Miata Mailing List: April 1996, Message #99
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   From: Timothy Lai 
Subject: Re: headrest speakers - worth it or not?
   Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 23:20:23 -0500

On Mon, 1 Apr 1996, Bret A. Schuhmacher wrote:

> 2) Get a Clearwater amp and speakers.  I've heard a lot of good things 
> about Clearwater... but is their setup *REALLY* that good?

Bret, I'd go with your second option. If you're an audiophile, you'd want 
to "see" your source of sound in front of you, right? Frankly, I find 
headrest speakers to be OTT as far as in-car hi-fi is concerned - no 
offense to headrest speaker lovers out there. It's just like I would like 
THX-Dolby Digital-SDDS-DTS-Whatever theatre sound when I watch a movie 
but not when I catch the 10:30pm news on TV. 

Get a decent power amp and a good pair of co-axials. If you can afford 
it, component speakers will give you better sound staging as the 
position of the tweeters is variable. If everything is set up nicely, 
you'd be able to hear your music as 90mph, although you'll have more wind 
noise to contend with the faster you go. Remember that if you want really 
good sound, it may be wiser to spend your money on your home hi-fi set 
up. Concentrate more on the handling of the car - that's why you bought a 
Miata, right?


Tim
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