Tweeter locations.

suddy · Post by **suddy** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:56 pm

I have just bought some JBL comonent speakers for the back. Now then, I am open to suggestions as to a 'hidden' tweeter location.

I have seen the post from kev with the similar speakers, this looks cool but i dont want to be cutting at my speaker pods...

Any suggestions?

piper1st · Post by **piper1st** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:18 am

tweeters ...

they reproduce the really high frequencies of the human hearing range and unlike the low bass (which have long wavelenths), the high frequencies are very easily absorbed by normal surroundings and so reflections of the high friequencies is minimal ... so the tweeters are very directional in the their output and so low down in car door pockets they are more often than not absorbed (probably by the carpet, seats, legs and clothing).

This is why you often see tweeters higher up and even some times in the dash. So ideally what your looking for when positioning your tweeters is 'line-of-sight' for your ears to the tweeter!

I hope that helps?

aibast · Post by **aibast** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:21 am

I but the tweeters I took of 2-way speekers where the door handle is. In the plastic part there. It has a nice hole behind to but it and it still looks stock. No holes in the panels

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:22 am

The tweeters in the RR are on the A pillar about 1/4 of the way up facing into the cabin. I sometimes think they are too close when the volumes up at a high level. The ones on the 850 were on top of the dash and reflected off the windscreen. These seemed about right to me.

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:13 pm

I have Alpine component tweeters through a cross over.

On the dash corners,look good but far too loud.

I also tried Velcro'd onto the rear seat belt socks!Sounded ok but still too much!

I settled for under the dash by where the footwell lights can fit.Sorted!

Steve

suddy · Post by **suddy** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:34 pm

still not decided, it's kind of cool leaving them as bass/midrage only. quite a good effect when the treble only comes from your door tweeters.

still, it's a bit pointless doing all this when i only listen to medium-wave...