MBQuart Marine Speakers
 

Does anyone have any of these grilles laying around?

http://www.mbquart.com/all/produktbilder/nkd_116.jpg

I need to replace a cracked one. Its the NKD-116 6.5" Speaker.
Thanks in advance.

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I have 4 pair of these, and I am becoming more and more disappointed in them. I have blown a 3rd one, and now that they are discontinued, I am having a tough time getting it replaced (under warranty, AND the retailer I purchased from no longer distributes MBQuart).

I want to replace the cracked grill, but may look to swap all eight of them out eventually.

Re: MBQuart Marine Speakers
 

Check with Andy Buzz. He should be able to help ya out.

Jon

Re: MBQuart Marine Speakers
 

Yank em out and install JL's!!

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The bad news is that MB's are no longer imported :( They were distributed by Rockford Fosgate and there has been a lengthy disagreement between them and distribution stopped over a year ago. Great stuff but it may be awhile before you can get it domestically again.

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I just ordered some for my Hustler last week,They started to crack:( they are in warrenty and they wouldnt warrenty them,But They are only $2.20each.Cheap:D The new dist is Maxxsonics in Mi. There # is 1-866-636-6299.The laidy's name is Beata Wasilewski.You have to fax a credit card authrozation form for the order ,pain in the ass .

part # 40-7125 grill for the NKD 116

hope this helps
Rob:drink:

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Thanks Rob.

I spoke with Maxxsonics today about trying to get a replacement speaker for the latest one I have blown. When I referred to blowing them, I meant I blew the speaker. I have had 3 structural wire/coil failures, on three different speakers.

The cracked grill is on another speaker. I spoke with Rex Marine today, about billet covers--thanks for the link MarylandMark. I had them measure to make sure the rather tall profile tweeter inside the NKD-116 will fit under their covers, and we confirmed that they will do so.
My GF just told me she ordered them for my birthday. How cool is that?

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Cool . What kind of power you putting thru them to blow them? I havent had any probs yet.

Rob:drink:

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Sydways -

I have heard good and bad about these speakers. However, your problems seem excessive. How much power are you running through them?

I purchased 4 of these on ebay yesterday for $300 total. I'm going to use them deck side only using a Rockford Fosgate P450.4 4 Channel amp. The spec says 225 Watts RMS x2 @ 4 ohms (bridged). If you divide this by 2 (for 4 speakers) I'll be feeding them slightly more than 100 watts each. This is within the speaker's peak power handling range and I am hoping there won't be a problem...

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I have 4 also without any problems.

Just bought 2 pair of the new component 7" J-L's
Haven't installed yet but they look to be night and day over the NKD's. The NKD's were the best out there for marine until these J-L's

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Let us know how they compare ,I would like to know.

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Will do

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I've used the older MB Quart 6.5's for years and have powered them with many different amps ranging from 75w rms per channel to 150w rms per channel. I've blown a couple of tweeters and a couple of the cheap cross-overs over the years but that's about it. I think you'll find that distortion is what blows speakers rather than overpowering them. I've upgraded all the crossovers on mine and have fine-tuned the amps and have not had any problems since. Unfortunately on a boat, there are so many other noises around it's sometimes hard to hear the speakers distort before it's too late. I also set the gains on my amps to a modest level just in case someone cranks the volume all the way up, the speakers won't distort and blow (added insurance I guess you would say).

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PM Naughty Kitty.

He can help you out. I bet he has some laying around.

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That sounds logical. Thank you for the info - Rick