text: Front View larger Infinity Reference 6030cs 6-3/4" component speaker system also fit in 6-1/2" openings Item #: 1086030CS 37 Reviews This item is no longer available. Original Price: $119.99 Shop all Component Systems Need help? 1.888.955.6000 Email Chat Ask an expert advisor No pressure, no commission — just lots of good advice from our highly trained staff. Overview Reviews Details Accessories Articles & Videos by Buck Pomerantz Hear what you've been missing with these Infinity Reference component speakers. You'll hear subtle nuances and little details in your music that you may never have noticed before, as these speakers fill your car with bold, radiant sound. The Reference 6030cs system features low-impedance 6-3/4" woofers, designed to extract maximum power safely from any amplifier or car stereo. Infinity uses oversized rubber surrounds to increase woofer cone area up to 30 percent over other speakers of the same size category. As a result, you'll enjoy efficient, increased bass output. Mount the soft dome tweeters with a clear shot to your ears, and listen as a whole new world opens up in the tight confines of your car. Infinity includes its unique Starfish mounting brackets, so you can install the tweeters in a variety of factory speaker openings. External crossovers direct the high and low notes to the proper speakers for great clarity and high efficiency. You can adjust the tweeter level for best performance in your vehicle. Let Infinity Reference components help you rediscover the fun of listening to music in your car. Important Note: These Infinity Reference speakers use a low impedance design to pull more power safely from your car stereo or amplifier. This design is compatible with virtually all factory and aftermarket stereos. Product Highlights:component speaker system includes 2 woofers, 2 tweeters, and 2 crossovers6-3/4" Plus One+ Injection-Molded Polypropylene (IMPP) woofer with hi-roll rubber surroundadapter rings included for 6-1/2" openings1" edge-driven textile dome tweeterStarfish mounting brackets for easier tweeter installation in factory locations2-way external crossover network (18 dB/octave, 3,500 Hz high- and low-pass)2-ohm impedance for extra power (compatible with virtually all factory or aftermarket car stereos)tweeter adjustment circuits (0, +3 dB)power range: 2-90 watts RMS (270 watts peak power)frequency response: 53-21,000 Hzsensitivity: 93 dBtop-mount depth: 2-1/16"warranty: 1 yearOur 60-day money-back guarantee Why install component speakers? A component speaker system gives you the best possible performance from your car audio system. A system consists of separate woofers, tweeters, and crossovers, each designed to cover one specific range of frequencies. As separate components, the woofer can move freely to deliver more powerful performance, while the tweeter can be custom-mounted in a better spot up closer to your ears, revealing a whole new world of detail. Separate crossovers are far superior to the simple filters wired into full-range speakers, so the components work together for smoother, more focused sound. Infinity Reference 6030cs Reviews Average Customer Review: 37 reviews Review this product Submit a review and then enter to win a $350 rewards card Filter by rating: 5 Star: (0) 4 Star: (0) 3 Star: (0) 2 Star: (0) 1 Star: (0) Review this product: Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences about this product. Please be sure to focus your comments on the product itself. Read our Review Guidelines for more information. Review title * Email Your email won't be visible. Please use the email address that is associated with your order. 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We reserve the right (but are not obligated to) review all submissions and edit or remove any review in any manner which we deem necessary. Your review should be posted within seven days. Good sound - great price Written By Can't SitStill, New York on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great sound for the price. Easy hook up Pros: Great sound Cons: No longer available Was this review helpful? Yes No Infinity Reference 6030cs Written By Anonymous, Hernando, MS on Thursday, May 30, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great product Pros: Clear Cons: None Was this review helpful? Yes No Finely detailed Written By ChrisC, Warner NH on Monday, May 20, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Lots of detail. Sometimes I think I want to move the tweeters off-axis. Wish there was a -3db on the crossovers. Overall, though, they get oboe and clarinet right. Pros: High Quality fit and finish. Great versatility in tweeter installation. Cons: Strident at times. Was this review helpful? Yes No Great upgrade Written By Gar, Ks on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great sound Cons: None Was this review helpful? Yes No great sound for the price I paid Written By dallas, Dallas, TX on Sunday, May 12, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I was sceptical about these after I ordered them, but couldn't be happier. Got them on a special Crutchfield was running, so saved quite a bit on the 2 sets. These are getting pushed by a 750w 4 chanel Kenwood that sends 90w to each corner (exactly what these are rated for). The woofers thump good for the mids, and the tweets are really clear on the highs. Big base is going through a separate amp pushing a 12" JL sub. System sounds great and would recommend these if you have the power to push them and mount them correctly. By the way, system is in a SUV. Pros: Sound great with enough power to run them. Using an external EQ, and they take some tweaking with all of the genres that I listen to, but they respond well. Cons: Gauge of wire that comes with the 6 1/2"speakers is pretty thin and cheesy. I put terminals on the end of my own 14 gauge that I had just run. Didn't seem like you could push 90w through the supplied wire. Covers on the crossovers are a pain to get off to get them mounted. Broke a tab on 2 of them getting them apart. I used 2 sets of these components, so luckily 2 of them are mounted behind rear panels with no covers. 1 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No bryceeno Written By Anonymous, arena wi on Saturday, May 11, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Easy to install and clean sound Was this review helpful? Yes No Great speakers Written By Jason, Fort Worth, Tx on Friday, May 10, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great little speakers, the crossover has a +3bd booster for the tweeters that come in handy when blending the sound with a sub. The woofers have a tight bass response and no distortion off of a standard, non amplified, head unit. Pros: Tweet boost on crossover, tight bass response Cons: None Was this review helpful? Yes No Very good speakers Written By Jeff53, Winchester, VA on Wednesday, May 08, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) These are very good sounding speakers. Far better than the factory Bose that I had in my 2005 Avalanche. For now, I've only installed the woofer in the door and am still using the Bose tweeter in the A-pilars. I may eventually switch them out to the Infinity tweeters, but when I installed them, I didn't want to try to find a place to put the crossovers. I think the mid-range and mid-bass on these is great. They're Much more crisp and clean than the Bose. I can hear things in songs that I couldn't with the old speakers. Some of that may be a function of the new head unit I installed, but I purchased the speakers first and they made a world of difference even with the factory head unit. Pros: Easy install, just had to drill 4 new holes. Great sound. Very clear. Excellent price for components. Cons: If I had to pick a con, it would be the size of the crossovers. But, they're probably pretty typical. Was this review helpful? Yes No Super Written By Andycapt, Jersey cape on Thursday, May 02, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) What can I say, infinity stuff has always been great and it still is and gets better. Don't compromise. I'm lined all the way around with a 10 inch sub. 06 silverado. I mounted the crossovers under the stock grills, made a little harness so to ease door panel removed and drilled a new hole for the tweeters. I love the directional mout. They just are plain joy. Pros: Knowing their stuff is going to be great so I can just concentrate on the job Cons: Absolutely none 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Great speakers Written By Bryan, Milwaukee on Monday, April 29, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I originally purchased a cheaper speaker set but wasn't happy. The rep at Crutchfield recommended these and after installing them I was extremely happy. They deliver just what you need for door speakers at a very good price. Very clean crisp sound. I want to add this, the return of the old speakers to Crutchfield was very smooth, I'm very happy with the customer service. Pros: Great sound. Cons: The cover for the crossover was too hard to take off. I was going to mount it but didn't want to break it so I ended up just setting them in the door just under the arm rest. Worked out good though, I can just pop the arm rest off and access it but if you want to mount it, be careful you don't break the cover trying to take if off. