Newbie Sub question..........
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Newbie Sub question..........
I'm new to car audio, and thought that you guys would probably have an answer to this question. From what I understand, the rear speakers are next useless, can I mount some speakers in the stock locations that will give more bass than stock, instead of going through all of the trouble of making a box/su. I know that I won't get the hard hitting bass of the sub set-up, but I just thought that it may sound better than stoc. I'm trying to upgrade the stereo a little at a time. I was lucky enough to get Conquers Alpine 7894 head unit, now it's time to do something with the speakers. I just have to figure out what to do.
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Re: Newbie Sub question.......... (LuvmyC5)
All-in-all, You wont get anywhere with the rear speaker location. Sure, you can upgrade the rears but I dont think thats what you want and you will not get much bass, if any, at all. If you have the $$$ (approx. $450.00 with some luck and a little shopping) you should go with the JL AUDIO STEALTH BOX if you want to upgrade but keep it simple. It will give you more then enough bass. Heres a link:
http://www.jlaudio.com/stealthbox/c5.html
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http://www.jlaudio.com/stealthbox/c5.html
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Re: Newbie Sub question.......... (Conquer)
I noticed some 8" subwoofers in Wal-Mart which would probably work better than the stock speakers, but would require an amp. I have a couple of 6 by 9 speakers and 2 12" subs in the back of my 85 coupe, but I'm not totally satisfied with the sound. I'm thinking of scrapping these and just installing the 8" subs. If I do this I'll let you know how well it works. Joe :chevy :chevy
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Re: Newbie Sub question.......... (Conquer)
All-in-all, You wont get anywhere with the rear speaker location. Sure, you can upgrade the rears but I dont think thats what you want and you will not get much bass, if any, at all. If you have the $$$ (approx. $450.00 with some luck and a little shopping) you should go with the JL AUDIO STEALTH BOX if you want to upgrade but keep it simple. It will give you more then enough bass.
For your question the best you could hope for in a coupe would be a dedicated 6.5" woofer setup. Power to run from 100hz down. It could be done for a moderate cost, but the end reult would take time and planning. Not to mention the fact that unless seperately powered would just give a moderate tonal bass feel.
