Good lord...1600 watt amp?

Which one?

 

blaupundk pa 4100 with filters and crossovers..underneath the seat, got too hot in trunk, would flip thermal switch..

 

and of course my head unit pumps out an additional 200 watts

 

Ha ha. But only in bridged mode, right?

 

Yeah if you are THAT concerned about soundstage PJK suggested wiring the rear speakers in mono. That way they play the same thing as each other, and then the fronts will offer the stereo experience. Frankly adjusting the balance and fade made it sound fine for me.

My passengers might have soundstage issues, but they mostly seem to be holding on to the door handle with their eyes closed while praying quietly. I doubt most would notice a modified sounstage from the stereo.

 

Like I'd know what that means?!

 

Yep, just the glare from the flash. The leather is a VERY close match. Black is nearly perfect, Red and Blue are maybe one shade off, but still OEM in appearance...or better.

Here is a pic of mine from the rear:

 

None taken! I was worried about the same issues before I actually installed the first set. I was quite relieved when the fade and balance controls worked this out, at least to my non-audiophile satisfaction.

I'm lucky to have a couple audiophiles as customers who are addressing these issues better than I could ever hope to. If you could actually hear these compared to speakers mounted behind the seats, you'ld be sold...at least that they sound good, maybe literally too.

 

here is an off the wall question.

Xviper did some tests about reducing cabin turbulence. one of the better results was with plugging the very holes that s-pods occupy
do you find that cabin turbulence is improved?
just reducing turbulence would improve the top down sound.....
after all, don't want to drown out

 

Honestly I did not notice any reduced wind noise. Of course the car was down for almost 2 weeks while I was working on the audio system. Logically I think there must be SOME improvement.