On axis vs off axis.

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

I am installing my soundstream comp set soon and I need to know what I should go with. I hear these terms, but I dont know what is best for me. how should I set up my tweets?

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[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Well as far as your tweets are concerned, only you can answer that. What is the ON AXIS response for your tweeters?? What is the OFF AXIS response for your tweeters. Your specs that came with your component set should have this information. The better the off axis response your tweets have the more flexibility you'll have in mounting them. Obviously on axis is the best way to go if you can mount them that way. But that isn't usually possible in a vehicle.

Maybe you should just go with Q-forms. They'll give you ON AXIS positioning and you won't have to worry about off axis response at all.

Q Forms Kick Panels for Car Stereo | Q Logic Enclosures

http://www.qlogicdirect.com/pdfs/pdfappguide.php

They make them for 97-05 Cavaliers too.

Hope that helps.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Oh, here is a link to my install pics. I used the Q-forms in my Grand Prix as well.

http://caraudio.com/forum/general-discussion/341612-my-02-grand-prix-audio-system-install.html

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

thanks, I have to check out your instal at home. work blocks images.

Those Q's are nice, but I might be putting the woffers in the doors. Because I need to clean up the doors a bit and like my floor space.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

To each his own. You're just going to have to figure out where the best place to mount your tweet is.