| Re: Bastets 87 Audio Concept (CG Project Car) |
Subject: Re: Bastets 87 Audio Concept (CG Project Car) by Matatk on 2008/4/13 14:41:28 Wow...that pisses me off. I just typed this whole damn thing and when I tried to post it, it gave me an error and deleted everything!!!! grr. Ok, here I go again. As I first typed...I've been out the the audio hobby for a while, but here's my take on things. 1) Front components. By the way you are talking, you want to mount three separate front speakers per channel? Why?There are some very good 2-way component systems out there. The majority of audio listening is the mid range speaker. The C4 is not an ideal audio setup. You would be best to build kickpods, but due to lack of space, that's not feasible. Mounting the mids and tweeter in the dash would be pointless, imho, and would probably sound worse than just a basic coaxial speaker in the door. You can't "tune" them if they are in the dash. I would put a good quality component in the door opening with the tweeter surface mounted on the a-pillar at the appropriate height. 2) Subwoofers. Any reason you want two 8's? Personally, I don't think they are good bass speakers. Very little surface area. I would prefer one 10. You will get a deeper bass response and more accurate reproduction. Two 8's will keep up well with very fast dance/techno, but the 10 will also do well. Just keep it limited to a tightly sealed small box (small meaning the airspace in the box based on speaker specs). Don't port the box or use the higher end on the air space. I'm assuming you want SQ as opposed to SPL. 3) Amps. I noticed Red suggested a 400 watt amp for the front components. I can't agree with that. You won't find many component speakers over 100 rms. 400 would be way overkill and would be a larger amp, wasting space and money. As far as an amp for the subs, depends on what setup you go with. You need to match the amp to the subs. My personal experience, I ran an old school PPI powerclass (before they were bought out and became crap) 300 RMS amp. I ran multiple setups with both one and two tens, varying boxes, cars, wiring. My brother now uses that same amp (9 years later) for a 12" Memphis Audio sub that absolutely pounds. 4) Head units. Lots of good ones out there, personal preference. Overall, there are a lot of options out there. In my opinion, quality audio pieces cost more, but you get what you pay for. Matthew I yahooed a couple of pages, check these...always good to do lots of research. http://forum.sounddomain.com/ubbthrea ... ber/305793/page/0/fpart/1 http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp~TID~61864~PN~1 |
