BRAN's - 986 - Seal Gray Anatomy

[BRAN]

Questions:
Is that little gaze mat, which was underneath the HAES Sub, necessary for a 2-way speaker?
Should the Speaker be able to breath/vent heavily or should it be completely air sealed?
It sounds already good, but want to create the best possible circumstances for the speaker.
Any expert tips?

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by BRAN

Questions:
Is that little gaze mat, which was underneath the HAES Sub, necessary for a 2-way speaker?
Should the Speaker be able to breath/vent heavily or should it be completely air sealed?
It sounds already good, but want to create the best possible circumstances for the speaker.
Any expert tips?

You'll need to refer to the speaker manufacturers recommendations regarding sealed vs ported and enclosure volume.
Generally speaking, for better response from smaller mid range to sub speakers, you want the enclosure sealed and some insulation inside as the enclosure volume is likely inadequate.

Also, with your gap (port) so close to the cone, you're going to lose a lot of low end to phase cancellation (and a 6.5" speaker isn't going to have much low end to begin with).
Definitely seal that up.

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[BRAN]

Originally Posted by particlewave

You'll need to refer to the speaker manufacturers recommendations regarding sealed vs ported and enclosure volume.
Generally speaking, for better response from smaller mid range to sub speakers, you want the enclosure sealed and some insulation inside as the enclosure volume is likely inadequate.

Also, with your gap (port) so close to the cone, you're going to lose a lot of low end to phase cancellation (and a 6.5" speaker isn't going to have much low end to begin with).
Definitely seal that up.

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Good advice, did as you suggested (seal + gauze mat), sounds noticably better now. No wonder our dash speakers are limited with their "more open" setup.
Still no Sub punch, of course, so I will have to create a bespoke solution for that, too --> BRANMESTER SOUND

16,5cm is the max door speaker size you can upgrade to...snug fit

[BRAN]

Originally Posted by BRAN

Good advice, did as you suggested (seal + gauze mat), sounds noticably better now. No wonder our dash speakers are limited with their "more open" setup.
Still no Sub punch, of course, so I will have to create a bespoke solution for that, too --> BRANMESTER SOUND

16,5cm is the max door speaker size you can upgrade to...snug fit

Uhm...after sorting bios Upgrades for the Pioneer SBH-BT10, new iPhone Equalizer settings, and perfect Equalizer Settings in the head unit...I am totally blown away.
What a HUGE improvement to my former Stereo! Major Sub Punch now...actually thinking more of getting a tweeter upgrade than a bespoke sub solution. Will probably do both...and create a BRANMESTER Sound, which can easily (for my old ears) compete with nowadays AUDI/Mercedes/BMW sound systems. Well I would say, it can do it already, and with the tweeter and sub upgrade, it will blow those away.

[BRAN]

OPERATION COCOA
left door upgrade COMPLETE!
-cocoa leather cover
-door speakers (16,5cm upgrade)
-door lights

[Spyder_Man]

Hey there these might interest you:

Wood grain dash speakers on eBay

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F17 3781324490

[BRAN]

Originally Posted by Spyder_Man

Hey there these might interest you:

Wood grain dash speakers on eBay

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F17 3781324490

nice find, Spyder Man!

[BRAN]

hmmm...I guess someone else had the same idea

[BRAN]

OPERATION COCOA
right door upgrade COMPLETE!
-cocoa leather cover
-door speakers (16,5cm upgrade)
-door Lights




The lower dash below the wood trims needs a bespoke solution as well…(there is almost next to nothing on the car which isn't bespoke...lol)
kind of leather weave "spinneybeck" in cocoa Brown or maybe a mix of different Colors...need to find out what is possible.

[particlewave]

Nice

Did you do the door handle courtesy lights while you were in there?

[BRAN]

Thanks!
Well, I did the courtesy light on the passenger side quite a while ago, with a UK door handle spare part.
MY2001 was already equipped with 3 courtesy lights...I made it 4 (2 innner door handle lights + 2 front facing Lights).
So while i was in there, I did it all...so I never have to touch those doors again."Re-wireing" was the biggest pita.

[BRAN]

additinonal tweeters in new wood framed housings, modded and painted in seal gray

[JBauer]

Bran, you've had your LED taillights for awhile now. What's your opinion on them? Good, bad?

[BRAN]

Originally Posted by JBauer

Bran, you've had your LED taillights for awhile now. What's your opinion on them? Good, bad?

Love 'em!

no worries, it's just photoshopped

[BRAN]

I don't recall who did that mod here before, but it was a nice idea! And an easy mod to boot.

[Smallblock454]

Originally Posted by BRAN

So the devil sits behind the frunk.

[JBauer]

Uh Oh 😳

[BruceH]

I don’t remember that mod, I must of missed it. Looks good

[particlewave]

I backlit the side intakes many years ago, but have never wired them in or used them aside from these photos. The forum consensus was that they were tacky, but they’re not. They’re awesome. I need to get them wired up.
They are very subtle...I have them on a larger (ohms) resistor, so they are quite dim and give just the slightest green glow at night.

They are also technically illegal, which is why they’ve never been hooked up.

[rflores2323]

Love your boxster.

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