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<blockquote data-quote="Patrick Bateman" data-source="post: 6340532" data-attributes="member: 614989">Getting a good soundstage isn&#039;t rocket science.&nbsp; Put the midranges as far and wide as possible.&nbsp; The height of the stage is determined mostly by the height of the tweeters, so higher is better.You don&#039;t need to put midranges on your dash to bring the stage up.&nbsp; I *do* have midranges on *my* dash, but I did that for power handling reasons.&nbsp; (I also have mids down low.)Putting mids on my dash brought the stage forward - it was deeper with midranges only down low.&nbsp; I made a tradeoff for power handling.Whatever you do, DON&#039;T use more than one tweeter per side.&nbsp; That destroys all soundstage cues.&nbsp; If you DO use multiple midranges, make sure they&#039;re all the same distance.&nbsp; Due to something called the Haas effect, the closest midrange will &quot;pull&quot; the stage forward.The lower you go in frequency, the easier it is to use multiple speakers, because the wavelengths are getting longer.&nbsp; But if you are going to use multiple speakers to cover the same frequency, you have to plan it very carefully.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Patrick Bateman, post: 6340532, member: 614989"] Getting a good soundstage isn't rocket science. Put the midranges as far and wide as possible. The height of the stage is determined mostly by the height of the tweeters, so higher is better. You don't need to put midranges on your dash to bring the stage up. I *do* have midranges on *my* dash, but I did that for power handling reasons. (I also have mids down low.) Putting mids on my dash brought the stage forward - it was deeper with midranges only down low. I made a tradeoff for power handling. Whatever you do, DON'T use more than one tweeter per side. That destroys all soundstage cues. If you DO use multiple midranges, make sure they're all the same distance. Due to something called the Haas effect, the closest midrange will "pull" the stage forward. The lower you go in frequency, the easier it is to use multiple speakers, because the wavelengths are getting longer. But if you are going to use multiple speakers to cover the same frequency, you have to plan it very carefully. [/QUOTE]

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