(1997) Land Rover Defender 90 speaker setup?

[Sabakka1970]

Good morning,

Would really appreciate some advice and guidance following my 1st attempt at car audio self install.

Car: 1997 Land Rover Defender 90 2.8i

Head Unit: Single Din; ALPINE CDE 193BT

Speakers:
Digital Design CS 6.5 components - Running from"speakers Rear" output wires through crossovers; Tweeters mounted in dash and Mids mounted above rear door at back.
Kicker 46CSC44 Coaxials - Running from "speakers front"; mounted under front dash
JBL 8" Active Sub Woofer - Running from RCA outs "Amplifier"; sub mounted to the rear of the cubby box.

My major concern is the spacing ot he tweeters from the mids (front and back). It has been suggested to me that I rather run the 4' coaxials and tweeters through the DD crossovers and the rear mids independently.

The Alpine does have various time correction settings available; just unsure of how best to use them.

Any guidance or advice would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Jason.

 

[Naks]

Wait, you're trying to get decent sound in a 97 Defender?

Your setup is fine, it's the rest of the truck that's the problem

I've got a similar setup in my Puma, but I didn't bother with delays, etc. In such a **** interior, it makes no difference.

 

[Naks]

@Sabakka1970 Post some photos of your interior, let's see what you've got

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

Have you considered noise cancelling headphones?

 

[TofuMofu]

Wait, you're trying to get decent sound in a 97 Defender?

Your setup is fine, it's the rest of the truck that's the problem

I've got a similar setup in my Puma, but I didn't bother with delays, etc. In such a **** interior, it makes no difference.

Have you tried sound deadening it? Busy having sound installed in my Puma now and I know it won't be great, so will be doing sound deadening at a later stage. That helps a lot apparently.

 

[Naks]

Have you tried sound deadening it? Busy having sound installed in my Puma now and I know it won't be great, so will be doing sound deadening at a later stage. That helps a lot apparently.

I actually did, used the local sound shop who does all the insulation for the Auto Excellence branch, and it helped mostly with the heat.

I also had them do a double-din conversion and added a JVC subwoofer, so pretty decent sound since then.

 

[FiestaST]

Have you considered noise cancelling headphones?

So you're saying OP must get these

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[TofuMofu]

I actually did, used the local sound shop who does all the insulation for the Auto Excellence branch, and it helped mostly with the heat.

I also had them do a double-din conversion and added a JVC subwoofer, so pretty decent sound since then.

So we had a double-din conversion done last month with a Pioneer head unit installed and some great speakers and sub and now the sound is excellent in the Defender 110. Will still be doing some sound deadening at a later stage, but so far for city driving it's great.

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

So we had a double-din conversion done last month with a Pioneer head unit installed and some great speakers and sub and now the sound is excellent in the Defender 110. Will still be doing some sound deadening at a later stage, but so far for city driving it's great.

Loud sound /= good sound.

But if it works for you, then power to you.

 

[TofuMofu]

Loud sound /= good sound.

But if it works for you, then power to you.

Who said it's just loud? the faq

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

Who said it's just loud? the faq

So, what did you install then?

 

[TofuMofu]

So, what did you install then?

A good sound system. The one I had in was crap. Now I can actually hear the music much better without setting it loud.

Edit: Also, I have a 2008 Defender SVX that's fully carpeted. So acoustics aren't that terrible.

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

A good sound system. The one I had in was crap. Now I can actually hear the music much better without setting it loud.

Edit: Also, I have a 2008 Defender SVX that's fully carpeted. So acoustics aren't that terrible.

What speakers? Don't care about brand.. What type? 6x9's with a 12" sub and amp boet? Or mid's tweets and crossovers with a sub to balance it out? The words you used to describe your system doesn't quite relate to the words someone that spent a time researching their system would. That's why I said loud /= good.

And, like I said, power to you.