[Shotimes] subwoofer

[Ian Fisher]

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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