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Originally posted by trashcop 80s 80sYes, that 7" placement sucks. Isn't the stock front location the best, just with more of a forward facing angle then stock.Originally posted by Grueliusand i do not know what bugg brakes are.
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My infinitiy tweeter in the stock location is PERFECT to my ears. I think the Woofer location should be good but the mid should be in the stock location. I would not have a tweeter near the woofer like that one, but I would like to get something like that for my 8" infinity woofer which I am in the process of fighting with a location for.
Not many options in the cabrio.....
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Originally posted by MattoThe stock speaker placement would be better if it was angled towards you instead of facing directly away from the side of the car.
The best sound comes when the direct path of sound crosses in front of the opposite seat listener’s face.sigpic
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Jeremy, I think you may be missing the point.
The history of kick panel speakers done in a fashion intended for high performance started way back in the 70's in a shop called "Speakerworks". Roger Holdaway was the installer...I forget who the customer was, but the guy was an accoustical engineer AND a musician. He was looking for 2 basic things in speaker placement.
1. Equal pathlengths from each speaker to the listener
2. "On-Axis" placement.
the point is to make each speaker have the same time signature, so the sound is centered in the car. If you are under the impression that this goal can be acheived using gain controls, EQ or a balance knob, think again. It is a physical property, simply having to do with the source of the sound (either left or right) being equi-distant from your head.
The idea behind Axis is simple too. As a speaker is pointed less directly at you, frequency response is lost. Attempting to regain lost clarity and frequency response by pointing the speaker directly at you is a simple physical change that will always sound better.
As far as that e30's doors go, I believe those were a "Europe Only" MB Quart prefab system. Sounded like ass, ugly as hell...but was really easy to install!
I have several times attempted to make good kickpanel speakers in an e30. Always a failure, usually in that special class of failures known as "dismal". Between the glovebox, the really deep dash, the lack of other places to put your feet, etc. I am currently scheming up something truly new. I will be posting in a few weeks, after my front stage is done.
Luke
BTW, the Holdaway brothers' Buick Grand National was finally banned from IASCA after Richard Clark bought it...the most winning car in history, ever. Damn, that thing sounded GOOD!
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Originally posted by StereoInstaller1I have several times attempted to make good kickpanel speakers in an e30. Always a failure, usually in that special class of failures known as "dismal". Between the glovebox, the really deep dash, the lack of other places to put your feet, etc. I am currently scheming up something truly new. I will be posting in a few weeks, after my front stage is done.Originally posted by Grueliusand i do not know what bugg brakes are.
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