[Shotimes] subwoofer

[Carl Prochilo]

I certainly agree about getting a better amp. The JL Audio sub is good
quality speaker that with a better amp will sound fine.  But if you want
to go higher-end, there's a lot more involved...
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Wed, January 26, 2005 6:08 pm, Ian Fisher said:
> Shea has a 93 and therefore has a single JBL sub in an
> enclosed unit that hangs off of the rear package tray.
> I'd get a better amp and a nicer sub personally..oh
> wait, I did. :)
>
> Someone found a certain JL sub that fits and some
> people are using that.
>
> Ian
>
> --- George Fourchy <krazgeo@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:42:32 -0500, Shea Tisdale
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Is the OEM subwoofer a special type of speaker or
>> can it be replaced with an
>> >aftermarket speaker and do just as well?
>>
>> Subwoofers as a class only go up to about 200-300
>> hz, rather than to the thousands,
>> like regular speakers.  So in that sense, they are
>> special.
>>
>> In my experience, I have not seen aftermarket
>> subwoofers the size of those 6x9
>> units, or whatever size they are.  In general, any
>> aftermarket speaker
>> (almost....any one that has more than one cone) is
>> better than any of the factory
>> speakers....doors or rear panel.
>>
>> If you want REAL subwoofers, you need to go to the
>> large round ones (10 inch minimum
>> diameter) that mount in the package tray, or in
>> their own enclosures, and they will
>> require their own amp.  If you want to spend the
>> minimum amount of money, and get
>> the appropriate sound (not much) you might be able
>> to get new subwoofers that will
>> go where those original ones went.  I'm not sure
>> where to get them, if Ford is out
>> of stock.
>>
>> Reasonably priced 3 or 4 way 6x9 speakers that go
>> for from 100 to 200 bucks a pair
>> will give you better full range (and better bass)
>> than any set of speakers that SHOs
>> came with from the factory.  You must mount them in
>> (under) the package tray, not in
>> the plastic raised mounts that Gen 1 cars had....I
>> don't know about Gen 2.  Those
>> plastic mounts use 5x7 speakers, which don't have
>> the oomph that 6x9 speakers do.
>>
>> George
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