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Excellent speakers Written By Vince, Chicago IL. on Saturday, April 27, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) These speakers are awesome they have great sound quality. Girlfriend loves them Pros: easy to install and great sound Cons: none Was this review helpful? Yes No great product Written By mike, amarillo, tx on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) bought to replace blown factory speakers. surprised at the sound quality with factory deck. good price and quality to upgrade from original equipment. Pros: sound great Cons: had to solder tweeter wiring to factory harness 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Infinity speakers Written By Jh, Morongo Valley, CA on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Okay speakers. Should have went with Kappas! Pros: Good highs Cons: Speakers do not have good bass or mid range. Was this review helpful? Yes No Good Choice Written By Josh N, Spirit Lake, IA on Sunday, April 14, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Really happy with this product. I was looking for better sound than factory, but at a decent price. Running the speakers off of an aftermarket double DIN Clarion they give a much improved sound. Add the adapters for the speakers and wires it was a painless install. Pros: Great sound for value Great mounting options for tweeters Cons: Don't know how they sound off of amp Was this review helpful? Yes No excellent speakers! Written By joeyjoe, Maine on Thursday, April 11, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) You really can't go wrong with these speakers. Infinity has formed quite a name for itself and these speakers will not disappoint! The included cross-overs and tweeters are nice, it gives the set some flexibility meet the needs of your particular system or install. I installed these in all four doors of my 2008 Scion xB. This upgrade alone is worthless though without an amp or powerful head-unit to power them. My Alpine head-unit (at 18 watts RMS) proved to be plenty powerful to make this a considerably decent upgrade from stock! For my application I didn't even need the adapters that cruchfield provides, similar adapters are included in the box from Infinity, which I did use for the front doors, the rear was a direct mount in the opening (of course I had to drill holes to mount each speaker). I have only had these installed for about a week now, but so far I'm very pleased. Pros: Powerful, versatile, mounting adapters included, tweeters included, cross-overs included. Great Sound, Crystal Clear Sound Cons: Needs more power than your typical factory stereo can provide (for best results) 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Sound exelent Written By Anonymous, Lyman maine on Thursday, April 04, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Such a great crisp sound. So Easy to instal! Recommend these to anyone great price Pros: Sound Cons: None Was this review helpful? Yes No Great Speakers, Awesome Customer Support Written By Napalm, Boca Raton, FL on Monday, March 18, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I ordered these speakers expecting an upgrade and got just that. As I was installing them I hit a few snags since my vehicle already had tweeters installed but I could not utilize the factory wiring for them. With one quick call to Crutchfield tech support and all was amazing. Thank you Crutchfield, I will continue to buy from you because of that. Pros: Good sound, amazing tech support Was this review helpful? Yes No Infinity Reference 6030cs Written By Anonymous, lancaster pa on Sunday, March 17, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) great sound easy install Pros: sound and price Cons: none Was this review helpful? Yes No Infinity Reference 6030cs Written By Obed, Valdosta, GA on Sunday, March 10, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great product. The mulitple tweeter mounting options make this a great addition for those upgrading to components or just replacing an exsisting factory set. The crossover is thin enough to fit easily behind most door panels. The covers on the crossovers fit great which make getting them off a little difficult, just take your time. Would I would recomend this item to friends and family. Pros: Great sound clarity, bright highs, with a full mid range sound. Cons: Covers on crossover are a little difficult to remove and fragile. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Great speakers Written By TG, Austin, tx on Wednesday, March 06, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I put these in my 2005 Chevy silverado with a stock Bose system. Great replacements and a great price. Cons: Figuring wiring system. Was this review helpful? Yes No Dead after 2 years Written By cschema, NC on Sunday, April 22, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) No punch, even with 100w RMS going to them, Voice Coil on the driver blew after 2 years, only a one year warranty, pitifull for a $$ component set. Pros: Came with a sticker. Cons: No punch even when powered, cheep plastic mounting clips broke, voice-coil dead after 24 months of moderate use. Spend the same money on something better. 4 out of 11 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Ear-Piercing Highs Written By cM, Houston, Tx on Monday, January 09, 2012 I have Infinity 6030cs in the front and Alpine Type-R's in the rear powered by a mf300 Alpine amplifier. The Type R's sound 10 times better than the Infinity 6030cs. About to replace them and have Type R's all around. They provide more bass and clearer mids and highs. Definitely worth the extra money Pros: Overall good clarity. Really brings your music to life. Cons: At mid/high volumes, the highs will make your ears bleed. 4 out of 5 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No infinity component speakers Written By Jim G, Houston, TX on Sunday, January 01, 2012 The clarity of the sound is fantastic paired with the JL audio amplifier and alpine head unit I used with the system. I knew these were bright speakers and chose the neutral setting on the crossover as well as a setting of zero for treble on the head unit. The speakers coupled with the JL audio 10" sub I used in a sealed enclosure powered by an Alpine amp complements the component speakers very well. Pros: price, oversized speaker design Cons: Nothing 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No i love infinity Written By 2002-dxsedan, kelowna, bc on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 this is the first set of components i've purchased and i'm very happy! i installed these into my '02 honda es1 after blowing the factory ones. i have them powered by an alpine 3553 4-channel and 2 walmart co-axials in the rear. like many have stated before me, they don't produce the best lows, probably because they are for mids and highs. i have 2 infinity reference 311a's powering 2 audiobahn aw122t in a sealed box. after i installed the woofers in the factory spot in the doors i cut holes in the door panels for the tweeters. instalation was a breeze except for hiding the crossovers, that was the hardest part. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Excellent imaging/definition - 2010 Evo X Written By IJC, San Francisco, CA on Monday, August 01, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) The base factory stereo system in the 2010 Mitsubishi Evolution is flat-sounding and just plain bad. I added an Alpine CDA-105 head unit, the Alpine Power Pack mini-amp, and these speakers to the car. The difference is like night and day - wow! Finally I can hear the nuances of the music I listen to. No longer did it sound flat and uninspired. Now it sounds bright and vibrant. I will recommend using these speakers with an amplifier though. Without an amp, you may not get the performance the speakers were designed for. