by lotas » Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:10 pm
Vindicate wrote:Hmmm... sorry.. I dunno what Component Speakers are.
Ok, onto to your questions. I'd like some new speakers to fit the rear, but without getting custom mounts, I can't get 6x9s, I dunno what other sizes of speakers there are, but I have 6"s in right now. I would like to find some way to angle my door speakers more up cuz atm they're pointing at my feet. Trunk space doesnt concern me that much, I dont really use it ever, lastly I want more bass, for the bassier songs I listen to, I like to listen to all types of music, and like to hear guitar riffs and stuff still. Will it help u figure out what would be good for me if I post the music I listen to? So you can get a feel for what I like?
I'm BRAND new to all this Car Audio stuff, I dunno what the terms are, and/or what I need to match up equipment, I VAGUELY understand the wattages and stuff on amps/subs... lol... I'm tryen to get into it cuz this shit interests me greatly..
alrighty cool
component speakers have the driver seperate from the tweeter. On a normal coaxial speaker the tweeter is usually mounted onto the actual speaker, they are seperate in component system. Another key to a component speaker system is the crossover that they typically come with. The crossover basically tells the high notes to be played by the tweeter and the low notes to be played by the speaker/midbass driver. The advantage to a system like this is, like you stated about your music pointed at your feet, you can "raise" your sound stage. One way to do this is to make or purchase custom kickpanels for your car that go in the corners of the floor, top left corner of the drivers side, and top right corner of the passanger. Kick panels are angled up so the speaker and tweeter can be "pointed" up to the center of the car, or to the direction of the listener. Another way to raise the sound stage is to keep the speaker in the stock location and mount the tweeter higher. Popular places are on the A-pillar in the car (the "bar", for lack of a better term, that runs at an angle parallel to your windshield) or perhaps somewhere in your door panel. You want to try to keep the two (tweet and speaker) as close as possible because you want the sound to "blend".
you sound like the type who wants some quality bass on the typical rock and other kinds of music, but who wants to be able to bump if and when the rap comes. Is this accurate?
If that is accurate, that sounds like you are looking for an SQL sub. The first one that comes to mind for me is an RE XXX, but that involves around $400 and will be very spendy to power, so we might want to steer clear of that one. Will also very likely involve an electrical upgrade.
[quote="Vindicate"]Hmmm... sorry.. I dunno what Component Speakers are. :(
Ok, onto to your questions. I'd like some new speakers to fit the rear, but without getting custom mounts, I can't get 6x9s, I dunno what other sizes of speakers there are, but I have 6"s in right now. I would like to find some way to angle my door speakers more up cuz atm they're pointing at my feet. Trunk space doesnt concern me that much, I dont really use it ever, lastly I want more bass, for the bassier songs I listen to, I like to listen to all types of music, and like to hear guitar riffs and stuff still. Will it help u figure out what would be good for me if I post the music I listen to? So you can get a feel for what I like?
I'm BRAND new to all this Car Audio stuff, I dunno what the terms are, and/or what I need to match up equipment, I VAGUELY understand the wattages and stuff on amps/subs... lol... I'm tryen to get into it cuz this shit interests me greatly..[/quote]
alrighty cool
component speakers have the driver seperate from the tweeter. On a normal coaxial speaker the tweeter is usually mounted onto the actual speaker, they are seperate in component system. Another key to a component speaker system is the crossover that they typically come with. The crossover basically tells the high notes to be played by the tweeter and the low notes to be played by the speaker/midbass driver. The advantage to a system like this is, like you stated about your music pointed at your feet, you can "raise" your sound stage. One way to do this is to make or purchase custom kickpanels for your car that go in the corners of the floor, top left corner of the drivers side, and top right corner of the passanger. Kick panels are angled up so the speaker and tweeter can be "pointed" up to the center of the car, or to the direction of the listener. Another way to raise the sound stage is to keep the speaker in the stock location and mount the tweeter higher. Popular places are on the A-pillar in the car (the "bar", for lack of a better term, that runs at an angle parallel to your windshield) or perhaps somewhere in your door panel. You want to try to keep the two (tweet and speaker) as close as possible because you want the sound to "blend".
you sound like the type who wants some quality bass on the typical rock and other kinds of music, but who wants to be able to bump if and when the rap comes. Is this accurate?
If that is accurate, that sounds like you are looking for an SQL sub. The first one that comes to mind for me is an RE XXX, but that involves around $400 and will be very spendy to power, so we might want to steer clear of that one. Will also very likely involve an electrical upgrade.