ARC AUDIO • X2 • AS • RS • MOTO

Do you need a better speaker, or do you need a better front stage?

Those are not the same job. A straightforward factory-location replacement can stay simple. A reference three-way system needs placement, amplifier channels, fabrication and DSP control planned together.

We pick the driver after we know the location, power, crossover plan and how you want the system to sound.

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ARC speaker families solve different problems.

X2 • practical daily upgrades

Current X2 tweeters, coaxials and component systems make sense when conventional locations, strong daily performance and sensible packaging are the priority.

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AS • flexible active building blocks

Separate tweeter, wideband and midbass options give us more freedom when the system is being laid out channel by channel.

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RS • reference active systems

RS drivers belong in systems where placement, amplification and DSP tuning are important enough to be designed together rather than added afterward.

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MOTO • motorcycle / powersports use

MOTO coaxials are selected around supported applications where riding-level output, vibration, mounting and environmental exposure matter.

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The adapter and the signal can ruin a good speaker.

We check cutout, depth, magnet and terminal clearance, grille clearance, adapter rigidity, sealing, impedance and crossover requirements. Then we check what signal is actually feeding the location. A premium driver on a leaking plastic adapter or a bandwidth-limited factory channel can still disappoint.

For active systems, each tweeter, midrange and midbass can have its own amplifier/DSP channel so crossover, delay, level and EQ are controlled independently.

Real ARC speaker proof.

ARC Audio RS 6.0 sound-quality midbass speaker at SMS Car Audio

ARC RS 6.0 • sound-quality hardware

RS is the side of the line we reach for when the front stage is being treated as a real active system, not just a speaker swap.

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ARC Audio MOTO-CX speaker upgrade in a Jeep JL by SMS Car Audio

Jeep JL • MOTO-CX

Open-vehicle use changes the output target and the environment around the speaker. That is why the application matters as much as the diameter.

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Tell us what is wrong now.

Weak midbass, harsh highs, poor staging, dead factory speakers, not enough output, or a front stage that never blended correctly? Send the vehicle and current system and we will figure out whether the next move is speakers, mounting, amplification, DSP or a combination.

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