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Not Bad At All Written By Bradical, Denver, CO on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I had great stock speakers in my truck (components), but they don't even compare to these. The clarity is absolutely amazing and I can hear sounds I didn't even know were there. Unfortunately, the low end is not very good at all. You really have to get used to how overpowering the high end frequencies are. I don't really have room for a sub in my truck, so I'm a little disappointed they don't produce very much bass at all. 2005 Toyota Tacoma Access cab 5 out of 5 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nice but pricey Written By Arant, Saint Matthews, SC on Friday, March 18, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I have this set in my 09 Lancer Ralliart. Blows the stock system out the water. I must say though that I don't have them hooked to an amp so they are getting juice from the headunit. I'm sure if I amped them they would sound a lot more clear. For the most part though they are really nice and I'm glad I have them. They are a little pricey and you can probably get the regular Infinity 6 3/4'' mids and then buy a set of tweeters for cheaper. I have Infinity speakers all the way around including subs and amp. You can't go wrong. Was this review helpful? Yes No Infinity Reference 6030cs Written By rtw, Salt Lake on Tuesday, February 01, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) These speakers are just OK for the price. I got them for my Toyota Tacoma because they would fit in the front door (with tweeters installed flush in the panel). I installed the Infinity Kappa 60.9 in the back, and the Kappa's are way better, well worth the extra money. I would have installed those in the front if they would have fit. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Very clear sounding speakers Written By Michael, Akron,OH on Saturday, January 22, 2011 I have a set of these in the kick panels of my S-10 reg. cab. The rest of my speakers, with the exception of the dash (4 X 6 Boston Acoustics) are Infinity. I have a set of Ref. Coaxials in the door along with 2 separate sets of Reference tweeters, one wired in line with the door speakers, mounted right above the speaker, another set in the sail panel, powered by the head unit. With the Alpine 40 X 4 (50 X 4 at 2ohm) amp powering the components and door speakers and having a Kicker 12 inch CompVT, powered by an Alpine 400 X 1 amp. all I can say is that the whole system sounds loud and clear. No matter how hard you run the system, it just gets louder and louder, no distortion. (Out of a top volume level of 35, I can get to about 32) Even though I'd like to run more power through the components, they sound loud with just the 50. I would recommend them to anyone who's looking for a great sounding system. I'm sure you can spend more, but just how much better will those speakers sound? I'm sure these will suit anyone who's not looking for a competition type system and even some who are. I get stares everywhere I go, not bad ones either, usually curious ones. I know many with the window rattling systems who get dirty looks! You can't go wrong with the mounts for the tweeters, they get many compliments and look fantastic. I'll never own another car without Kick panel speaker mounts as well; makes a big difference. 5 out of 5 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Infinity Reference 6030cs Written By JeremyS, Seattle,WA on Friday, December 31, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) These were installed in my 2005 Dodge Dakota. This were a night and day difference over my factory speakers. It was great that they came with the brackets because the factory speakers are 6 3/4 while these are 6 1/2. Fairly easy to install, but harder because i cut a whole approximately 1.5 inches big for the tweeters to be recessed in the doors. But i do believe that you can screw them on instead of recessing them, but it looks more "factory" when recessed in to the door. With average after-market speakers, you don't have a crossover or a separate tweeter, which is this was little bit harder to do. With the provided instructions that are vehicle specific, and the wiring harness made it easier. It sounded great. I only wish that they highs were not not overpowering, which i would rather have a little bit more bass. But thats what my subwoofers are for anyways. This is a great product. 7 out of 8 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Good Deal Written By David, Oklahoma on Friday, December 03, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I got these for $139. It was a good deal especially with the free brackets (a $20 value) for my truck and the factory wiring harness plus free shipping. The deal was great and shipping was fast. I have a 2010 tundra and they sound good. They are not the best component system i ever heard but you can pay more and get a better system but you could do worse. Overall i rated a 4 star because for what you pay you get what you should expect. They sound good. Good deal if you just want a better speaker system to replace the factory cheap speakers like i was doing. I was not making a competition system, just a upgrade so that the music will sound better and these will do that. Good buy if you want a upgrade. 3 out of 5 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Infinity Reference 6030cs Written By Anonymous, Aldie, Va on Monday, August 30, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) for the price, well worth it. they sound awesome. took a little time to figure out how to install the tweets, but after that, it was a breeze. like i said in my 03 mdx, they sound much much better than the factory. 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Amazing audio upgrade and value. Written By jaketec, Rhode Island on Thursday, April 22, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I purchased this set of components along with the 5" set to install in my '07 Tacoma access cab. These fit in the front doors of the Tacoma with the correct adapter. then you have to make a mount for the tweeter to install in the factory position. Eventually these will be powered by an external amp, new head unit, subs, and the new 5" components in the rear access doors, but for now I have these alone hooked to the factory CD Receiver. The sound is wonderful! Huge improvement over factory speakers, but more than that. The highs are superb, I was not expecting such clarity from such an affordable set of components. You could do a lot worse than to simply swap out your factory speakers with these. Highly recommended. 6 out of 6 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No A good replacement for factory speakers Written By Anonymous, Austin TX on Thursday, March 11, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I bought these to replace front door speakers in a Chrysler LHS that had the Infinity II audio option. First let me say that the tweeters do not fit in the LHS. The LHS has its tweeters in an enclosure at the corner of the window. I could not figure out a way to fit these in that enclosure. Therefore, I was unable to use either the tweeters nor the crossover networks. Only the woofer. Another minor problem was that the wordless installation instructions had vague illustrations but with a little experimentation, I was able to figure out how to layer the multiple gaskets. The sound from these speakers are outstanding as one would expect from Infinity. Reproduction is crystal clear up and down the audio spectrum. They don't have the "thump" that their predecessors had but they do produce tight and true bass. I really like them. If, however, your replacing LHS, Concorde, or Intrepid front speakers, you can save some money by just buying the woofers alone. 4 out of 10 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Great components Written By mcutri, California on Sunday, January 24, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I bought these as part of a system to replace the factory system in a 2000 Toyota Land Cruiser, primarily because the tweeter is just about a drop-in replacement. I am very happy with the sound quality. Initially, I had them powered off of an aftermarket head unit, with a set of Infinity 2-ways in the back, factory sub disconnected. This basic configuration produced very good results. The components seem to be very efficient, and produce excellent results at all frequencies except in the lower bass frequencies. Then I added a 50x4 amp, and they really came alive. They sound significantly better than the factory system with the sub. I would be happy with this system as is, but will be adding a sub system shortly per my original plans. I expect to be even happier when they are properly crossed over and have some more low end in the system. I have heard complaints about the tweeters being harsh. I don't find them to be. I put them at the 0 gain setting, and I tend to tune the highs down a bit in the head unit EQ also, this may be why. I would definitely put these against more expensive components I have heard, and I think they produce bass a little better than most as well, if you won't have a sub. 12 out of 12 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Infinity component speakers Written By Charlie, Petersburg VA on Friday, October 09, 2009 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) These speakers sound great. My 2002 Chevy sliverado already had a seperate woofer and tweater but they were paired off of the same output. I pried the factory tweeter out of its plastic bracket and used a hole saw to make a mounting hole for the new tweeter in the original braket. I used the speaker pair connected to the woofer to feed the crossover and everything worked great. Leave the crossover set to 0db. the 3db setting is too tweety. 