| Mid-bass drivers = decent subwoofer replacements? - Click HERE for Original Thread |
| REFLUX |
Dilemna:
The speakers in my car produce NO bass.
I have room to mount 6 speakers:
-1 speaker in each door (2 doors), currently have 2 components
-2 tweeters in total on the underside of the dash (points at your knees)
-2 speakers in rear strut towers in the hatch area (facing up)
Question:
Will mid-bass drivers provide a decent amount of bass so that music has a fuller sound?
I don't want to shake the car, just something to listen to every now & then, very basic music needs.
Any other recommendations on getting more bass without getting a subwoofer.
Primarily rap & rock is played. |
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| RSN CRX |
| Well are you running an amp? What kind of speakers and deck do you have? |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
6×9s tend to give good bass, The Neon has pretty good bass for a stock system. it has 2.5" tweets inthe dash, either 5.25 or 6.5" mids in the door and 6×9s on the rear dash.
You could change your staging and have font staging and replace your rears with lower power 8" subs |
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| scooby_dooby |
yup, if you want some decent bass without subs you have to get 6x9's, the 6.25 or smaller don't cut it at all.
I bought some cheapy kenwood 6x9's, $110, I've had people call bullshit when I tell them there's no sub in the back. |
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| REFLUX |
k well the rear towers are circular, not sure if I could mount an oval speaker in there.
Possibly in the doors but the mesh opening is quite small.
I have 6.25 components in the front, prbly why I don't have any bass :mad:
RSN CRX:
Sony deck, I've forgotten the model # but it's an all black exterior face, folds out mechanically and the inside face is silver with blue screen.
I'm running 2 amps, 1 for speakers & 1 originally for a sub.
Right now 1 amp runs to front speakers, other runs 2 rear (but I have no rear speakers ATM)
Looks like 6x9s are my solution, I'll have to see if there is any way to have them installed in stock locations. |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
| I think you can get 6" subs... if you have round holes or an 8" and use your rear amp. But you would get no treble like with say a 2 or 3 way 6×9. |
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| RSN CRX |
| Ya I guess the best way for to go is get some good 6x9 and a good amp to power them. dont try running them through the deck amp you will just ruin the speakers. |
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| REFLUX |
SilverNeonRacer:
Yeah ppl have fit 8" subs in the towers before but I don't have any need for huge amounts of bass
just something that sounds decent for those lazy driving days :)
RSN CRX:
Yup I got 2 amps already :bthumbup:
Just got to figure out how to mount 6x9s....:confused: |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
| 8" won't give you crazy bass, just good mid and bottom end fill. All depends on where ya set the gain. |
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| REFLUX |
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Originally posted by SilverNeonRacer
8" won't give you crazy bass, just good mid and bottom end fill. All depends on where ya set the gain.
[audio n00b]
Gain?
Like the detergent? :dunno: [/audio n00b] |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
| lol.. ummm I'll prolly get yelled at for this by other car audio ppl, but amps have an adjustment called gain... Best analogy I can think of it's like a volume knob on your amp. |
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| 2ndgenlude |
im selling a set of 6x9 kenwoods, almost new :)
haha |
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| Altezza |
Ok the best way to do this is replace all your stock speakers if you have done that already then good find out how much watts/rms each speaker can handle. Then go pick up a 4 channel amp prefferably 500 watts at 4 ohms you will get 75 watts per channel and thats plenty enough to give you some nice sound a good amp for this will be a rockfordfosgate (Type RF X4.C) i prefer rockford if you want to get something else il leave that up too you.
Or if you want a little more thump then i suggest the (MRV-F545) made by alpine 100W per channel rms more pricey tho happy modding :bthumbup: |
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| Altezza |
| Oh and if you need help setting this all up just pm me il give you a hand :) |
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| REFLUX |
2ndgenlude:
Haha thanks I saw your post but I have to figure out how to mount 6x9s first before I go buying things :)
Altezza:
thanks for the info, I have 2 RF amps already, each are 4 channel and I believe 1 is 500w and another 400 or around there.
It's been so long since I looked at audio. |
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| Altezza |
quote:
Originally posted by REFLUX
Altezza:
thanks for the info, I have 2 RF amps already, each are 4 channel and I believe 1 is 500w and another 400 or around there.
It's been so long since I looked at audio. [/B]
Right on the all that has to be done it wires to be run and hooked up and make every think look purdy |
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| 2ndgenlude |
| you would probably have to cut them out, i have a template the speakers came with if your interested, thats if i can find it |
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| REFLUX |
Altezza:
Yupyup!
2ndgenlude:
Sorry man I dont' want to be cutting into any of my interior, at most it'll be 6x9 boxes mounted somewhere. |
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| Altezza |
| This is where fiberglassing comes in handy :D make some pimp 6x9 enclosures |
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