Surround Sound Yaris

[earljail]

Originally Posted by seriousfun

I just upgraded my system so I can play SA-CD, DVD-V/A (Dolby Digital and DTS), and CD/Radio/Aux (Dolby Pro Logic II) in surround.

Nice! You need a centre channel speaker next.

[seriousfun]

Originally Posted by earljail

Nice! You need a centre channel speaker next.

But where in a Yaris LB?

Is there room under the dash for a 6.5" mid, with the tweeter mounted right above the guages? Should I get the Alpine SBS-05DC that fits under the Sony head unit (it won't match the timbre, frequency response, or dynamic response of the MBQs)? The Eclipe unit that clips to the back of the rear view mirror (I can't imagine it would sound great)?

I work in audio, I've been designing surround systems for twenty years, including music and post-production, and I know where the compromises are in my current car system. The Sony has a Center Speaker Organizer mode that makes a phantom center channel by mixing the Center content in the Right and Left speakers and uses some sort of voodoo DSP to steer that image so it favors the driver's seating position or others. So far, it sounds pretty good, but again, I haven't finished calibrating the system yet.

[nsmitchell]

Originally Posted by seriousfun

But where in a Yaris LB?

Is there room under the dash for a 6.5" mid, with the tweeter mounted right above the guages? Should I get the Alpine SBS-05DC that fits under the Sony head unit (it won't match the timbre, frequency response, or dynamic response of the MBQs)? The Eclipe unit that clips to the back of the rear view mirror (I can't imagine it would sound great)?

I work in audio, I've been designing surround systems for twenty years, including music and post-production, and I know where the compromises are in my current car system. The Sony has a Center Speaker Organizer mode that makes a phantom center channel by mixing the Center content in the Right and Left speakers and uses some sort of voodoo DSP to steer that image so it favors the driver's seating position or others. So far, it sounds pretty good, but again, I haven't finished calibrating the system yet.

How about just in front of the speedometer. A surface mount tweeter or a shallow mid/tweeter. It will point straight up, but it could use the speedo clear plastic cover to reflect. Maybe even on top of the center display facing the windshield for reflection.

[earljail]

Originally Posted by nsmitchell

How about just in front of the speedometer. A surface mount tweeter or a shallow mid/tweeter. It will point straight up, but it could use the speedo clear plastic cover to reflect. Maybe even on top of the center display facing the windshield for reflection.

Yeah, you could fit a 3.5" or 4" coax there. There is at least 2" of clearance under that panel. If you could angle it a bit that would be perfect. Or you could do what I did: