6
sound staging very difficult to achieve. Most speakers tend
to be placed where they will easily fit, as opposed to where
they will sound good. Speaker mounting varies from car to
car. The two basic rules for mounting midrange/woofers and
tweeters are:
1. Keep the speakers close together
2. Keep them as far forward as possible.
Sound waves reflect from walls and other surfaces the same
way light reflects from a mirror. In the ideal listening
environment the enclosed space traps the sound, forcing it
to return to the listener over and over again in a rapidly,
decaying sense of reflections, known as “reverberation.”
Ideally, these reflections give the listeners a sense that a live
performance is taking place, thereby making the car seem
more spacious. This effect makes them feel immersed in the
music, adding warmth and fullness to the tonal quality of the
instruments.
The following diagrams show some examples of how to
mount the tweeter, midrange/woofers and wire the Punch
AUDIO
phile
system.