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Old 03-17-2010, 08:41 PM
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I've had the bazooka 6.5 WF641.5DV in the sail panels for a year now.

I don't like them as they don't compliment the other speakers
Too loud and too much bass when they are turned up and to soft otherwise
Always having to adjust the eq at different volumes

I'm going to re check them and make sure they are not out of phase

Another issue when turning up the volume even with flat eq the front door speakers have too much bass.
With the bazookas disconnected it's easier to hear.
Can I put a capacitor or something to them to only high pass on them and cut out some of the lows

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not a cap, if you want more highs out of your front speakers your going to need an EQ just for them so you can tune them individually
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I don't want more highs.
Let me re explain: the front door speakers crap out when turned up with bass If I turn down the low eq then the sial panels loose volume. So if I could use a cap to get ride of some bass in the door speakers I wont have to turn down the low eq. I don't know much about using a cap so Im not sure what to get etc . . .
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Yes, you can. Or you could get some better front speakers.
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Originally Posted by ls1tech.fan
I don't want more highs.
Let me re explain: the front door speakers crap out when turned up with bass If I turn down the low eq then the sial panels loose volume. So if I could use a cap to get ride of some bass in the door speakers I wont have to turn down the low eq. I don't know much about using a cap so Im not sure what to get etc . . .
You could use a crossover as well that limits the frequency range that gets sent to the speakers. Basically the same thing your contemplating just done better.
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I'd really like new font speaker but don't have the budget.
So I figured a cheap cap would do in a pinch to limit any distortion from the front. How do i go about choosing one?
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A midrange cap would be around 40-80 mF. The more voltage listed on the cap you have the more power handling the cap will have.
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Originally Posted by KEE AUDIO
A midrange cap would be around 40-80 mF. The more voltage listed on the cap you have the more power handling the cap will have.
Actually, for the woofer, if it were 4 ohms, and for an 80Hz crossover, the cap should be about 500uF. For 100Hz, about 400uF. That would be in series with the woofer. 470uF is a standard value falling between those. (Edit to note: for 2 ohms, double the values)

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Thanks guys, this site helped me understand it a little more.
http://www.bcae1.com/passxovr.htm

I'll probably try a few maybe cutting around 100hz and 200hz

This wont be for a woofer but for the full range door speaker to cut some lows without effecting the mid subs in the sails.


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