Chriscpm
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I added some tweeters to my Emira. While I had the door panel off, I added sound deadening material to the inside of the door, and to the inside of the plastic that holds the 3 inch driver.
I used an Alpine Tweeter. The end result is great. But the path there is a bit weird.
I've done tweeters 3 times. In my first c8, it was the same deal - no tweeters in the base sound system. Someone in a forum was pitching a set of $500 tweeters. I just did it myself. I think I used these same Alpines, but I'm not totally sure. The tweeters just wire in parallel with the front driver. It was a bit better.
In the Emira, I did the right side first. I tapped into the wiring under the plastic piece just inside the car. I pulled the door panel so I could figure out which wires were going to the driver.
After the right side, the tweeter just wasn't enough. I was bummed. When I did the second side, I forgot to put in the filter that shipped with the tweeters. Then it was - oh wow! So I pulled the filter out of the first side and now both sides have a super nice high end. To me, it pulls the sound way up into the windshield, almost like surround in your house. I can hear the guitar more like it's supposed to be too.
As a reference song I like - Another Brick in the Wall - Part 1, from the remastered The Wall Album. Gilmore's guitar just floats along. I couldn't be more happy there.
Then for something modern, I like - Zed's Dead - Ecstasy Of Soul. Same deal on the highs. But the Bass is decent too. I'm talking at near max to full max volume. Metallic is decent. I need to check Rush.
I do have an amp and Audioquest LC2i line level converter from another car. I was going to add a 10 or 12 inch sub to really crank. I'd only need to buy a speaker and enclosure. But I might just stop here. It's that good. We'll see.
$80 and 5 hours of effort and the system is way better.
Chris
I used an Alpine Tweeter. The end result is great. But the path there is a bit weird.
I've done tweeters 3 times. In my first c8, it was the same deal - no tweeters in the base sound system. Someone in a forum was pitching a set of $500 tweeters. I just did it myself. I think I used these same Alpines, but I'm not totally sure. The tweeters just wire in parallel with the front driver. It was a bit better.
In the Emira, I did the right side first. I tapped into the wiring under the plastic piece just inside the car. I pulled the door panel so I could figure out which wires were going to the driver.
After the right side, the tweeter just wasn't enough. I was bummed. When I did the second side, I forgot to put in the filter that shipped with the tweeters. Then it was - oh wow! So I pulled the filter out of the first side and now both sides have a super nice high end. To me, it pulls the sound way up into the windshield, almost like surround in your house. I can hear the guitar more like it's supposed to be too.
As a reference song I like - Another Brick in the Wall - Part 1, from the remastered The Wall Album. Gilmore's guitar just floats along. I couldn't be more happy there.
Then for something modern, I like - Zed's Dead - Ecstasy Of Soul. Same deal on the highs. But the Bass is decent too. I'm talking at near max to full max volume. Metallic is decent. I need to check Rush.
I do have an amp and Audioquest LC2i line level converter from another car. I was going to add a 10 or 12 inch sub to really crank. I'd only need to buy a speaker and enclosure. But I might just stop here. It's that good. We'll see.
$80 and 5 hours of effort and the system is way better.
Chris
