rear speakers

[danceswithcode]

just upgraded audio in my '76 mgb roadster - went with a kenwood krc-435 cassette receiver - $170 @ crutchfield; got it for $120 from etronics.com, very pleased, installation a breeze, faceplate removable, 4 channels

kept the (older) 5.25" door speakers - wish to install 6x9 inchers in the rear - a friend gave me a pair of nice 3-way 100 watters with box enclosures - borrowed a rotozip & anxious to cut the fateful holes in my rear bulkhead - for best sound quality (mainly bass) should i incorporate the boxes or let the trunk be the enclosure? - also every image i've found on the web of mgb rear speakers shows the orientation to be horizontal - any reason not to go vertical?

thanx

 

[Mark Jones]

Vertical would put you into a battery box. I'd leave them in the box and set them behind the seats. Your not going to hear a thing from the speakers with the top down if you mount them in the builkhead.

 

[aerog]

There are threads/webpages elsewhere warning against cutting the bulkhead. Although I've seen a few of them chopped up for speakers I also have heard the bulkhead is structural. Just a comment. An alternative might be to open up the 2nd battery box behind the driver's seat and install a single subwoofer in a custom box.

 

[Guest]

Mine have the holes in the bulkhead put there by the previous owner and I see no problem structurely. I don't get as much bass as I would like, however, and the car noise makes it almost impossible to enjoy the good sound they put out. I don't have any speakers in the doors and that would probably help me. My stereo is a Kenwood KDC-4009 4 channel 35 watts/ch.
Mine are mounted horizontally.

Bob

 

[EMGEBE]

My setup

- JVC MP3 Head unit
- 10inch Sub
- 6*9's behind door
- 6inch in door
- 5 channel Audioline 1600W amp in boot
Running the lot of the amp, nothing off the headunit

Jarrod