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<blockquote data-quote="grouchy" data-source="post: 2598967" data-attributes="member: 573581">Thanks T3mpest! I wanted to get other ideas and opinions before I decided which way to go, and you did help me with that.One reason I went with the midbass in the dash is because if the tweeters, midrange, and midbass speakers are all close together then maybe it gives me more flexibility in setting the crossovers for best sound. If I kept the midbass down low away from the other speakers then I would be more limited in how high I should set the crossover point for the midbass. If the midbass can play sounds accurately up to about 600 or maybe even higher, it seems a waste to put it in a location that can&#039;t use that potential. With the midbass next to the midrange, playing up to 600 or higher, I wouldn&#039;t need to have the midrange play down that low, so maybe then the midrange wouldn&#039;t have to handle such a wide bandwidth so maybe the sounds it does play might sound a bit better? Plus I guess there&#039;s the psychoacoustic thing, if that&#039;s the right word, where I think it sounds better if I can see all the speakers up on the dash pointing in my direction with no obstacles between me and the speakers.Also my car is small so the speakers to my right aren&#039;t that far away. (ehco hatchback)&nbsp; I can even out the pathlength a bit just by leaning a bit to my right. Anyway, thanks for the input. I needed to know the cons before I could make up my mind which way to go.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="grouchy, post: 2598967, member: 573581"] Thanks T3mpest! I wanted to get other ideas and opinions before I decided which way to go, and you did help me with that. One reason I went with the midbass in the dash is because if the tweeters, midrange, and midbass speakers are all close together then maybe it gives me more flexibility in setting the crossovers for best sound. If I kept the midbass down low away from the other speakers then I would be more limited in how high I should set the crossover point for the midbass. If the midbass can play sounds accurately up to about 600 or maybe even higher, it seems a waste to put it in a location that can't use that potential. With the midbass next to the midrange, playing up to 600 or higher, I wouldn't need to have the midrange play down that low, so maybe then the midrange wouldn't have to handle such a wide bandwidth so maybe the sounds it does play might sound a bit better? Plus I guess there's the psychoacoustic thing, if that's the right word, where I think it sounds better if I can see all the speakers up on the dash pointing in my direction with no obstacles between me and the speakers. Also my car is small so the speakers to my right aren't that far away. (ehco hatchback) I can even out the pathlength a bit just by leaning a bit to my right. Anyway, thanks for the input. I needed to know the cons before I could make up my mind which way to go. [/QUOTE]

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