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<blockquote data-quote="squeak9798" data-source="post: 803068" data-attributes="member: 555320">As was said; you typically want the tweeter and midrange as close together as possible.&nbsp; But the only way to know for sure what works best in your car and install, and your personal preference, is to try them in different locations.&nbsp; And as packerfan said, the BA tweeters can get pretty harsh.&nbsp; So the further away from your head, the better.This is totally dependent upon the speaker in question.&nbsp; Most car audio speakers are designed to work best infinite baffle (i.e. no box, since they are designed to work well in doors).&nbsp; Hence why if you were to put a speaker designed to perform best infinite baffle into a box, the sound will be &quot;tiny&quot; and &quot;muddy&quot;.&nbsp; You would be severely hampering the performance of a driver (just the same as if you were stick a sub in WAY too small of an enclosure....).&nbsp; Now, granted, there are some speakers that will perform better in an enclosure.&nbsp; With these speakers, you again would be hampering their performance if you installed them IB in your doors (and they would lack midbass compared to being in an enclosure).So, your best bet is to check with BA or your local dealer and see if they recommend the midbass be installed IB or in an enclosure.&nbsp; If they recommend an enclosure, be sure to verify what size.&nbsp; Just like with subs; box and size (or lack there of, such as IB) will greatly affect the performance of the midbass.I can tell you from experience though....I had my BA Pro6.5 mids IB in my doors, and they didn&#039;t lack midbass or sound tiny //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gifHowever, you are going to want the midrange to have airspace separated from that of the midbass (i.e. don&#039;t have them sharing airspace).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="squeak9798, post: 803068, member: 555320"] As was said; you [I]typically[/I] want the tweeter and midrange as close together as possible. But the only way to know for sure what works best in your car and install, and your personal preference, is to try them in different locations. And as packerfan said, the BA tweeters can get pretty harsh. So the further away from your head, the better. This is totally dependent upon the speaker in question. Most car audio speakers are designed to work best infinite baffle (i.e. no box, since they are designed to work well in doors). Hence why if you were to put a speaker designed to perform best infinite baffle into a box, the sound will be "tiny" and "muddy". You would be severely hampering the performance of a driver (just the same as if you were stick a sub in WAY too small of an enclosure....). Now, granted, there are some speakers that will perform better in an enclosure. With these speakers, you again would be hampering their performance if you installed them IB in your doors (and they would lack midbass compared to being in an enclosure). So, your best bet is to check with BA or your local dealer and see if they recommend the midbass be installed IB or in an enclosure. If they recommend an enclosure, be sure to verify what size. Just like with subs; box and size (or lack there of, such as IB) will greatly affect the performance of the midbass. I can tell you from experience though....I had my BA Pro6.5 mids IB in my doors, and they didn't lack midbass or sound tiny [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] However, you are going to want the midrange to have airspace separated from that of the midbass (i.e. don't have them sharing airspace). [/QUOTE]

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