Mounting Location

2" or less

Figure 1

A solid front stage with a good image is one of the most difficult tasks to achieve in a vehicle. No car has the optimum listening environment. This makes proper sound staging very difficult to accomplish. Most speakers tend to be placed where they will fit easily, as opposed to where they can perform the best. The mounting location of your speakers will have a great effect on the sound quality of your stereo system. The special care taken to place the speakers will yield many hours of listening enjoyment in return. Several important recommenda- tions should be followed.

•Place the speakers where they have a direct path to the listening area.

•For the best integration between the midrange

and tweeter, the tweeter should be placed less than 2" from the midrange. (Figure 1)

• If you cannot place the tweeter less than 2" from the midrange, then place the tweeter more than 7" from the midrange. Placing

the tweeter 2"-7" from the midrange can cause destructive interference (frequency

response problems) which will affect the speaker's ability to reproduce the frequency range around the crossover frequency of the system.

•Whenever possible, place the tweeter directly above or below the midrange as this maximizes the imaging (point source) capability of the speakers. (Figure 2)

Figure 2-A

Figure 2-B

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