Topic: car audio cont...

[caymanreview]

does anyone have any idea wether i could pick up the bob and tom show via xm radio? i get off work at 530am and thats what i listen to all the way home (45-50 miles) and the reception is really shitty for half the drive

[scervin]

I talked to my brother more about putting something in my truck.  He said I should go with Dynaudio components as they have a soft dome tweeter, Phoenix Gold TI500 amp, not sure on the sub yet, but it needs to fit under the seat of my truck.  Only problem I see is my dog chewing the crap out of it on trips!  

[jpschust]

christ bob and tom... everyone raves about them, ive never gotten it myself.  

[JeffK]

He said I should go with Dynaudio components

Dynaudio or Focal are about as good as it gets for components.  They're both rather pricey though

[Sean Gallemore]

christ bob and tom... everyone raves about them, ive never gotten it myself.  

you're not alone, I never thought 2 annoying dudes laughing at their own silly jokes was humorous.

[scb]

>>I am so jealous of your brother.  If I had all Phoenix Gold amps in my car, I would be set for life.<<

i LOVE mine.  and now that we've been talking car audio here i have the bug again to upgrade.  might be time to disconnect the 4x6's in my dash and replace them with some 5.25 components powered off the amp.only catch is that i'm gonna have to cut a little into the frame to fit 5.25's in there, but i think it'll be worth it to add some nice components about 2 feet below head level on the dash

http://www.rockcrawler.com/techreports/orts_speakers/index.asp

[caymanreview]

christ bob and tom... everyone raves about them, ive never gotten it myself.  

i have been listening to them for several years.. have always loved it

and at 5am in the morning, there isnt anything else on the radio!

so can i get it on XM radio or not???

[scervin]

cayman,
Got your pkg, discs are out tomorrow thanks.
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[JeffK]

and now that we've been talking car audio here i have the bug again to upgrade.

Isn't this always the case?    I've been fighting the urge for over 2 years now.  The thing is, I already have all the gear, just have been fighting putting it into the car or get new stuff, hehe.

Also, be careful with components if you're going to mount your tweeters higher up in the car.  A friend had some Focal components, which sound AWESOME in the doors/kicks, but he mounted the tweeter in the dash and they were horribly bright.  He ended up making some kick panels for em and now they rawk!!!

[scervin]

I've thought about building some kick panels for the truck.  I'm going to go with the Dynaudios probably mid summer if all is well and I get the promotion my boss is trying to get me.  These will have to go in the door though as the parking brake would need to be moved some to allow for kick panels.  This is not a god idea as I use the parking brake a lot during the summer when pulling the boat in and out all summer long.  This along with the fact that I get in with soaking feet filled with sand has made me decide to put them in the door. I sure like the imagin more in the kick panels though.
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[JeffK]

Kicks are great, if they're practical for you... but sounds like they're not

I had kicks in a Civic a few years ago.  6.5" in the doors, 4" and 1" in the kicks, all Canton.  Still have the components and the kick panels, but they're not doing me a whole lotta good sitting in the basement, hehe.

I'm glad it's cold, because with talk like this I'd otherwise be installing a stereo back into my car all weekend

[scb]

>>lso, be careful with components if you're going to mount your tweeters higher up in the car.  A friend had some Focal components, which sound AWESOME in the doors/kicks, but he mounted the tweeter in the dash and they were horribly bright.  He ended up making some kick panels for em and now they rawk!!!<<


ended up picking up a pair of MB Quart RSC 213 components off ebay.  5.25s

now the question is where do i put them?  the front dash?  the front kick panel?  the overhead sound bar? (car is a wrangler).  front dash might work, though maybe too bright like you said.  they'll be driven by the PG xs4300 amp driving everything now

[jlykos]

If you guys want to hear the worst on-hold music of all time, check out the MB Quart customer service line at (800) 962-4412.

German techno discotheque!

[JeffK]

Scott,

I just looked at those photos, and it looks like the stock speaker locations in the dash will be easiest, and probably not all that bad.  When I was speaking of being bright in the dash, I was talking about general passenger cars where the speakers are very close to ear level.

You'll probably wanna make your own bracket too, instead of buying the ones from the above site.  I don't know for sure, but I'd guess that you'll be better off mounting the tweeter below the woofer if you go with the dash.  Also, try and seal around the back of the speaker with some insulation and it should help to create a tigher/more pronounced midbass.

Still better would be kick panels, but they would probably be pricey to have fabricated... unless you know how to work with fiberglass  It doesn't look like Q-logic makes any prefabbed kicks for Jeep Wranglers.

[Lee]

Also, try and seal around the back of the speaker with some insulation and it should help to create a tigher/more pronounced midbass.

Dynomat- definately the best investment in car audio.