[Mgs] What size speaker fits the MGB doors?

[Dodd, Kelvin]

Bob:

There are a number of ways to get around this. Auto stereo shops have
"bass blockers" which are capacitors designed to limit the bass going to
the speakers.

The best fix, which I've seen on other lists is to source an under seat
sub woofer from a Subaru. From what I can find out, this will fit even
under an MGB seat and provide lots of bass feel without straining the
door speakers.

Put bass blockers on the door speakers, then mount a pair of surface
mount tweeters up high to get a lot better clarity.


Just a thought.



I was able to cut out the original 4" factory speaker holes and install
5" speakers on my TR8 which used the same speakers as on the late MGB.
The speaker diameter and depth are critical, so you can't go with a
really high output long throw speaker that has a big magnet.


Kelvin.






> -----Original Message-----
> From: mgs-bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net
> [mailto:mgs-bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Bob Donahue
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 4:47 PM
> To: mgs
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] What size speaker fits the MGB doors?
>
> This is exactly the problem I'm having. If I turn up the
> volume enough to hear the music over the wind, the bass is
> badly distorted. I used to have a regular radio in the dash,
> and I solved the distortion problem by turning the bass down.
> Now I am running a GPS/MP3 unit through an amplifier that has
> no tone controls, so I can't turn down the bass. I'm hoping
> to find speakers (the same size) that make more volume
> without distortion.
>
> Bob Donahue (Still Stuck in the '50s)
> Email - bobmgtd at comcast.net
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