AUDIO//QUESTION FOR MATT OR some1 who knows about audiooo

[pkang21]

i just noticed that from the both front door speakers i just hear like the beat like the subs and not like the words and stuff.. is it possible that my front speakers are blown? or is it subs in the front... i dunt think its subs is it??..........
so nervous if i blew it.. altho it'll be a good chance to upgrade. :)

[Knightrider03m]

How sure are you that its the speakers?
It could be the tweeters maybe?

[pkang21]

not very sure.. thats why
its the ones that are on the front door panels below the door handle.?
if they are tweeters( not rli sure what they are) :)
just really scared that i might have blown it or something

[Matt]

Paul, they are low-crossed woofers. I think they play somewhere in the neighborhood of 30-500hz. You won't hear any vocals from them.

[TimmyB]

not very sure.. thats why
its the ones that are on the front door panels below the door handle.?
if they are tweeters( not rli sure what they are) :)
just really scared that i might have blown it or something


So what, just a reason to upgrade to better speakers.

[B.P.O.D]

paul are those your factory speakers?

[TimmyB]

Im thinking they are the factory, since he is asking if there are subs installed in the doors.

[Matt]

Factory speakers or not, if they being powered by the factory Boston Acoustic amplifier they are only seeing a signal of 30-500hz.

[TimmyB]

OMG, I think I have the best WK stereo around now. Dam its fantastic.

[pkang21]

lol thanks guys
i was freaking out at like 2 am thinking if the shop installed my subs wrong or somethin'

[Matt]

OMG, I think I have the best WK stereo around now. Dam its fantastic.

Pics!!!

[TimmyB]

In a bit. I went ahead and applied 4 layers of Henry Blueskin self adhered membrane to the metal cargo floor. This membrane is asphalt based, meaning it tends to get soft in high heat but im ok with it back there because its on a horizontal surface plus the stock sound proofing is over it now. Im going out in a bit to do a few more things, I got some cans of expandable spray foam im going to shoot behind the plastic panels at the wheel wells and near the back and going to apply membrane at the fire wall and under the carpet at the foot rests on the interior. I drove around earlier with the false floor off and it was very quiet now, can hardly hear my exhaust anymore just from adding more dampening material. Still have to do my doors but its drizzling out. The weather has been crap the past week here in new England.

Oh, and I did notice there already is a spray foam type material back there, I noticed some coming up from under the metal floor at the bumper area. When I installed my side skirts I even noticed foam in the rocker panels.

[Matt]

In a bit. I went ahead and applied 4 layers of Henry Blueskin self adhered membrane to the metal cargo floor. This membrane is asphalt based, meaning it tends to get soft in high heat but im ok with it back there because its on a horizontal surface plus the stock sound proofing is over it now. Im going out in a bit to do a few more things, I got some cans of expandable spray foam im going to shoot behind the plastic panels at the wheel wells and near the back and going to apply membrane at the fire wall and under the carpet at the foot rests on the interior. I drove around earlier with the false floor off and it was very quiet now, can hardly hear my exhaust anymore just from adding more dampening material. Still have to do my doors but its drizzling out. The weather has been crap the past week here in new England.

Oh, and I did notice there already is a spray foam type material back there, I noticed some coming up from under the metal floor at the bumper area. When I installed my side skirts I even noticed foam in the rocker panels.

Very nice Timmy! Looking forward to seeing all the hard work!

[NHWK05]

I thought the same thing at first until i read the specs on WKjeeps.com where it lists the front door speakers as woofers. I would eventually like to tap in to the factory amp and make them regular speakers. is there a way to do that matt or do i need to change the whole amp?

[Matt]

I thought the same thing at first until i read the specs on WKjeeps.com where it lists the front door speakers as woofers. I would eventually like to tap in to the factory amp and make them regular speakers. is there a way to do that matt or do i need to change the whole amp?

Ideally, you wouldn't want to (speaking from a technical perspective). The reason they are woofers and not full range drivers is this creates an "ideal" sound stage. I put that in quotes because this is all subjective and what is considered ideal by some may not be for others. A car stereo built for sound quality only has one driver (per side) producing a certain frequency range. This eliminates source confusion (i.e. same frequencies arriving at your ear at different times). If you ever sit in a car with a properly built stereo, you'd never go back to using a bunch of full-range drivers ;)

Anyways, to answer your question... no. The filtration occurs at the amplifier and the channels that are feeding the woofers their signal is only capable of producing that signal (30-500hz). You would need to get an aftermarket amplifier to bypass the crossover network.

