M
OUNTING
L
OCATION
A solid front stage with a good image is one of the most difficult tasks
to achieve in a vehicle. No car has the optimum listening environment.
This makes proper sound staging very difficult to accomplish. Most
speakers tend to be placed where they will fit easily, as opposed to
where they can perform the best.
The mounting location of your
speakers will have a great effect on the sound quality of your stereo
system. The special care taken to place the speakers will yield many
hours of listening enjoyment in return. Several important recommenda-
tions should be followed.
• Place the speakers where they have a
direct path to the listening area.
• For the best integration between the
midrange and tweeter, the tweeter should
be placed less than 2" from the midrange.
(Figure 1)
• If you cannot place the tweeter less than
2" from the midrange, then place the
tweeter more than 7" from the midrange.
Placing the tweeter 2"-7" from the
midrange can cause destructive inter-
ference (frequency response problems) which will affect the speaker's
ability to reproduce the frequency range around the crossover
frequency of the system.
• Whenever possible, place the tweeter directly above or below the
midrange as this maximizes the imaging (point source) capability of
the espeakrs. (Figure 2)
Figure 1
2" or less
Figure 2-A
Figure 2-B
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