13-01-2015, 04:43 PM
The key IMHO with car audio is get a reasonable amplifier behind the speakers and then work on what the speakers are mounted to and in.
Pull a speaker out, place it on the seat or on a desk and drive it and have a listen - sounds crap doesn't it. Now go and put the same speaker in a metal dustbin - louder, but still sounds crap! Now go put it in a wooden box - ahh now we're getting somewhere
When you go and buy a set of bookshelf speakers, they don't attach them to a bit of sheet metal that has the sonic properties of, well, a dustbin and some plastic... They usually come in a wooden box that's the right volume, shape and has vents in the right place. Unfortunately cars haven't quite got the luxury of this, but you can improve things massively with a bit of use of your head.
My advice is go and look at how the high end manufacturers do it, anyone who has been in my V50 with the Dynaudio setup will attest to how good it sounds, but also promptly wet themselves at the door pockets, there aren't any, because it's all taken up with the speakers and box behind the speakers!
Pull a speaker out, place it on the seat or on a desk and drive it and have a listen - sounds crap doesn't it. Now go and put the same speaker in a metal dustbin - louder, but still sounds crap! Now go put it in a wooden box - ahh now we're getting somewhere
When you go and buy a set of bookshelf speakers, they don't attach them to a bit of sheet metal that has the sonic properties of, well, a dustbin and some plastic... They usually come in a wooden box that's the right volume, shape and has vents in the right place. Unfortunately cars haven't quite got the luxury of this, but you can improve things massively with a bit of use of your head.
My advice is go and look at how the high end manufacturers do it, anyone who has been in my V50 with the Dynaudio setup will attest to how good it sounds, but also promptly wet themselves at the door pockets, there aren't any, because it's all taken up with the speakers and box behind the speakers!