Date:         Tue, 24 Feb 2004 17:47:47 -0800
Reply-To:     Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: kappa tweeters in the dash? - speaker grille modification
Comments: To: Ryan Press <ryan@PRESSLAB.US>
In-Reply-To:  <2586.63.103.227.2.1077663535.squirrel@www.presslab.us>
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I've done almost this exact mod, except my 4" speakers
up high are just cheapo pioneer units, and the 6.5's
down low are coaxial infinities.  At the time i was
happy with the 4"s, but now i can tell that they can
get pretty shrill in some instances.

>The 4" speakers have a passive filter (just a cap) on
them - didn't really notice much of any difference.  I
bent the handles slightly to clear.
>The 6.5" speakers fit in the bottom of the door panel
(just barely) with no sheetmetal cutting.  It was a
close fit.  The map pocket did have to be clearanced
around the speaker, but i don't notice that in
practice.
>The 10" sub in back adds some oomph.

The best bang for the buck is the 6.5" down low.  It
really adds to the richness of the sound - especially
if you are not an audiophile.  A big ol' sub is just
showing off :-)

I really do enjoy the way my van sounds now, but there
is only so much *bump bump* that i can take from that
sub, so if i were to do it again, i'd probably be
happy not having it in there...

Hope that sheds some light,
-Damon

--- Ryan Press <ryan@PRESSLAB.US> wrote:
>
> I was thinking I could use a passive crossover
> network and just add
> another speaker.  The 4" (and coaxial tweeter) would
> do say 800 hz and up
> and the 6.5" would do below that to maybe 100 hz.  I
> would use a fairly
> inexpensive 6.5" speaker as it would only operate
> from 100-1000 hz.  So
> this would be sort of a 3-way system.
>
> Yeah, I have a feeling the 10" will not make up for
> the small 4" speakers;
> it will be great for bass though.  I have seen
> pictures of a 6x9" speaker
> in the bottom of the front door - although I would
> want to use a round
> speaker.
>
> Ryan


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'84 Westy (Sparky) w/2.3L WBX (wow... it actually works!)

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