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<blockquote data-quote="cmpx2_15_owner" data-source="post: 368699" data-attributes="member: 552218"><p>I&#039;m going to tell you what my SQ fanatic friend told me.&nbsp; 4-way setup:&nbsp; Sub, midbass, midrange, tweeter.&nbsp; Buy good drivers that play well on and off-axis and smoothly past their operating range.&nbsp; Try to position ALL of them in the front of the car, it helps out with imaging.&nbsp; If you can&#039;t custom fit your sub in the front, cross it over very low, the crossover point is dependent on your midbass driver&#039;s low frequency playing capabilities...so it&#039;s up to your ears to tune them and make the bass appear to come from your midbass drivers.&nbsp; The same applies to the mids and tweeters.&nbsp; Try to get your music to appear as though they&#039;re coming from one point: reversing polarity, reflecting off a solid surface, digitally time delaying...whatever it takes to get a great sound.&nbsp; Some ideal places to position your drivers are: doors for midbass, kick-panel or above dash for midrange, and above dash for tweeters.&nbsp; You can try other places as well, but they might be more difficult to approach.&nbsp; As for what kind of drivers you should buy, my suggestion: the Danish speaker manufacture Vifa.&nbsp; They have very affordable drivers that perform very well in and out of cars.&nbsp; You can buy &quot;already tuned&quot; component speakers from reputable car audio manufactures as well, but they are a little pricey and not very fun to work with if you ask me.&nbsp; Parts-Express has a lot of Vifa drivers, and has a great tech support that you can easily contact if needed.&nbsp; They also carry Audax, Scan-speak, Focal just to name a few.&nbsp; Madisound, Speaker-city, E-speakers are also very good suppliers of speakers.&nbsp; BTW...invest in a good active crossover and EQ to help out when you&#039;re tuning.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="cmpx2_15_owner, post: 368699, member: 552218"] I'm going to tell you what my SQ fanatic friend told me. 4-way setup: Sub, midbass, midrange, tweeter. Buy good drivers that play well on and off-axis and smoothly past their operating range. Try to position ALL of them in the front of the car, it helps out with imaging. If you can't custom fit your sub in the front, cross it over very low, the crossover point is dependent on your midbass driver's low frequency playing capabilities...so it's up to your ears to tune them and make the bass appear to come from your midbass drivers. The same applies to the mids and tweeters. Try to get your music to appear as though they're coming from one point: reversing polarity, reflecting off a solid surface, digitally time delaying...whatever it takes to get a great sound. Some ideal places to position your drivers are: doors for midbass, kick-panel or above dash for midrange, and above dash for tweeters. You can try other places as well, but they might be more difficult to approach. As for what kind of drivers you should buy, my suggestion: the Danish speaker manufacture Vifa. They have very affordable drivers that perform very well in and out of cars. You can buy "already tuned" component speakers from reputable car audio manufactures as well, but they are a little pricey and not very fun to work with if you ask me. Parts-Express has a lot of Vifa drivers, and has a great tech support that you can easily contact if needed. They also carry Audax, Scan-speak, Focal just to name a few. Madisound, Speaker-city, E-speakers are also very good suppliers of speakers. BTW...invest in a good active crossover and EQ to help out when you're tuning. [/QUOTE]

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