Sound quality

[BigPimpin18 10+ year member]

So what are some good tips to getting the best sound quality out of a car's stereo. For example where to point speakers and tweeters? How big of a sub box? how big of a sub? What to look for in a deck? What to look for in speakers? what to look for in an amp? Sorry I'm kind of a newbie, but I catch on really quick.

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[analogkid]

if you want your speakers to sound their absolute best, it will be likely that you'd have to move them from their stock location. of course there are a few exceptions. the farther you move your speakers forward, the difference in distance from one speaker to you as well as the other will diminish. example.. if the path from the right front speaker to your right ear is 4 ft for arguments sake. in stock mounting locations the left front speaker will be 1/2 that likely. that will lopside the sound. yes you can adjust the balance but it is not the same. hopefully one of the hardcore s.q. guys will chime in on this because i dont know much more than that. you will also place the mid/ tweeter close together so the staging has 1 point of source. thats just the tip of the iceberg.....

 

[ANeonRider 10+ year member]

Read this:

http://www.elitecaraudio.com/article.php?sid=21

 

[BigPimpin18 10+ year member]

say I get a 6 1/2" component set. I have 6 1/2" in the rear, but 3" in the front. I want to buy the component set for the tweeters, but I want them in the front. Would it be ok to use my crossover with my 3" speaker and tweeter, or should I mount my tweeter up front but run the wire to the crossover that is in back with my 6 1/2"? wut would be the best bet?

Also if I decided to get a new deck, which deck do you guys prefer for high pre amp volts, and sound quality?