Speakers in my Car !

nicejits · 8th October 2007, 15:13

Dear Team-BHPins,

Need your help ! I have Philips Deck (Cd/ Cassette payer ) at home, it has 100w / 8 ohm speakers, Speakers are mint condition ( speakers has plastic box), As no-body was finding time listen it became remain unused for 2.5 years, Now its cd-player stop working. As player doesn’t support mp3 player, we have decided to get new Deck, Now speaker of earlier Deck will be un-used, can I use these speaker in my car? Do I need to add amplifier in my car ? I have Kenwood Head unit which I recently bought!

Thx in Advance !

Best Regards,
Jitendra

Sam Kapasi · 8th October 2007, 15:16

Hi!

Yes, you can use the speakers if they are still working fine. I assume these are home audio box speakers. You may have some trouble mounting them in your car.

navin · 8th October 2007, 15:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Hi!

Yes, you can use the speakers if they are still working fine. I assume these are home audio box speakers. You may have some trouble mounting them in your car.

yes you can use them. expect to sound a bit bass shy and a tad soft since they are 8 ohms and most car amps are expecting a 4 ohm speaker.

nicejits · 8th October 2007, 15:44

Sam,Navin,

Thx for your reply ..

Sam >> Any idea how shd i fix the box.

Navin >> Could not understand much ,, what ever you wrote,, can you explain in simple language ? will sound quality will be good ?? do i need to buy Amplifier ??

Regards,
Jitendra

panky12345 · 8th October 2007, 15:51

you would not be needing an amplifier to power them. the sound is very subjective, loud for me may not be loud for you. It should be OK for you to actually power them and see for yourself if you like the sound (you can attach them with no problems).

navin · 8th October 2007, 15:53

no your HU wil drive these speakers but they wont be very loud becuae the HU was designed to drive speaker that have a lower impedance.

if you are installing the speaker with the box (I thought you are going to remove the speakers from the box and install them) you should be better off. only i have no idea how you are going to mount the box.

iraghava · 8th October 2007, 16:19

Here's a pic of a fellow bhpians speaker setup:

panky12345 · 8th October 2007, 16:23

gosh! when did LBM upgrade?

GSHA · 8th October 2007, 16:37

Mount the rear speakers (with boxes) facing up - pretty much as if they were mounted like car speakers. You could even leave the speaker boxess on the floor of the boot (I assume your car is a hatchback), facing up, without actually bolting them to the floor. Do take care to remove the hat rack, if there is one.

The very good positive side of your method (of using home speaker boxes in your car), is that they work the same way even when the hatch is open in your car - very good for parking lot parties.

Impedance wise, the car HUs do not deliver as much power into a higher impedance home speakers. Hence, the comments like "shallow bass", "not loud enough" etc.

Try the Kenwood HU. If you need more bass/punch/loudness, you could always go for an amp.

PS: From what I know of speakers, mounting them as shown in picture above (from iraghava) may not be the best way, particularly in a hatchback on the move. Of course, they are good if you are going to use your car in a parking lot party!!!

nicejits · 8th October 2007, 17:59

if i places my speaker like iraghava shown or facing up without bolting then i guess they will dance up and down when i will go from pathholes

plz suggest better way !

Regards,
JItendra

navin · 9th October 2007, 09:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by iraghava

Here's a pic of a fellow bhpians speaker setup:

for a while there I thought you were gonna post pics of Vivek's CCTB.

Quote:

Originally Posted by panky12345

gosh! when did LBM upgrade?

LBM did not upgrade!

He downgraded from the set up shown in Rags's pic to the current DLS-STEG-152.7db one. :-)

DerAlte · 9th October 2007, 10:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by navin

LBM did not upgrade!
He downgraded from the set up shown in Rags's pic to the current DLS-STEG-152.7db one. :-)

On the ENT doctor's recommendation, one might add, answering his better half's prayers for eternal longevity for him!

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicejits

if i places my speaker like iraghava shown or facing up without bolting then i guess they will dance up and down when i will go from pathholes. plz suggest better way !

