If the owner of a car loves music, then he will need high-quality car acoustics. The interior of a passenger car is a small closed volume, which makes high-quality sound reproduction difficult. Listening to music tracks is affected by the noise from a running engine. A negative factor when installing speakers in car doors is also the vibration of metal surfaces, so when installing the speaker system yourself, you need to follow useful recommendations.
Types of acoustics
To create high-quality sound in the car, three types of acoustic elements are used:
- High-frequency speakers - tweeters. These are small “tweeters” that are capable of reproducing only high frequencies - from 5 to 20 thousand hertz. They are best used in the front part of the car, for example, on the A-pillars. In tweeters, the membrane is rigid because sound vibrations do not travel a long distance from the center of the speaker;
- Coaxial acoustics – also called coaxial. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that such acoustics belong to the category of a universal solution. Such speakers have both high- and low-frequency drivers in one housing. The result is loud, but the quality is noticeably lower if the motorist creates component acoustics;
- Low frequency speakers - subwoofer. Such devices are capable of transmitting sounds with a frequency of 10 to 200 Hz. If you use a separate high- and low-frequency speaker through a crossover, the sound of the composition is much clearer, and the bass does not mix with the high frequencies. For a bass speaker to work, a soft membrane is required and, accordingly, a large size so that it works in swing.
Fans of high-quality car audio are converting broadband acoustics (standard sound that comes with the car from the factory) to component ones. The second option will require an additional crossover.
However, no matter how high-quality the acoustics are, if you do not properly prepare the place for its installation, the sound quality will not differ much from standard loud wideband speakers.
Crib
Instead of a conclusion, let's summarize:
- You can plug in budget sound into the Grant for an amount of 20,000 rubles or more.
- Podiums in the front doors = impossible to open the glove compartment.
- 16 cm speakers in the front doors - cut the metal of the door or prepare spacers with the factory facing of the speakers.
- The acoustic shelf covers the ISOFIX mounts.
- Audio preparation pulls wires only in the doors.
- Article numbers for ordering speaker covers and mounts are in the “Installing speakers in rear doors” section.
Did you like the article? Write a comment or see what we have about the selection of budget cars for 200 thousand.
What does car acoustics consist of?
A car speaker system may include a large number of components that need to be connected correctly in order to enjoy the purity of musical compositions. For many motorists, the acoustics in a car mean a car radio and a couple of speakers.
It's actually just a sound-producing device. Real acoustics require the correct selection of equipment, installation location and compliance with sound insulation requirements. The sound quality of expensive equipment depends on all this.
Here are the key elements that make up effective car audio.
Crossover (pass filter)
As the name suggests, this device is designed to split an audio stream into different frequencies. Externally, the crossover is a box with various electrical parts soldered on a board.
This device is installed between the amplifier and speakers. There are passive and active crossovers. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages, and they have different frequency separation effects.
2. Amplifier
This is another device that looks like a box installed between the car radio and the speakers. It is designed to amplify the sound signal. But if a motorist is not a music lover, and he needs a radio to create a general background in the car, then buying an amplifier is a waste of money.
An amplifier makes the sound more powerful, cleaner and better quality. This device is for those for whom not just the music is important, but its purity - so that he can clearly recognize the sound of a vinyl recording.
Before buying an amplifier, you need to correctly calculate its power (it must correspond to the capabilities of the speakers and the size of the car interior). If the car has weak speakers, then installing an amplifier will only lead to a rupture of the diffuser. The power of the amplifier is calculated based on the power of the speakers (or subwoofer). Its maximum should be 10-15 percent less compared to the peak power of the speakers.
In addition to power (the effect of this device will be if this parameter is at least 100 watts), you need to pay attention to the following parameters:
- Frequency range. It should be at least 30-20 thousand Hertz.
- Background level is within 96-98 dB. This indicator minimizes the noise level between tracks.
- Number of channels. Particular attention should be paid to the connection diagram of the acoustics with the subwoofer. It would be nice if the amplifier had a separate channel for it.
