by Matt Ion <soundy106@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 5, 2008 at 07:15 PM
Neil Green wrote:
> Hi all
> My son bought some 6" Kenwood speakers from a local
> shop, not cheapies, and we installed them on the rear
> parcel shelf of his car on Sunday.
> If we crank the volume (to around 75%) and bass up the
> distortion is really severe.
> You can see the cones bouncing up and down and they
> make a vibrating sound which is very unpleasant so he
> has to either lower the volume of reduce the bass to
> eliminate this noise.
> What I'd like to know is if this effect is just a
> limitation of 6" speakers or whether the speakers
> themselves aren't up to par or if there's any way of
> reducing this distortion to acceptable levels.
> Would housing the speakers in boxes placed above the
> shelf help?
> Thanks
> Neil.
What sort of car? What sort of parcel shelf? Without the speakers
being mounted in a solid baffle, you'll lose some bass production simply
through cancellation.
Most 6" speakers won't produce a lot of bass to begin with, but proper
mounting will produce a better bass response and you won't need to crank
the bass knob as much.