[NHWK05]

Ok, see the problem i feel that i am running in to now is that i am so used to having bass only from the background form the sub that i feel there is too much bass(its set at the neutral setting on the radio for the jeep speakers) but it does not feel like there is too much coming just from the sub.

I am looking for very loud clear music with the bass of my choice. I have yet to upgrade the speaker wires or the rear 6.5s.

[Megatron]

Not to thread jack but,

I have the stock sound system on the wk and I simply use the aux output to connect to my phone/or iPod. I was just wondering if there was a cord I could connect to the aux so I could hear/talk on the phone through my speakers. I know its ghetto, but I'm just being practical.

Thanks guys.

[Matt]

Ok, see the problem i feel that i am running in to now is that i am so used to having bass only from the background form the sub that i feel there is too much bass(its set at the neutral setting on the radio for the jeep speakers) but it does not feel like there is too much coming just from the sub.

I am looking for very loud clear music with the bass of my choice. I have yet to upgrade the speaker wires or the rear 6.5s.

Hmm, when you set the gain on your amp (for your sub) did you level it with the rest of the stereo? If you're looking for loud then get 4 channel amp and some new 6x9's for the front doors. Then you'll be in business.

[Matt]

Not to thread jack but,

I have the stock sound system on the wk and I simply use the aux output to connect to my phone/or iPod. I was just wondering if there was a cord I could connect to the aux so I could hear/talk on the phone through my speakers. I know its ghetto, but I'm just being practical.

Thanks guys.

I'm pretty sure all you'll need is an adapter (2.5mm >> 3.5mm), assuming your phone's audio output is 2.5mm, then use the same cod you are using now. That will get the phone to be played on your speakers. You'd still need to use the mic on the phone though.

[Megatron]

I'm pretty sure all you'll need is an adapter (2.5mm >> 3.5mm), assuming your phone's audio output is 2.5mm, then use the same cod you are using now. That will get the phone to be played on your speakers. You'd still need to use the mic on the phone though.

Damn thats gay, i have a 3.5mm on mine. Time to go to radio shack. I hate talking on those stupid headset things, not to mention i had to pay 27$ bucks for one :confused:

[Matt]

Damn thats gay, i have a 3.5mm on mine. Time to go to radio shack. I hate talking on those stupid headset things, not to mention i had to pay 27$ bucks for one :confused:

Your phone has a 3.5mm out on it? If so, then you are already set-up to do it; just simply plug your current cable into the phone/stereo. I assumed your phone had a smaller (2.5mm) stereo output.

[Megatron]

Your phone has a 3.5mm out on it? If so, then you are already set-up to do it; just simply plug your current cable into the phone/stereo. I assumed your phone had a smaller (2.5mm) stereo output.

I might have gotten this confused. I only did this one time, when i was listening to music on my phone (same stereo output as the Iphone), I called someone and i heard them through my speakers but they couldnt hear me? :confused: Thats when the idea clicked in my head. Anyways though, im confused on what I should what cord i should buy

help :lol:

[Matt]

I might have gotten this confused. I only did this one time, when i was listening to music on my phone (same stereo output as the Iphone), I called someone and i heard them through my speakers but they couldnt hear me? :confused: Thats when the idea clicked in my head. Anyways though, im confused on what I should what cord i should buy

help :lol:

Yeah, you had it right then. That cord will only transmit audio from the phone to your speakers. But, you still are going to have to use the mic built-in to the phone to communicate back to them.

The only way around that is to purchase a real blue tooth kit (that has a mic).

[Megatron]

Yeah, you had it right then. That cord will only transmit audio from the phone to your speakers. But, you still are going to have to use the mic built-in to the phone to communicate back to them.

The only way around that is to purchase a real blue tooth kit (that has a mic).

Eff that, I'm too poor to even afford a happy meal. I'm stuck using these damn hands free headsets. Thanks though matt :thumbsup:

[Matt]

Eff that, I'm too poor to even afford a happy meal.:thumbsup:

haha, you and me both. It sucks. One month 'til I start working... I'm probably going to do a crazy stereo build, lol.

[pkang21]

what i do is put it on speaker mode and talk with the AUX cord plugged in my phone so my phone picks up sounds that are more distant .. i think..
i dunno but it works for me