19 out of 20 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Awesome speakers! Written By Rix, Raleigh, NC on Thursday, July 23, 2009 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Wow! is the best descriptor. Factory Bose system. Fidelity and clarity are shockingly better. Norm is 'da man! He is the best audio salesman I have ever spoken with. He took time to understand what I wanted to do, about what I wanted to spend, and then knocked a "home run" on a recommendation. He didn't try to sell me more than what I wanted, or go off in a direction I didn't want to go in. 40 out of 44 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Hands-on research Features and specs chart | What's in the box? | In-depth notes What's in the box? Download owner's manual 2 Woofers 2 Grilles 2 Plastic mounting rings 2 Crossovers 2 Tweeters (each tweeter has attached 6" speaker leads) Two 41" lengths of speaker wire with female slide connectors on one end and bare wire on other end 2 Flush-mount cups 2 Threaded flush-mount adapters 2 Plastic locking nuts 2 Surface-mount cups 2 Starfish tweeter mounts Twelve 1" self-tapping screws Four 3/4" self-tapping screws Four 5/8" self-tapping screws Four 3/8" self-tapping screws Eight 7/16" self-tapping screws 8 Speed clips 2 Washers 2 Nuts 2 Foam gaskets Two 15.5" self-adhesive foam strips Instructions Warranty card Infinity logo sticker Features and Specs General Speaker Size 6 3/4 Design 2-way Tweeter Design 1" Dome Tweeter Composition Edge-driven textile Woofer Composition IMPP Woofer Surround Hi-roll rubber Parts Warranty 1 Year Labor Warranty 1 Year Specifications Sensitivity 93 dB Frequency Response 53 - 21k Hz RMS Power Range (Watts) 2-90 Peak Power Handling (Watts) 270 Impedance (Ohms) 2 Top-mount Depth (Inches) 2 1/16 Bottom-mount Depth (Inches) N/A Cutout Diameter or Length (inches) 5 3/8 Product Research Woofers Tweeters Crossovers Woofers Plus One+ Woofer Cones: Each speaker uses a cone significantly larger than other speakers of the same size. This is accomplished by using a new basket design and hi-roll surround. The Plus One+ design offers greater bass output and a significant increase in efficiency. Woofer Materials: Each woofer is constructed from Injection-Molded Polypropylene. This process of cone molding assures a uniform cone thickness for superior linearity and clarity. It is also lighter weight and more rigid for decreased distortion and improved bass response. Hi-roll Rubber Surrounds: The hi-roll rubber surrounds allow the woofers a greater range of movement, resulting in longer X-max and more bass output. Applications: Infinity's mounting system allows the speaker to fit in 6-1/2" and 6-3/4" applications. Plastic adapter rings are included for each speaker. Tweeters Tweeter Material: Each 1" tweeter uses an edge-driven textile dome for smooth, accurate highs. Tweeter Mounting: The I-Mount tweeter mounting system and Starfish mounting brackets give you several different ways to mount the tweeters: I-Mount Tweeter Mounting System: The tweeters can be surface- or flush-mounted with Infinity's innovative I-Mount system: Surface Mount: Surface mounting the tweeters involves screwing the surface-mount cup to the mounting location, then inserting and locking the tweeter into the cup. Flush Mount: Flush mounting is made easy through the use of the threaded flush-mount adapter and plastic locking nut. Once a cutout is made, the flush-mount adapter (with the tweeter installed) is inserted into the hole. The large plastic locking nut is threaded onto the adapter (from behind the mounting surface) to hold the complete assembly securely in place. When flush mounted, the tweeters may be angled for optimum response and imaging. Starfish Mounting Brackets: The Starfish mounting brackets allow the tweeters to be installed in factory locations behind the grilles: Surface Mount (behind grille panel): Once the Starfish bracket is trimmed, it is screwed to the mounting surface behind the grille panel. Then, the tweeter is inserted into the bracket and locked into place. Flush Mount (behind grille panel): Once the Starfish bracket is trimmed, it is dropped into the cutout in the mounting surface behind the grille panel. Then, the tweeter is inserted into the bracket and locked into place. Bottom Mount (to grille panel): Once the Starfish bracket is trimmed, it is secured to the underside of the grille panel. The tweeter must be inserted into the bracket and locked into place before the bracket is mounted. Flush Mount (in-dash location): Once the Starfish bracket is trimmed, it is dropped into the cutout in the dash. Then, the tweeter is inserted into the bracket and locked into place. Tweeter Mounting Dimensions: I-Mount Surface Mount I-Mount Flush Mount Starfish Surface Mount (behind grille panel) Starfish Flush Mount (behind grille panel) Starfish Bottom Mount (to grille panel) Starfish Flush Mount (in-dash location) Mounting Height 0.955" 0.75" 0.925" 0.475" N/A 0.075" Depth 0.535" (screw depth) 0.867" 0.505" 0.455" 0.995" 0.885" Frame Diameter 1.6875" 2.005" 2.385" 2.425" 2.985" 2.985" Cutout Diameter N/A 1.75" N/A 1.685" N/A 2.565" Crossovers 2-Way Crossovers: These speakers include computer-optimized, voice-matched crossovers. Each crossover features an 18dB/octave, 3.5kHz high-pass network for the tweeter and an 18dB/octave, 3.5kHz low-pass network for the woofer. Selectable Tweeter Output Level: Each crossover allows you to select the tweeter output level according to system requirements and personal preference. The tweeter level may be set to "+3 dB" or "0 dB." Crossover Connections: The crossover inputs and outputs are gold-plated screw terminals. Crossover Dimensions: W = 3.475", H = 1.1875", D = 4.5625" Our Product Research Team At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research team. They verify what's in the box, check the owner's manual, and record dimensions, features and specs. We stay on top of new products and technologies to help people make informed choices. Sorry, the Infinity Reference 6030cs is no longer available. Looking for a similar item? Infinity Reference X REF-6500cx 26 Reviews $249.99 Shop all Component Systems Or, you can still... Write a review Purchase accessories for this product Download the product manual Search the website Go


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Passive solar, solar water heating, and PV are making headway in affordable housing design and construction in North Carolina.
A common and often overlooked problem with affordable housing is high energy use—resulting in high energy bills.These bills are often difficult, if impossible, for many residents on a fixed budget to afford, creating the Catch-22 of an affordable housing unit that residents cannot afford to live in.
In North Carolina, a number of affordable housing coordinators have recognized this problem and are working to turn it around. Appalachian State University (ASU), where I work as the head of construction technology, wanted to support these efforts to dramatically reduce energy bills in affordable housing units. To realize this goal, we wrote a proposal to the state energy office of North Carolina to design highly energy-efficient affordable housing.
The funding was secured, and ASU set to work contacting affordable housing groups to see if they wanted to participate in our program. All of the groups—which included Catawba Valley Habitat for Humanity, the Northwest Regional Housing Authority, Rural Mountain Housing, and other Habitat for Humanity (HFH) chapters in western North Carolina— were enthusiastic and agreed to participate in the project. Our goal was to come up with designs for affordable passive solar homes—some of which were new designs and some of which were redrawn plans for affordable housing organizations that already had homes in the design stage. Our contract also included funding for one Zero- Energy Home, so ASU asked Catawba Valley HFH if they would be interested in building it. They agreed to be the guinea pig.
The project resulted in a plan book of 12 affordable passive-solar home plans, commitments by affordable housing groups to build 30 homes using the plans, and design and construction of a Net Zero-Energy Home in Catawba Valley HFH's new infill development. This home minimizes the need for electricity through a variety of energy efficiency and solar energy measures. The remaining electrical needs will be balanced by electrical power from a PV array located on the roof.
