That may be true (not sure), but in my 2000 JGC the tweeters are mounted on
TOP of the dash, and the sounds must bounce off the windshield, as it sounds
great !

But, the windshield in that car angles back at a much greater angle than in
the 1997 Wrangler. The Wrangler windshield angles back a bit, but not by
much. So, I don't know how the would be.

Now that I have read your unsigned comment again, I must confess it must be
a troll !! No, I don't think the sound wave would "reverse" !!!


--James--



If you do that, then the sound waves will be reversed and it will sound
"backward." Not play backward, but sound backward.

;-)

 

That may be true (not sure), but in my 2000 JGC the tweeters are mounted on
TOP of the dash, and the sounds must bounce off the windshield, as it sounds
great !

But, the windshield in that car angles back at a much greater angle than in
the 1997 Wrangler. The Wrangler windshield angles back a bit, but not by
much. So, I don't know how the would be.

Now that I have read your unsigned comment again, I must confess it must be
a troll !! No, I don't think the sound wave would "reverse" !!!


--James--



If you do that, then the sound waves will be reversed and it will sound
"backward." Not play backward, but sound backward.

;-)

 

Sorry, unclear. If you're going to put tweeters on top of your dash,
you'll want to use the surface/angle mounts that come with almost all
outboard tweeters and point them somewhere between the opposite
listener's head and a point between the two listeners' heads (or as
close as possible). However, that may require additional fabrication.

Alternately, you could put them at the bottom of the A-pillars, on the
inside flat part (as the A-pillars are square), angled toward the rear
of the car. This would probably end up pretty close to optimum aiming.

Reflected high frequencies will not be reversed (not to your ears,
anyway), just dispersed. This can work well in some cars, but not a
Wrangler, as the windshield is too steep, and due to noise issues, you
want the most direct path to the ears, to make the most of your
wattage.

The thing to remember about aiming tweeters is that as frequencies get
higher, their dispersion is narrower. Therefore, aiming is much more
important in tweeters than mids, and (if crossed over low enough) can
be of little importance in subwoofers, as far as psychological
localization of the low frequencies.

However, if your tweeters and mids are too far apart, musical
components that need to be produced by tweeters and mids (guitars,
perhaps) can move between the two drivers as they change in tone,
making it sound weird.

You can avoid this by using the prefab boxes from Crutchfield and the
Kappa's swiveling tweeters to find the best aiming. Those are angled
lower than mine, but again, the swivel will let you find the best angle
anyway.

BTW: I bought a used pair of the cheaper Infinity Reference 6.5" coax's
from a pawn shop years ago. They sounded great even after spending a
few years in my old Blazer, then six years in my wife's Sunfire. I
would've pulled them out of the car after I flipped it over a few
months ago if I'd had more time. So, I imagine the Kappa's will sound
great, as well.

Let me know if you want to see pictures of the pods.

Rich

James wrote:
> That may be true (not sure), but in my 2000 JGC the tweeters are mounted on
> TOP of the dash, and the sounds must bounce off the windshield, as it sounds
> great !
>
> But, the windshield in that car angles back at a much greater angle than in
> the 1997 Wrangler. The Wrangler windshield angles back a bit, but not by
> much. So, I don't know how the would be.
>
> Now that I have read your unsigned comment again, I must confess it must be
> a troll !! No, I don't think the sound wave would "reverse" !!!
>
>
> --James--
>
>
>
> If you do that, then the sound waves will be reversed and it will sound
> "backward." Not play backward, but sound backward.
>
> ;-)

 

Sorry, unclear. If you're going to put tweeters on top of your dash,
you'll want to use the surface/angle mounts that come with almost all
outboard tweeters and point them somewhere between the opposite
listener's head and a point between the two listeners' heads (or as
close as possible). However, that may require additional fabrication.

Alternately, you could put them at the bottom of the A-pillars, on the
inside flat part (as the A-pillars are square), angled toward the rear
of the car. This would probably end up pretty close to optimum aiming.

Reflected high frequencies will not be reversed (not to your ears,
anyway), just dispersed. This can work well in some cars, but not a
Wrangler, as the windshield is too steep, and due to noise issues, you
want the most direct path to the ears, to make the most of your
wattage.

