couldnt see an apropriate forum for this but here goes anyway. I am looking for a way to beef out the bass in my convertible. I am not looking for some bad boy thumping bass but just something to round out the sound a little. At present I have a sony xplod cdtuner and 4 of the lower range xplod speakers. I was thinking of sticking a bass bazooka in the trunk. Do you reckon this would have an apreciable effect on the sound. The problem of course is that the rear speakers get hidden under the rag top (when the roof is down) there is very little room in the front. The parking brake kind of screws things up under the dash and the side vents screw up side mounting. I really dont want to cut into the doors.. any other ideas? At the moment I have one speaker inin the dash on the passenger side, the other is under the dash right by the brake pedal which isnt so great either... I dont really want to spend a fortune just enough to get a little more bass than I have at the moment. The rear speakers are in enclosures but to my ears sounds pretty crappy bass wise
I used to have a bass tube in the trunk of my Escort and my Mystique, very good product, and easy to install. The only thing is the straps that hold the tube in place have to be attached securely to the car somehow...usually this means drilling in to the sheetmetal. I wouldnt do it in my car, but that my opinion. You can remedy your front speaker situation by installing Custom Autosound's kick panel speaker panels. I am not sure if they make 67 panels though. I ordered mine thru OPG, but as I understand it, you can get them other places. All you need to do is paint to match (which I havent found a good paint yet to do mine). The rear speakers...I dunno, I dont have a convertible. MIne are in the package tray.:bglasses:
do you reckon that one bazooka would suffice... the guy in the shop (admitedly he probably knew as much about these things as I) reckoned you would need at least 2...
You don't need an arsenal of bass to get good sound, as some people might think. I have ONE 12" sub in my trunk....and I have to really turn it down to keep it at a comfortable level. Here is what I did....(and yes this is in a convertible) Front dash speaker for high, two 6x9's behind the back seat facing the REAR of the car for the midrange, and a 12" sub in the trunk. The amp is located under the front seat: The sub is also facing the REAR of the car. It sounds better that way. Don't ask me why. I carpeted over it to make it look less conspicuous.
Here's the thread on what I did with my trunk: http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41295&highlight=trunk
Subs I have a set up similar to Adam's in my 72 ragtop. I have the dual dash speaker mod, I have two 6x9's in the rear armrests and two 10" subs in an enclosure in the trunk...all with 1600w driving them. The subs really wake up the bass, as Adam said, you really have to modulate it to keep it comfortable. I think you should also be fine with just one bass tube...just get enough power to drive it.
low frequencies react better to enclosed space when they are directed at a structural member such as the corner of the car. Hence why it sounds better when facing the rear. And one is plenty, dont let that guy fool ya!
hmmm... sub power? here's a nite pic of my LeSabre covert trunk... Anyhow, A quick easy fix to your problem would be to use a Infinity Basslink Sub or a Kenwood KSC-WA62RC WOOX Powered Car Subwoofer . The kenwood is a little slimmer but does well for its small size.
holy crap that's a wild picture john... i never was into the thumpin bass that those babies would kick out but daaaaaayyyyyuuummmm that is a nice pic look at the pretty colors....
Along with my '65 Riv, I have a '65 GTO convert. I put a dual 6X9 in the front dash and two enclosed (Infinity) speakers in front of the front seats on the floor. I drilled holes through the floor panels to keep them stationary. Along with one Bazooka bass tube in the trunk, the whole system sounds good and the interior still looks original. Suppose if I still wanted to hear the stereo better I could get rid of the Flowmasters but that's not going to happen....
youre right in one of these cars you hardly need a stereo.. you got one already.. its called the engine! So we reckon that sticking a bazooka in the trunk - rear facing should do the trick OK. I love your system there Delerius but I think its a bit OTT for what I want. All I need now is some music recommendations. Something I can pull up at the lights with the music up and not cringe with embarrasment. Of course what I like to do is drive around Beverly Hills and Rodeo Drive playing some really cheesy mexican music.. its so brilliantly inappropriate.. but in a way just so right...
Stereos are about opinions. I like them loud, but still sounding good. I once thrived on large amounts of bass, but after years of competitions and a solid ringing in my ears, I gave it up for better quality music. The bass you desire lies in the music you listen to. Each type of music sounds better with different set-ups. One bass tube will add plenty of low end for most people on this board. SAS has the nice looking NOS tube that looks like the real bottle. It looks great in old and new cars. But, the plain black ones are easy to hide. Hard to control the sound of it in your car with the top covering the rear high end speakers when down. Bass will overpower it when the top is down. With the top up, it will sound more well-rounded. Tubes or boxes require some drilling for mounting. Don't want that thing sliding around back there!!! I would reccomend you going to sound shops and picking a bass amount that matches your ear and musical choices. Remember, all the equip. you add slows the car down too.
Stealthbox JL Audio makes subwoofer enclosures called stealthboxes. They don't make them for our applications, but there are some good options. I'm considering one of the ones designed to fit in a center console between the front seats. They also make some designed for the back of SUV's that would fit nicely over the rear wheel tucked under the fender in the trunk. The key is going to be arranging the controls so that you can adjust the sound when the roof is up vs. down. Adding or removing a roof is such a large change in the environment that audio system will need major re-balancing. When the roof is down the bass needs to overcome more noise and get through that huge pile of vinyl you put behind the seat. Most Bass Tubes offer a wired remote that can make adjustments easy, you just have to find a creative and convenient place to put it. In my last car I had the control in the drivers door in the valley between the arm rest and the door panel. Damn near invisible and right at my fingertips. John
well lots of good suggestions. Since I almost always have the top down I am not too worried about tuning the system for the top up. Either way I am not really that fussy. If I wanted a top quality audio system, I wouldnt be driving this car in the first place! I just need to get a little more depth in the bass rather than volume. The rear xplods really just dont cut the mustard in that respect, they just dont have the low end range. Anyway I feel more conifdent in getting a bazooka as soon as I get some cash together
