Re: Scirocco audio---recommendations? Kinda long

[John Lagnese <jlagnese@cybertours.com>]

Victor Farren wrote:

> Sorry 'bout this sinc eI know it has been covered recently.  But,
> since scirocco.org dsoesn't have 1999 archives I am asking for advice
> on car speakers.  Please respond to me privately so as not to clutter
> the list.
>
> OK, I looked at some speakers on Sunday b/c I want to upgrade my
> stock sound system.  I have stock front 4x6 and (I think) stock rear
> 4x6s.  The head unit is a Sony w/ 20 Watts x 4.  I went and bought
> some nice Cerwin Vega (sp??) 4x6s yesterday for the front, but the
> don't really fit w/o some modification.  I don't want to cut them so I
> am going to bring them back.  what do you audio nuts recommend?
> I used Jensens and they sound fine. I did have to nip off corners to
> install. You'll find that you hook up a capacitor it will cut out bass
> notes. This will prolong the life of your speakers. The higher the
> capacitance, microfarads.the lower the pass. If you can get 47 mfd at
> Radio Shack. You have to order them for about $1 ea. They will have lower
> ones on hand, but you will have a mucher higher pass, like 3000hz. I
> believe they are non-polarized, but check at the store, hopefully they
> will know.
> Here is what I want:  Nice (subjective) sound--I mean a clean sound
> with some nice bass--I don't want the whole block to hear my sound
> system, just me inside the car.  I was thinking about getting some
> nice front speakers w/ good mid-high range (w/ bass blockers on'em),
> some OK speakers for the rear (w/ bass blockers on'em), and then some
> kind of bass tube for the rear.  I heard an 8" Bazooka on Sunday, and
> it provided plenty o' bass for me.  I like the Bazooka b/c it already
> comes w/ an amp built in.  Am I better off buying an 8" subwoofer,
> building a box and getting a small amp, and building a box??  Is this
> going to be significantly cheaper than the $260 Circuit City wanted
> for the 8" Bazooka?  How complicated is the install of a
> subwoofer/Bazooka?
> You'll find that a sealed box with an 8" or 10" will do nicely. It is the
> bandpass and ported boxes that rattle the neighborhood. They do this at
> the expense of range. They are only loud at a small range, like 50 - 56hz.
> An amp putting out 100 RMS, or continuous will power these. Peak is about
> double the RMS power.
> I also want to maintain the stock look so I don't want to cut holes
> in the hatch cover, or butcher the rear speaker shelf either.
>
> TIA
>
> Victor
> HTH,

John

>
> I need someone to educate me on car audio since I don't know much.  I
> just know what I want - clean sound, nice bass--don't want to go
> deaf.
>
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