The thing to remember about aiming tweeters is that as frequencies get
higher, their dispersion is narrower. Therefore, aiming is much more
important in tweeters than mids, and (if crossed over low enough) can
be of little importance in subwoofers, as far as psychological
localization of the low frequencies.

However, if your tweeters and mids are too far apart, musical
components that need to be produced by tweeters and mids (guitars,
perhaps) can move between the two drivers as they change in tone,
making it sound weird.

You can avoid this by using the prefab boxes from Crutchfield and the
Kappa's swiveling tweeters to find the best aiming. Those are angled
lower than mine, but again, the swivel will let you find the best angle
anyway.

BTW: I bought a used pair of the cheaper Infinity Reference 6.5" coax's
from a pawn shop years ago. They sounded great even after spending a
few years in my old Blazer, then six years in my wife's Sunfire. I
would've pulled them out of the car after I flipped it over a few
months ago if I'd had more time. So, I imagine the Kappa's will sound
great, as well.

Let me know if you want to see pictures of the pods.

Rich

James wrote:
> That may be true (not sure), but in my 2000 JGC the tweeters are mounted on
> TOP of the dash, and the sounds must bounce off the windshield, as it sounds
> great !
>
> But, the windshield in that car angles back at a much greater angle than in
> the 1997 Wrangler. The Wrangler windshield angles back a bit, but not by
> much. So, I don't know how the would be.
>
> Now that I have read your unsigned comment again, I must confess it must be
> a troll !! No, I don't think the sound wave would "reverse" !!!
>
>
> --James--
>
>
>
> If you do that, then the sound waves will be reversed and it will sound
> "backward." Not play backward, but sound backward.
>
> ;-)

 

Sorry, unclear. If you're going to put tweeters on top of your dash,
you'll want to use the surface/angle mounts that come with almost all
outboard tweeters and point them somewhere between the opposite
listener's head and a point between the two listeners' heads (or as
close as possible). However, that may require additional fabrication.

Alternately, you could put them at the bottom of the A-pillars, on the
inside flat part (as the A-pillars are square), angled toward the rear
of the car. This would probably end up pretty close to optimum aiming.

Reflected high frequencies will not be reversed (not to your ears,
anyway), just dispersed. This can work well in some cars, but not a
Wrangler, as the windshield is too steep, and due to noise issues, you
want the most direct path to the ears, to make the most of your
wattage.

The thing to remember about aiming tweeters is that as frequencies get
higher, their dispersion is narrower. Therefore, aiming is much more
important in tweeters than mids, and (if crossed over low enough) can
be of little importance in subwoofers, as far as psychological
localization of the low frequencies.

However, if your tweeters and mids are too far apart, musical
components that need to be produced by tweeters and mids (guitars,
perhaps) can move between the two drivers as they change in tone,
making it sound weird.

You can avoid this by using the prefab boxes from Crutchfield and the
Kappa's swiveling tweeters to find the best aiming. Those are angled
lower than mine, but again, the swivel will let you find the best angle
anyway.

BTW: I bought a used pair of the cheaper Infinity Reference 6.5" coax's
from a pawn shop years ago. They sounded great even after spending a
few years in my old Blazer, then six years in my wife's Sunfire. I
would've pulled them out of the car after I flipped it over a few
months ago if I'd had more time. So, I imagine the Kappa's will sound
great, as well.

Let me know if you want to see pictures of the pods.

Rich

James wrote:
> That may be true (not sure), but in my 2000 JGC the tweeters are mounted on
> TOP of the dash, and the sounds must bounce off the windshield, as it sounds
> great !
>
> But, the windshield in that car angles back at a much greater angle than in
> the 1997 Wrangler. The Wrangler windshield angles back a bit, but not by
> much. So, I don't know how the would be.
>
> Now that I have read your unsigned comment again, I must confess it must be
> a troll !! No, I don't think the sound wave would "reverse" !!!
>
>
> --James--
>
>
>
> If you do that, then the sound waves will be reversed and it will sound
> "backward." Not play backward, but sound backward.
>
> ;-)