

| Subject: | Re: kappa tweeters in the dash? - speaker grille modification |
| From: | Damon Campbell |
| Date: | Tue, 24 Feb 2004 17:47:47 -0800 |
I've done almost this exact mod, except my 4" speakers up high are just cheapo pioneer units, and the 6.5's down low are coaxial infinities. At the time i was happy with the 4"s, but now i can tell that they can get pretty shrill in some instances. >The 4" speakers have a passive filter (just a cap) on them - didn't really notice much of any difference. I bent the handles slightly to clear. >The 6.5" speakers fit in the bottom of the door panel (just barely) with no sheetmetal cutting. It was a close fit. The map pocket did have to be clearanced around the speaker, but i don't notice that in practice. >The 10" sub in back adds some oomph. The best bang for the buck is the 6.5" down low. It really adds to the richness of the sound - especially if you are not an audiophile. A big ol' sub is just showing off :-) I really do enjoy the way my van sounds now, but there is only so much *bump bump* that i can take from that sub, so if i were to do it again, i'd probably be happy not having it in there... Hope that sheds some light, -Damon --- Ryan Press <ryan@PRESSLAB.US> wrote: > > I was thinking I could use a passive crossover > network and just add > another speaker. The 4" (and coaxial tweeter) would > do say 800 hz and up > and the 6.5" would do below that to maybe 100 hz. I > would use a fairly > inexpensive 6.5" speaker as it would only operate > from 100-1000 hz. So > this would be sort of a 3-way system. > > Yeah, I have a feeling the 10" will not make up for > the small 4" speakers; > it will be great for bass though. I have seen > pictures of a 6x9" speaker > in the bottom of the front door - although I would > want to use a round > speaker. > > Ryan ===== '84 Westy (Sparky) w/2.3L WBX (wow... it actually works!) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools
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