Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:52:47 -0600
Reply-To: Jon Kanas <kanas@QADAS.COM>
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From: Jon Kanas <kanas@QADAS.COM>
Subject: Front Door Speakers -- More and More and.....
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Hi Phil,
Thanks for all the feedback, especially Ryan, Phil, and Tom LaLanne...
Glad you also like Dave Barry.
These correspondence exchange leads, of course, to more questions.
Some additional background information:
I am using a Blauplunkt Indianapolis head unit with no additional
amplifiers. As my Vanagon has a Behr AC unit in the front dash, the
head unit is mounted into a homemade box on top of the dash which locks
into the hole where the ashtray would normally go. I would like more
volume and bass by adding a pair of additional speakers into the doors
without making any other significant changes. I would like to avoid
anything which requires running additional wiring to the rear of the
Vanagon, as disassembly of the camper components would lead to "scope
creep" meaning reconditioning a variety of worn items while "I was in
there". I do not want this to turn into a case where the project scope
expands to fill all available time and budget. I am nearing completion
of a restoration of a 1937 Buick (see my website) which has experienced
some changes in scope, and I don't need another one now.
Specific Questions:
Phil refers to PVC disks on which the speakers are mounted. I don't
understand what you mean when you refer to PVC disks. Please explain
what these are, and how they are employed to "aim" the speakers. I do
not currently have the doors apart, and I don't have power windows so
I'm uncertain which hole you are referencing. My intent was to get some
decent bass into the doors; Placing a speaker for enhanced bass in the
kickpanel should not be a problem, since base is not directional. Do
you have any pictures of the door installation you could pmail or post?
Again, I'd love to see a picture of the tweeter installation. This may
be more effort than I want to go to right now. I'm not worried about
phasing; I just want decent sound when I'm driving for extended
distances in the mountains. The Vanagon generates waaay too much
background noise for phasing to be an issue. I have a 2006 Subaru XT.
The tweeters are nowhere near the mids or the sub-woofer and it sounds
great. I would be overjoyed if I could get sound even close to the Subaru.
Regarding a subwoofer - How are these typically connected. Behind the
glovebox is not an option for me. The Behr AC unit evaporator and
blowers are there; In fact, the forward edge of the glovebox has been
trimmed to allow for about 2" of intrusion from the evaporator into the
glove box. If I end up going to an amplified system, the amps and
associated paraphernalia will have to go into the "extra" battery box
under the driver's seat, or under the back seat with a sub-woofer. This
brings up the subject of loss of storage, which I would also like to avoid.
Best Regards,
Jon
Longmont, Colorado; Cultural Center of the Universe
Email: kanas@qadas.com <mailto:kanas@qadas.com>
Website: http://www.qadas.com/~kanas <http://www.qadas.com/%7Ekanas>
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