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Kenwood Excelon XR-1701 Excelon Series 6-1/2" 2-way car speakers

Item # 113XR1701

Kenwood's Excelon badge is their standard for quality sound and excellent performance, and these Kenwood Excelon...

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Kenwood's Excelon badge is their standard for quality sound and excellent performance, and these Kenwood Excelon...

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C$278.00 pair

About the Kenwood Excelon XR-1701

Alexander H.

Coaxials, the Excelon way

Kenwood's Excelon badge is their standard for quality sound and excellent performance, and these Kenwood Excelon XR-1701 2-way car speakers deliver the goods. Specially crafted for playing high-resolution audio files, these speakers use premium materials and design to enhance the audio signal from a high-performance amplifier and receiver. What that means for you is a life-like listening experience, free from distortion.

Coaxials, the Excelon way

Kenwood's Excelon badge is their standard for quality sound and excellent performance, and these Kenwood Excelon XR-1701 2-way car speakers deliver the goods. Specially crafted for playing high-resolution audio files, these speakers use premium materials and design to enhance the audio signal from a high-performance amplifier and receiver. What that means for you is a life-like listening experience, free from distortion.

Premium materials

The 6-1/2" glass-fibre woofer cone delivers full, hearty sound, and its specially designed surround ensures endurance, play after play. The hard dome titanium tweeter brings striking detail to your music, upholding the artist's intention from song to song. If you love high-res music, these tweeters reproduce frequencies up to 35,000 Hz, delivering the extended detail and strong imaging of your high-res FLAC or DSD files.

Kenwood also includes versatile mounting gear for a variety of installation of challenges.

Bring on the power

These exceptional speakers will handle up to 100 watts RMS, so you'll maximize their performance when you power them with a nice amp.

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Product highlights:

  • component speaker system includes 2 woofers, 2 tweeters, and 2 crossovers
  • 6-1/2" glass fiber woofer with rubber surround
  • 1-3/16" titanium hard dome tweeter with neodymium magnet
  • includes woofer mounting brackets
  • handles up to 100 watts RMS (300 watts peak power)
  • frequency response: 64-35,000 Hz
  • sensitivity: 87 dB
  • impedance: 3 ohms
  • top-mount depth: 2-3/8"
  • grilles included
  • warranty: 2 years
  • MFR # XR-1701

What's in the box:

  • Two 2-way speakers
  • 2 Grilles
  • 2 Grille frames
  • 2 Multi-purpose adapter brackets
  • Eight 1" Screws
  • Eight 5/8" Screws
  • 8 Speed clips
  • Instruction manual

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More details on the Kenwood Excelon XR-1701

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Features & specs

General
Speaker Size 6 1/2
Design 2-way
Tweeter Design 1-3/16" Dome
Impedance (Ohms) 3
Tweeter Composition Titanium
Woofer Composition Glass Fiber
Woofer Surround Rubber
Parts Warranty 2 Years
Labor Warranty 2 Years
Specifications
Sensitivity (1W at 1 meter) 87
Sensitivity at 2.83 volts N/A
Frequency Response 64 - 35k Hz
Minimum RMS Wattage ---
Maximum RMS Wattage 100
Peak Power Handling (Watts) 300
Top-mount Depth (Inches) 2 3/8
Bottom-mount Depth (Inches) 2 5/8
Cutout Diameter or Length (inches) 5 1/2
Mounting Height (Inches) 0.836

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Features

Custom Brackets: Using the included brackets, the Kenwood XR-1701 becomes a factory replacement speaker, compatible with several Ford, GM, Hyundai, Toyota, and Volkswagen vehicles (The brackets are multi-purpose, scored for trimming to fit several applications). Please enter your vehicle information to confirm fit.

Warranty Note: Although the information included with these speakers indicates a 1-year warranty, they are actually covered by the Kenwood eXcelon 2-year warranty.

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3 questions already asked

Q
Are these waterproof/water resistant?
t  Jul 29, 2022
1 answer
A
These Kenwood Excelon XR-1701 are not, T C. With no IP rating whatsoever, these are not cleared for use in any situations where they may be exposed to any water.
bo  Jul 30, 2022 (Staff)
Q
Hello, will these speakers fit a 2007 Chevy Cobalt LS?
richard  Aug 22, 2020
1 answer
A
You can check to see if this will fit your vehicle by using our Outfit My Car tool: http://www.crutchfield.com/car/carselector.aspx For additional details on fit or installation please contact an Advisor by phone (1-800-324-9695) or online chat. They will be able to pull up your vehicle and give you the details on if this will fit and what you will need for an installation in your vehicle.
kristina  Sep 04, 2020 (Staff)
Q
Can I use these speakers with a Kenwood AMP KAC-7005PS or I need a hi-res amplifier too, for the best results.? Thanks
mauri  Jul 07, 2020
1 answer
A
Thanks for your question. For information on selecting the best amp I would recommend reaching out to an Advisor by phone (1-800-324-9695) or online chat. They will be able to help determine the differences between the amp models and help you make the best choice for your system.
kristina  Jul 27, 2020 (Staff)

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