Gator454

I could use a little advice on setting up the speakers in my Vette.

For a long while I had been trying to find a good place to put rear speakers, but after reading quite a few threads it appears that I don't want them at all. From what I understand rear speakers would move the sound stage to the middle of the car or behind the seats, not good. Especially since the only thing behind someone sitting in a 74 vette is the rear window. The top of the rear storage area is about mid shoulder so you wouldn't get very good sound from behind the seats anyway.

Here is a diagram of what I'm thinking:

Mid-Base drivers in the kicks 6" will fit but 5.25 fits better
Mid-range and tweeters in or above the dash
Sub in Storage compartment firing down

I have some questions about the placement of the mids and tweeters
here is a drawing of the front:


I have a set of 2-way 4x6 speakers that I got for the dash. However, I had some tears in the vinyl where the small holes above the speakers were. I repaired the tears but it involved reinforcing the vinyl with plastic sheet and re-drilling the holes. All 1,146 of them.




If I go with the dash speakers I'm not sure I would get good sound out of them. Would it be better to cut the vinyl out of this section and mount them on the top of the dash?

I liked the Pillar pods Red fabricated for his ride.



Would this be a better alternative than the dash speakers which would be reflecting the sound off of the windshield. With the placement of the dash speakers and the slope of the windshield I think the direct path would be somewhere around your stomach. I think the pillar pods would raise the sound stage a bit, would that be correct.

A third alternative would be to have both.

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Gator454

I don't have much space behind the seats and I have a need to be able to stow the T-tops there so my alternatives for sub placement are few.

Here is what I'm thinking about doing:

Forgive the drawing it is a quicky.

I think the best alternative is to hang the sub box from the rear deck and fire it down.

Here is a section to illustrate what kind of room I'm dealing with:


The section shows it being built in place with MDF but after much lurking in the fabrication section I think I'm going to make it out of fiberglass. My plan is to tape off the underside of the deck and the back wall and build the top and back in place. Then remove it and finish the front sides and bottom. I think it would be much better to be able to remove it. The down side would be fiberglassing upside down on a horizontal surface. Hard but not impossible.

I'm limited to a 10" driver because of clearance issues. Are there any thoughts on this. Would 2-8's be better?

I know this is alot at one time but I wanted you to see the whole picture.

Thanks in advance for any insights.
David

Gator454

To summarize my Questions

Mid-range/tweeters
Dash speakers, pillar pods or both?
If Dash speakers, under or on top?

Mid-bass
5.25" or 6", is bigger better or just overkill

Sub
Will firing it down be OK
One 10" or two 8"

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