Miata Mailing List: July 1992, Message #9
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   From: (none)
Subject: Miata Sound
   Date: (none)

Has anyone tried the new Clearwater amplifier for the Miata?  I
received a brochure last week in the mail.  They claim bolt in
installation in the trunk, plug and play compatibility, and clear sound
with the top down if you use their speakers.  Anyone tried this yet?
If so, could you post a report?

thanks.

-gbeck

> From miata-owner@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu Fri Jul 17 08:24:42 1992
> Date: 	Fri, 17 Jul 1992 10:51:41 -0400
> From: Steve_Grossman@stortek.com
> To: miata@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu
> 
> > 2. i'm thinking of a blue package B with a/c & lsd.....in the archives for this
> > list there seems to be a general consensus that certain elements of the options
> > are.....wanting in quality , eg, .the stock sound system.  any other comments
> > on the features of package B?  would *you* have preferred to go without and
> > put your own XXXX in?
> 
> I looked and listened to all the options, and ended up getting a base model
> because I felt the stereo was just not satisfactory.  I get better sound from
> a $69 head unit and a $89 booster/eq than the factory unit.  The installation,
> which I did myself, was non-trivial.  I used an installation kit for an old-style
> RX-7 to get everything in the dash (miata kits wern't available yet in 10/89).
> I put Pyle woofers in the doors, and little stick-on tweeters on the quarter
> glass.  The result is sound that doesn't get lost in the wind until about 80mph.
> I'm not sure I'd really recommend this, as there seems to be a good deal of
> heat build up from the eq under the dash.  I'd recommend putting any kind of
> amp somewhere other than in the dash. Also, with as much noise as there is
> in the miata, things like THD aren't too meaningful.  However, I'm happy with
> the sound.
> I don't have lsd, but I've heard from several people that I autocross with that
> the factory unit is ok in inclement weather, but no benefit under severe
> driving.
> 
> Happy twisty roads
> 
> Steve Grossman
> Software Engineer
> 
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