Starting with The Oaks
The project's implementation began with the enthusiastic support of Ned Fowler, executive director of Northwest Regional Housing Authority. The organization's new development, called The Oaks, located near Jefferson, North Carolina, will showcase 18 new homes, almost all of which are being built according to ASU's plans. In addition to their passive-solar features, the homes are designed with energy efficient detailing, solar water heating, and high-efficiency HVAC systems. They also include green building details, such as:
• drought-tolerant landscaping;
• tree planting (minimum of 12 trees per acre);
• milling of cleared trees and vegetation;
• reduction of construction waste using optimum-value engineering for framing details;
• moisture control details;
• low-sone ventilation system;
• radon/soil gas vent system;
• CFL fixtures and Energy Star refrigerator, dishwasher, and clothes washer; and
• low-VOC paints and finishes.
To ensure the homes would be as energy efficient as they were designed to be, the housing authority signed up with Advanced Energy's SystemVision program (see "Advanced Energy's SystemVision," and "Ten Rigorous Standards for SystemVision"). Fowler also chose to pursue certification of the homes in the North Carolina HealthyBuilt Homes program, a green building program developed by the North Carolina Solar Energy Center.Although the homes had a low construction budget, the finished houses qualify for a Bronze rating in the North Carolina HealthyBuilt Homes program.
The builder of the first of these homes, Charles Harris,was a little skeptical at first, but he proved to be an enthusiastic participant in the program. He won the contract for the first two homes and now wants to build the other ten homes that the housing authority is planning to build directly. Rural Mountain Housing, a Methodistbased affordable housing group, is building the other eight homes. Seven of these will be passive-solar homes; their first home was already under construction when the project began.
Harris has completed the first home and has almost finished the second one. Inspectors from Advanced Energy say that the first home, named the Baby Cape, is one of the most attractive affordable homes they have ever seen. The blower door and duct leakage numbers are impressive for a small home on a builder's first try at meeting SystemVision requirements. The Baby Cape has a CFM50 of 956 with a CFM50 /ft2 of 0.30, and a CFM25 of duct leakage of 48 (3.5% of the floor area and 6% of the total fan flow rate). The ASU team found that most of the duct leakage was in the mechanical closet, not in the ductwork itself.The housing authority is now beginning its third home in the development. The first two units faced west, so the southern exposure was on the side. The third unit faces due south—looking out directly at nearby Mount Jefferson.
Passive-Solar Design Process
Ideally, a passive-solar home should be as simple as possible. The Baby Cape includes the following key design features:
• reduced glass area on east,west and northern exposures;
• additional glass area on the southern exposure;
• shading for the windows during the summer months—overhangs for direct sunlight and landscaping to minimize ground-reflected and diffuse sunlight;
• thermal storage mass (insulated concrete slab floor);
• activity areas, such as living rooms, dining and breakfast rooms, and kitchens on the south side (although kitchen cabinetry can restrict the area available for south-facing windows);
• nighttime spaces, primarily bedrooms, and spaces that have low occupancy, such as closets and bedrooms, on non-southern exposures; and
• no roofs that would shade windows in the winter months, such as porches on the south side.
Finding the right glass for the southern exposure proved to be a bit more complex than was first anticipated.The design team was concerned about using low-e windows with low solar heat gain coefficients (SHGCs) on the south side of the homes.Working with three approaches— Energy 10 software, REMRate software, and "Passive-Solar Design Strategies," published by the Sustainable Building Industries Council—they found little difference in annual energy bills between windows with similar U-values and different SHGCs.
In general, the savings in the winter provided by the higher SHGC were balanced by higher cooling bills in the summer. Cooler climates, such as Asheville, showed somewhat higher performance for the higher-SHGC windows, while in warmer climates, such as Wilmington, the lower-SHGC windows performed better. However, the differences in performance were no greater than 2% of total heating and cooling bills.Therefore, we decided in most cases to go with standard low-e, which has an SHGC of 0.40 or less. In the Oaks, the low SHGC will help provide comfort during summer months since the homes do not have air conditioning systems.
Solar Water Heating
ASU research staff bid out the solar water-heating systems for the first two homes. The bids for installed systems came in higher than expected, averaging $4,500 each. In order to reduce the cost of water heating and provide a learning opportunity to students in the Department of Technology, the project staff decided to order the parts and install the systems themselves. The cost for each system, uninstalled,was $2,500. The installation, by the ASU team members and student volunteers, went quite well, and the systems are now cranking out the Btu.
The economics of solar water heating are easier to justify in North Carolina than in most other states, because the state has maintained a solar tax credit, now 35% of the initial cost up to a maximum credit of $1,400. Assuming an increase in the demand for solar water heaters, if the installed system cost can be reduced to $3,500, the state solar tax credit removes $1,225 from this cost, for a net system cost of $2,275.The annual energy savings from the solar water-heating systems for homes with electric water heating will be $240, with a payback period of nine years. One of the goals of projects such as this is to increase the market penetration of solar water heating. Both ASU and the North Carolina Solar Energy Center are researching options for reducing the cost of solar water heating systems.
The recently passed National Energy Bill will further improve the provides a 30% tax credit. Thus the $3,economics of solar water heating. The bill500 system described above will benefit from a total credit in North Carolina of 65%, or $2,275, resulting in a net installed cost of only $1,225 and a payback period of about five years.
The bill also provides a substantial incentive for homes that reduce heating and cooling costs 50% below those for similar homes that exactly meet the 2003 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). All of the homes built according to the specifications of the project should qualify for this incentive—currently pegged at $2,000 per home.
Working Out the Kinks
The initial two homes at The Oaks posed their share of challenges, as the builder and the design team learned together. One of the important lessons learned was that energy details shown on the plans and taught in the classroom are not always carried out in the field. For example, the builder insulated the first two feet horizontally under the slab, but left out the critical vertical perimeter insulation on the first home. The situation was remedied, but not without spending extra time and materials. In addition, the ceiling framing plan provided pathways to keep the ductwork inside the building envelope. However, the plan was not fully followed, which meant that the ductwork layout had to be redesigned in a more complex arrangement.The team also discovered that the solar water heater's pressure relief valve leaked whenever the water turned on, because local water pressure is high and the plumbing system did not initially include an expansion tank.
The first home that the team worked on was to have ceramic tile for the floor finish over the concrete slab. However, during the construction coordination process, it was changed to stickon laminated wood tile. Then the laminated tile buckled, so the builder replaced it with the ceramic tile as originally designed.
The first home cost more than expected, which raised some eyebrows at the housing agency.The original design for the site, a non-passive home with virtually the same window area as the passive solar design, was a single-story ranch-style home. While some attributed the added cost to the passive solar and green building features, most recognized it was the more stylish two-story design along with the fact that a number of months had passed since the initial bid.
Catawba Valley Habitat for Humanity
As mentioned earlier,ASU's contract with the state energy office included funding for the renewable-electricity features of a Net Zero-Energy Home. Catawba Valley HFH readily agreed to build the home, recognizing that the design and construction process would most likely present quirks and obstacles. The chapter recently won an Energy- Value Housing Award from DOE,in part due to the commitment of construction manager Rob Howard. Howard was the ultimate positive force on the work site; he kept the entire project moving on schedule while overcoming a host of unanticipated problems without sacrificing the high-performance features.
