Re: Any scirocco stereo specialists!

[Aaron <catacomb@psu.edu>]

>yeah, I'd put them in the dash so that they fire up into the glass.  That's
>your best bet for good imaging, and it'll have the added bonus of
>brightening things up a bit (you indicated that's the kind of sound you
>like).  Putting the tweets in the doors, firing right across at the other
>seat, will keep the image down around dash level.  It won't be as
>well-resolved, either...

Keep in mind he's installing Quarts components.  The tweets are
particularly sharp, and firing them off the glass is going to cause a lot
of shreaking. 

I recommend that you test the sound quality at that position before
drilling.  I mountend mine in my doors for that exact reason.

>>I think rear fill would be pointless in such a small car... But would
>Rear fill is sometimes a good thing.  I don't have it in my car (just
>a/d/s/ 6.5" separates in the doors) but it does add something to the sound.
>Since you've got all these extra drivers to play with, why not put the 6.5"
>woofers back there, low-passed so that they're not producing anything above
>1khz or so?  That way they'll add midbass and depth without drawing the
>image back around your head.  I'd recommend against putting the 5.25s back
>there for just that reason...

Depending on the EQ you buy, you may be able to control the timing of each
speaker.  I installed a combo spectrum analyzer / equalizer in my car which
allows me to fire my rear 6.5" quarts coax on a slight delay with the
front.  The result is high & low fill all around (which virtually
eliminates that bassy seperation of high/lows in most cars) yet bringing
the stage up front.  Actually, with my Alpine unit (expensive, but worth
it) I have 6 programmed stages..  when I'm driving alone, I move the stage
right up to the driver seat.. while when I have company, I spread the stage
across the entire front of the car.



Just some ideas.. but definately 'test' the Quarts tweeters firing off the
winshield before installing.  You'll know what I mean with those titanium
tweeters.  If you really want to mount tweeters on the dash, I'de recommend
buying silk tweeters (not as sharp.. more soft, but MB Quarts does not make
em as far as I know)

-Aaron
 catacomb@psu.edu

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