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Which car do you think is ‘best’ suited for audio eg speaker position, access to wiring, cabin size etc?
I like BMW but the 3 way speaker positions don’t seem ideal and running new wiring into doors seems tough on any newer car.
Fancy a Tesla or MB CLA but guess they may not be ideal either!
Would be interesting to see what everyone thinks from their own experience :)
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Definitely NOT the Camaro
2017 Nissan Altima
9 Factory Speaker Locations (3 Dash, 4 Doors, 2 Deck) and running wires into the doors isn't too bad.
U.K. availability is also a factor in this for Si I would think ;)
custom install or factory locations with maybe tweeters in a pillars is the question
Indeed :)Quote:
Originally Posted by dumdum
I am struggling with my old Clio (running power through the bulkhead and tight engine bay mostly) and due to replace it sometime in the future with something nicer.
Factory positions would be ideal with pods for tweeters as don’t have the time for a full install. Can tinker around doing it over time.
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Mazda have some very nice dash locations and bmw 3 series for a 3way oem build, most network for digital source also
Of the three vehicles I have the Ford F-150 wins here. I like a wide stage and the width of that truck lends itself well for that.
not in the U.K. it doesn’t... you’d not park an F150 lol... never mind fuel it upQuote:
Originally Posted by JCsAudio
mb c43 sedan and its family of cars are nice. 8" midbasses on the firewalls, 4" midrange on the top of the doors, tweeters in the sail panels, optical-out from the factory radio with a nav-tv zen output
newest mazda 3 is supposed to also have 8" midbasses on the firewall.
tesla model 3. 8s in the doors, 4s in the dash, tweeters in the sail panels.
Had to look up the new Mazda3 setup, and it looks interesting. Although not very accessible for upgrades maybe?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcdLwHfiZJE
But the former generation has 9" (shallow) midbass drivers in the doors.
Lincoln Mark VIII - just check out the doors and that flat dash. Plus enough trunk space for about any subwoofer and amplifier install you could ever want.
https://aaamotorcars.com/uimages/veh...5181-3005.jpeg
Not any Camaro, although the horn shaped hatch of the 3rd gen provides some crazy cabin gain.Quote:
Originally Posted by swrocket
My CX5 has some crazy cabin gain but the stock midbass location creates a null at 400 Hz and the stock midrange/tweeter location in the dash is a challenge to tune. Probably the hardest car I’ve had to tune so far.
The car decides the drivers in this case, find a mid you can fit in the stock location and cross at 300 or below, that way the null at 400 isn’t an issue anymore...Quote:
Originally Posted by JCsAudio
in my car the dash mid has a null at 130ish, the midbass at 200, I cross at 160 and get an excellent crossover alignment