Running 6x9's in the rear? 88 thunderbird Reply #15 – April 04, 2013, 10:19:45 PM You have to pop the bottom cushion out and then you will see that the upper seat cushion is held on with some torx headed bolts at the bottom of the upper seat cushion.Darren Quote Selected
Running 6x9's in the rear? 88 thunderbird Reply #16 – April 05, 2013, 05:01:25 PM Quote from: Big B;412382ASSume much?, lol! I just haven't heard a dash speaker that has anything decent for a tweeter. The factory system was a killer setup for most people - the EQ got people what they want and the dash helped make the music more "in your face". I think many jack up the bass and highs, which the dash speaker helps on one end of the spectrum.I also believe that the term "audiophile" doesn't mean much. I think most consumers simply get to a stage of good enough, and don't care (and good for them). I try to only think of it as an attempt to reproduce the recording as it was originally recorded. This has little to do with stereo separation or time alignment, as you don't get that if you're sitting in front of an un-amplified band. This doesn't mean much for most popular music today as much of it is electronic, but there is still music out there that has a night and day difference between the normal and high end equipment. I think "audiophile" has come down to more than the audio - now it seems to mean more about the equipment, and making sound waveshiznit your ears at the same time? What does this have to do with the original musicians? Who knows. Perhaps only arrays of speakers, although "destroying sound quality", can help reproduce the acoustical environment one gets when listening live.I stick with thinking that most consumers are good with some 6-7" in the doors, whatever in the dash if there is space, and something bigger in the back to help out lower frequencies. In most vehicles, road noise destroys the sound quality anyway, so why bother.I think 6x9's are also great in vehicles for most music that isn't boom boom. Quote Selected
Running 6x9's in the rear? 88 thunderbird Reply #17 – April 06, 2013, 10:53:31 AM Amen my brother and +1. Could not have said it better myself.Darren Quote Selected
Running 6x9's in the rear? 88 thunderbird Reply #18 – April 06, 2013, 12:41:56 PM Referring to the OP question, would changing to 6 x 9 in the rear help a little with the bass (on a stock system)? Or is the size of the speaker irrelevant and dependant more on the type ? Quote Selected
Running 6x9's in the rear? 88 thunderbird Reply #19 – April 07, 2013, 09:37:55 PM Bigger speakers provide more bass. You can also use more excursion. More air moving can get you bass. Quote Selected
Running 6x9's in the rear? 88 thunderbird Reply #20 – April 21, 2013, 10:00:15 AM 6x9's wont really be doing a lot.An 8"ish sub in the rear will do million times more. Never under estimate what a sub can do.Also, having speakers in the rear is totally useless.Spend it all on a good front stage and sub.All rear speakers do is ruin the sound stage :)I'm a little bit "anti" 6x9's. Rather get a good kit system for the front imo. And ofc amp for that. Quote Selected
Running 6x9's in the rear? 88 thunderbird Reply #21 – May 19, 2013, 06:49:54 PM Wayyyy back when I owned my Mazda mx6 I had one 15" woofer in the trunk mounted to the (perforate/modified) seat facing forward for base, two 6"x9" speakers at the rear window, two 4"x4" or 5"x5" (I don't remember) in the doors along with two tweeters and two 3" speakers up front. Two Alpine bi-amplifiers, at a total of just over 500 watts, a Alpine equalizer and an Alpine radio/cassette player. My speakers were Polk Audio. That was a long time ago. I really loved that system! Now, I need to put a system in my Cougar. I've got some homework to do, because I have no idea what's out there anymore. Quote Selected
Running 6x9's in the rear? 88 thunderbird Reply #22 – May 19, 2013, 08:02:59 PM If I remember right it was best to go with component speakers. The more bass, the bigger the speaker. Bass in back, mids. on doors, and tweeters on doors or up front. If you put too big a speaker for the mount, it will most likely sound led. At the least you will not get the full potential of the speaker. Quote Selected
Running 6x9's in the rear? 88 thunderbird Reply #23 – May 19, 2013, 08:59:59 PM Quote from: 86cougar;415540If I remember right it was best to go with component speakers. The more bass, the bigger the speaker. Bass in back, mids. on doors, and tweeters on doors or up front. If you put too big a speaker for the mount, it will most likely sound led. At the least you will not get the full potential of the speaker. Music is generally stereo. For best sound quality, you want a single point source up front with stereo imaging, and the subs help supply the bottom-end. The subs can work wherever since it is omni-directional, but other things like rattles actually localize the subs on other locations.In a car, my opinion is that you can most successfully setup a 2-way front soundstage with a tweeter and quality 7-8" midrange/midbass driver, then the sub(s) in the trunk help provide the lowend. 3-way front soundstage setups can sound better (say 1" tweeter, 3" midrange, 8" misbass), but most people can't tune it correctly.To most people, having sound coming from more directions sounds "better", so just stick whatever in the doors for midbass (coaxial or component is fine), use the dash speaker locations, and if you want, mount rear speakers, then go subs. It is good enough, but it won't win any sound quality competitions. EQ's are also often used for more bass and highs, so a harsh/metallic tweeter and boomy sub is the best to many. Quote Selected
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