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woofer qts for freeair door mount

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=116552
Printed Date: May 02, 2024 at 3:20 AM


Topic: woofer qts for freeair door mount

Posted By: bogey
Subject: woofer qts for freeair door mount
Date Posted: September 26, 2009 at 11:25 AM

I am interested in using raw drivers and building my own crossover networks for my mid/hi's. I want to use the stock door location for the woofer and fiberglass the tweeter (home audio style) into the kickpanels. I want to do it this way as a compromise between imaging and leg room and it has worked well for me in the past.

I have been told in the past that you should look for a woofer with a Qts higher than .5 for it to work well in free air applications. However, I remember when the EliteCarAudio.com forum was still up some of the members were recommending the use of some of the Seas Prestige line woofers, which usually had a Qts of .35 or so. With a lower Qts in home audio realms I was under the impression that those are to be used for ported enclosures. Thus they would not be good for doors or kickpanels, which typically have a very limited volume of airspace.

Now my frustration comes when I look at the DIY offerings at PartsExpress or Madisound. It is rather difficult to find a mid to high end woofer with a high Qts. So I'm wondering, is this rule on the Qts for freeair apps. absolute? Or will a woofer with a Qts in the range of .3-.45 work decent for door mount?

Thanks.



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Posted By: emilime75
Date Posted: September 26, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Man, I wish I knew the answer to this myself. I plan on doing a system in my wife's car using 4 of these... https://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=295-605. I already happen to have 4 of them, their qts measures .41. Hopefully, they will work well in the doors as I am not inclined to make pods in her car. So far I have all the components for what should be a pretty good sounding system,just trying to figure out what tweeters to get before I install everything. Please let us know if you find the answer to this.





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