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<blockquote data-quote="hispls" data-source="post: 8825166" data-attributes="member: 614752"><p>For best results you'll really want to be able to see the cones from your listening position. Firing some 6x9s down at your feet or into the side of the seat or whatever in the back won't give you squat for output and what sound you get will likely be muffled and lacking any sort of treble. </p><p></p><p>The higher the frequency the more directional and line of sight the sound produced. You may do well to get a 3 way component set and build some pods to mount 3 or 4" mid and small format tweeter up on the dash in the corners and do the 6.5" woofer firing down at your feet (if you can provide some sort of enclosure for them). This would work good and if you can fab up a nice looking pod for the small speakers they could be affixed with velcro or something else removable on the dash so you wouldn't have to cut or drill or anything. I saw some nice ones on DIYMA forum where someone started with just a styrofoam ball from the craft store, whittled it out to fit his speakers then put fiberglass/bondo/paint on the exterior so that it was nice and shiny. Google search the Bowers and Wilkins tower speakers and take a look at the pod they mount the tweeter on top in... that sort of thing but you don't need it nearly so deep of a teardrop shape, a simple sphere would function or any other shape you like the looks of.</p><p></p><p>IF you can get a good component set up front somewhere where the sound will project to your listening position there's absolutely no need for more than one component set. Focus your efforts into good mounting locations and prep for one set, get something above average quality and you won't need more. Powered subs would be the simplest plug and play option and I wager Kicker, Pioneer, Kenwood, JBL, etc. all make something that you could cram under a seat. Around these parts we prefer to build our own boxes and buy raw drivers, but if you're not into carpentry and need only modest output I'd think any of those all in one kits would get you by. Considering you are very limited in space in any sort of standard cab pickup, anything short of extreme body modification to the vehicle is ever going to get you anywhere near loud bass even with unlimited budget for the """best""" small subwoofers and power for them.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, front and sub channel out of your source unit is fine to get good sound, the only caveat being that head units with few RCA outs are often of lower quality overall, though this isn't always the case and unless you're getting into really big power it probably wouldn't even be noticeable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hispls, post: 8825166, member: 614752"] For best results you'll really want to be able to see the cones from your listening position. Firing some 6x9s down at your feet or into the side of the seat or whatever in the back won't give you squat for output and what sound you get will likely be muffled and lacking any sort of treble. The higher the frequency the more directional and line of sight the sound produced. You may do well to get a 3 way component set and build some pods to mount 3 or 4" mid and small format tweeter up on the dash in the corners and do the 6.5" woofer firing down at your feet (if you can provide some sort of enclosure for them). This would work good and if you can fab up a nice looking pod for the small speakers they could be affixed with velcro or something else removable on the dash so you wouldn't have to cut or drill or anything. I saw some nice ones on DIYMA forum where someone started with just a styrofoam ball from the craft store, whittled it out to fit his speakers then put fiberglass/bondo/paint on the exterior so that it was nice and shiny. Google search the Bowers and Wilkins tower speakers and take a look at the pod they mount the tweeter on top in... that sort of thing but you don't need it nearly so deep of a teardrop shape, a simple sphere would function or any other shape you like the looks of. IF you can get a good component set up front somewhere where the sound will project to your listening position there's absolutely no need for more than one component set. Focus your efforts into good mounting locations and prep for one set, get something above average quality and you won't need more. Powered subs would be the simplest plug and play option and I wager Kicker, Pioneer, Kenwood, JBL, etc. all make something that you could cram under a seat. Around these parts we prefer to build our own boxes and buy raw drivers, but if you're not into carpentry and need only modest output I'd think any of those all in one kits would get you by. Considering you are very limited in space in any sort of standard cab pickup, anything short of extreme body modification to the vehicle is ever going to get you anywhere near loud bass even with unlimited budget for the """best""" small subwoofers and power for them. Anyway, front and sub channel out of your source unit is fine to get good sound, the only caveat being that head units with few RCA outs are often of lower quality overall, though this isn't always the case and unless you're getting into really big power it probably wouldn't even be noticeable. [/QUOTE]
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