the sound of music "speaker placement"

[anthony7777]

gregw,im having a heck of a time posting picts.or anything else on your reitroduction of this thread,so ill try doing so by opening another.a7777

 

[anthony7777]

gegw,still trying to post picts.

 

[anthony7777]

front drivers side,all the speakers are "west marine" the first pict. of the rear are "jensen" i bought them for $12.00 at circuit city to experiment with,once i got the placement right i put the west marine types in, much better sound.

 

[anthony7777]

the diagram-

 

[anthony7777]

gegw,hold on a sec. gadda pull my collar up its ketin kinda windy in here! "monsoon" there not computer speaks. are they? i cant judge the size of em from your pict.hay if they sound good use em,nice design,i think that unless one ops for a system that cost in the range of $500.00 plus, whatever we use will be a compromize,but ive been able to achieve a level of sound im very happy with especially for what i spent-brand new radio that came with a roof mount that fit perfectly under the heater box,come out of p.u.truck i bought for the snow, free.-rear spks.$57.99-front spks.$43.99. is it a "bose" super dooper? nah,is it a ""boom box blaster"? nah,does it hide away and reappear at the touch of a hidden button? nah.it just does a very acceptable job of reproducing any type of music.gregw,ya godda here it when i play jimmy hendix's tune "1983"! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[GregW]

Hey ya Anthony,
Looks like a clean installation, I like that you matched the interior on the speaker box. Glad you found a solution you’re happy with, definitely a challenge with these little cars. Yes, the Monsoons are for my work computer. They’re 4 ½” x 7” and a little less than ¾” deep and sound great with the included sub (which I wouldn’t use in the car). I’m not sure what the ohm or max watt rating is for them, so they might blow in more ways than one hooked up to a car stereo. Oh, what size are your rear speakers, 6 ½”?

 

[anthony7777]

grgw,rears are 6.5 wide,and 2.5 deep,from face to magnet,hence the double thickness of 5/4 azdeck,they also have a 2" center mylar tweeter.4 ohms,160w/pair,come in white or black grills.thanks on the compl.on the material,i found a large piece behind the door panel when i was fussin with the window winder-upper stuff.did i mention there waterproof?.unless you dont care about those nice comp.speaks,id try and find out what thier rated at,or youll be drivin along listening to a favorite tune when all of a sudden youll think you got a cat scatching in each ear.! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/savewave.gif

 

[anthony7777]

greg,found several sights that carry the "monsoon" comp speaks.allthought there favorably revewed i coldnt find a rating on them,i did find rates from 1w to 90w, most being in the 10-15w range.thatll rule out that 800w.amp i know you got hidded someplace! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazyeyes.gif

 

[GregW]

Hi Anthony,
Thanks for looking into wattage for me. I haven’t been ignoring you. The Monsoon website has been down for a while with a screen that says “A new Monsoon is coming”. I was hoping to get some real info from them. I also saw some other ribbon speakers that according to the manufacturer, the LFT-10 is the only planar speaker designed for a car. They have good press but there are 2 problems for me. First and most obvious is the $180/ea price tag. Second is they need 50W minimum to run. That means I’d need an amp, so much for saving space. So I’m in a holding pattern until the Monsoon site is back up and reveals what’s in the wings. I’d rather work on getting the motor running now anyway.

 

[anthony7777]

gregw,got it!ya cant drive around in full moons if ya spend all the money just on the tunes,i think there makeing higher out put radio/cd players now that dont reguire a a seperate amp,those $180.00/each speakers must realy be something though.catch you on the flip. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/savewave.gif

 

[Keoke]

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gregw,got it!ya cant drive around in full moons if ya spend all the money just on the tunes,i think there makeing higher out put radio/cd players now that dont reguire a a seperate amp,those $180.00/each speakers must realy be something though.catch you on the flip. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/savewave.gif


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I see you practicin up on you poetry but he gonna get chu in the end.---Keoke- /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hammer.gif

 

[GregW]

Float like a butterfly?

 

[anthony7777]

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I see you practicin up on you poetry but he gonna get chu in the end.---Keoke- /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hammer.gif keoke,whatsupwitdad?. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif the poet. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[higgins]

Can anyone post me any pictures on where they have "hidden" their radio. I have a 100/6 BN4 Longbridge model which obviously doesn't have a middle console like the MKIII

regards-- Higgins /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nopity.gif

 

[anthony7777]

higgins,doesnt the 106 have the same heater box as my bj7,if it does this would be the place to mount it, see atch.

 

[higgins]

Hi, you're right but I've removed the heater box as most of the heating was missing anyway.
A such, I'm searching for an ideal place to instal the radio without it looking like it was just "placed" there. We're getting into esthetics now

 

[anthony7777]

higgins,i understand your plight,a radio for these cars was an option and the under the heater box is were it was originaly mounted,my car came from the factory/dealer with an original a.m motorola unit,i just changed it to am/fm c.d. player,some owners have talked about mounting radios/amps etc. in the trunk/boot with a remote operating device,perhaps one of them will chime in here,there is a thread devoted to this topic you can "search" i believe its the same title "the sound of music" lots a good ideas and info. good luck! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/savewave.gif

 

[Dave Richards]

Try this link to an infrared remote controlled radio and CD changer. A dealer recommended it because I want the car to look original. https://www.vintagevibes.net/Stereos/secretaudio.htm
Dave R