Thread: Why not PC speakers?

And the quality with the windows down and the wind thundering...

Originally Posted by 2k1Toaster

And the quality with the windows down and the wind thundering...

That, I still have to test, because I could not drive the car the way it is. But my guess is that it will not make a lot of difference.
I will take it for a test drive, once I finish the wiring, as eveything is not bolded down yet, even the speakers.

Originally Posted by checksum

That, I still have to test, because I could not drive the car the way it is. But my guess is that it will not make a lot of difference.
I will take it for a test drive, once I finish the wiring, as eveything is not bolded down yet, even the speakers.

I was under the impression that the argument was not about the quality when stationary, but the quality when they were pointed at your feet and you have loud wind going over your ears. That is the true test.

Originally Posted by Eternalodyssey

Lets not forget that most of the speakers used indoors may not hold up well to the environmental conditions inside of your car. I'm sure humidity, heat, and cold as well as vibrations from the operation of your vehicle are likely elements that went into the design of car speakers. Acoustics from high quality stereo speakers may be great but how long will those pretty little bookshelf speaker take to dry rot?

it seems you said this just over a year too early...

EDIT: dont get me wrong...i love my Z-5500's too, but i dont want to destroy them by being the guinea pig...

Originally Posted by 2k1Toaster

I was under the impression that the argument was not about the quality when stationary, but the quality when they were pointed at your feet and you have loud wind going over your ears. That is the true test.

Ok, all 4 windows down, 4 people sitting in the car, AC at full while cruising at 80mph---> I will do that on our next meet and let the people who witness it tell you about it.

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When you are driving at 60mph and you have your windows fully opened, I don't care what kind of speakers you have, the sound coming to your ears will be distorted because of the sound of the wind mixing with the music. That is just plain simple.
I do expect the sound quality and the loudness to go down, but not to the extend some people have mentioned in this thread.
And remember, this is for me, not for people who are 4 lanes over to hear what I am playing, I am only playing music or listening to the radio when I am IN MY CAR, NOT OUTSIDE, so I care less if people outside the car can hear the music or not.

I doubt, I will ever take these speakers past 1/2 the volume. I mean just sitting down surrounded by 5 speakers that are about 4 feet away from you, and the bass pumping was just too much. I don't know how many WATTS that was, but it was just too damn loud, and the sound wasn't distorted at all. And these speakers are only 550WATTS.

As far as the environmental condition these speakers will be put in, I don't know yet, I have to wait and see how it will affect it, if at all. These are brand new speakers, and I expect them to last at least 5 years. If I experience anything that wears downs the sound quality or the cosmetics of the speakers, I will make sure to let you know about it, so that other people can benefit from it.

Originally Posted by checksum

That, I still have to test, because I could not drive the car the way it is. But my guess is that it will not make a lot of difference.
I will take it for a test drive, once I finish the wiring, as eveything is not bolded down yet, even the speakers.

You will be sadly disappointed. Do you have any idea how loud the road noise can be? Please report back after you actually drive your car out of the driveway. My midrange speakers are nothing more than computer speakers, but there is no way in hell they would be loud enough by themselves to hear it over the roadnoise, especially when powered by the built in amp on that setup.

Good luck.

well the thing about the Z-5500's is that they are more like horns than anything else....and 114dB clarity is more than enough in a car...im wondering how it holds up as well...im just not going to hold my breath...i hope it seriously works out though...

Originally Posted by checksum

When you are driving at 60mph and you have your windows fully opened, I don't care what kind of speakers you have, the sound coming to your ears will be distorted because of the sound of the wind mixing with the music. That is just plain simple.

I can hear mine without distortion on the highway-windows up or down and my system is under 600W total. IF you have enough CLEAN power and everything is tuned properly, wind noise won't kill it, however wind and road noise can reach levels ~105db with the windows down, but still be >90db with the windows up unless you have a ton of deadening and sound isolation.