Front speaker questions....PLEASE HELP
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Originally Posted by Postergeist
I would be so damned mad at Best Buy if I were you. I had a Kenwood HU isntalled and it's fine with the stock speakers. I just added an amp and sub. At this point, I'd be back at BB raising holy total hell about it.
(Oooops...didn't see your recent post about taking out the entire system. Hope it all works out for you.)
(Oooops...didn't see your recent post about taking out the entire system. Hope it all works out for you.)
Drifting
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From: Southwest Virginia
How did they mount the speakers in the doors? If then didn't seal up the speaker hole around the speakers they will sound like crap with no bass, and a lot of time rattle pretty badly causing a raspy sound. Sit a speaker on the table with no enclosure and turn it up and you will see how bad it sounds. The area inside the door acts like a speaker box and should be fairly well sealed. I have seen lots of photos on the forum where people took a piece of wood and cut it fit exactly like the factory speaker, then cut a hole in the middle of it to mount the new speaker. This keeps the door sealed up really well.
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Originally Posted by SpeedyZ
How did they mount the speakers in the doors? If then didn't seal up the speaker hole around the speakers they will sound like crap with no bass, and a lot of time rattle pretty badly causing a raspy sound. Sit a speaker on the table with no enclosure and turn it up and you will see how bad it sounds. The area inside the door acts like a speaker box and should be fairly well sealed. I have seen lots of photos on the forum where people took a piece of wood and cut it fit exactly like the factory speaker, then cut a hole in the middle of it to mount the new speaker. This keeps the door sealed up really well.
Burning Brakes
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From: Bueche Louisiana
hey bill
if space is an issue 2 8s in the doors would be sufficient
however you will probably need to change the head unit due to the fact that the bcms processor limits the 3.5 from playing any lower than 350 hz and the proper frequency for subs is around 80 hz and lower
80 to 350 hz is crucial for vocals in other words barry white would sound like clay akins without the 80 to 350 hz frequency range
so keeping the stock head unit would mean the rear speakers would only be able to play the 80 to 350 hz loss you would have in the front
putting the aftermarket hu allows full range signal to all speakers so you gain your frequency in the front back and have a nice full range sound system without the need for a box in the rear
also some good seperate tweeters in the front door handle pulls will dramatically help the soundstage on the high end of the frequency range
all this would probably run around 750 for the whole kit and kaboodle
or you can have a box in the trunk and it would probably cost less
if space is an issue 2 8s in the doors would be sufficient
however you will probably need to change the head unit due to the fact that the bcms processor limits the 3.5 from playing any lower than 350 hz and the proper frequency for subs is around 80 hz and lower
80 to 350 hz is crucial for vocals in other words barry white would sound like clay akins without the 80 to 350 hz frequency range
so keeping the stock head unit would mean the rear speakers would only be able to play the 80 to 350 hz loss you would have in the front
putting the aftermarket hu allows full range signal to all speakers so you gain your frequency in the front back and have a nice full range sound system without the need for a box in the rear
also some good seperate tweeters in the front door handle pulls will dramatically help the soundstage on the high end of the frequency range
all this would probably run around 750 for the whole kit and kaboodle
or you can have a box in the trunk and it would probably cost less
