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best location for tweeters?
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<blockquote data-quote="keep_hope_alive" data-source="post: 7488556" data-attributes="member: 576029"><p>i've installed tweeters in each location you identify (in various vehicles over the years). green is easily blocked by knees. blue means you permanently de-value the car. red lets you replace that part later on, but since it has the mirror controls in it, you might not be able to use that location. why are you set on the doors? where are the crossovers being mounted?</p><p></p><p>i use velcro to test tweeter locations. you can even fold it to make angles. you should test if you want to do it right. no vehicle or speaker is the same. every install requires testing to determine what is optimum.</p><p></p><p>tweeters can be separated from the woofers if the crossover point is high enough. the concern with separation is phase interference from different path lengths and overlapping response. since tweeters determine sound stage height (for the most part), putting them low makes sound seem to come from your knees/feet. moving them high moves the "location" of the sound. with some simple time alignment you can create a sound stage across your dash - with proper tweeter placement.</p><p></p><p>a-pillars (the part inside the car that runs along the windshield from roof to dash) are popular because you can get at ear height, you are farther away from you, and there is usually enough space to recess or partially recess the tweeter.</p><p></p><p>aiming is also important. aiming should be tested as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keep_hope_alive, post: 7488556, member: 576029"] i've installed tweeters in each location you identify (in various vehicles over the years). green is easily blocked by knees. blue means you permanently de-value the car. red lets you replace that part later on, but since it has the mirror controls in it, you might not be able to use that location. why are you set on the doors? where are the crossovers being mounted? i use velcro to test tweeter locations. you can even fold it to make angles. you should test if you want to do it right. no vehicle or speaker is the same. every install requires testing to determine what is optimum. tweeters can be separated from the woofers if the crossover point is high enough. the concern with separation is phase interference from different path lengths and overlapping response. since tweeters determine sound stage height (for the most part), putting them low makes sound seem to come from your knees/feet. moving them high moves the "location" of the sound. with some simple time alignment you can create a sound stage across your dash - with proper tweeter placement. a-pillars (the part inside the car that runs along the windshield from roof to dash) are popular because you can get at ear height, you are farther away from you, and there is usually enough space to recess or partially recess the tweeter. aiming is also important. aiming should be tested as well. [/QUOTE]
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