deuce42
Well-known member
Hi guys
I think I asked a similar question a year ago but cant seem to find the post - am hoping one of you guru's can offer some insight into my rather lame and anaemic car speakers.
So in a nutshell:
1) my car came with a pretty dull sounding audio system.
2) Figured I would replace the speakers. This turned out to be a huge job just to get access to the panels, - but I put in some 6.5 inch splits into the doors. The splits were Rockford Fosgate "Punch" series splits with a 6.5 driver and 1" tweeter. They seemed from my research to be pretty good and the range stated was 60hz-22khz.
3) Only space for small speakers in the back and I put in a pair of Pioneer speakers which appeared to be 85-22k.
4) Turn on the sound, - absolutely no bass - like I mean you cannot even hear a kick drum in a song. The sound gets marginally better when you turn up the volume, but me thinks this may just be that common phenomena that most people think anything "louder" sounds better.
5) Didn't replace the head unit as I presumed the stock BMW head unit would be ok with decent speakers, and in previous cars having had speakers changed made huge improvements to sound without having to change the head unit.
So my questions:
* Am I needing a subwoofer? I really have no space for it and had hoped that 6.5" splits and 4"back speakers would sound decent, at least to the extent of hearing so much as a kick drum or bass guitar in a song?
* Is there a problem with my installation? I mean two wires to each speaker doesn't exactly seem like high level electronics and room for any error but have I perhaps done something totally stupid?
* Did I just buy the wrong speakers?
* Is the problem the head unit maybe? It functions fine and people I know with the same car have similar trebly thin and "distant" sounds although none of them have ever changed speakers.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
I think I asked a similar question a year ago but cant seem to find the post - am hoping one of you guru's can offer some insight into my rather lame and anaemic car speakers.
So in a nutshell:
1) my car came with a pretty dull sounding audio system.
2) Figured I would replace the speakers. This turned out to be a huge job just to get access to the panels, - but I put in some 6.5 inch splits into the doors. The splits were Rockford Fosgate "Punch" series splits with a 6.5 driver and 1" tweeter. They seemed from my research to be pretty good and the range stated was 60hz-22khz.
3) Only space for small speakers in the back and I put in a pair of Pioneer speakers which appeared to be 85-22k.
4) Turn on the sound, - absolutely no bass - like I mean you cannot even hear a kick drum in a song. The sound gets marginally better when you turn up the volume, but me thinks this may just be that common phenomena that most people think anything "louder" sounds better.
5) Didn't replace the head unit as I presumed the stock BMW head unit would be ok with decent speakers, and in previous cars having had speakers changed made huge improvements to sound without having to change the head unit.
So my questions:
* Am I needing a subwoofer? I really have no space for it and had hoped that 6.5" splits and 4"back speakers would sound decent, at least to the extent of hearing so much as a kick drum or bass guitar in a song?
* Is there a problem with my installation? I mean two wires to each speaker doesn't exactly seem like high level electronics and room for any error but have I perhaps done something totally stupid?
* Did I just buy the wrong speakers?
* Is the problem the head unit maybe? It functions fine and people I know with the same car have similar trebly thin and "distant" sounds although none of them have ever changed speakers.
Any advice greatly appreciated.