Front speakers producing more bass?
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Front speakers producing more bass?
I've found that in my truck the same exact speakers can sound like they create only a small amount of bass when they're installed in the rear, yet sound great when installed in the doors.
I did this experiment on my truck (a 2004 extended cab with suicide doors), last night with 2 sets of speakers. Both times the bass was significantly louder coming from the front doors than it was in the rear.
This makes me think that anybody that wants to change over their speakers for more bass might want to change out the front ones first. Anybody else notice this?
I did this experiment on my truck (a 2004 extended cab with suicide doors), last night with 2 sets of speakers. Both times the bass was significantly louder coming from the front doors than it was in the rear.
This makes me think that anybody that wants to change over their speakers for more bass might want to change out the front ones first. Anybody else notice this?
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Originally Posted by 4X2XLT
i heard fletch was having the same problem as you, i be that power is lost over the legth of the speaker wire...in all the cars ive used i always put more power to the rear and just turned the sound up more
Hmm never thought of that Jeff, I was thinking it might have to do with the volume of air in each area... but I could be wrong.
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Originally Posted by Chucks05EDGE
There is not enough length in the speaker wires in your truck to loose a significant amount of power.
MOST LIKELY, there is more air space in the door(larger enclosure), then in the back doors. Bigger boxes make bigger boom...
MOST LIKELY, there is more air space in the door(larger enclosure), then in the back doors. Bigger boxes make bigger boom...
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Yea my 03 is the same way...but I cant afford anything new as speakers go right now but I like the bass...so i just took the fade and moved it to the front about 2-3 lines...that has helped out a bunch...and u get a better sound all the way around...u are already so close to the rear speakers...so y have those turned up???? Thats just my thought....i moved mine about 3 bars to the front and the bass has really improved...and the sound in the truck is alot better....
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Originally Posted by Chucks05EDGE
MOST LIKELY, there is more air space in the door(larger enclosure), then in the back doors. Bigger boxes make bigger boom...
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I think this is true for most trucks. Not only is it better to have the speakers perform better for the driver (as we are the primary listener.) I know this is true for my company trucks. (2005, 2006 dodge 2500 Cummins deseil) their crew cabs and the front speakers are actually 6x9's to make sure that sound is better up front.
I say just buy best speakers you can up front with an amp and boom your in bussiness. (i'm not even going to use my back spekaers in my Ranger.)
I say just buy best speakers you can up front with an amp and boom your in bussiness. (i'm not even going to use my back spekaers in my Ranger.)
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that is true...my mom is gettin a 06 Nissan Armada LE...with the 10 speaker Bose...and the front has all the bigger speakers...it has 5 speakers just for the front...and then the back has tweaters and two smaller speakers...which can be turned off when watchin a DVD...and then the sub in the back...the sound is much better in the front seats...unless I have found u have a new Dodge Durango with the infinity sound system then the sound is good all the way through!!!!
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Not just the space. The speakers are mounted in crappy plastic that isn't even a good baffle.
Use damping film of some sort on the plastic around the speaker and inside there and they'll sound better.
You can get some sound back by driving them harder (i.e.: add an amp) -- but it doesn't really solve the problem of a lousy baffle.
The front doors are a little better becuase of the metal the speaker is actually fastened to instead of weaker, more sonically transparent plastic.
Use damping film of some sort on the plastic around the speaker and inside there and they'll sound better.
You can get some sound back by driving them harder (i.e.: add an amp) -- but it doesn't really solve the problem of a lousy baffle.
The front doors are a little better becuase of the metal the speaker is actually fastened to instead of weaker, more sonically transparent plastic.
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Originally Posted by SanityAside
offtopic, but i freakin love those. my friend has one with a westin bullbar, BFG AT's, magnaflow, intake, RS9000's in the front. theyre great SUV's. good luck with it
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The rear speakers for my truck are not sitting in plastic... I know this cause it would've been a hell of alot easier to cut apart. They are metal, most likely because of the suicide doors. So I believe the reason for the speakers sounding better in the front is not because of materials, but because of airspace.
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Originally Posted by winks
The rear speakers for my truck are not sitting in plastic... I know this cause it would've been a hell of alot easier to cut apart. They are metal, most likely because of the suicide doors. So I believe the reason for the speakers sounding better in the front is not because of materials, but because of airspace.
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Originally Posted by n3elz
Not just the space. The speakers are mounted in crappy plastic that isn't even a good baffle.
Use damping film of some sort on the plastic around the speaker and inside there and they'll sound better.
You can get some sound back by driving them harder (i.e.: add an amp) -- but it doesn't really solve the problem of a lousy baffle.
The front doors are a little better becuase of the metal the speaker is actually fastened to instead of weaker, more sonically transparent plastic.
Use damping film of some sort on the plastic around the speaker and inside there and they'll sound better.
You can get some sound back by driving them harder (i.e.: add an amp) -- but it doesn't really solve the problem of a lousy baffle.
The front doors are a little better becuase of the metal the speaker is actually fastened to instead of weaker, more sonically transparent plastic.
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A metal bracket wouldn't solve the problem. My theory is that there's too much airspace back there. This is almost the same as holding a wired up speaker in your hand and letting it play that way. Though because that area is a bit sealed up, you will hear a little more bass than you would in open air.
If you're looking to hear more bass, replacing the front speakers with a good set of component speakers should do the trick.
If you're looking to hear more bass, replacing the front speakers with a good set of component speakers should do the trick.
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