Door speaker baffles vs stock baffles
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Door speaker baffles vs stock baffles
Anyone compared after market baffles vs the stocks? Both with after market speakers of Course.
I'm asking cause I've seen some online with the mdf baffles and wondering how much if a difference there really is.
I'm asking cause I've seen some online with the mdf baffles and wondering how much if a difference there really is.
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Get them here: http://car-speaker-adapters.com/
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Man, how progress makes life easier ... 10 years ago when I did my speakers , there was no such thing as baffles/adapter kits ... I had to built them myself with 1/2 inch plywood .
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I used 1/2" mdf at first because I knew I could make them, did it, found out my rear door wasn't completely sealed. The MDF got waterlogged and I could start to smell something, took the door panel off, and wow. I said I have to get some plastic ones made, luckily someone already had a write up and a link ( the link I posted). As for speaker size, no it is 6.5 inch speakers, it may be possible to fit a 6x9 speaker, but it would be an extremely tight fit with the allotted space. The adapters come in 5 1/4" and 6 1/2". and I don't currently have pictures on me, but the website has the pictures of the adapters, just imagine a speaker in them. They fit perfectly, they also make deeper adapters for deeper speakers for the fronts and rear, just have to select the option.
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I used 1/2" mdf at first because I knew I could make them, did it, found out my rear door wasn't completely sealed. The MDF got waterlogged and I could start to smell something, took the door panel off, and wow. I said I have to get some plastic ones made, luckily someone already had a write up and a link ( the link I posted). As for speaker size, no it is 6.5 inch speakers, it may be possible to fit a 6x9 speaker, but it would be an extremely tight fit with the allotted space. The adapters come in 5 1/4" and 6 1/2". and I don't currently have pictures on me, but the website has the pictures of the adapters, just imagine a speaker in them. They fit perfectly, they also make deeper adapters for deeper speakers for the fronts and rear, just have to select the option.
Because my speakers were bigger I cut not utilize the OEM plastic baffles at all .
I wanted the outside cover of the doors to look OEM normal and I was able to fit everything in and still look normal on the outside of the door . I used 1/2" plywood to make sure I cut fit the door cover on top of it correctly .
I also covered the inside of the out wall of the 4 doors with Dynamax up to the windows opening height , to improve acoustics... yes , it was a pain in the *** , lol... but I eliminated any possible speaker`s booming and also improved the cabin insulation from sound going out and coming in .
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Honestly, idk whatis wrong with my speaker setup, but I really feel more bass was achieved with my stock speakers. I have JL audio 5.25 in my doors and they aren't making me think it was worth the purchase. I think the stock speakers being enclosed in that plastic was much better.
My speakers now just have wood fabrication but they are just in the door. No enclosure or anything . maybe that messes with the harmonics. Low volume and no bass without it sounding like they are going to pop.
Eh forget my rant.
My speakers now just have wood fabrication but they are just in the door. No enclosure or anything . maybe that messes with the harmonics. Low volume and no bass without it sounding like they are going to pop.
Eh forget my rant.
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Honestly, idk whatis wrong with my speaker setup, but I really feel more bass was achieved with my stock speakers. I have JL audio 5.25 in my doors and they aren't making me think it was worth the purchase. I think the stock speakers being enclosed in that plastic was much better.
My speakers now just have wood fabrication but they are just in the door. No enclosure or anything . maybe that messes with the harmonics. Low volume and no bass without it sounding like they are going to pop.
Eh forget my rant.
My speakers now just have wood fabrication but they are just in the door. No enclosure or anything . maybe that messes with the harmonics. Low volume and no bass without it sounding like they are going to pop.
Eh forget my rant.
OEM speakers are 2 ohms and the immense mayority of aftermarket speakers are 4 ohms , so if you don`t have an amp to match , right there along you have a loss of sound ., specially bass which is driven by power. Also, the speaker`s sensitivity is a factor with a low power amp . An 89db speaker would need more power than a 91db speaker . I know... the whole thing is very tricky , lol
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