Date:         Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:12:40 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <synergx@IBM.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <synergx@IBM.NET>
Subject:      Re: Stereo sounds: a little more bass?
Comments: To: Brent Christensen <bpchristensen@MINDSPRING.COM>
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At 15:51 4/22/99 -0700, Brent Christensen wrote:
>BTW, I'm not looking for sphincter-rattling bass, just fuller sound. The 4"
>factory-sized speakers don't move much air.  (More of a "wiff" than a
>"woof"....

For myself, I'd start by removing the little Blue-Point specials and
putting in some real speakers...more for the highs than for the bass,
though bass is nice, too <g>.  In my Westy I mounted a tube-type (Radio
Shack) powered subwoofer hanging from the bottom of the book-case (where
the rear AC would be if I had one).  I can remove it by loosening the
mounting screws, though I never have.  I started with it in the rear bench
seat, but a) it was muffled and b) I wanted the space.  The present
mounting is very visible but doesn't take much useful space.

I bought it, incidentally, in a misguided attempt to make the stock radio
louder, as at highway speeds it just didn't have enough volume.  Of course
that didn't work, it had magnificent bass but still couldn't make out the
words.  So I got a booster amp which works fine, and I *still* have
magnificent bass.

I also just got an '85 7-pass which seems significantly quieter on the
road; the stock radio is audible even with the crummy little speakers.
Much less roar from the wind.  The only difference I can think of is the
Westy luggage bin etc -- on the '85 I can even hear the engine, which is
completely muffled under the floor cushion in the Westy.

david

David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net