Holy Moly! Now that is what I would consider "overkill" !!!! <g>
Brent Christensen '89 Syncro Westy "Klaus" '91 Taurus SHO (For Sale) '95 Cherokee Sport ----- Original Message ----- From: Otmar Ebenhoech <Otmar@EVCL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 4:50 PM Subject: Re: Stereo sounds: a little more bass?
> At 12:35 AM -0700 4/23/99, Austin wrote: > >At 08:44 AM 4/22/99 -0700, you wrote: > >>Has anyone come up with a good way to add a subwoofer to their Westy without > >>creating irreversible damage to their upholstery or sheet metal? I found a > >>good place for an amp (behind the glove box seems like a nice spot), but I'm > >>stumped for a place for a subwoofer. Anyone had luck with those "tube" type > >>subwoofers or other "portable" speaker systems? I'm thinking about mounting > >>some quick-disconnects somewhere so that the subwoofer could be plugged in > >>for road trips, but removed from the van for around town... > >> > >>Brent Christensen > >>'89 Syncro Westy > > For those who don't mind cutting a bit, here's a way to massage the driver. > > http://www.evcl.com/strvan/Subs.jpg > > And: > http://www.evcl.com/strvan/Amps.jpg > > I havn't had time to make a page with previews etc. But here's a quick rundown. > On the left a MTX Thunder 225HO 700W amp drives the 3 Sound Stream SPL12 > free air subs. On the right a MTX 4320 560W amp drives 4 each of the > Eclipse 8243 4" and 8253 5-1/4" co-axial speakers around the interior. They > both have fans because they used to overheat. The 700 Watt powerstar > inverter is also visible. > > -Otmar- > 86 Syncro (front) 82 (rear) Stretch GTI Westfalia. "Power of two" > http://www.evcl.com/strvan/strvan.html > Several EVs (Electric Vehicles) > Electric Vehicle Components Ltd. (650) 494-9255 |
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