Shielding 6x9's from the sub..advice please

[peterp]

Hi all
Getting a lot of vibration through from my amped sub.My 6 x 9's are not amped(at the mo) and as a result I get a lot of vibration on higher volume.
Any ideas here..apart from remove the 6x9's!

Cheers

Peter

 

[chaos]

Are they mounted to your parcel shelf?

 

[peterp]

Sorry,yes they are.

Pete

 

[arc]

box them in?

 

[gaz.d]

i have seen someone put nipples over there 6x9 magnets

was just heated plastic moulded over a bowl

 

[peterp]

Hi all
Cheers for that
I'm now looking at taking out the 6x9's and amping the front components as I think this be an ongoing problem cos thinking about it the 6x9's are sharing airspace with the sub.
I'll also try to turn the gain to the sub down a bit to see if that helps.

what do think of that idea?

Peter

 

[gaz.d]

which way is the sub facing?

up towards the 6x9's or away from 6x9's

i faced mine away and it sort of helped, but i got rid of the 6x9's soon after and let the sub do all the bass for me

 

[peterp]

Gaz
the sub is facing away.
Sounds like ditching the 6x9's might be a good idea.I prefer the bassy sound anyway.

Out of interest is it worth considering making a heavier shelf-will that have a difference?(without 6x9's)

Cheers
Peter

 

[gaz.d]

i would imagine a heavier shelf would seal the sound in the boot, well in theory it should work as the parcel shelf would not bounce up and down

amp up a good set of comps and set them to HP and you will notice the difference straight away

i ditched the 6x9's in my sei for 4 6.5" comps and they give me the high notes (there is a name for these ), the sub gives me the bass

 

[Lowtechguy]

6x9s in different air space ie rear qtrs or remove them.

fit more powerfull speakers upfront and it will sounds better anyway.

 

[peterp]

Cheers
So my next question will be to ask for your recommendations on fronts.
Its for a Brava so 13cm's will be needed.Not too sure about my budget though yet.It seems that JBL's go for around £40 new on Ebay.
Also I could get hold of a 200w 2ch amp to power these from a mate cheap.
Is this likely to do the jobbie..?

Thanks again for your expertise guys.

Peter

 

[gaz.d]

i think some kind of adaptor is needed to fit 13cm speakers to the front of a brava, im sure i read it somewhere, hopefully one of the bravo/a peeps will be able to help on that

as for 13cm speakers, i assume you want comps so will need somewhere to fit the tweeters and cross over, easily done - my personal choice for comps are either jbl or infinity, i base my choice on personal experience cause for what you pay you get lots

expertise - i dont have any, i have managed to blag my way through a couple of installs, you just need to get in there and have a play

 

[peterp]

Yes,I think you're right about the adaptors looking at previous poats.
What about thoughts on amping them.?

Peter

 

[Luke]

i think some kind of adaptor is needed to fit 13cm speakers to the front of a brava, im sure i read it somewhere, hopefully one of the bravo/a peeps will be able to help on that

as for 13cm speakers, i assume you want comps so will need somewhere to fit the tweeters and cross over, easily done - my personal choice for comps are either jbl or infinity, i base my choice on personal experience cause for what you pay you get lots

expertise - i dont have any, i have managed to blag my way through a couple of installs, you just need to get in there and have a play

I'll second the infinities - and the kicker ones aint too bad either.

 

[gaz.d]

amp should be good enough, it wont be powering much, just make sure it works before you part with the cash