Miata Mailing List: December 1995, Message #36
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   From: buck@hvx02.billerica-ma.peritus.com (Ken Buck)
Subject: Re: Door speaker comparison test
   Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 12:23:15 -0500

>From: "Jyri J. Virkki" 
>Subject: Re: Door speaker comparison test
>
>Once upon a time Bret A. Schuhmacher said:
>> > As I'd agree with removing the headrest speakers in typical
>> > applications(I'm amazed Mazda even did such a stupid thing), the
>> > subwoofer is quite nec. though.
>> I was planning on buying some headrest speakers.  Why are they such a bad
>> idea?
>Well, IMHO (and its important to remember that as far as stereo stuff
>is concerned, what is good is simply what sounds good to the owner,
>there is no such thing as "best" [...]
>IMHO, the headrest speakers are nice for filling in sound at
>highway speeds with the stock radio.  But once you add more power,
>better speakers, etc, they are not only unecessary, but they can also
>ruin the soudstage (again depending on preferences...).

i agree, it all depends on how it sounds "to you".

i've upgraded to the Clearwater amp, door, and HR speakers,
and have plenty of power to hear most everything even
when blasting down the highway at 80mph (top-down of course).
i'm not a "Golden Ears", so it sounds fine to me,
certainly a vast improvement over stock, and it all
just plugs into place.

i still find the HR speakers to be very helpful
for certain things - particularly spoken words, when
listening to the radio.  At highway speeds, you can't be 
too picky about "soundstage" - it's more a matter of whether
you can hear it at all.  with some of those frequences
that blend into (or under) the road & wind noise,
it's really helpful having the speaker close to your ears.

of course, at lower speeds, you can afford to be more picky.
so as you said, individual preferences, driving styles, etc.
all play a role in the equation.

just my $.02.


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