There is a post by @blueraven where there are photos of ovals mounted near the quarter glass. See if your speaker boxes can be similarly mounted in the quarter glass area using L-brackets.

nicejits · 9th October 2007, 10:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by DerAlte

On the ENT doctor's recommendation, one might add, answering his better half's prayers for eternal longevity for him!
There is a post by @blueraven where there are photos of ovals mounted near the quarter glass. See if your speaker boxes can be similarly mounted in the quarter glass area using L-brackets.

Thx for your email ! as per your advice searched the thread but could not got ! it will be great of you can forward the link

DerAlte · 9th October 2007, 10:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicejits

Thx for your email ! as per your advice searched the thread but could not got ! it will be great of you can forward the link

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/sound-...ll-wagonr.html

low_bass_makker · 9th October 2007, 11:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by iraghava

Here's a pic of a fellow bhpians speaker setup:

Quote:

Originally Posted by panky12345

gosh! when did LBM upgrade?

Quote:

Originally Posted by navin

LBM did not upgrade!

He downgraded from the set up shown in Rags's pic to the current DLS-STEG-152.7db one. :-)

Seroisuly speaking I used to have two Bolton 8 inch subs in the boot and a pair of Dome tweeter (MT-30) in the front of my M800. I really used to enjoy that setup back then. It was powered by twin TDA1280 self assembled amp as kits were available in the market.

But the enclosure were not so good made as posted in the above pic.

8th October 2007, 15:13	#1
nicejits BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mumbai ( Borivali ) Posts: 328 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Speakers in my Car ! Dear Team-BHPins, Need your help ! I have Philips Deck (Cd/ Cassette payer ) at home, it has 100w / 8 ohm speakers, Speakers are mint condition ( speakers has plastic box), As no-body was finding time listen it became remain unused for 2.5 years, Now its cd-player stop working. As player doesn’t support mp3 player, we have decided to get new Deck, Now speaker of earlier Deck will be un-used, can I use these speaker in my car? Do I need to add amplifier in my car ? I have Kenwood Head unit which I recently bought! Thx in Advance ! Best Regards, Jitendra
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Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,997 Thanked: 2,378 Times View My Garage	Hi! Yes, you can use the speakers if they are still working fine. I assume these are home audio box speakers. You may have some trouble mounting them in your car.
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nicejits BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mumbai ( Borivali ) Posts: 328 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Sam,Navin, Thx for your reply .. Sam >> Any idea how shd i fix the box. Navin >> Could not understand much ,, what ever you wrote,, can you explain in simple language ? will sound quality will be good ?? do i need to buy Amplifier ?? Regards, Jitendra
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panky12345 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,697 Thanked: 171 Times	you would not be needing an amplifier to power them. the sound is very subjective, loud for me may not be loud for you. It should be OK for you to actually power them and see for yourself if you like the sound (you can attach them with no problems).
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navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,187 Thanked: 9,277 Times	no your HU wil drive these speakers but they wont be very loud becuae the HU was designed to drive speaker that have a lower impedance. if you are installing the speaker with the box (I thought you are going to remove the speakers from the box and install them) you should be better off. only i have no idea how you are going to mount the box.
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iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Here's a pic of a fellow bhpians speaker setup:
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panky12345 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,697 Thanked: 171 Times	gosh! when did LBM upgrade?
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GSHA BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 108 Thanked: Once	Mount the rear speakers (with boxes) facing up - pretty much as if they were mounted like car speakers. You could even leave the speaker boxess on the floor of the boot (I assume your car is a hatchback), facing up, without actually bolting them to the floor. Do take care to remove the hat rack, if there is one. The very good positive side of your method (of using home speaker boxes in your car), is that they work the same way even when the hatch is open in your car - very good for parking lot parties. Impedance wise, the car HUs do not deliver as much power into a higher impedance home speakers. Hence, the comments like "shallow bass", "not loud enough" etc. Try the Kenwood HU. If you need more bass/punch/loudness, you could always go for an amp. PS: From what I know of speakers, mounting them as shown in picture above (from iraghava) may not be the best way, particularly in a hatchback on the move. Of course, they are good if you are going to use your car in a parking lot party!!!
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nicejits BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mumbai ( Borivali ) Posts: 328 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	if i places my speaker like iraghava shown or facing up without bolting then i guess they will dance up and down when i will go from pathholes plz suggest better way ! Regards, JItendra
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