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<blockquote data-quote="audioholic" data-source="post: 7463650" data-attributes="member: 549629">Unfortunately it is true that many times raising the tweeters up to the pillars improves things, but it also adds a fundamental acoustical flaw in the form of point source differences. Ideally the mid and tweet will as close as possible, potentially even braxially mounted as shown in the OP. And of course, there&#039;s also the (popular) school of thought on pathlengths, and mounting his mid/tweet in the kicks, exactly the opposite of bringing them up to the pillars.Pillar mounted tweets = (accurately) high sound stage, good stereo separation, large pathlength differences.Kick mounted tweets = short pathlength differences, lower sound stage (dash affects this a lot), less separation.If this was a driver&#039;s side only SQ setup, Id say pillars is fine. You can process out most of the problems, but only for one listening position. If you want the system to sound good for your passenger as well, Id tend to lean towards a kick panel setup. But of course other factors contribute, such as the vehicle itself, and even personal listening preference.But thinking back to the OP, Ive strayed off topic, and I apologize.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="audioholic, post: 7463650, member: 549629"] Unfortunately it is true that many times raising the tweeters up to the pillars improves things, but it also adds a fundamental acoustical flaw in the form of point source differences. Ideally the mid and tweet will as close as possible, potentially even braxially mounted as shown in the OP. And of course, there's also the (popular) school of thought on pathlengths, and mounting his mid/tweet in the kicks, exactly the opposite of bringing them up to the pillars. Pillar mounted tweets = (accurately) high sound stage, good stereo separation, large pathlength differences. Kick mounted tweets = short pathlength differences, lower sound stage (dash affects this a lot), less separation. If this was a driver's side only SQ setup, Id say pillars is fine. You can process out most of the problems, but only for one listening position. If you want the system to sound good for your passenger as well, Id tend to lean towards a kick panel setup. But of course other factors contribute, such as the vehicle itself, and even personal listening preference. But thinking back to the OP, Ive strayed off topic, and I apologize. [/QUOTE]

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