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kenmci

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Posted: December 09, 2003 at 12:45 PM / IP Logged

I recently picked up a component set from a friend and I am looking to install them in my girlfriend's 98 civic. I have already placed a component set in the door using the factory provision for the woofer and had a friend build a tweeter pod to fit were the factory tweeters would normally go. My question is where should I put this second set of components. I was considering two options.

1: placing the second set in the kick panels and building a fiberglass enclosure that would allow them to remain in the front of the car. Both tweeter and midrange would be together.

2: fiberglassing over the center console (planning on doing this eventually anyway) and placing the set (all four drivers) In the console to act similar to a center channel. One set will have the tweeter and woofer in from of the shifter and the other set will be behind it.

My question is not which will be easier to do, but which will sound better, also if anyone has any other ideas, I 'll listen to anything.

Also the component set is boston acoustics proseries 6.5.

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Posted: December 10, 2003 at 6:41 PM / IP Logged

I would do #2 but aim the drivers at the persons head.

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Posted: December 10, 2003 at 7:20 PM / IP Logged

I would not set it up in the center at all, it will totally screw up the staging. As an example if you have an audio passage that has only left channel vocals, you now have left channel vocals coming from the left and right of the driver. If you are going to put them in the center, you need to create a center channel and do it properly in order not to screw up the soundstage. I would use option#1 to solidify my front soundstage and help improve imaging. Use the IASCA cd that has defined audio tracks to help you along, you will have a good idea of imaging and staging from this.

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