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KIRK!
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 Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2025 2:07 pm Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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| biffidum wrote: |
I bought a pair to mess with. Unfortunately I can't report on this for some time as I am still getting ready for paint 
I'll report back eventually. |
Definitely let us know! |
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biffidum
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| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2025 9:48 am Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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I bought a pair to mess with. Unfortunately I can't report on this for some time as I am still getting ready for paint
I'll report back eventually. |
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KIRK!
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| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2025 9:12 am Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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Pretty impressive.
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I'm not what you would call an audiophile, but I do like decent sound quality and these are better than you would initially expect.
I have a SB, so I would consider mounting them in the card space on either side of the rear seats. I believe they need a slightly larger surface area for good bass, so one or two could go in the rear wall cards (is that what they are called??).
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Wilson
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| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2025 8:59 am Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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biffidum -
Yes, I've seen the home flat panels before. I still have doubts as no one in the audio world talks about these as producing great quality audio but they would be fun to play with.
Seems like they work best on foam, not metal;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdkyGDqU7xA&t=55s
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biffidum
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| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2025 4:56 am Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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I'm not what you would call an audiophile, but I do like decent sound quality and these are better than you would initially expect.
I have a SB, so I would consider mounting them in the card space on either side of the rear seats. I believe they need a slightly larger surface area for good bass, so one or two could go in the rear wall cards (is that what they are called??).
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KIRK!
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2025 11:59 am Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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Interesting. Like bone conducting speakers for your car. I'd definitely have to hear them before I bought them. I'm very doubtful of the sound quality.
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I was considering a couple these bad boys (below). They are called exciters, and will turn just about any surface into a speaker. Sound quality can be excellent depending on the surface. This would not affect storage space inside the car - or go flying around on a bumpy road.
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Wilson
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2025 11:56 am Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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Biffidum…where would you mount them? I find it hard to believe that they would sound as good as real speakers just because of physics.
W
I was considering a couple these bad boys (below). They are called exciters, and will turn just about any surface into a speaker. Sound quality can be excellent depending on the surface. This would not affect storage space inside the car - or go flying around on a bumpy road.
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Wilson
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2025 11:15 am Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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Oh thx Kirk! What would you charge for the wood housings?
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biffidum
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2025 8:46 am Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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I was considering a couple these bad boys (below). They are called exciters, and will turn just about any surface into a speaker. Sound quality can be excellent depending on the surface. This would not affect storage space inside the car - or go flying around on a bumpy road.
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KIRK!
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2025 7:07 pm Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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These are the only three I see on eBay at the moment.
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Wilson
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KIRK!
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2025 5:58 pm Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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| Wilson wrote: |
VERY nice job, love it! They could be attached to the rear seat - where they are in the wider photo (if you didn’t need the space much) and they would still blast when the rear seat is down.
Ever think of selling the wood pieces for ppl to make their own? |
Thanks!
Cool idea for placement.
I'd be happy to sell wood kits if anyone is interested. It's finding the grilles that's the hard part. |
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Wilson
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2025 5:55 pm Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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Also, I always thought that a good alternative would be from the inside of the roof…like using something like the wide hinge cover for the rear back door.
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Wilson
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2025 5:45 pm Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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VERY nice job, love it! They could be attached to the rear seat - where they are in the wider photo (if you didn’t need the space much) and they would still blast when the rear seat is down.
Ever think of selling the wood pieces for ppl to make their own? |
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KIRK!
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| Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2025 5:03 pm Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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| ALLWAGONS wrote: |
| That looks awesome! |
Thanks! |
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Bobnotch
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| Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2025 1:33 pm Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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| ALLWAGONS wrote: |
| That looks awesome! |
That was my thought too. That's one of the problems with a Squareback...locating a good place for rear speakers, and the look of them sitting in the back.
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Scotty D
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| Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2025 11:22 am Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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| Awesome concept. I love the vintage feel, well done. |
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KIRK!
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| Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2025 9:44 am Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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Looks great. Are you building something for the front? I've always liked the idea of building something that looked like an original parcel tray or maybe modifying a reproduction, something for some mids and highs
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Thanks! Ooh, something to match the parcel tray would be cool. You could use the speaker cloth like on a Fender amp to match the wicker type material.
I'm just using the fiberglass panels from Glass Action.
BTW, Is that your interior? That's beautiful!
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Erik G
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| Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2025 9:33 am Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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Looks great. Are you building something for the front? I've always liked the idea of building something that looked like an original parcel tray or maybe modifying a reproduction, something for some mids and highs
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ALLWAGONS
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 5:02 pm Post subject: Re: Squareback Rear Speakers - Here's What I Did. What Did You Do? |
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That looks awesome!
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