I am looking to buy some new speakers and I was going to buy some component ones, but after testing them in the store (which I know is not the ideal place to test speakers) I found that they didn't sound as great as I thought they would. What is your experience with component speakers?

Yes, definitely. Go with components. They are pricier but well worth it. I've had both types and component speakers just sound more full. I'd get a decent pair though. I've had great experience with the Boston Acoustics Pro Series. Diamonds are very nice as well.

How about the infinity ones? those are the ones I have been looking at...

I can't tell you much about infinity speakers. I remember hearing them once when I was looking for components but don't really remember what they sounded like. I had an infinity Kappa amp a while back and it worked great.

I had infinity components and they were cack, I don't think they're suited to rock/metal music. Can't remember exactly what ones they were, although they're sitting up in my loft all boxed up!

I've got Infinity Kapa 6.5" and a Kapa Perfect 12" sub. I think it sounds great except the 6.5" door speakers should be able to handle lower frequencies than they do, IMO.

I thought I saw somewhere some little mounts for the tweeters on component speakers that would enable you to mount it in different areas in the car. It wasn't something that came with the speakers, but you had to buy it separate. Has anyone seen that before?

Component tweeters usually include enough parts for flush mounting and can also include some bits for a more extended surface mount.

Whatever you do however, do not place tweeters at ear level. They sholuld be relatively close to the mids if you want to preserve any type of functional/realistic sound-stage. Some auto-makers mount their component tweeters too high as well. This causes a much shorter path to the ear from the speakers on your side of the car and makes everything sound horrible.

In my experience Infinity have a very bright sound which can give a fantastic clarity - but also gets quite wearing after a while.

In general though, well installed component speakers are worth the effort.

I would think that the closer to ear level they are, the better (for the tweeters).... What have other people found?

So i got the component speakers installed, but they don't sound that great.....the highs aren't as high as I thought they'd be..... maybe they installed them wrong....

You probably need to tweak the EQ too. When the Audio King guy did my install it sounded bad until he adjusted the EQ for me. I was really impressed that he took the time to figure out how to do it and the result was great.