Midbass under seats
03-14-2009, 12:16 AM
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Midbass under seats
I am looking in to adding some midbass to the car (2007 Yaris). I have Energy 5.25's which I will be putting in the front doors and a shallow mount Kicker 10inch in the rear. I am looking at adding some midbass however am very limited by space. I am not interested in door modifications and have no room for kick panels. I was thinking about adding the midbass under the seats. Will this throw off my imaging significantly or should I be alright?
03-14-2009, 11:19 PM
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Yep....unfortunately midbass is still high enough to be perceived as directional....ie. your ears will be able to hear where it is coming from....it doesn't become omni-directional until you get down below 80hz or so.......
03-14-2009, 11:22 PM
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well if anyone has any great ideas to fullfill my midbass requirements in a Toyota Yaris please feel free to let me know. If I had an automatic the foot room would not concern me much however that is not the case. As far as doing another speaker in a fiberglass door anything is possible however it would be significantly difficult as I have less room cause of the crank windows. I wish I would have gotten power windows
03-15-2009, 05:22 PM
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So would the issue be that under the seats is "off-axis" then?
I've heard cars with the mid-bass located about 1/2 way back on the door, and imagining was fine . . . I thought a few inches further back and then slide that under the seat wouldn't make a difference . . .
I've heard cars with the mid-bass located about 1/2 way back on the door, and imagining was fine . . . I thought a few inches further back and then slide that under the seat wouldn't make a difference . . .
03-15-2009, 06:23 PM
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well big red guy your analysys is very good just your xover point is just a bit too low... directionallity comes into play at about 320hz and up so you can get away with. i have placed pyle pro drivers in the bottom of my seats on my lynx xr3 car.. placed a wood board to the bottom of the seat, sealed it up with mono expanding foam and placed the sub from the bottom up, worked pretty good but definitly not what i was looking for... if needed i can post some pics of it.. large midbass upfront is not always necessay for great upfront midbass... i have sat in few cars with only horns upfront and midbass in the back of the car and subs in the trunk....
