Question about Seas
06-07-2004, 08:43 PM
#1
Hey Everyone,
I just installed a set of Seas Lotus References in my car. They are in kicks, which are sealed at the moment.
My problem is that the mids sound pretty muddy. Would venting the kicks help fix this problem? I'm also thinking that the volume of the kicks might not be sufficient.
Does anyone have any experience with this set?
[ June 07, 2004, 09:45 PM: Message edited by: Kool ]
I just installed a set of Seas Lotus References in my car. They are in kicks, which are sealed at the moment.
My problem is that the mids sound pretty muddy. Would venting the kicks help fix this problem? I'm also thinking that the volume of the kicks might not be sufficient.
Does anyone have any experience with this set?
[ June 07, 2004, 09:45 PM: Message edited by: Kool ]
06-07-2004, 10:27 PM
#2
hmmmm....
i just recieved my seas ref a few days ago, and im also going to install it in my kick with small volume, so i might have the same problem then.
i also asked a few of my friend who have seas ref, they said you need a big volume for the speaker, and if you put it in the kick is better to put vent because you dont have enough room in the kick.
[ June 07, 2004, 11:33 PM: Message edited by: PLOW ]
i just recieved my seas ref a few days ago, and im also going to install it in my kick with small volume, so i might have the same problem then.
i also asked a few of my friend who have seas ref, they said you need a big volume for the speaker, and if you put it in the kick is better to put vent because you dont have enough room in the kick.
[ June 07, 2004, 11:33 PM: Message edited by: PLOW ]
06-08-2004, 08:39 AM
#5
Yea, vent them. THey do require a lot of space but once you have them in a sufficient amount of space, they will rock...your gonna love them believe me. Which set did you get? The silk dome tweets or titanium?
06-08-2004, 09:17 AM
#6
Originally posted by Brandon:
Yea, vent them. THey do require a lot of space but once you have them in a sufficient amount of space, they will rock...your gonna love them believe me. Which set did you get? The silk dome tweets or titanium?
Yea, vent them. THey do require a lot of space but once you have them in a sufficient amount of space, they will rock...your gonna love them believe me. Which set did you get? The silk dome tweets or titanium?
06-08-2004, 11:41 AM
#7
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i have never heard a 6.5" midbass/range that was installed in a tiny little sealed pod ever sound good, they all suffer from the same sound issues you describe, many hours of experimenting will be ahead of you to ever get the sound right, using an adjustable membrane, like a variovent, will be very beneficial in trying to get the sound right, and save you plenty of time, i dont suggest the random holes drilled at will in the back of the pod technique.
06-08-2004, 11:46 AM
#8
Would it be esier to just mount them in the doors? My doors are already nicely sound deadened from my previous install and the Seas mids should fit right into the baffles I had for my last set.
I was under the impression that kick panels gave the best imaging though??
I was under the impression that kick panels gave the best imaging though??
06-08-2004, 12:37 PM
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kick panel have better potoential for imaging and staging, but can require considerable forthought, and experience, there are a lot of difficult problems to overcome when trying to get good sound from pods, as youve seen, car audio is full of tradeoffs, to gain one thing it very likely that you will lose something else, its finding out which tradeoffs you are willing to make to achieve what you want, would i recommend doors, if done properly, and time delay is utilized, i believe that you will get better sound in the drivers seat than using pods,, what kind of vehilce do you have
