Well, I guess you're right, we just don't have the sound and audio standards
that you do and those box speakers are butt ugly too, but I don't worry to
much cause you really can't see them through all the beer cans and dirty
underwear back there. Besides, my cheap little alpine unit hardly even works
cause my KISS and disco 8 track tapes keep getting jammed up in the cassette
slot! BTW, do you have any advice on how to keep the sound image centered
when tilting over to fart???
Have you checked your courtesy and boot lights lately???
Jest another "apparently" tone deaf no class hick in PA,
Dr. Doug
69 C Roadster (No radio)
69 C GT (automatic getting dusted off)
69 B Roadster (No other is more fun!!!!)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net On Behalf Of Jason F. Dutt
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 1997 10:09 AM
To: doug russell
Cc: MG List
Subject: Re: Stereo installations (Was: Re: CD player (was Questions)
I did the same thing for a while. I found three gripes about it. (BTW: I
am a bit of a neat-nick-perfectionist, which could explain a lot of this
:-)) 1) All of the sound is coming from directly behind you. This is
really annoying to me, and there is absolutely no imaging. 2) Getting to
the battery is now even more of a pain. 3) Those box speakers are, IMHO,
butt ugly.
The installation suggestions I was giving were for folks (however few they
may be) who have the same standards for sound quality, as well as
audibility, as I do. I wanted a system that I could not only hear, but
would sound very good with the top up or down. Most folks probably
wouldn't want to go this far, but I figure if you're going to spend the
dough and time restoring your car and keeping it pretty, why put a crappy
stereo in it?
Regards,
J
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> From: doug russell <dr-doug@msn.com>
> To: Jason F. Dutt <simjason@ix.netcom.com>; Jason F. Dutt
<simjason@ix.netcom.com>; MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: Stereo installations (Was: Re: CD player (was Questions)
> Date: Monday, July 14, 1997 9:58 PM
>
> Jason et al.
>
> This is what works for me.
>
> Box speakers on the rear deck. This does not require any holes - just
some
> Velcro to keep the speakers from moving about while you're tooling
around.
> Box speakers come in a variety of sizes and wattages and will set you
back
> about $100 for a good pair. These can be mounted so that they do not
> interfere with top up/down. Been doing this for about 10 years and can
hear
> tunes just fine with top down at 75 with ANSA exhaust.
>
> Prefer the sound of the ANSA but once in a while I'm in the mood for some
> tunes.
>
> Dr. Doug
> 69 C Roadster (Sorry no tunes at all!!!!)
> 69 C GT (Radio)
> 69 B Roadster (Alpine w/removable face and box speakers)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net On Behalf Of Jason F. Dutt
> Sent: Monday, July 14, 1997 3:56 PM
> To: MG List
> Subject: Stereo installations (Was: Re: CD player (was Questions)
>
> I've done some serious thinking about reversible stereo installation on a
B
> Roadster with a friend of mine who is a professional installer.
Depending
> on what you want to do, what seems to be the best setup, with the least
> amount of drilling / cutting is as follows.
>
> Front: Install a pair of small (3 1/2") two-way speakers behind the
radio
> console. You can mount them either in a custom panel (like I did) or
they
> will bolt on to the existing holes for the console. Another idea is to
> build a custom panel for the footwells, wherein you could mount just
about
> any speaker you want. If you're not shy about cutting in to the top rail
> of the door (an easily replaceable part of the interior, incidentally),
you
> could mount a flush-tweeter there, to add presence.
>
> Rear: You have options here. My car is a 72 with the twin battery
> compartments and a 12V conversion, so I don't know if this would work on
a
> 77: Build a band-pass box in to the empty battery compartment and mount
a
> 8" subwoofer. It could be ported through the bottom and the top of the
box
> via the battery cover (another easily replaceable part). This would give
a
> nice smooth boost, without deafening your neigbors. Next, you can fit
> flush mount 4" rectangular two-way speakers (like the type used in the
dash
> of GM cars) in the existing hole in the body behind the hood (convertible
> top) mounts. An alternative to this (although not as pretty), would be
to
> drill a hole through the wall between the battery compartment and the
> seats, and mount a speaker made by Pioneer there. They make a
> self-contained 3-way band pass speaker that fits there nicely, and is
> unobtrusive, as long as you're not a particularly tall person.
>
> Amps/Crossovers/CD Changer: Mount these in a custom box, fitted to the
> very back of the trunk. You can then attatch the box to the body of the
> car with silicone sealant. It will stay put, until you want to take it
> out, and you only have to drill one hole to run the wires up to the head
> unit.
>
>
> These are (currently) the best ideas we've come up with for a quality
> installation. The price should be reasonable, too. BTW: Don't let
anyone
> tell you that that sort of installation in a convertible is
> counterproductive: If you lay it out right, you WILL get a nice, full
> sound, even with the top down at 60.
>
> Regards,
>
> J
>
>
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