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Systems

and please... so u say that is better to just use the Subwoofer in the back of the car?

is not good to use a subwoofer and a pair of 6x9 ?

thanks

MacLeod

No.

Having rear speakers is not a bad thing, just not the best.

Having the same frequencies hit your ears at different times due to different distances will smear the detail not to mention pulling your soundstage to the rear.

Rear speakers are for passengers only and as a wise man once said, "once my passengers start paying for some of this stuff Ill worry about how good their soundstage is". Couldnt have said it better.

SamSagaZ

hehe, nice answer dude

i dont will waste my money in the passangers

MacLeod

Ive tried it both ways and youll be happier with front stage only.

SamSagaZ

i see some cars with 2 or 3 speakers at front doors. is not too low just use an one on each door? i dont will get better sound the front stage if i use more than one?


sorry for my ignorance

MacLeod

The cars you see with 14 speakers in each door are either demo cars designed for flashyness, or dimwits that have more money than they should be allowed to have.

1 set of speakers is all you need.

SamSagaZ

nice to heard that

exalted512

if you dont already know, the 6500 comes with 4 speakers, 2 tweeters and 2 mid ranges, 1 for each side of the car, so in fact, you do have 2 speakers on/in each door
-Cody

SamSagaZ

yes i read that but i mean that ppl are using more than one system on each door, but all is clear now..... just one system is ok

exalted512

yea, i wouldnt go with more than that

Joelsbass

there are benefits to 3-way component systems though, for instance a 6.5 and a 5.25 woofer with a 1"tweeter... however more than that is just getting rediculous... i heard of one guy who ran like 10 tweeters thinking it'd help his Db rating...:rolleyes:

SamSagaZ

ok, ill use just an sytem for the front..

what abt subwoofers?

is ok just one?


13kv2, MM2124, or any other?

thanks

exalted512

do you have a size preference and price range?

SamSagaZ

size dont matter, i have an alfa romeo 145, nice space in the back...



price range, 150-300

MacLeod

Stick with the MM2124.

Its a damn good sounding sub and works in a smallish box for a 12.

SamSagaZ

ill do that just one is ok?

SamSagaZ

ported?vented? how u think that will sound better?

Joelsbass

for the momo's stick with sealed...

MacLeod

Agreed. Momos work best in sealed boxes.

SamSagaZ

ok.


im simulating both,... vented and closed and looks ill get a lower frequency using vented... but need to use 140L box instead 75l for closed.....

btw.... i read the polk page and recomends 42.48 liters for Ported and 24.92 liters for sealed....


u guys tested it in 25l box?

MacLeod

We're Americans, we dont know how to read metric!

You can get lower frequencies out of ported and even a little more output as well but youll almost always get better sound quality out of a sealed box.

SamSagaZ

jeje, ok guys.. thanks for all your comments....


i hope i dont need to bother you again

Thanks!

MacLeod

No problemo.

Glad to help. Gives meaning to an otherwise meaningless life.

maltesechicken

Originally posted by MacLeod
We're Americans, we dont know how to read metric!

You can get lower frequencies out of ported and even a little more output as well but youll almost always get better sound quality out of a sealed box.

What do you base that on?
I've heard many ported boxs that have just as smooth response as sealed, and they hit lower. I think too often people build ported boxes poorly, (ie too small, or tuned too high) and then think ported is not for SQ.

MacLeod

Im sure you can make a ported box that sounds as good as a sealed maybe even better. But its a lot of work, trial and error and calculations.

A sealed is pretty straight forward.

Also, Ive not heard too many ported boxes that sounded as good as a sealed. Louder and lower but not better.

Dont get me wrong. Im not saying ported boxes sound like ****, just that I prefer sealed for SQ.

AustinKP

Here, I'll fix the quote so everyone's happy...

Originally posted by MacLeod
You can get lower frequencies out of ported and even a little more output as well but [for people new to box-building and car audio] youll almost always get better sound quality out of a sealed box.

MacLeod

Even simpler.

"For the same amount of work and hassle, a sealed box will have better SQ than a ported."

Sound about right?

SamSagaZ

im not lucky is impossible to get the
MMC6500 speakers on my country.

after visit an reseller of polk in my country they told me that dont have any polk produc to sell:(

after that visit some car audio stores, and just can get some of the db series (DB6500).....

i try to contact polk to start reselling the polk producs in my country and noone answer me

so...

can someone tellme if the Db6500 are good?
can someone from polk contact me so we can discuss abt how can i start selling the polk products in my country?


thanks

MacLeod

That sucks nobody doesnt sell Polks over there. If all you can get is the DB6500 then go for it. Those are very good speakers for the money. Actually you should look into the DB6750 which is a 6 3/4" component set.

SamSagaZ

well the original speakers of my car are 6.5 so will be great is i use the same size, (so dont need to modify anything), btw...
the DB6750 are not in my country


maybe i can resell the polk speakers.. im thinking abt open an Online Store in my COuntry to sell all electronics stuff....