d4rin

This is something that I've always wanted to know, and it is forcing me to buy a set of coaxial components.

Right now I have an infinity reference set in my Cavalier (I will never buy those ***** speakers again) And the tweeter is mounted up way higher than the mid. It was the only place I had to mount the tweeter and it sounds too bright.

Whats your take on this guys?

cioppaf

In my cavalier as you have experience I also had the tweeters in the upper door and sail panel area. Still to bright for me, it wasn't until I placed my tweeter in the kick along side the midrange speaker that it started to sound good.

Still under contruction

d4rin

Hey very nice mod .

Dukk

Theoretically, the ideal distance is half the wavelength of the crossover frequency or less but this is pretty much impossible except for coaxial or point source drivers.

In my experience, I like to have the tweeter in the same car as the mid, past there it's all experimentation.

ilovecables

You could always tame the crossover by 3 or 6 db to dial down the tweeters....

Eli47

Hmm, there's Bi-wiring, Bi-Amplification.., Dukk, I think you may be onto something new for the 12V. industry.., bi-vehicular audio system? but gotta stay in phase ;-)


As for tweeter location, I agree Dukk, and in my experience, as long as the tweeter is within 6 inches of the center of the woofer's voice coil, I find I get best results in most cars.
when in doubt, mount the tweeter using velcro/double sided tape, to find best SQ location.

d4rin

It was suggested to me that I can install the tweeter in the sail of my 06 corolla, it's a nice clean place to put it. But it seems to be about a foot or so away from the midrange.

Does the tweeter really need anything behind it to make it sound better? Because if I mounted it in the sail...it is just a piece of plastic.

Dukk

My mids are in the kickpanel and the tweets at the bottom corner of the A-pillar. They have to be 30" apart easily. I don't notice any drastic height shifting or frequency separation so HOW you install them is as important as where.

Unless very exotic, your tweeters will have a sealed back so they don't care what is behind them. What can be important is what is around them. All speakers, and I would say especially tweeters, should be mounted flat into a panel rather than plunked on top or sticking above the panel. For your sail panels, if you can flush mount them into the panel, for sure do it.

d4rin

I guess I can do this .

stupr

"What can be important is what is around them. All speakers, and I would say especially tweeters, should be mounted flat into a panel rather than plunked on top or sticking above the panel."

curious - this thinking is opposite in home applications, unless of course you are dealing with horns. why is this the case in a car?