Chris,
I'm 6'2" so my seat sits way back also. The boxes on these speakers
measure 6"wide by 9" tall by 6" thick. I'm not trying to sell
you speakers or anything, but you might be suprised at how little room
these little boxes take up. Good luck,
Bryan
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> From: Chris Delling <saschris@flash.net>
> To: Bryan Loy <paradise@icx.net>
> Subject: RE: Speakers again
> Date: Friday, June 26, 1998 12:57 PM
>
> Bryan-
>
> Thanks for the input. I don't think this will work for me due to the
fact
> that at 6'4", I have the seat all the way back. This results in no space
on
> the floor.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris Delling
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> > Behalf Of Bryan Loy
> > Sent: Friday, June 26, 1998 6:31 AM
> > To: mgs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Speakers again
> >
> >
> > In regards to your request for oponions concerning speaker placement,
let
> > me tell you what I did. I own a music store and have access to some
pro
> > sound gear. Soundtech makes a small 2 way speaker in a plastic
housing,
> > model # ST5T. I put these on the
> > floor behind the seats, point them up, and get a really good sound with
my
> > Kenwood deck. The list price for a pair of these is
> > $199.90. Usually I sell them for about $150.00/pr., give or take a few
> > dollars. There are other companies that make the
> > same type speaker, these just happen to be the brand I carry. One
could
> > mount them to the floor I suppose, but mine don't slide
> > around at all. Hope this helps.
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Chris Delling <saschris@flash.net>
> > > To: mgs@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Speakers again
> > > Date: Thursday, June 25, 1998 7:57 PM
> > >
> > > Hey all-
> > >
> > > A few weeks back a thread was running on speaker placement in a B
> > roadster.
> > > Here we go again.
> > >
> > > Someone suggested mounting in the kick panels. I assumed that they
were
> > > talking about the panels on the outer walls of the footwells, forward
of
> > the
> > > door aperature. I guess I thought there were cutouts in the
sheetmetal
> > to
> > > accomodate the speakers, but there's not, and I have no interest in
> > cutting
> > > sheetmetal.
> > >
> > > So what other options are there? The doors (where my current
speakers
> > > are)basically suck as a mounting location. The low placement
> > on the door
> > > means that my thigh blocks most of the sound.
> > >
> > > When I bought the car, the DPO had 6 x 9's in the rear panel. This
is
> > > worthless with the top down, as the top covers the speakers. It
seems
> > that
> > > a surface mount speaker on the rear shelf would be limited again by
the
> > seat
> > > backs.
> > >
> > > So, once again, what are the lists opinions on this?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Chris Delling
> > >
> >
>
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