typically adding a subwoofer, especially a 12 inch one, will make you go
crazy trying to track down all of the vibrations.

I went as far as removing an interior of a previous van to insulate and
dynamat all the walls and floors, then behind all of the door panels and you
will still find rattles here and there.

Your better off with a decent amp powering a good set of front and rear
speakers only without a subwoofer and getting the front speakers up further
on the doors and not down by your feet.

cr
----- Original Message -----
From: ".go.brown." <kite.wagon@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 3:22 PM
Subject: stereo question

> bought my twotone 84GL with a nice Sony 10disc changer and two pairs
> of ~6" speaks already installed.  This is nice because i like
> listening to music in my van.
>
> I've no knowledge of how to do stereo improvements, but ive thought
> about upgrades since the beginning.  Today at lunch my friend offered
> to sell me his alpine amp and a 12" Phoenix Gold sub mounted in a
> sealed wooden box.  We looked and it appears that it would fit nicely
> under the first row of passenger seating, which i have turned around
> facing backwards to the second row, conference style.
>
> blah blah searching the archives blah blah, but does anyone have any
> important nuggets of info pertaining to sub install specifically, e.g.
> this brand of speaker, what the addition of a 12" sub will sound like,
> if there are helpful changes to the smaller speaker setup that are
> worthwhile to balance the sound, and tricks/traps to placing and
> mounting amps and subs in a passenger van.
>
> Thanks in advance/  sp
>
>
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