stereo woes

[j fizz]

ben,
hey there.. bored at work and saw the post, so....

<<So the questions: 1. Is it possible to put 5.25" mids anywhere in the
front?>>

yes, do some sort of a door or kickpanel buildout to mount a set of 5"
separates to. i like the doors bc they tend to take less of a beating.
closer to the footwell = better [you want to try to equalise the pathlegnth
from the l+r speakers to your head - ideally] this can be as simple a a
thick- at ss piece of wood covered to look nice, to give you the mounting depth
needed for the magnet to clear the door's guts. if the door is relatively
flat and fetaure-free, this works like a champ. in contoured doors [my
memory of the 4000 door is fuzzy], things get a bit trickier. the same rule
still applies, but you may have to get more creative in the use of
marterials. its best to try to seal the airspace of the driver, but its not
always possible, and usually very difficult, and most of us have other
hobbies.

if you cant work out the door speaker, get a nice 4" separate set for the
dash and keep reading...

<<2. What about 6x9" in the rear shelf? 3. How do you get those front
speaker grills off? 4. >>

i dont know how to get the grills off.. pull em.

6X9's suck, plain and simple. this is of course my opiniion. its just a big
goofy thing stuffed in the rear deck of every lowered '78 cutlass on earth
[even sweeter if you stuff 2 pair back there! ;]. better to use a high
quality coax [boston acoustics, ads, etc..] and spare the stock look [im
assuming its a 5 inch round or so..]
the biggest improvement will come from aftermarklet amps with electronic
crosssovers and a dedicated sub in the trunk. running the front and rear
speakers through an electronic  highpass filter makes a HUGE difference in
the sound quality, lifespan and mamimum output of the in-car drivers [when
they dont try to play bass, which theyre not very good at, theyre a lot
happier]. it doesnt have to be much.. 30 or 40 decent watts per channel will
ROCK over any headunit on earth [anyone who tells you different needs a
drain-o flavored qtip]. throw a couple hundred watts to a single 12 in a
small sealed box and youll be in car stereo heaven. if you want to play it
really loud, dont. cuz you dont wanna be "that guy".

if you have 6x9 openings, then cut a baffle in the 6x9 shape and mount good
separates to it and screw the whole thing into place. all the car audio
nerds will think you're "high end".

<<Has anybody had any experience with Nakamichi decks, or have any other
recommendations for a deck that doesn't just scream Honda (read AMBER
ILLUMIATION)>>

not so hot on features, and usually low output voltage, but some of the best
sounding decks ive heard.  the 6 disc single din in dash changer ROCKS. you
would have to have a pretty nice rig to justify the sonic differences of a
nak.

have fun..
jim



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