My rear speakers are getting raped by my subs, what do?

[tf3090 10+ year member]

Whenever I turn my bass up, I'll randomly hear a loud, nasty popping sound on certain bass hits. Every time I popped the trunk to hear the subs, the noise went away, but when the trunk closed again, I kept hearing the sound. Finally turned my box around and aimed it into the cabin and the sound went away. I'm pretty sure the noise is from my rear deck speakers getting distorted from the massive air pressure in the trunk, so there are no problems with the sub firing into the cabin. However, the subs are way louder when they are firing into the trunk instead of the cabin, so I want to be able to put them in the back of the trunk. Is there any way to stop the rear speakers from getting fucked up from the air pressure without removing them entirely?

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[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

you have to make enclosures for the speakers, thats the only way

 

[tf3090 10+ year member]

bump

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

bump

U question was answered above.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

maybe something like this -----> 6x9 Foam Speaker Baffle

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

maybe something like this -----> 6x9 Foam Speaker Baffle

The problem with those is, the vast majority of 6x9's are designed to run infinite baffle, in a door or rear parcel shelf. So placing them in small sealed enclosures will greatly diminish their bass output potential. They will tend to sound like a nasally set of 5-1/4's.

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

I'd just unhook them or remove them. I can't even hear my rear speakers so I just turned them off. If you do wish to keep them in use, the only way is to build a proper enclosure.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

The problem with those is, the vast majority of 6x9's are designed to run infinite baffle, in a door or rear parcel shelf. So placing them in small sealed enclosures will greatly diminish their bass output potential. They will tend to sound like a nasally set of 5-1/4's.

better than popping due to pressure though. glad my speakers are in the doors and c-pillars.

 

[SourDeez 10+ year member]

Basically, rear deck speakers are cancelled out if you have some good power going in the trunk..

My rear speakers are getting torn apart by the pressure coming from my trunk.

Do I care? No.

Do I wonder why? No.

The fix? Remove the subs.. or the speakers