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<blockquote data-quote="keep_hope_alive" data-source="post: 8658728" data-attributes="member: 576029"><p>Howdy, old cars are fun. </p><p></p><p>I recommend some reading up on terminology and concepts as you enter into the endeavor. www.bcae1.com is recommended for getting a grasp on what each component is and what they can do - use the shortcuts on the right of the screen to jump to topics such as "crossover or xover".</p><p></p><p>I assume the text you quoted is from an amplifier and not the mechless head unit. Please share the model number of each of your components so we can make specific recommendations.</p><p></p><p>Sounds like you did wire the speakers in parallel. It is not likely that the amplifier or head unit will be happy with that arrangement. The head unit only wants one speaker for each output, more than one speaker per output will cause it to run hot and eventually fail or shut off. </p><p></p><p>Most old speakers suffer from foam surround rot or deterioration. Some used cloth and last forever. </p><p></p><p>You can mix up speaker locations but you are unlikely to be happy with just tweeters in front. Tweeters without corresponding (and closely located) midrange drivers usually sound poor. You're likely to be happier with just loading up the rear. Note that enclosures improve how a speaker sounds and you need to separate the rear airspace from the front as good as possible. If you put a pair of 6x9s in dedicated boxes in the rear and combined that with a 10" subwoofer, all you'd need is a 4 channel amplifier to power it all. </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keep_hope_alive, post: 8658728, member: 576029"] Howdy, old cars are fun. I recommend some reading up on terminology and concepts as you enter into the endeavor. www.bcae1.com is recommended for getting a grasp on what each component is and what they can do - use the shortcuts on the right of the screen to jump to topics such as "crossover or xover". I assume the text you quoted is from an amplifier and not the mechless head unit. Please share the model number of each of your components so we can make specific recommendations. Sounds like you did wire the speakers in parallel. It is not likely that the amplifier or head unit will be happy with that arrangement. The head unit only wants one speaker for each output, more than one speaker per output will cause it to run hot and eventually fail or shut off. Most old speakers suffer from foam surround rot or deterioration. Some used cloth and last forever. You can mix up speaker locations but you are unlikely to be happy with just tweeters in front. Tweeters without corresponding (and closely located) midrange drivers usually sound poor. You're likely to be happier with just loading up the rear. Note that enclosures improve how a speaker sounds and you need to separate the rear airspace from the front as good as possible. If you put a pair of 6x9s in dedicated boxes in the rear and combined that with a 10" subwoofer, all you'd need is a 4 channel amplifier to power it all. [/QUOTE]
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