Speaker Placement Advice

bigaudiofanat · 01-19-2012, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by bigaudiofanat

7 inch speakers you may have some clearance issues if it was a standard 6.5 I would say your ok.

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Originally Posted by bigaudiofanat

The three issues I see that he may have with the woofers are: basket width, if they are to big he is going to have to cut metal out of the door which I know a lot of people do not like doing that. Second rear clearance, I know that the 6.5's I have installed have never had trouble however this could change with a 7 inch woofer. Third is front face clearance. The opening of the plastic cover or door panel is just about 6.5 give or take. If he goes bigger the cone surround could hit the back of the door panel.

A mid in the tweeters stock location could be very very close. Right under the tweeters bracket about 1/4 inch down is plastic so I am not sure if you are going to have clearance for a mid.

If you are seriously going to do a 2 or even 3 way setup I would highly recommend going with either a audison bitone or the more popular option the JBL MS8.

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Originally Posted by BigNate

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iI have done Hertz as well but they are only 6.5, I still stand by what I say with saying he may have some issues with 7 inch.

Omikron · 02-17-2012, 12:57 PM

Bringing this one back. Haven't done anything quite yet still deciding lol, too many choices. What do you pro's think of the placement in these pics:

I like the idea of the speaker in the door AC duct...

Now, if you look at the pillars behind the headreast's there is a mid tweet there... What do you guys think about that placement?

Thanks for the input...

RonRizz · 02-17-2012, 03:25 PM

the mids in the a/c duct is kinda cool, and probably would work well if crossed at the right freq. The mids and tweets next to the headrests.....absolutely not....all for show.

Omikron · 02-17-2012, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by RonRizz

the mids in the a/c duct is kinda cool, and probably would work well if crossed at the right freq. The mids and tweets next to the headrests.....absolutely not....all for show.

Thats kind of what I was thinking also, didn't really make sense. I wish there was a little more room up front for another set of mids. Oh well, thanks for the reply.

bigaudiofanat · 02-18-2012, 08:28 AM

Yes I have thought about putting tweeters in the vents, however you block 40% if not more of your air for the cabin. You would just have floor and the center vents and defrost.

Omikron · 02-18-2012, 10:12 AM

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Yes I have thought about putting tweeters in the vents, however you block 40% if not more of your air for the cabin. You would just have floor and the center vents and defrost.

Wouldnt it just divert more air to the center vents? I wouldn't think it would max them, but maybe? Ah well still on the search lol.

What kind of ideas did you have for fiberglass molding big?

bigaudiofanat · 02-18-2012, 10:47 AM

Depending on what speaker you are running and what kind of sound processing you are doing, I myself am going to run my KRX3's off axis because the tweeters are not as harsh as say the polyglass line or other tweeters. I also will be running them active to give me a clear center front stage. The mid and tweeter will be on the a pillar. I know the Z has airbags located there, however you could also build up from the base of the stock tweeter locations and aim them however you would like. Another option is flush mount them in the doors, or the mirror cover you could build off that as well.

If I was you, I would use tape and mount the tweeters at different locations to give you an idea of what they will sound like. This way your not wasting time with building a pod for them.

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02-18-2012, 08:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 853	Yes I have thought about putting tweeters in the vents, however you block 40% if not more of your air for the cabin. You would just have floor and the center vents and defrost. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

02-18-2012, 10:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 853	Depending on what speaker you are running and what kind of sound processing you are doing, I myself am going to run my KRX3's off axis because the tweeters are not as harsh as say the polyglass line or other tweeters. I also will be running them active to give me a clear center front stage. The mid and tweeter will be on the a pillar. I know the Z has airbags located there, however you could also build up from the base of the stock tweeter locations and aim them however you would like. Another option is flush mount them in the doors, or the mirror cover you could build off that as well. If I was you, I would use tape and mount the tweeters at different locations to give you an idea of what they will sound like. This way your not wasting time with building a pod for them. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

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02-17-2012, 12:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Omikron Base Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: DFW TX Posts: 242 Drives: 11 GM 370Z Rep Power: 14	Bringing this one back. Haven't done anything quite yet still deciding lol, too many choices. What do you pro's think of the placement in these pics: I like the idea of the speaker in the door AC duct... Now, if you look at the pillars behind the headreast's there is a mid tweet there... What do you guys think about that placement? Thanks for the input...