Tweeter placement?

[_-Night-Shade-_]

SuperK, how did you bracket your speakers so that they show without the cover?

[onlytrueromeo]

The momo's we have have 2 types of brackets, ones that flush mount (the ones him and I use) and ones that mount on top. They're meant to look like that!

[_-Night-Shade-_]

That's an awesome setup, if only to find a way to cut the covers and put them in there so the holes don't show yet the speaker shows through.

[Thassodar]

Meowth, that's right!




If only the exterior of my car were as flawless as my interior . Sorry for the huge pic.

[Dark_Rider2k3]

posted this in images but..



thanks again everyone, they sound sweet!!

[neuspeedescort]

not that it really matters to anyone but the tweeter being placed there complete goes against all correct imaging. if you study car audio a bit you find this out. as close to the woofer as possible is best. tweeters only have about 30 degrees of firing range. so if that tweeter is flat on the door you steering wheel is getting the best sound out of anything in the car.


NEUMAN

[Thassodar]

So by your logic they would be in the back seat, therefore the passengers would be getting the best sound out of the whole car. Who is in front of the steering wheel? The driver. Who wants the sound from the tweeter? The driver. Who's car is it? (hopefully) The drivers.

Please keep your "car audio" logic to yourself. We like our tweeters where they are, we can hear them just fine, and that's all that matters.

[s1zzl3]

i was thinking about tweeter placement too for some type-x pro component speakers..
wat about placing them in the A-pillars with those single gauge pods they sell on ebay for right and left?
wouldn't that work too?
then that way they would be facing you.. would it make a difference?

[neuspeedescort]

So by your logic they would be in the back seat, therefore the passengers would be getting the best sound out of the whole car. Who is in front of the steering wheel? The driver. Who wants the sound from the tweeter? The driver. Who's car is it? (hopefully) The drivers.

Please keep your "car audio" logic to yourself. We like our tweeters where they are, we can hear them just fine, and that's all that matters.

when i say woofer im not speaking of the sub you knob. there is a huge difference between woofer and subwoofer. when you have components the speaker that is not the tweeter is called a woofer or a driver. if you want to get technical you are behind the wheel not in front of it. why do you thing so many tweeters come with swivel mounts or angled install rings. its not to look cool. granted when used correctly coolness can be acheived.

you may be able to hear them just fine. but if you placed them in a true stage you would change your mind as to how good they sounded. im willing to bet your running your components off your deck also? before telling me how things are you should do some reading.

i was thinking about tweeter placement too for some type-x pro component speakers..
wat about placing them in the A-pillars with those single gauge pods they sell on ebay for right and left?
wouldn't that work too?
then that way they would be facing you.. would it make a difference?

a-pillar pods are awesome when built correctly. you want to face them so they use the window as a baffle. it will help cascade the sound better thru the cabin. a lot like facing a sub to the rear instead of straight forward. if your in the drivers seat you don't want the drivers tweeter facing you. you want the passenger tweeter facing you or bouncing off the window in a manor to bounce at you. tweeters have a 30 degree range of sound. if you do tweets on the a-pillar i would recommend placing a 4" mid range there with it. it will sound 100 times better.


NEUMAN

[BuGS]

So by your logic they would be in the back seat, therefore the passengers would be getting the best sound out of the whole car. Who is in front of the steering wheel? The driver. Who wants the sound from the tweeter? The driver. Who's car is it? (hopefully) The drivers.

Please keep your "car audio" logic to yourself. We like our tweeters where they are, we can hear them just fine, and that's all that matters.

Dude you honestly have no idea what you are talking about. Neuspeed helped me design my custom car audio stuff and before, I had my tweeters where everyone else had them, and I thought they sounded good. Then after I had pods build by neuspeed even before I amped the components they sound so much better!!! It was AMAZING!!

Right now with the sound that they produce via the angle and positioning, I have my amp turned all the way down and they sound 100x better easy!! Without the amp they still sounded 100x better!!! Just because it works, doesn't make it right.

To get back on topic:



Sounds the best!!! The other way works, just honestly, something like this pod makes a huge difference!!!

[s1zzl3]

a-pillar pods are awesome when built correctly. you want to face them so they use the window as a baffle. it will help cascade the sound better thru the cabin. a lot like facing a sub to the rear instead of straight forward. if your in the drivers seat you don't want the drivers tweeter facing you. you want the passenger tweeter facing you or bouncing off the window in a manor to bounce at you. tweeters have a 30 degree range of sound. if you do tweets on the a-pillar i would recommend placing a 4" mid range there with it. it will sound 100 times better.


NEUMAN

Thats interesting..
i will be putting them there but i dont know about placing the drivers there with them
since there is no room for them up there
ill try all different ways of positioning them see what sounds best.. the Pro series tweeters do come with swivel mounts too

[Thassodar]

when i say woofer im not speaking of the sub you knob. there is a huge difference between woofer and subwoofer. when you have components the speaker that is not the tweeter is called a woofer or a driver. if you want to get technical you are behind the wheel not in front of it. why do you thing so many tweeters come with swivel mounts or angled install rings. its not to look cool. granted when used correctly coolness can be acheived.

you may be able to hear them just fine. but if you placed them in a true stage you would change your mind as to how good they sounded. im willing to bet your running your components off your deck also? before telling me how things are you should do some reading.

I was drunk when I wrote that, sorry. I may have been a bit standoffish.

Anyways, I HAVE been in MX in which someone placed them near the woofer, and I still do not agree with the "omg they sound so different" standpoint. No I am NOT running my components off of my deck, FYI. I'd be more than happy to take pictures of my whole setup if you'd like.

[_-Night-Shade-_]

Buss, I am so curious as to how those pods are built, I want to do something similar with my setup.

[BuGS]

http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ ... opic=38200" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

There is the build thread for the pods. If you want Neuspeed custom makes them. He has made a couple sets already. PM him and he could hook you up.

And Thassodar did you not read what I posted??? I went from ones in the door, where everyone else had them to the pods. I heard the difference, and they sound so much better!! So I would ask for some proof for your claim that you were in another MX-3 were the tweet was next to the woofer, because I have only seen about 5 and none of them were in Texas... you got any pics???

[Thassodar]

http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ ... opic=38200

There is the build thread for the pods. If you want Neuspeed custom makes them. He has made a couple sets already. PM him and he could hook you up.

And Thassodar did you not read what I posted??? I went from ones in the door, where everyone else had them to the pods. I heard the difference, and they sound so much better!! So I would ask for some proof for your claim that you were in another MX-3 were the tweet was next to the woofer, because I have only seen about 5 and none of them were in Texas... you got any pics???

It belonged to another MX-3 owner who I believe sold his car. As a matter of fact I believe this is his old motor: http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/zip/1226492197.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
His name is Chris and he's also a member of dfwmazda.com. I rode in his car June of last year to a DFWMazdas meet, but did not take pictures. I offered pictures of MY car setup, though.