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Mabett Speaker Pod - Mounting Height question

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I have the Mabett 6.5" Speaker Pods for a few weeks now and have yet to install them because I am having a hard time finding speakers that will work due the limited vertical space under the grills of the pod. The Mabett team provided me with the image bellow,
it shows that we have 7/20" or .35". This is not much clearance room, and most advanced 6.5" speakers have tweeters that protrude at least .60". Those of you that have installed the pods, what speakers have you used and was any modification required?
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I ordered Morel Maximo 6 coaxials that I'm putting in the Mabett pods. Tweeters on these appear to sit below the height of the surround so should be good to go. Have the pods and the speakers just showed up, so I'll report back once I have them in.
 

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I'm running Audison APX 65s in my Mabett pods - the tweeter on these is recessed so no issues at all with fitment. They sound great too!
 
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I ordered Morel Maximo 6 coaxials that I'm putting in the Mabett pods. Tweeters on these appear to sit below the height of the surround so should be good to go. Have the pods and the speakers just showed up, so I'll report back once I have them in.
The Morels are on my short list of options. Let me know how they turn out!
 
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I'm running Audison APX 65s in my Mabett pods - the tweeter on these is recessed so no issues at all with fitment. They sound great too!
Thanks for the info. Are you running an amp with these, and if not, do you have the stock 6 speaker set up or the B&O? Thanks!
 

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Thanks for the info. Are you running an amp with these, and if not, do you have the stock 6 speaker set up or the B&O? Thanks!
Hey there - I'm on the stock 6 speaker set up. Using the Kicker Key 200.4 to drive them (and the fronts).
 

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I am about to put mine together, just curious if the poly fill and the sound deadener made a difference.
 
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I am about to put mine together, just curious if the poly fill and the sound deadener made a difference.
Same!

Also, regarding a coax and tweeter height, I read about a trick to heat the end of a baseball bat and then press into the back side of the grill to push it out a bit. I'm putting in Hertz CX 165's and that seems to have done the trick to give me just enough space.
 

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I went with no fill and the sound is a vast improvement.
There is no "empty bucket" noise that I anticipated.

As for the tweeter component I had no clearance issues with the Alpine SPE-6000 6.5
I think each manufacturer will have a different spec.
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