shall we say, "tweaked" for marketing purposes. I'm just calling a spade a spade.

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