Realising that it is still all down to personal preference / sound quality et al does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can replace my speakers with / install into the Zed to get a decent bass sound?

 

My rear nearside speaker cone has blown and is irritating me intensely listening to the twanging of an elastic band noise over my music.

 

So :

 

a) what can I replace it with that doesn't take up the entirety of the boot space and

b) how do I get decent bass without forking out too much?

 

I have a decent Kenwood stereo, so am not looking to change that.

 

Ideas anyone?

Me again!! (ain't folloing you honest!)

 

I have recently bought;

 

mStation MP3 player - ties in with pioneer headunit I already have.

4x 165mm 2-way blasters (200w) - For the door cards.

2x 10" subwoofers (350w) - For the rear.

2x 'tweeters' (150w) for the door cards also.

I need to purchase an amp, I know where to get a good one for a good price too!

 

I know a top bloke that will build you a box, that fits nicely into the gap just behind the rear seats and doesn't take up loads of boot space (still have to put shopping in mine!) and when the car is parked up the speakers cannot be seen as the rear cover, covers it!

 

I don't like the music very loud but I like to blast my eardrums one and a while but I like to listen to the quality and the clearness of the music, I am hopeing this set up givs me that.

 

If you want to get the same speakers as me I will tell you were to get them from, how much and trust me it's a great deal!!

 

 

Matty.

 

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Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce... (sorry no sound!) LOL

Here you go, Ajay

 

 

 

 

Its a powered Pioneer sub woofer. Just fits under the blind as it's only 10cm dia. Dab of Velcro and connectors in the lead and you can whip it out if you need the boot space for any reason.

 

Model ref is TS-WX105A.

 

Cost me around £120. In one of the pics you can also see the little dual cone Kenwoods which were a nice change to the cardboard sh*t in there before. Model ref KFC4625C about £45

 

Up front there is a pair of JBL something or others around £90. All this lot is driven by an ancient Sony head unit / CD 25w x 4 I think.

 

Not up to tooley's standard (or Matty's) but nice enough for the money

 

If you're ever down this way (between Slough / Heathrow), bring your favourite CD and have a play. (Offer only good during pub opening hours )

 

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Hey, my very own stalker - Hi Matty!

 

Matty - is your backseat still able to fold down should the need arise with that setup? Do you have any pictures of what they look like? Should carrots ever be mixed with sweetcorn? Answers on a postcard to....

 

Mike - not often down Sluff way, have to admit, but if ever I am, then I feel a test of AfroCelt would be in order!

As far as bass and mid range is concerned first forget all about the silly little speakers in the back.Having had a couple of very big systems in the past in my present zed I went for a more subtle approach and the best decision by far was to put 6"x9" in the front doors and the same again in the rear. run the rear ones off the head unit and the fronts off a decent amp of at least 250 watt. Then add a second amp for a sub box or tube in the rear. By using amps with all the crossovers built in it saves on wiring and space. Now I have a good clear system sound with pleanty of undistorted volume and bass if I want it. As the bass box has quick release it can be taken out if need be in 10 seconds etc.

 

Cost is around £300 for the lot inc monster cables, dare I say it check out my site.

http://www.zedworld.co.uk/wizzq.html

 

 

Jeff TT

 

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Jeff - tried to look at your site and got the following :

 

Problem Report

The system detected a DNS Server Failure while attempting to retrieve the URL: http://www.zedworld.co.uk/wizzq.html.

 

Message ID

DNS_SERVER_FAILURE

 

Problem Description

DNS server failure encountered for host 'www.zedworld.co.uk'.

 

Possible Problem Cause

The DNS server is temporarily unavailable, or the network is experiencing transient data loss.

 

Possible Solution

Try again at a later time.

 

 

Try without the full stop - DNS don't like 'em much !

http://www.zedworld.co.uk

Hmm...bizarre, I just clicked on the link in Jeff's post and it was too soon to going home time to fiddle.

Here's one I made earlier!! (just got to be covered)

 

If you need help with the fitting and wiring, let me know (I live near Cricklewood - 10 mins from Camden.)

 

Vijay

 

 

 

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Vijay,

 

It's a bit difficult to see form the photo, but how does that affect the spare wheel cover - do you have to make new, or will the old ones still fit?

 

Cheers

Anita

Ajay,

 

No photo's yet but they will be displayed soon (once I have finishe the install!)

 

Or I will just crank up the volume and let you listen......

 

Matty.

 

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Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce... (sorry no sound!) LOL

Anita,

 

If you're talking about the 3 wodden bits, then I've made new ones out of mdf, just aint got round to finishing off the job.

 

Vijay