The features of the home ultimately qualified it for a Gold certification in the North Carolina HealthyBuilt Homes program, as well as Energy Star and SystemVision approval (see "North Carolina Healthy Homes"). The energy efficiency and solar-thermal features of the Zero-Energy Home include
• 2 x 6 walls with Icynene foam insulation;
• insulated attic with R-50 blown-in fiberglass insulation;
• low-e double hung windows with a SHGC of 0.55 and a Uvalue of 0.34 donated by Andersen from their 400 series;
• simplified duct design with most ducts located inside the conditioned space;
• 1-ton geothermal heat pump for space heating and cooling;
• Energy Star refrigerator (Whirlpool ET8WTEMO—412 kWh/year) and dishwasher (Whirlpool DU915PWP—365 kWh/year);
• ultra-efficient, ventless clothes washer and dryer combination with estimated annual costs of $9 with gas water heating and $21 with electric water heating (Thor Laundry System model WD9900A);
• compact fluorescent lighting;
• enthalpy recovery ventilation system, which exchanges the heat and humidity in the ventilation exhaust airstream with that in the incoming air stream; and
• passive-solar design with concrete slab thermal mass—this time covered with ceramic tile made from recycled materials.
In order for a house to qualify as a Zero-Energy Home, its annual energy usage, although quite small,must be balanced by renewable-electricity production on the premises. ASU's team designed and installed a 4.5 kW PV system with equipment for direct interconnection to the electric utility grid. Once again, a team of solar installers, local subcontractors, and ASU students went to work and installed the PV system, along with the solar water heating unit. The electrical and plumbing subcontractors oversaw the installation and made the final connections.
PV systems are typically difficult to justify economically,but the Catawba Valley Zero-Energy Home can potentially show a small positive economic return. Total cost of the PV system is estimated to be $25,000. The actual cost was lower, but it relied on donated labor as well as on labor costs covered by Energy Office funding. The project benefits from the NC GreenPower program, administered by Advanced Energy Corporation with participation from North Carolina's electric utilities. NC GreenPower offers $0.18/kWh for renewable electricity coming from PV systems. Cursory economic analysis showed that the home could generate about $1,430 in electrical revenues annually from NC GreenPower and utility avoided cost payments (see Table 1). The annual additional mortgage and insurance costs for the system, after subtracting the state solar tax credit, would be about $1,300, resulting in a slightly positive net cash flow. Obviously, without the state solar tax credit and the available green power rate, the economics would take a decided turn for the worse. Economics will be further helped by incentives in the National Energy Bill.
More Kinks
The construction of this home delivered the expected kinks and quirks, along with some painful and, at times, embarrassing lessons. The ASU team specified low-e windows on the southern exposure with relatively high SHGC of 0.55 to try to maximize heat gain in the winter. Most low-e windows have a SHGC of 0.4 or less. The window units were extremely difficult to find and order, even with the assistance of the window manufacturer. When the windows arrived, the SHGC was 0.38. The window company assured us that sashes containing windows with higher SHGCs would be delivered and could be swapped. They have yet to arrive.
The building inspector would not allow windows as close to the corner as the plans indicated.This would have eliminated one of the south-facing windows, even though the entire home was sheathed with 1/2-inch extruded polystyrene installed on top of 1/2-inch oriented strand board (OSB). The final compromise required installing 1/2-inch OSB on the interior of the south-facing wall.
The truss company delivered the wrong trusses.They were not as long as the plans specified and therefore did not provide as much overhang as designed. By the time the design team discovered the problem, the trusses were installed. The Habitat volunteer framing crew framed out an additional overhang to provide summer shading from direct sunlight.
The HVAC drawings indicated a very simple duct design, with most of the ductwork located inside the conditioned space. The HVAC contractor instead installed most of the ductwork—the supply trunk duct and all of the branch ducts—in the attic. Given these difficulties, the design team wished it could have afforded to spend every day on the job site. However, they found the Habitat crew more than willing to correct most of the problems.
Long-term maintenance is a key concern for any project involving nonstandard technologies. In the case of The Oaks and Ridgeview Village, the management team at both projects has nearby offices. Officials with both groups have assured us that they will continue to monitor the project and make sure that any maintenance issues are resolved quickly.
The Road Ahead
Project staff at ASU are continuing their outreach and design efforts,working with affordable housing groups throughout the region. The team hopes to have their designs in six to ten counties in the next year. In addition, the staff will collect and analyze energy bills and submetered energy use data using data logging equipment for the homes. They also intend to add more passivesolar home plans to their on-line set of plans.
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The Corrections is a grandly entertaining novel for the new century - a comic, tragic masterpiece about a family breaking down in an age of easy fixes. After almost 50 years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun. Unfortunately, her husband, Alfred, is losing his sanity to Parkinson's disease, and their children have long since flown the family nest to the catastrophes of their own lives.
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I really got into this book and it stands out as one of my favorite listens. It's a character driven book and the story and characters felt really true to life in a quirky way. The observations woven into the story on life, family and marriage brought the story to another level for me. Franzen's other book Freedom seems to be more reviewed. I have listened to both and prefer this one. George Guidall does his usual fantastic job as a narrator.
"Couldn't decide 3 or 4 stars?"
For this book I wish I could rate it 3.75, it was definitely better than a 3 but really not quite a 4. The characters are really well developed and Franzen's writing style is very detailed and so vivid (unbelievable descriptions of what it must be like to have Parkinson's disease) - you definitely get the picture he has painted with words, but sometimes he just goes on too long, the detail and description is just too much. I like a good book that doesn't waste my time with tedious, unrelated to the story, details. For me that is what stops this book from being a 4.
"Contemporary Literature at it's best"
Franzen and Guidall are a perfect formula for a successful literary novel. The Lambert family is so funny, sad, hopeful and disastrous that I was unaware that all the 568 pages had passed me by. Franzen's gift for allowing characters to drift, grow and develop their self awareness have made me a devotee of all his work so far.
Definitely recommended as worth your time and credit.
"Dark, hilarious, excruciating and beautifully read"
George Guidall's rendition of this pitch-perfect portrait of neurotic dysfunction is brilliant. Only slightly exaggerated, the interior worlds of these generally unlikeable persons emerge with poignant and uncomfortable clarity.
""Grandly Entertaining"? Really?"
I do not consider raising my anxiety level to the max by putting me in the midst of the most hopeless and unlovable family I have ever come to know entertaining. If this is a true representation of " the American society and the American soul" we are doomed. The author is amazingly skilled at his ability to portray believable characters. The problem for me was I didn't want to know them. I didn't even want to face the possibility people as despairingly undone as this are among us. I was never more glad when this ended and I could leave their world. The narrator did a fine job of conveying the utter doom of the whole story. As gifted as he is, I fear to read anything else by Franzen. There could be knives too available nearby.
"Even Guidall couldn't get me far into this one."
The author seemed bent on impressing us with wordplay rather than plot or character development. Sadly, even George Guidall, an excellent narrator, could not keep me engaged.
