Front Center Speaker Replacement?
11-21-2003, 11:48 AM
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Front Center Speaker Replacement?
Anyone just change out the dash speaker? If so, with what, just a tweeter? Really haven't heard much about this one getting replaced, though I've seen others hit about every oether area pertaining to the sound system.
How well would a tweeter do in the center, reflecting off the window? Or should that remain a mid-freq type setup.
Not much of an audiophile myself, but I can tell it does need a bit more oomph on both ends of the spectrum.
thx
How well would a tweeter do in the center, reflecting off the window? Or should that remain a mid-freq type setup.
Not much of an audiophile myself, but I can tell it does need a bit more oomph on both ends of the spectrum.
thx
11-21-2003, 11:56 AM
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The main purpose for a center channel in a music sense is to bring vocals front and center to help imaging.
The 3.1" speaker that Bose uses is designed to do that (although I don't think they have the volume on it set high enough)
Anyway, replacing that speaker with just a tweeter is not going to work well. You should replace it with a mid-freq set-up. I think you could get a 3.5" speaker with tweeter in there.
I will eventually be doing a Dolby Pro-logic II music mode system and that is what I am planning to do.
-Mr. Wigggles
The 3.1" speaker that Bose uses is designed to do that (although I don't think they have the volume on it set high enough)
Anyway, replacing that speaker with just a tweeter is not going to work well. You should replace it with a mid-freq set-up. I think you could get a 3.5" speaker with tweeter in there.
I will eventually be doing a Dolby Pro-logic II music mode system and that is what I am planning to do.
-Mr. Wigggles
11-21-2003, 04:24 PM
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Sazabac,
Yes, music CD's are 2 channel, but autos are not good listening enviroments for 2 channel sound because the listeners aren't seated squarely between the left and right speakers.
The driver is likely to get a stereo image that is weighted to his left because he is closer to the left side. Likewise, the passenger is likely to get an image that is weighted to his right side.
Since vocals are typically mixed equally in both the left and right channels, the vocals should sound like they are coming from in front of you not to your left or right as I described above.
Utilizing some processing, these monoral vocals can be stripped out of the stereo music, amplified and then sent to a center channel. The result is a sound stage that is more accurate and centered, not weighted to one side of the car or the other.
-Mr. Wigggles
Yes, music CD's are 2 channel, but autos are not good listening enviroments for 2 channel sound because the listeners aren't seated squarely between the left and right speakers.
The driver is likely to get a stereo image that is weighted to his left because he is closer to the left side. Likewise, the passenger is likely to get an image that is weighted to his right side.
Since vocals are typically mixed equally in both the left and right channels, the vocals should sound like they are coming from in front of you not to your left or right as I described above.
Utilizing some processing, these monoral vocals can be stripped out of the stereo music, amplified and then sent to a center channel. The result is a sound stage that is more accurate and centered, not weighted to one side of the car or the other.
-Mr. Wigggles
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