I'm a fan of separating the frequencies. So my vote is for tubes and 5
1/4"s. The boxes would work fine as well, but then you are talking 8" (or
10") speakers firing into the back of the seat. Good base, but the cheap
horn tweeters firing up would drive me nuts. I personally would put the 5
1/4"s in and get a sub tube or more simple wedge shaped sub boxes. Radio
Shack has boxes that are wedge shaped for about $35. With some caulk,
fiber fill, and a good pair of woofers ( 8"), you can make some nice boxes.
The difference is they do not have the hole drilled for the horn tweeter.
This will offer a larger selection of sub drivers.
I like the MTX Thunder 5000, and MTX Black Golds, but there are plenty of
good drivers that are about $150 for the pair.
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James Bird BirdJD@InternetMCI.com
'97 Dakota CC, V8, 4x4, 5sp, loaded, No labels
K&N, 500w of serious sound
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Meldrum [SMTP:spm@c3net.net]
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 1997 4:22 PM
To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
Subject: RE: speakers
At 03:10 PM 8/10/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Don't put all that much effort in the rears. After all, the goal is to
>build a stage up front. You wouldn't spend all that much money for
concert
>tickets BEHIND the stage, so why do so for rear speakers. Think of the as
>'fill' speakers and limit the high frequency if possible. I have a simply
>pair of Infinity Kappa 6.5" MIDs, with no tweeters. They run 120hz to
3.5K
>hz. Just mid-range. I leave the tweeters up front to keep my stage ahead
>of me, where it should be.
I was originally going to just put some 5-1/4's back there but I'd still
want some sort of sub. I figured the boxes would kill two birds with one
stone.
>Take the money and invest it in a very good pair of front speakers. Put
>anything you can find in the rear for a good price. You'll be much
>happier.
>__________________________________________
>James Bird BirdJD@InternetMCI.com
I've got those Pioneer 6-1/2 speakers already. They should be fine for as
picky as I am. Half the time I've got the stereo off listening to the
exhaust rumble anyway. ;^)
Here's a question tho.......would I be better off with the boxes or 5-1/4's
with a subwoofer tube?
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