I put a bazooka on the floor just behind the front passenger seat.  Then I put a
subwoofer under the bench . . .  Nah, just kidding, the bazooka actually IS a
subwoofer and not the weapon of mass destruction.  I'm not a high-end
audiophile, nor is a vanagon a very suitable music room without significant
acoustical modifications, so I opted for a smaller Bazooka and no extra amp.  If
I were to tweak it out, I'd probably put a subwoofer in the front panel beneath
the rear bench seat and put an amplifier under the seat for it.  Your system
sounds like it'll be a winner!  I presume you're putting (or have already put)
sound deadening material on the metal panels of the doors?  Makes a heckofa
difference!

Marc Perdue

Chris S wrote:

> Sorry, this post has nothing to do with fish.
>
> Since I'm finally upgrading my Westie's sound system with a Sony CDX-M750
> head unit, Infiniti 3.5-inch speakers since I am NOT cutting my priceless
> door panels or hacking the A/C enclosure, and, in a few months, a subwoofer,
> I decided to see what is the best location for a sub.  I had two locations
> in mind.  One would be a Bazooka 10-inch sub behind the rear bench facing
> the hatch.  The Bazooka is easily portable and would make it easy for me to
> move while sleeping and it's small enough not to take up too much space.
> The Baooka's sound is very punchy and it would augment the door and rear
> speakers nicely when crossed over at 100 or 150 Hz.  The other location is
> between the front seat with a custom built box and a 10-inch sub facing the
> rear of the vehicle.  This would not be in the way when traveling, but would
> make crawling into the rear of the vehicle without stepping outside a bit
> more of a chore.
>
> To test my two locations I put my home JVC speakers in the proposed
> locations and hooked them up to my vintage-yet-very-beefy Sansui 125
> watt-per-channel reciever.  I  used the balance knob to fade the sound
> between the speaker sitting in the rear and the one placed between the front
> seats.  After 15 minutes of annoying my neighbors with various types of
> music I concluded that the rear location yields noticeably better low bass,
> while the location between the seats makes for a punchier sound.  The rear
> speaker cranked at 50% of amp's output made the bass tingle my nostrils.
> The one between the seats was great for Jazz and Classical.  Sorry country
> fans.  I couldn't think of a single reason why you'd want to listen to your
> music at 95 dB SPL. ;-)
>
> So for me it will be the rear Bazooka with a 300 watt amp to compliment the
> head unit's 50 watt-per-channel output.  The whole shebang will be crossed
> over at 100 or 150 Hz given the Infiniti's 90 Hz - 20 KHz frequency
> response.
>
> I'll conduct personal sound exhibitions at the next High Country Bus
> Festival.
>
> Chris S.
> '85 Westy
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