your inputs on building a sound system from the ground up

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

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here is my trunk, sorry its a mess.

the white stuff and glowing orbs, are actually snowflakes.

Looks like in that first pic you have a little over a cubic foot if you just do a regular rectangular box...

 

[drodro 10+ year member]

Looks like in that first pic you have a little over a cubic foot if you just do a regular rectangular box...

yea that would be a good spot for it

i would still like access to the trunk from the rear seat.

so the other side has the same dimensions two 10 inch subs, kicker l7s?

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

yea that would be a good spot for iti would still like access to the trunk from the rear seat.

so the other side has the same dimensions two 10 inch subs, kicker l7s?

Nahh for one that would too small for L7's and two if you are looking for an SQ system that is the last sub I would use... In that space two Sundown SA 8's, Dayton HO 10's, Tc sounds Epics would be god choices...

 

[drodro 10+ year member]

Nahh for one that would too small for L7's and two if you are looking for an SQ system that is the last sub I would use... In that space two Sundown SA 8's' date=' Dayton HO 10's, Tc sounds Epics would be god choices...[/quote']
right ill check em out.

my concern is that spot is pretty far from the cabin and i wonder if it will all mix clearly

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

right ill check em out.my concern is that spot is pretty far from the cabin and i wonder if it will all mix clearly

You can get a good deck with Time alignment which will help a little

 

[drodro 10+ year member]

You can get a good deck with Time alignment which will help a little

cool man thanks for your help.

im looking to put in some tweeters and 6x9 and 6 1/2 inch too. do you know of a good combination? where i should place them?

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

cool man thanks for your help.im looking to put in some tweeters and 6x9 and 6 1/2 inch too. do you know of a good combination? where i should place them?

What sizes does your car fit and where are they located? I am not that familiar with the older Impalas...

 

[drodro 10+ year member]

What sizes does your car fit and where are they located? I am not that familiar with the older Impalas...

well i just meant in general

like tweeters sound best at eye level while 6x9 can be placed near the feet lol idk

i can fit 2 6x9 in the rear window, a 6 1/2 in the kick panels, and i can mold tweeters into the body where ever they sound best.

will that be the best sq? or is their speakers i dont even know about

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

well i just meant in generallike tweeters sound best at eye level while 6x9 can be placed near the feet lol idk

i can fit 2 6x9 in the rear window, a 6 1/2 in the kick panels, and i can mold tweeters into the body where ever they sound best.

will that be the best sq? or is their speakers i dont even know about

I would get a deck that is 3 way active capable or look into a JBL Ms8 processor... Do the a set of tweets in the pillars, 6.5" mids in the kicks, and some 6.5's or 6x9's in the rear for fill

 

[drodro 10+ year member]

I would get a deck that is 3 way active capable or look into a JBL Ms8 processor... Do the a set of tweets in the pillars' date=' 6.5" mids in the kicks, and some 6.5's or 6x9's in the rear for fill[/quote']
that ms-8 will be in my car, thats the kinda stuff im looking for.

it looks like it handles all the sound, great.

do you think tweets right behind the front seats (for the backseat passengers) would be overkill?

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

that ms-8 will be in my car, thats the kinda stuff im looking for. it looks like it handles all the sound, great.

do you think tweets right behind the front seats (for the backseat passengers) would be overkill?

It would really screw with your sound stage... The point is the make it seem like the music is coming from your hood

 

[drodro 10+ year member]

It would really screw with your sound stage... The point is the make it seem like the music is coming from your hood

oo ok, see i didnt know about the sound stage.

is there certain qualities i should look for in, lets say, a tweeter..

like an inception tweeter within a tweeter, within a tweeter, haha

maybe ohm wise or what its made of performs better/lasts longer

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

oo ok, see i didnt know about the sound stage.is there certain qualities i should look for in, lets say, a tweeter..

like an inception tweeter within a tweeter, within a tweeter, haha

maybe ohm wise or what its made of performs better/lasts longer

Go with a component set since that will be the easiest way to get a good match...

 

[drodro 10+ year member]

Go with a component set since that will be the easiest way to get a good match...

thanks again for all your help

ive got alot of googling and youtubing to do

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

thanks again for all your helpive got alot of googling and youtubing to do

Most all of your questions can be answered here especially brand wize... With 2000 to use you could have a very nice setup but gotta be smart with it