Baffles and bass blockers?

[blazergt 10+ year member]

What do you guys think about putting these baffles and these bass blockers in? Do the baffles actually make for better sound quality? Or should i just cut them in half and use them for water protection? What about the bass blockers, do they help? I want to eventually get an amp to my speakers but thats not for a little while still...

Head unit - Alpine CDA-9847

Front - Alpine SPR-17C

Rear - Alpine sps-500

JL 500-1 running 2 10w3's

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[lil_italy773 10+ year member]

not sure bout the bass blockers but those foam baffles are more for weather than sound. if u want better responce use the plastic baffles. on fleabay for cheap

 

[blazergt 10+ year member]

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[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

bass blockers work

not as great as a real crossover but it will work

those foam things are just for the weather as stated above

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

get a cd player with lpf and hpf

 

[blazergt 10+ year member]

get a cd player with lpf and hpf

Well before i spend money on a new head unit i would spend money on an amp for my speakers. Im just looking into something temporary for the moment and wanted to know if they are worth doing

 

[kinville 10+ year member]

An amp in most cases will have a crossover that you can use in place of the bass blockers.

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

Well before i spend money on a new head unit i would spend money on an amp for my speakers. Im just looking into something temporary for the moment and wanted to know if they are worth doing

by spending money on a worthwhile headunit, you could spend less money on your components and/or 'bass blockers' & such.

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

invest in some sound deadening and most multichannel amps will have settings to take the bass out of your speakers.

 

[orangecounty1 10+ year member]

the baffles change the sound a bit as its sort of like an "enclosure" for the mids

the bass blockers will work as stated...i assume this is for some type of PA speakers/tweets (eminence, selenium etc...) PM me if you have any questions about them.. lol

 

[khanhfat 10+ year member]

most amp nowadays have Highpass filter so udont need bass blockers

 

[blazergt 10+ year member]

most amp nowadays have Highpass filter so udont need bass blockers

Yes but my point was that i dont have an amp right now and want to hold off on getting one until i feel like going through that big install. Since they are only $7 on Crutchfield i was going to go for that but only if everyone thought they were worth it. My bass in the car is always as far down as it will go but i still get some coming through my speakers. Its not a lot but do you think i will notice a difference if i put them in?

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

i dont think anyone on here uses them since we all have head units with xovers and amps with xovers