Good places to mount additional speakers?

[95ExplorerLtd]

Where can I mount some additional speakers besides the doors? I was thinking boxed 6x9's attached to the ceiling above the cargo area but some of the guys thought that wasnt a good idea, and I see what they mean, so where is some other places?

 

[Alec]

Someone makes speaker enclosures for the front kickpanels, but they might interfere with the Pbrake and legroom. you could mount them to the C pillar in a custom enclosure. You could also get a full range speaker box for the back. There are ready made 6x9 enclosures available from Crutchfield and other places that you can put wherever they look (and sound) good.

Just a few ideas.

 

[Mike 92 XLT]

I would just concentrate on the front stage and spend my money there. In my system, I have seperates up front with the mid in the stock location in the door, and the tweeters flush mounted in the dash. I also have a ten inch JL sub in a stealthbox in the back. No rear fill at all. The more speakers you start throwing into the car, the worse it is going to sound. If you are just after loudness, buy an amp. The goal is not just to have music everywhere in the car, but to have it coming from the correct place (i.e. the front of the vehicle) and to have every instrument placed correctly across the soundstage. At least, that was my goal; yours may be different. Just my $.02.

peace

Mike

 

[X-Man]

You can also install horns, they go in the front under the dash, if installed right the sound really nice.

X-MAN

 

[Exploder99]

center-channel

 

[QuadCam]

Thank You Mike

finally, I read a post from someone who belives in quality over quantity. I have tried to explain the concepts of a strong front stage, while only having a rear fill or presence, but most people think I'm nuts.

i'm glad you understand!!!

 

[Mike 92 XLT]

Thanks QuadCam. You should see the looks I get from some of my friends when I try to explain imaging and soundstaging to them, and the correct role that rear speakers should play in a car audio system. "But what about the people in the rear seats?" Well yeah, they'll be hearing the music coming from the front of the car too, just like they're supposed to.

peace

Mike

 

[expotrek]

dudes i know a great front power is key but i put a set of 6x9s in the rear hatch!! awesome for liftgate parties sends sound right out! i have a set of jensen 3-ways (i wish i would have gone better) i have a 55x2 watt amp under my seat. the weight of the speakers in the door seems to have no effect on the shocks holding the door open. my two cents on a new place to put them

 

[4Wheelin]

If you had a box in the back of some sort or a rack you could mount speakers in boxes and aim them toward the front of the cab. Personally I think the way to go on a system would be a component set in the front, coaxils in the rear and subs in the back so that way you get full sound in the car. If you want to really get into it, than component sets in the front, rear, and kick panels and a center channel mounted speaker somewhere on the dash and subs in the rear.

 

[Asugolf14]

I have new Infinity speakers in my Explorer with a 10" sub in the back, but I am still not getting the quality sound when I turn up the volume. I was thinking if I mounted more speakers in my car, it would make it sound better. Either that, or I have heard that hooking an amp up to the speakers helps. Any suggestions?

95ExplorerLtd-What have you heard is wrong with mounting speakers on the ceiling?

Mike 92 XLT-What do you have installed in your Explorer to make it sound that good? And why does adding speakers make it sound worse?

Thanks
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Asugolf14
'93 Explorer slightly modified

 

[X-Man]

Asugolf14- You said you have a 10" sub, do you have a amp hooked up to it? if not that could be the problem. Explorers are pretty big you need power not more speakers. I have 6 speakers: front doors, rear doors and 2 12" subs and I could be heard coming around the block, but more importantly it's setup for SQ (sound quality) and it sounds great low or loud volume. I also have 2 amps running the system and a EQ (trunk mount). SO amp them up and it will make a difference.

X-Man

 

[Asugolf14]

X-man
I have an amp running to my sub, but not to my other speakers. That is what I have heard you can do, either that or mount additional speakers. That is what I was asking about-it sounds great low, but when I try to turn it up, it gets to a certain point, and then starts to sound bad. So any suggestions on what to do on that would be appreciated. Thanks

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Asugolf14
'93 Explorer slightly modified

 

[95ExplorerLtd]

Asugolf14,
I had a post a while back asking what the opinions were on mounting a couple of boxed 6x9's hanging above the cargo area and some said that it would inhibit me being able to look out the back window, and then others said it would destroy my front stage, and some said that they would get drowned out being back theres so close to the subs.

 

[JTang]

How about building a small box that fits over the center hump? When I have the time and feel like it (which may be never), I'd like to try and and put a center channel there as well as an 8 or 10 for some upfront bass. Nothing major, but probably worth a try for some good experience.

 

[95ExplorerLtd]

Do you mean that center hump in front? We got the console and computer deal there so it wouldnt work for me. Where else could I put some more speakers or box or sub concoctions? Theres a guy in town who had like 2 Bazooka 10's that he mounted on the shoulder part of each seat. Something like that, just NOT that.

 

[JTang]

Well, if you don't mind Bazookas or some other type of sub in a tube enclosure, you could always try mounting then standing up in the rear corners if you wanted... Tubes are made to be fired into corners, so that would work, and you'd save space for the sub's footprint. Just a suggestion off the top of my head...

Jon

 

[95ExplorerLtd]

Are bazookas really worth what you pay for them? It would be pretty nice to save that much space by getting a couple of those 10's.

 

[newbz]

Tubes are made to fire into corners? Well I got 2 12" bass tubes that are ported.....which end should be aimed towards the corners? The port or the woofer?

 

[mrsteve]

The 10" bass tube are way overpriced. For what you pay for a single 10" tube you could get a good set of dual 10" and a box. I would stay away from bazooka, my friend has one and her car really doesn't sound that good. It just sounds like midbass. Nothing special.

 

[JTang]

Bazooka tubes are pretty pricey, and when considering buying them you have some pros and cons. They aren't super great subs, and the sound quality isn't fantastic, but it's satisfactory. They are really loud for what you're getting though, if you are into high volumes. They don't play very low, just like Mrsteve said, partly because they are ported subs and how they're designed. The nice things about them are that they're sturdy and easy to lug around. I wish I still had my RF tubes for backups when you go on trips where you need more space than a box will allow. They won't sound super fantastic, but I'd still take them over bandpass boxes. You can always get different tubes too. Really, the only thing that makes Bazookas different is that they stuff crazy amounts of polyfill in them to mimic a larger box so the sub will play louder. Most will always be ported.

The port should be facing towards the rear corner of the car. This is simply to maximize the bass by forcing the wave to hit the corner, travel up and around the ceiling to you to maximize the wave with minimum wave loss or interference. This is a very overgeneral explanation, but it's basically so that the bass waves don't crash into each other and cancel out.