Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2013 14:09:30 -0500
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Subject: Re: Vancafe "Factory" Vanagon Rear Speakers: Upgrade?
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I didnt think so but sometimes people surprise you with replies. Also i
have been laid up since Sunday as my back went out so probably
feeling/being a bit sensitive! What I did was made a shelf/table that sits
between the front seats and have a self powered bass tube that sits under
the table. This adds bass around the van. Those small enclosures would help
to have some top end in the back. The table does stop walk though and also
hinders swivel seats, but for me I never walk though and I have always
found the swivel to be a pain, so my front seats spend most of the time
facing forward. Everything is a compromise, in my daily van I attacked the
sounds issue differently and have speakers mounted in the underseat panel
and in the rear side panels. I converted the buddy seat storage into a 12"
sub enclosure and added 5.5" speakers to the bottoms of the front doors as
well. So now the front doors have high quality 4" at the top and high
quality 5.5 at the bottom. You might find that adding some sound reading
material (dynamat, fat-mat etc) will help as well. I did my daily driver
throughout, I also install the baffle behind every speaker.
Something like
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_237XT52/XTC-5-1-4-Speaker-Baffles-Slim-line-2-1-2-depth.html?tp=2809
.
Hope that helps
On Mar 9, 2013 1:44 PM, "neil n" <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> No, not a sarcastic reply. Comment wasn't directed at you. :)
>
> I thought the enclosure might be bigger and aside from higher quality
> and power increase, thought maybe bass could be increased a little.
>
> I hate like heck cutting big holes in the factory parts. i.e. my lower
> storage bin has 2 giant holes cut by the PO. Very personal preference,
> and I'm not judging.
>
> Might be worth looking into. I'll have to double check my Westy
> interior and see where these could be mounted (out of the way)
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 10:33 AM, forum email <nij.forum@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Not sure if yours is a sarcastic reply or just realization that the
> factory
> > originals are small. I believe that the 3.5" speakers I mentioned do
> give a
> > crisp sound but obviously with something that small its more top end than
> > bass. You asked if there was anything better higher powered to fit and
> > that's the question I answered.
> >
> > On Mar 9, 2013 1:24 PM, "neil n" <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Right. thesamba
> >>
> >> Image of tape measure up against what appear to be OEM rear speaker
> pods:
> >>
> >> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/428325.jpg
> >>
> >> Not that big. Next topic! ;)
> >>
> >> Neil.
> >>
> >> On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 10:18 AM, forum email <nij.forum@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I have seen quite a few where people have cut out the factory original
> >> > and
> >> > replaced with a 3.5" speaker.
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp
>
> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named.
>
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>
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>
>
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