stereo help...

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

you may have to cut away some metal from the door frame. some stock size 4x6 
speakers go too deep and the magnet hits the frame near the forward facing 
part of the door.
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Smith" <smithma7@yahoo.com>
To: "car" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 1:17 PM
Subject: RE: stereo help...


> They do and I've just ordered a set of 4X6X2s for the doors.
>
> Thanks Dan!
>
> Mike
> '86 red 16v (Red 5)
>
> Dan Smith <sad_rocc@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Instead of building a little box, which sounds like it has the potential 
> to be a huge PITA, just go buy a set of baffles. They're rubber bowl (dog 
> dish) shaped and come in all kinds of sizes. I'm pretty sure 
> www.crutchfield.com has them. Mk4s use these behind their speakers and it 
> definitely helps. Plus, if you have moisture hanging out in your door for 
> whatever reason, these will keep your speaker nice and dry.
>
> Dan
>
> ATS - Patrick Bureau wrote:
> Also if your door no longer has the plastic shield on them, the door now
> becomes a oversized box for a small speaker and therefore unable to create
> (box too big for displament of air) make bass.
> Try creating a box behind the speaker.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Scourge
> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 12:14 AM
> To: Rocco list
> Subject: Re: stereo help...
>
> Bingo.
> Look at where the speakers bolt in. There's a gap all around them, thus
> making them work in "free air". Ever listen to a sub not in a box?
> Personally I like my fronts for teble, not bass. But if it does bother 
> you,
> try some custom work on the door panels. Basically you want to isolate the
> front of the speaker from the back. Just look up the specs on your 
> speakers
> and some info on box building and you can find out what you need for the
> sound you like.
> I'm no "audiophile" and I don't know everything, but I can hold my own.
> -George
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Allyn"
> To: "Mike Smith" ; "car"
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 9:00 PM
> Subject: Re: stereo help...
>
>
> your problem is not with the wiring, its with the doors.
> try this. fold down the rear seat and remove the hatch cover. then listen 
> to
> the stereo. no bass.
> bass in the rear is good, as the hatch acts as an enclosure to develop the
> bass.
> scirocco doors are very poor at developing bass, especially if using 
> 4x6's.
> Al
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Smith"
> To: "car"
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 8:36 PM
> Subject: stereo help...
>
>
>> Help me understand why I'm getting no bass out of the front speakers.
>>
>> Used to have stock stereo with 2-way Kenwoods in front. No bass from
>> front speakers.
>>
>> Swapped out stock stereo for JVC headunit with CD. No bass from front
>> speakers.
>>
>> Today, swapped old Kenwoods to rear, and new Pioneer 2-ways to front.
>> Still no bass from front speakers.
>>
>> I thought that maybe it was the Kenwoods. I've had the car almost 8 years
>> and they came with it. But when I put them in back, plenty of bass coming
>> from them. But none from the front.
>>
>> Can anyone of you with stereo knowledge help me understand why this is?
>>
>> Mike
>> '86 red 16v (Red 5)
>>
>>
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