For those that recall a month ago I started quite a long debate over my
purchase of some Boschmann 3" (actually 3 1/2") for $24 a pair incl postage.
Well I finally finished fitting them into my head rests. It took longer than
expected as initially I tried just getting away with cutting out a bit of foam
(as many have done) and just pushing them into place. This sounds fine at low
volumes although still perhaps a bit tinny. For a comparison I tried some old
4" Alpines I had and they sounded much the same, my conclusion being if you
like loud music you can't get away with mounting without an enclosure. So I
decided I'd find a simple enclosure, easier said than done. I ended up using
some 80mm PVC downpipe cut into 45mm lengths, I had to use a heat gun to
soften them a little and then push them onto the speaker for a good fit. I
then used the heatgun to flatten out another piece of PVC and cut 4 circles
which I glued onto the ends. I then cut a small hole in the side for the wires
pushed the PVC bits into the head rest, put a little silicon around the edge
of the PVC to seal the speaker and pushed the speakers into place. Zipping up
the front of the headrest hold them in place till they dry. And they sound
good and can go nice and loud too, I'm pretty relieved actually as I would
sure they couldn't sound any good at this price.
So all you audiophiles who don't like the brand name please feel free to go
out and spend a couple of hundred on some speakers (although they'll still
sound better in mini enclosures (IMHO)) but personally I don't think I could
do better than these speakers, and for $48/pair incl post they are a bargain
and a half.
If anyone needs I can send pictures.
Cheers
Gazza
Headrest speakers... I've found some 3" that may work.
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Headrest speakers... I've found some 3" that may work.
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