derekj
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As the title says I built a sub box for my Jeep and added a set of door speakers. The sub and amp are some old school MTX Thunder gear - a 10" sub and a 100w amp. I built the box to fit in the back up against the side panel on the left so it wouldn't take up too much space in the back. I do wish I was able to get some better matching carpet, but I am limited in choices due to where I live. The amp is mounted under the rear seat. I put a set of Kicker 6" coax's in the front doors along with some sound deadener to help with any rattles.
I will say I am actually considering taking the Kickers back out. Listening to the system without the sub running the first thing I noticed was a huge drop in mid bass response from the front door speakers. I did double check speaker polarity and phase and it all seemed to be ok. It is a little better with the sub running but there is definitely some missing mid bass response.
One other small mod I did that really made a difference in the sound of the system was I replaced the small caps on the dash speakers - from the factory they are crossed over around 10k - which really limits their output to just the few top octaves of sound. I replaced the caps with some nice little caps in a different value, thus lowering the crossover point of the speakers down to around 500hz - this really helps bring the soundstage up from the doors and more across the dash. Sure this isn't a high end stereo system and I am still running the factory deck, but these small and inexpensive mods help make it more enjoyable to listen to.
I will say I am actually considering taking the Kickers back out. Listening to the system without the sub running the first thing I noticed was a huge drop in mid bass response from the front door speakers. I did double check speaker polarity and phase and it all seemed to be ok. It is a little better with the sub running but there is definitely some missing mid bass response.
One other small mod I did that really made a difference in the sound of the system was I replaced the small caps on the dash speakers - from the factory they are crossed over around 10k - which really limits their output to just the few top octaves of sound. I replaced the caps with some nice little caps in a different value, thus lowering the crossover point of the speakers down to around 500hz - this really helps bring the soundstage up from the doors and more across the dash. Sure this isn't a high end stereo system and I am still running the factory deck, but these small and inexpensive mods help make it more enjoyable to listen to.
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