Hello
I have just joined up after surfing the site and seeing your speaker query, although I realise Iām a bit late to the party, but here's my two pennyworthā¦
While refitting the interior of my 1972 MGB during C*v*d I decided on a stereo installation.
I first fitted bog-standard Sony 4ā 35W 3-ways ā great while parked up, useless on the road with no roof. Couldnāt hear a thing.
So after some research I installed a 100W amplifier/subwoofer where the parcel shelf goes (in the passenger footwell neatly on the sill ledge): Yamaha makes one, among others, but I chose a GroundZero GZUB 800XACTII. The amp uses a stylish brass rotary gain dial (volume for the woofer) which fits perfectly in the console beside the cigar lighter.
The doors only allow 43mm clearance from the window mechanism: I found that a pair of RetroSoundĀ® R-652N 6.5" speakers rated at 100W went in a treat, with a little dexterous hacking of the door card. The speaker cables I have attached with black zip-ties across the top of the hinges ā looks neat enough for me.
I guess I sound a bit āBoy-racerā driving down the high street with grinding bass, but when itās Steely Dan, whoās going to complain?
Whatās your head-unit?, you might say. Or not.
I was deliberating about an all-singing, all-dancing DMP (digital media player) with BT, DAB+, and all the other bells and whistles, but I have that in my family vehicle. So I thought, letās go āperiodā, and I dug out my 60-odd cassettes. There are very few players of that time about, but plenty of flashy 2000-era XPlodās on the auction sites, but then up popped ā a Sony minidisc player! I LOVED that stuff, and had a box of them kicking around somewhere that I had cherished at the time. Crystal clear playback, reliable recording levels ā an excellent format! I snapped it up, and found it had a 10-CD changer with it, which I installed against the bulkhead on the ledge in the boot (or is it the trunk?). I have since chased down a Sony source selector with a 6 MD-changer, also in the boot ā all very 1990ās but pleasantly retro, and then I can leave my phone at home so no one can find meā¦
And the sound, and the variety of sources, are just ā sublime.