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Post by V6 on Aug 11, 2016 13:46:12 GMT
All that said, you can just fit some decent co-axial drivers into the doors, deaden and seal them the best you can, then enjoy! I am quite tempted myself when I'm feeling lazy! As long as YOU enjoy the result of your instal that is all that matters  |
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Post by Horney on Aug 11, 2016 13:57:36 GMT
My set up would make you cry. So much rattle.
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Post by Meerkat on Aug 11, 2016 14:00:44 GMT
A proper sealed (or ported) enclosure is definitely the best option if there is the space for it. One of my favourite ICE builds was actually one of my cheapest - one day I was driving down a road and saw someone had dumped some old JVC hifi speakers out on the road. They were still in good condition so I picked them up, disconnected the tweeters, then mounted them into the boot of my old Renault 19 with some separate tweeters mounted in the parcel shelf. It looked ghetto but because the speakers were properly tuned, that system sounded absolutely mint, and that was just on a mediocre Sony headunit.
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Post by V6 on Aug 11, 2016 14:02:28 GMT
Really there is no point getting too obsessed with sound in a 5, that is for sure! I am only going to make use of kit I ALREADY had in storage. I've been in one of the best sound cars in Europe and my best efforts will no doubt make him laugh, or cry, or both at once. But I am not into driving a big fat barge with half a ton (seriously) of sound deadening and ten grands worth of equipment. It is all about enjoying your own set up. If a pair of 6x9 and a Halfords head unit makes you smile that is perfectly FINE! I am not an audio snob, Life is too short to be an ass over a silly hobby. Just pop some tunes on, drop that top and go for a fun drive |
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Post by V6 on Aug 11, 2016 14:09:02 GMT
Forgetting the sound for a moment... Does anyone else love old school stuff? Even bog standard old factory radios? When I was a kid I loved twiddling the soft touch volume dials on my parents Fords. I just love a good knob twiddle!  Old fashioned dials and buttons are so tactile. You never have to take your eyes off the road, which is pretty damn good for safety. When my instal is done I will just set my tunes to random and leave it alone. Aside from feeling across to the volume dial now and then. I couldn't be doing with an in car computer and constantly changing settings and menus! I looked at a new screen based system and the manual was over 200 pages long. Canoe that! |
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Post by Meerkat on Aug 11, 2016 15:35:53 GMT
Does anyone else love old school stuff? My first car was a 1975 beetle and it still had the original stock radio in it. No cassette deck, and only FM. The frequency dial was moved backwards and forwards with a bit of string tied to the tuning knob! But it had the best feeling volume knob on it, so nice and smooth! Also, when I hooked it up to some decent speakers I discovered the sound was actually surprisingly punchy, more than enough power to drive some 6x9s |
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Post by V6 on Aug 11, 2016 15:42:08 GMT
Awesome fun I remember the Pioneer head unit and Pioneer 6x9s in my mates first Beetle. The air cooled engine noise, windows down rush of air, plus his tunes banging out were a right laugh! Low-Fi awesomeness can make some great memories! |
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Post by Meerkat on Aug 11, 2016 15:46:18 GMT
Awesome fun I remember the Pioneer head unit and Pioneer 6x9s in my mates first Beetle. The air cooled engine noise, windows down rush of air, plus his tunes banging out were a right laugh! Low-Fi awesomeness can make some great memories! Yep, exactly! Just as you described. At the time I was the only one of my friends with a driving licence so my car was always full of my mates, windows down, tunes on full blast. Good times. |
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Post by V6 on Aug 11, 2016 15:50:54 GMT
The best of times! Back in the early nineties another mate had a white Astra with the large boot. He started playing a tune with a long intro, which was all hissy treble. Then the BASS kicked in... Holy Cat Crap! That was insane! I soon discovered he had mounted a 15" JBL free air on an MDF parcel shelf. We drove around like embarrassing idiots, leaning out the window and tooting at girls. Hilarious! Mad times in the sun. This is what music is all about - making you smile  |
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Post by Meerkat on Aug 11, 2016 16:22:06 GMT
The best of times! Back in the early nineties another mate had a white Astra with the large boot. He started playing a tune with a long intro, which was all hissy treble. Then the BASS kicked in... Holy Cat Crap! That was insane! I soon discovered he had mounted a 15" JBL free air on an MDF parcel shelf. We drove around like embarrassing idiots, leaning out the window and tooting at girls. Hilarious! Mad times in the sun. This is what music is all about - making you smile Definitely! Good mates and good music pretty much sums up my teens and early 20s. |
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Post by V6 on Aug 11, 2016 21:17:56 GMT
I once popped a dead simple system into a 106gti as I couldn't be bothered doing the front staging properly again. So I found an old yet new in box pair of Infinity 6x9 original Kappas. They were mounted in an mdf parcel shelf and powered by a two channel amp.
It sounded amazing! Not hi-fi but just good honest fun. Low weight, low cost, very quick and high impact. Amazing for what it was. In fact the best bang for buck I ever managed.
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Post by myothercarsa2cv on Aug 11, 2016 22:22:39 GMT
I'll have to dig up my old radio/cassette/speaker unit I had in the 2cv. Specially designed to wedge in the parcel shelf (aftermarket, didn't have a radio standard) and had a single 5x3 ish speaker. It was bloody terrible but suited the car perfectly  |
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Post by V6 on Aug 11, 2016 22:47:54 GMT
Haha, excellent.
One of my first ever audio experiments involved taking my Panasonic clock radio tape deck apart. It was one of the better ones in terms of power (my dad bought it based on the specs. It probably had like 6 watts or something, instead of the usual 3 haha).
Anyway I pulled out the tiny speaker and extended its wires. It was around 2.5" to 3", pressed chassis, paper cone, cheap 50p tat. But I mounted it in a 2 cubic foot ported enclosure.
It actually made sub bass! I kid you not! It was unreal. This tiny driver was covering the full audio spectrum from sub bass up to rolled off treble. Only at low volume but it was amazing. It goes to show how important the enclosure is!
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Post by V6 on Aug 11, 2016 22:54:37 GMT
Oh, let's have some music stories from you lot!
I once blew my mums vintage Sony speakers up playing Snap, Madmans Return on cassette tape. Those poor things were bought before I was born. Left alone in the house for half an hour and I toasted them! What an rear canoe, I felt so guilty!!
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Post by Meerkat on Aug 12, 2016 12:06:33 GMT
When I was a teenager I managed to convince my parents that it was safe to start leaving me at home on my own. The first thing I always did was grab my favourite dance CD and max out my dad's hifi with it. He had a decent NAD amp coupled to some amazing (for their time) Acoustic Research speakers. It was a great hifi but it was designed long before the bass-heavy music of the 90s, so the poor thing really took a beating playing house and trance at full volume. Somehow they survived, so it's a testament to their build quality! To this day my dad still doesn't know I did that  |
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Old fashioned dials and buttons are so tactile. You never have to take your eyes off the road, which is pretty damn good for safety. When my instal is done I will just set my tunes to random and leave it alone. Aside from feeling across to the volume dial now and then.
le sigh