So what have you done with your Aston today?
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kensilver said:
Mr.Tremlini said:
Had my summer tyres / wheels fitted - Loving how the 5 spokes freshen up the car.
When I saw your photos - and even before I saw your name I knew they were yours. You're a lucky fellow to be able to have captured your own distinctive style, something we photographers always strive for. Oh, and the cars were nice too 
divetheworld said:
AdamV12V said:
They look fab! What are the little logos on the speakers? Have you upgraded those too?
Yup. A full set of Morel component drivers all round and a bit of Dynamat, made a significant difference.Was taking a guy out for a first ride, and after a while he started fiddling with the window switch. I asked him what the matter was, and he said he wanted the window down.
"Are you feeling ok?" I asked anxiously, not wanting the obvious to happen on my watch.
"Yes, I'm fine," he said, "Just put the window down so I can listen to that glorious sound under the bridge!"
I quickly obliged as the small underpass came up and we grinned our way through it.
Never turned on the sound system on any of my Astons for that very reason.
divetheworld said:
AdamV12V said:
They look fab! What are the little logos on the speakers? Have you upgraded those too?
Yup. A full set of Morel component drivers all round and a bit of Dynamat, made a significant difference.
AdamV12V said:
Hmmm, very interesting indeed, can you tell me more, and what system did you have to start with Std or Premium?
It has the Premium Alpine system. Once you have the door card off (5mm allen key and T25 torx driver) you will see the door speaker units. The carrier is a steel frame that the moulded speaker assembly is fitted to.
Removing the carrier and then separating the speaker from the carrier is simple. You dont have to do much modification to get a component setup to fit directly in the carrier. Possibly a little bit of filing and 10mm spacers to get a large magnet set in.
The issue you are left with is the speaker is not baffled from the interior properly and is in free air. This cuts the mid bass response somewhat. You simply use some of the dynamat to seal round the speaker and some self-adhesive foam weather strip to make a front baffle and seal it to the door skin. You just need to isolate the front of the speakers (inside the cabin) from the cavity of the door (outside the car). Hell, duck tape and card could do that.
The idea is that the speaker must create a pressure wave inside the cabin and not escape round the speaker back into the door cavity. Easy!
All the other drivers are done the same way except the centre speaker. That's a drop in co-axial unit.
If you look at the premium (Alpine) speakers, they use a simple capacitor as the high frequency cut off crossover and paper cones. Using composite cone speakers and a silk dome tweeter makes a much more vibrant and smooth sound. Couple that with a decent crossover and you can see how it makes a difference straight away.
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