"A really incredible experience"
I did not want to like the book because the author seems like an asshole. It was fantastic. An incredible story read by someone who understands the characters.
I guess I'm a baby...I just love to be read to.
One of the best books I've listened to all year....well next to Franzen's more recent novel, 'Freedom'. Both are so so so good. Franzen is my favorite author right now. These are the types of listens that will make your next audible purchase very difficult because nothing will be as good.
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Usually the unabridged version of any book is the best one- -however, after listening to the abridged version of this book, which was 9 hours long, I saw there was a new unabridged version. Of course I thought I had missed a ton of material since the unabridged book is 12 hours longer - so I listened to the unabridged version, which was 21 hours long - I've got to say the additional 12 hours did not add much substance to the book. There was some value in that explanations of some of the events were more understandable, but overall it really was not worth it. Both versions are good, but I would recommend the abridged -it gets you there without all the "fillers"-
The book is a masterpiece of the understanding of human emotions, but also of all the secret motivations that drive our daily lives- -we all have our own agenda's- I applaud the author on his incredible insight.into the human heart and his ability to translate those feelings with such skill.
By the way, the narrator of the Abridged Version is the very best to listen to- he hits the perfect mark everytime on all characters and just the right pauses and tempo!
"Relentlessly Depressing"
I stayed with it as long as I did because I hoped there would be some glimmer of hope for the characters. I kept thinking that one of the characters had to have some redeeming qualities. When I realized that it would never happen, I just couldn't bring myself to waste anymore time on the book. I loved "Freedom", but this is the second disappointing book in a row from Franzen.
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Real Sichuan food in Bay Ridge
The old OTB on 5th Ave between 86th and 87th has become a Sichuan restaurant. I saw it going in and was, of course, skeptical but hopeful. My wife and I are big Sichuan fans - we love Grand Sichuan on 24th St., Szechuan Gourmet, and Wu-Liang Ye.
Well, it's for real. We just visited and had dan dan noodles, soup dumplings, pea shoots and double-sauteed pork. The hostess told us the place is owned by the same person as Grand Sichuan on 56th and 2nd in Manhattan. (Which is not, apparently, the owner of 24th St. or St. Marks Place.)
So, I'd be lying if I said it was *exactly* the same - Dan Dan noodles weren't really that firey and the soup dumplings were a little gummy. BUT, the rest was dead on. I couldn't believe I was eating double sauteed just blocks away from 86 Noodles, where I had the worst imitation of the dish EVER.
The menu is the same multi-page affair we've seen at the other places, (though there is no "fresh killed" chicken page.)
Can't remember the exact name of the place! (It's not Grand Sichuan.) A yellow awning just below 86th, on 5th. East side of the street. Number on the (nameless) takeout menu is 718-680-8887.
re: carfreeinla
Yes, it's true, they've also put a sushi chef in the back, which is indeed odd. Right now I'm sure they'd sell anything to get the locals in (since it was pretty quiet.)
re: scooter
I've seen a few BR Chinese menus with sushi added to them. Weird.
I can't wait to try this place despite!
This might win "best news" post of the year if they are able to match GS (W.24th St) and W-LYee. Thanks for the alert.
re: Steve R
What's the place called?
re: ropa vieja
Finally went back in person, it's called "Grand Sichuan House." (So, duh, not that different from GS.)
8701 5th Ave.
Tonight I had "Cumin Beef" which was soooo good. Dry strips of beef, encrusted with chilies & cumin. Reminded me of "Wok Tossed Prawns with Sichuan pepper corn & spiced salt" at Szechuan Gourmet. Presentation was a little frou-frou with beautiful slivers of green onion and a carrot-flower for garnish.
AND I had chinese broccoli as a side, and even this was amazing. Probably steamed, then sauteed with broth, butter, and chilies. It's the first chinese broccoli I've ever had that was intelligently sliced (diagonally) into deliciously thin pieces.
We've also gotten takeout, and had "Chong Quing Spicy Chicken" - that was another "dry" dish like my cumin beef - not as good, though.
Next week they are doing "hot pot," and they were very excited to tell me about it. (It's like shabu shabu, apparently.)
Business seems criminally slow. God I hope they make it!
Grand Sichuan House
8701 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209
re: scooter
We will support them! What about the sushi side- do you know? We are mourning the change at Nouvelle...
re: carfreeinla
What change at Nouvelle.
re: irvingk
the old chef is gone. Last few times we have gone, it has not been good. Sad;
re: carfreeinla
Just an update on the sushi side of this place. There isn't any anymore... I'm disappointed I didn't get to try it.
As for the place in general, I got take out tonight and split with two friends. We got the Kung Pao Chicken and Shrimp: this was alright, nothing special... We got the Dan Dan Noodles, which I actually loved. We got the Crystal Dumplings which were a little dry and again, nothing special.
And last but not least, the Chong Qing Double Cooked Pork: I liked the taste of this dish, but it was 2 oz of meat with 500 hot peppers! Do people sit there and eat these peppers?? I ate two and thought I would choke to death. If this is what this dish is like everywhere it is made, I find it to be a ripoff.
Overall, the place was ok, not great and it was annoying that there was hardly any double cooked pork...
re: hamstrman
> Do people sit there and eat these peppers??
Yes, they do. That's authentic Sichuan food, which the owner wasn't sure Bay Ridge diners would accept. That's why he added the sushi. That the sushi is no longer available suggests that the Sichuan food is finding an audience.
But if the double cooked pork really contained just two ounces of meat, I'd say you were short-changed.
Which Sichuan restaurants around town do you prefer?
re: hamstrman
Yeah, we tried the Chong Qing Spicy Chicken as takeout and didn't like it that much, either. Same impression - small amount of meat buried in an absurd amount of peppers. The "dry" texture of the chicken was interesting but ultimately there wasn't much to eat.
Next time I'd definitely recommend ordering plain old "Double Cooked Pork" (S11 on the takeout menu, still pleasantly spicy) rather than "Chong Qing Spicy Double Cooked Pork" (S17).
We have also tried the Kung Pao Chicken and Shrimp and found it pretty boring. As we work our way through the menu, not every thing is a winner, especially as takeout.
I'd definitely recommend giving it another chance in general. Look for the raves in this thread and try those things!
re: hamstrman
"And last but not least, the Chong Qing Double Cooked Pork: I liked the taste of this dish, but it was 2 oz of meat with 500 hot peppers!"
Two ounces? Come on.
I've been to GSH 4 times and I've found the portions to be very generous indeed. Bigger than those served at the Grand Sichuan chain in Manhattan, Szechuan Gourmet, and Wu Liang Ye. Bigger than Spicy and Tasty in Flushing. Only little Pepper serves equal sized portions.
Most recently we were there on Friday night. The nearly unanimous praise on this thread and the recent Daily News article seems to have helped their business. There were 4 tables occupied, one with a group of about 8 people. There was also a steady stream of people getting takeout.
Steve R. recently introduced me to the chili beef dish and I made it a point of ordering a full portion this time around. Outstanding, as were the old favorites cheng du dumplings, dan dan noodles, and cumin beef.
