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<P>Dear List -Here i go again. please e-mail me to see where I have located my subwoofer<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV>Robert </DIV>
<DIV>1982 Westfalia</DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: Chris S <MRVOLKSWAGEN@HOTMAIL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>Reply-To: mrvolkswagen@HOTMAIL.COM
<DIV></DIV>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
<DIV></DIV>Subject: Vanagon Bass experiment
<DIV></DIV>Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 19:47:52 -0500
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<DIV></DIV>Sorry, this post has nothing to do with fish.
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<DIV></DIV>Since I'm finally upgrading my Westie's sound system with a Sony CDX-M750
<DIV></DIV>head unit, Infiniti 3.5-inch speakers since I am NOT cutting my priceless
<DIV></DIV>door panels or hacking the A/C enclosure, and, in a few months, a subwoofer,
<DIV></DIV>I decided to see what is the best location for a sub. I had two locations
<DIV></DIV>in mind. One would be a Bazooka 10-inch sub behind the rear bench facing
<DIV></DIV>the hatch. The Bazooka is easily portable and would make it easy for me to
<DIV></DIV>move while sleeping and it's small enough not to take up too much space.
<DIV></DIV>The Baooka's sound is very punchy and it would augment the door and rear
<DIV></DIV>speakers nicely when crossed over at 100 or 150 Hz. The other location is
<DIV></DIV>between the front seat with a custom built box and a 10-inch sub facing the
<DIV></DIV>rear of the vehicle. This would not be in the way when traveling, but would
<DIV></DIV>make crawling into the rear of the vehicle without stepping outside a bit
<DIV></DIV>more of a chore.
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<DIV></DIV>To test my two locations I put my home JVC speakers in the proposed
<DIV></DIV>locations and hooked them up to my vintage-yet-very-beefy Sansui 125
<DIV></DIV>watt-per-channel reciever. I used the balance knob to fade the sound
<DIV></DIV>between the speaker sitting in the rear and the one placed between the front
<DIV></DIV>seats. After 15 minutes of annoying my neighbors with various types of
<DIV></DIV>music I concluded that the rear location yields noticeably better low bass,
<DIV></DIV>while the location between the seats makes for a punchier sound. The rear
<DIV></DIV>speaker cranked at 50% of amp's output made the bass tingle my nostrils.
<DIV></DIV>The one between the seats was great for Jazz and Classical. Sorry country
<DIV></DIV>fans. I couldn't think of a single reason why you'd want to listen to your
<DIV></DIV>music at 95 dB SPL. ;-)
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<DIV></DIV>So for me it will be the rear Bazooka with a 300 watt amp to compliment the
<DIV></DIV>head unit's 50 watt-per-channel output. The whole shebang will be crossed
<DIV></DIV>over at 100 or 150 Hz given the Infiniti's 90 Hz - 20 KHz frequency
<DIV></DIV>response.
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<DIV></DIV>I'll conduct personal sound exhibitions at the next High Country Bus
<DIV></DIV>Festival.
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<DIV></DIV>Chris S.
<DIV></DIV>'85 Westy
<DIV></DIV>www.knology.net/~vw/
<DIV></DIV>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers
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