Well have a look at my signature below and tell me what u think so far im currently building nice pods that face the opposite passenger etc etc.

But tell me what u think any hints and tips would help sorry but as it says "Im Making The Most From What Ive Got!!"



Thanks guys!!!

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The Member Formerly Known As SPL23Q!1997 Mitsubishi Mirage
Rebuild In Progress!! NEW INSTALL!
SQ ALL THE WAY!! Making The Most From What Ive Got!
JVC H/U,Pioneer Bullet Splits & Co-Axiels,
Fusion FPW-1200 Sub,FP4-500x Amp,FP2-1000x Amp,
FX-40 Crossover/Equalizer with 8 VRMS output.
Maybe intergrate some Earthquake Crossovers in too!!
Compeletion Date 17-18 Nov (Final Battle)
GOT RICE BITCH???? I DO!!!

to make the most of what you got, it comes back to installation.
what problems are you having?
properly angling your speakers is a very important part of installation, as well as an appropriately tuned/sized sub box.
this about all you can do without spending money,

sit in your car and listen critically, where is your sound stage?
would reangling/repositioning tweeters/mids help to move this sound stage to where you would prefer it?


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'96 Mirage
Rockford RFX9300
Being installed: Focal 165W3's Vrx 2.150 & 1.500
Power by: audison OPTIMA Stinger Aerpro
TEAM AUDISON

All the basics are there for a nice-sounding system, so as Mr-Bob says it's all about a thorough and thoughtful installation, the type that chews up your time rather than your money

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Mazda SP20 - NOT yellow,Dynamat Extreme and G Spot in front doors
HU - Alpine CDA-7876RB
Audison VRx 2.150EX front stage amp
JL Audio 500/1 Class D monoblock sub amp
Front Stage - Morel HCW 6.5 woofers, Morel MT2 tweeters, Morel MX2.2 x-overs.
Rear fill - stockies with power from HU (not that they get any)
Sub - Kicker S12L72 in 75 litre 30Hz slot-ported display box.
Stinger cables and connectors etc
TEAM AUDISON

Sorry to but in but bob isaw your pods was there an angle you always had in mind or did you just stick them in and move them till you got it right and went from there???

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System Currently Under Construction:
Car:1984 Suzuki Swift 1L 3 cylinder Two Seater BEAST
Stage 1 System: Splits/Coaxials/Woofers - Morel
Amps - jaycar, v-net and blaupunkt
Subs - JL
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it was mentally calculated, which i guess is an educated guess. we had a fair idea of what angles were better, and did what he could from there, in a car that's used everyday, it's not practical to build pods for perfect angling, they'd be too damn big and heavy, hard to construct and flimsy.
not to mention they'd hit my seats and my legs etc.

we sat in the car and looked at where the speakers were aimed,
auditioning the speakers at different angles is near impossible, especially since without first constructing the pod, the speaker has no enclosure and sounds pretty average

tweeters are much easier to audition for optimum placement, and once the pod is in, the chase for the tweeter place will be on.

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'96 Mirage
Rockford RFX9300
Being installed: Focal 165W3's Vrx 2.150 & 1.500
Power by: audison OPTIMA Stinger Aerpro
TEAM AUDISON

i had the pioneer bullets in my car for about a year. for the money, quite a nice sounding speaker set, vibrant, lively with great transient response and engaging to listen to. the only major gripe i had with them was the bright and slightly uncontrolled tweeter. setting the attenuator to -3db helped, but i had them at glass height (a bit of a no-no for a primary tweeter array) so you will do better by keeping them below dash height. i also found these speakers midranges sounded better when mounted on an MDF baffle in the door that was deadened, midbass body and attack were significantly improved - but this goes for any speaker

just my own biased opinion - your gear is all great and will be fine for good SQ - just focus on the front speakers and the sub/subbox and how they are setup as these are what make up 90% of your end result (i find).

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Custom SQ System

Source: Clarion DRX-9675z - Front Stage: Boston Acoustics Pro 6.5's - Centre Channel: Boston Acoustics FS50 Midrange - Ambient Satellites: Boston Acoustics 3/4" Kortec Tweeters - Processors: Audiocontrol EQT's - Subwoofers: Earthquake BR12's - Amplifiers: Kicker IX404's - Power: Stinger 1 Farad HPM Capacitor
Sounding sweet and taking it to the street