As we were tucking in to our starters we heard raised voices over in the front of the restaurant by the cash register. A man was demanding that they make him chop suey and chow mein. I overheard him taunting the very pleasant waitress - "You're Chinese and you don't know how to make chop suey? I'm never coming back to this place!"
You can't please everybody.
re: Bob Martinez
I agree about the portions. Each time that I have gone, I have had more protein in each dish than in any other Chinese restaurant that I can think of. The prices feel a bit higher than in other places in BR, but I will happily pay them. Think of how lucky we are to have local delivery for such good food.
re: carfreeinla
You guys know I'm a huge fan of this place, but I'll just repeat myself - I ordered another Chong Qing dish as takeout and had the same basic impression. Ratio of dried hot peppers to meat was about 3:1. Hamstrman is not crazy - he just "ordered wrong."
There so much good stuff at this place, that it would be a shame to write them off based on those two dishes. Hope he gives it another try.
re: scooter
I ordered the Chong Quing chicken dish about a month ago as part of meal with a large group. Yes. the chicken was covered by a pile of peppers. No, it wasn't "2 ounces." It was a substantial portion of meat. Now maybe those peppers count as a distraction but the overall amount of chicken was generous.
re: Bob Martinez
Agreed that it might work better in house, where you've got a variety of dishes on the table and a general abundance of food. I'm sure the presentation on a plate makes much more sense, and the portion may very well be different.
When you've got it at home as takeout and you expected it to be your main dish, it's disappointing - you're digging through a carton for those tiny morsels. 2oz is a low estimate, but it did seem to be less than one half breast's worth, maybe 4oz.
Of course, that's normal for many other dishes, too, but there the other ingredients are edible.
re: scooter
That's common in at sichuan places in china, little tiny bits of chicken on the bone and tons of dried chilis.
I have been to Grand Sichuan House several times since opening and I could not be happier to live at 79th and 5th in Bay Ridge.
The steamed pork dumpling are exemplary. The fresh ginger and scallions used in the dumplings is incredible, and the skins, to me, are absolutely perfect. The scallion pancake is most likened to a slightly thinner version of New Green Bo's. I have had the julienned jellyfish with scallion, mung bean noodle with spicy pepper sauce, sliced pumpkin with ginger and scallion, loofah, sweet potato cakes, and the wonderful shredded chicken with sour cabbage. Their soups, particularly the shredded pork with pickled cabbage noodle and the fish fillet with pickled mustard green noodle soups, are wonderful and a welcome change from my 4th and 86th pho addiction, and the shredded potatoes in vinegar sauce is unlike any version I have yet had (blanched shredded potatoes with slivers of pungent green chile in a clear vinegar sauce). I will try to start working through the casseroles soon (the beef and turnip looks particularly good), as well as the plethora of lovely fish dishes being offered. Oh, and the dry and salted crispy pig intestine is very well-done; the best version I have had outside of China. Also, their brown rice (you will be offered either white or brown) is perfection; nutty, perfectly cooked and a wonderful compliment particularly to the vegetable dishes. If you happen to find yourself in and around 86th for shopping or en route to the Dyker Heights holiday houses (a lovely stroll down 86th from the restaurant and not very far at all), this is a wonderful stop. And the complimentary pot of green jasmine tea is quite lovely, as is the ending of perfectly juicy and vibrant oranges. I knew this place was going to be special. I just wasn't prepared for just how special it truly is. Enjoy!
Grand Sichuan House
8701 5th Avenue (btw. 87th and 88th)
Brooklyn, 11209
(718) 680-8887
Mon.-Thurs. 11:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Fri. & Sat. 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Sun. 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m.
re: Lschneide
If you are not afraid of something that's a little fatty, double-sauteed pork seems like a pretty standard Sichuan entree. Pork is cooked once, sliced thin, then sauteed with leeks and sichuan peppercorns (which have a unique slow burn). The end result is a lot like bacon. GSH's version was good.
Two basic sichuan appetizers are Dan Dan Noodles (noodles with chili sauce) and dumplings swimming in the same kind of chili sauce.
Things they have on the menu that are not strictly sichuan - soup dumplings (we thought these were just OK) and sauteed pea shoots (best vegetable ever.)
And finally, another thing we like to get at the Manhattan Sichuans is "Tea Smoked Duck" (again, not for the fat-averse.) Haven't tried it from GSH yet.
We went for lunch today. Empty, but it seemed they were doing a decent delivery/takeout business. The soup dumplings were great (second the opinion that the dough was a little thick, but they were still fantastic). Had the pea sprouts and the twice cooked pork. Everything was great, and I'm already looking forward to the leftovers tomorrow.
re: nnovoy
we got take out tonight. Empty. Can't say that they were doing any delivery business. I am on a diet so I couldnt try much. Both dishes that I ordered had lots of protein in them- a rare thing these days. We will be back too...
re: carfreeinla
this place is great. in addition to seconding the pea shoots and dan dan noodles and soup dumplings cited above, i also recommend the salt and pepper shrimp, the cold cucumber appetizer, the cold pork tripe appetizer, chicken with chinese broccoli (not as boring as it sounds), and a dish not on the menu of sliced sauteed flounder and baby bok choy, which is incredibly spicy. be warned: they claim they will make things mild upon request, but that has not been my experience. and they do not mess around with those peppercorns.
re: ropa vieja
Question for some of you who've been there. Are the dishes like pumpkin with ginger and scallion, shredded chicken with sour cabbage and flounder with baby bok choy at all greasy? Does this place use a lot of oil?
re: sourcherry
I haven't had the dishes you list, but the stuff I've had doesn't seem greasy. (I guess the most comparable thing I've ordered was the chicken with chinese broccoli, like ropa vieja above. It's in a clear, somewhat buttery-tasting sauce with the sichuan peppercorns. Not heavy at all. Like I said earlier, some dishes like Cumin Beef are surprisingly "dry," but in a good way.)
re: scooter
Thanks. But just curious - Chinese restaurants don't use butter at all. Do they? Another post mentioned pea shoots with butter and that seemed odd.
re: sourcherry
Yeah, I was just there tonight, and thinking about how I'm probably way off on that. What I'm probably tasting is sesame oil.
We had the "hot pot" (thin sliced chicken, pork, and beef, cellophane noodles, tofu, spinach, all of which you dunk in a boiling pot of chicken stock.) It came with "Sichuan New Years' Sauce" - sesame oil, garlic, and cilantro.
(It's a special, documented only in Chinese on the last page of the menu. Amusingly, the hostess, who is a sweetie, kept pointing to the page in order to explain all of the different options, as if we could follow along.)
re: scooter
scooter, you mention upthread "cumin beef" and it has set my nerves tingling. But looking at the menu, I'm not seeing it. Could you suggest another name for it? tx Deb
re: Deb Van D
You are right, it doesn't seem to be in the take-out menu or the online version linked above. It appears on the first page of the in-house menu, and the wording is slightly different ("beef w/ cumin" perhaps.)
I've successfully ordered it for take out - the woman was quickly able to figure out what I meant.
re: scooter
Great, thanks! Tonight could be the night . . .
re: sourcherry
Not traditionally. It's steamed and likely in a combination of oil and maybe chicken broth.