Date:         Wed, 7 Apr 2010 16:37:40 -0700
Reply-To:     Matt Thyer <matt_thyer@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Matt Thyer <matt_thyer@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Stereo Upgrade Project
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That's good enough for me, while I'm a bit of an audiophile anything other
than "rattle" in Zeno would constitute an improvement at this point.

Matt
http://zenoswagen.wordpress.com/

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
James V
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 3:42 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Stereo Upgrade Project

To my average ears, it sounds awesome - at least up front. I never ride in
back, and don't care too much about my passengers. :)  But, on the occasion
that I've been parked and in back with the stereo on, I still like the
sound, even though it becomes more bass-heavy. Sticking with the factory
locations, I think it's about as good as you're gonna get. I suppose, if I
wanted to park/camp for a while and hang out in back, I could adjust the
fader/bass to even it out a little.

It's just such a large space, with multiple seating positions, including
rear-facing jump seats, that I don't know how feasible it is to get good
sound everywhere. Sitting on the rear bench, the sound will inevitably be
biased toward the rear speakers right behind one's head, which isn't really
good. So, short of having a separate switchable set of speakers for the
rear, I think components up front are excellent. I'm no audio guru though.

James V
86 Syncro Westy, etc.