Best components for mid Bass.

Originally Posted by orgasm_donor

There are a lot more things to consider before putting any components into your ride. If the install is not exceptional, you may be dissapointed regardless of brand choice.

- Sound deadening. If you are using your speakers in an infinite baffle environment (like a door) then please consider using some good quality, poly-butyl based sound deadener like Dynamat Extreme, Hushmat or similar. Don't use cheaper tar-based deadeners as you will hate it in the summer time when it 'unsticks' and smells life a hot roof.

If you can, deaden the outside of the door panel AND the inside.Here is a shot of my 350Z's door with husmat on it:



- Amplification. Powering your new components off of the stock amplifier is somewhat pointless if you are looking for a lot better performance. Running an amp with a minimum of 50 watts per channel with be powerful enough for most entry level speakers. I run 200 watts RMS to my Digital Designs DD-A mids with NO passive crossovers (I'm an active kind of guy) actively crossed at 63 hertz and it hits you right in the chest. I must point out though that I am also using custom fibreglass door panel pods as well in my 350 which helps a ton. I run the same speakers in my TSX in stock locations and I can still cross down to 63 hertz no problem.

- Speaker choice. This is where you have to decide what sounds best to YOU! Telling you to buy a certain brand is kind of like going on a blind date with your buddies' hot 'friend' only to find out she's a 300 lb heffer with a hairlip. Listening to a bunch of speakers (hopefully in a car) is imperative. Please don't take our word for it!

So if you want subwoofer bass out of some mids then thats simply not going to happen. A good set of components do not have to cost you $1000. You can get a decent set for well under $500. The Polk MM's are actually a really nice set in my opinion as long as they see a reasonable amount of power and have some good sound deadening behind them. I think the tweeter is more important quite frankly because of the huge difference in materials and the wide range of sounds that they produce. I prefer a soft dome as opposed to metal. But thats just me. Good luck!

Originally Posted by 37Z

What the difference between active and passive crossovers? I was planning on including a AudioControl line driver and EQ. Can this be used instead of the crossovers that typically are bundled with component speakers?

Originally Posted by Juleous

How much did you add in weight to the car? My Dynamat approach was a little more conservative then yours is, during my audio installation process adding weight to the car always been a concern of mine. I love the performance of the Z and a ton of that comes from the Power to Weight ratio, I want to go down not up in weight for myself.

Originally Posted by 37Z

I'm installing sound damping in my Z this weekend. I was not planning removing the door access panel. As an alternative, could you install RAAMAT's ensolite (recommended by this manufacture) or equivant behind the 6 1/2" speakers located in the door to reduce unwanted sound and improve this speaker performance? Is speaker baffles a good alternative?