Opinions on my planned 12-speaker setup for new 2006 civic
heyas
when i got my 06 the first thing that hit me was: this sound system sucks. i can't quantify how much the stock 4-speaker setup sucks, but i know it's hardly better than the 6-speaker setup i had in my old hyundai getz. so i'm planning a massive upgrade to the following system:
5.1 surround sound decoder
3 2.5" midranges across the dash (left, centre, right)
2 tweeters a bit back from the base of the a-pillar
2 woofers in the front doors
2 2-way speakers for the rear parcel shelf
1 subwoofer in the boot, under the floor
amplification as needed
sound deadening to floor, doors and boot as needed
the reason i want the midranges across the dash is to improve imaging, and help pull the sound forward - at the moment, all the sound is coming from the back due to the positioning of the front woofers. so i'd rather let the front woofers just handle the 80-400hz range where location isn't as important as it is with midrangers and tweeters.
i've 80% decided to commit to this project; if i do i'll have a budget of roughly 3k. with that in mind, i have a few questions:
1) i plan to mount the midranges in the dash, at the base of the windscreen. the speakers will be aimed up toward the windscreen. will the resulting sound be ok? this is a technique that mark levinson uses in lexus cars but i've heard it can make the music sound 'harsh'?
2) is it really worth going the extra for a surround decoder and the centre front speaker? or will left and right woofer-midrange-tweeters be enough?
3) is there a noticeable difference in SQ between say top-of-the-range kenwood/alpine and bottom-of-the-range rockford fosgate / boston acoustics? the price difference is jawdropping!
4) if there is enough space, is it ok to put the tweeters along with the midranges under the tweeter grills at the front left and front right? (is having them too close together a concern?)
5) any other comments?
thanks in advance!