I want to build these into kick panels that are ported so my 5 1/4's would have a better bass response that the would that just in kicks with a open back and polyfil.
Would I have to lower my crossover points in my musicorp crossovers to? what frequency do you recommend?
What size cubic feet do you think I would need and how big of a port would I use in each kickpanel?
I'm also going to add some more midbass by putting 2 6.5's in the lower door locations and completely sealing and reinforcing my doors and making some fiberglass pods to improve their imaging. I'm going to run these speakers off of a PPI white art series A404 with the front 2 channels of going into the component set and the rear 2 channels going in the 6.5s
Could you please respond and tell me what you think about this and if you have any ideas for me..
I didn't buy the 6.5's yet so if you could suggest some speakers for my to buy that would be great.. I was thinking about focal or a/d/s or oz audio. something that'll sound great be less that 300 for both and have good midbass response... thanks a lot for you time..
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Posts: 305 | From: State College - Penn State University | Registered: Jul 1999
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IMHO, you'd probably be better off going with a sealed kick panel and giving them plenty of power (I have no idea what your PPI pushes). You're not going to get a whole lot of usable bass out of a set of 5.25s anyhow... Midbass, yeah. The port will only allow you to get more dust/dirt inside the enclosure...
But it's your system... I can't give you a port size or enclosure size, because I don't have your speaker specs or know what frequency you want to tune it to. My suggestion: get any book on speaker enclosure design, and it should have a section in it telling you how to figure port size and length.
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agreed. I wouldn't port an enclosure for mid's. I would save some more money and get a sub instead of some mid basses. 6.5's won't match up too well with 5.25's anyway. you'll probably get a muddy sound. just my opinion!
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Posts: 2 | From: Livermore, CA USA | Registered: Aug 1999
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I'm just looking for a good sounding front stage.. for my system
I'm not sure what I could do but I have another 200 watts just for my front stage coming out of my PPI it's a 400 watt amp.. 4 by 100 at 4 Ohm.
I was thinking about getting another component set a MB Quart RSB 218. this one has 6.5's and tweets. I'll put the 6.5 in the door in a pod and seal off the door. and put the 2 1" tweeters in each kickpanel with a 5.25" mid. thats 8 speakers in my front stage with 400 watts.. what do you think?
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Shane311.... I have a similar setup in my car. I have the same amp that you do but I'm running MB Quart 218.03cx's. They're the 2way componet set with the 6.5's. Have you thought about bridging the amp and running 200 watts to each side? You might have to attentuate your tweeters but it would give you a more powerful frontstage. You could also get two midbass drivers and add some rearfill. Just remember to turn your rear gains down some because you don't want the rear to be overpowering. I wouldn't put too many drivers in my frontstage. I just makes things more complicated. I would just bridge the amp. The more speakers you add the more "sources of origin" you introduce to your system. (IMHO) It's better to limit the amount of speakers and keep it simple. If you opt to go with rearfill I would suggest getting midbass drivers from Morel. Great speakers. With what you have now, I'm not sure of your sub setup, You should be getting pretty good sound. If you have a bandpass enclosure for your subs definitely get 6.5's or better yet 8's. If your sealed or ported you may be happy just tweaking what you have. Just remember to keep it simple and experiment. You'll never now what great sound you may achieve.
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A lot of people have told me that they don't really recommend running that amp bridged. They told me it was made to run 4 speakers in each corner of the car off of each channel.. I really don't know how to bride this amp.. I tried before but it never worked. Is it the + (right +) and the - (left -) or something like this..?
I don't know if i want to get rear fill. I really like the sound of a 3 way component set I heard a similiar setup to the one I'm looking forward to building and I think it was really impressive.
it has highs mid range (5 1/4's) and midbass (6.5's)
I just need to decide on 6.5's
I have a PPI white art series A600.2 and 2 JL Audio 12W3-D4 subs. at 4 Ohm mono. thats around 630 watts.
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Posts: 305 | From: State College - Penn State University | Registered: Jul 1999
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Bro, like you I am just a humble new comer when it comes to self install, but IMO what you have shud sound good!!! If ya need more midbass how about just sticking the 6.5's in the kicks?? I wish I had the space for em, I have oz audio oz130 5" mids upfront and the midbass is pretty good, but I know if I had a nice 6" up there I could lock that bass up front!!!
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Posts: 59 | From: Fort Huachuca, AZ | Registered: May 1999
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I've just decided on my cars front stage and rear fill if you guys could. please tell me what u think
Its off of 2 MB Quart Component set's a RSB215 and a RSB218 the 215 has tweeters 5 1/4's and x-over's
the 218 has tweeters 6.5's and x-overs
and a PPI A404
I'm thinking about putting the RSB218 in kickpanels and then putting the RSB 215's 5 1/4's in the bottom of my sealed off doors with a little fiberglass pod to angle it up and more towards the center.
and then the tweeters from the RSB215 in the rear of my car flush mounted in the rear pillars to give my car more realism and some rear fill. and the front channel of a A404 is powering the RSB218 and the rear channel is powering the RSB215 fader and balence set at 0
what do u all think?
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