Auto Restoration and Hot Rods Stereo upgrades



Posted: Saturday, January 01, 2011

by Jeff Lilly
Jeff Lilly Restoration

The sky is the limit when it comes to stereo upgrades on your classic. The first issue to determine is your budget. If you have little money it is best to go to best buy and get the best bang for the buck. In this article we are going to show you some higher end solutions to better quality sound. We will start off with the highs and mid range speakers. These are typically installed in the doors and dash area as they are directional speakers meaning they have to be facing the occupants to be heard correctly.

 Look at your factory locations and measure the openings the factory used. Most factory speaker locations back in the day were weird sizes that are no longer available in the better quality speakers of today so some modification is needed to fit them. Dynaudio and Morel are the "shut em down" best sound possible in our professional opinion. They come in 5-6 7 inch midrange round drivers with 1.5 inch round tweeters. They are combined and matched with a special cross over to make the best sound you have ever heard. Properly amplified these mids sound just like you are standing next to a professional drummer and he is snapping the snare drum and cracking the whip with front row center sound at a concert. The tweeters deliver ultra clear voices and lead guitar with a quality sound rarely heard in the audio world.

 Obviously we saved the lowest for last. Lows and drivers are important. 10 inch drivers are the best low note sound with no distortion. Many younger ears want the lowest notes to vibrate their buddies house and neighborhood but we are talking top quality notes. JL Audio has W-6 and long throw W-7 drivers that are state of the art. They need 250 watts clean power for each one. Many sub boxes are available to fit these speakers but of course if you want to have the best sound and have it hidden more then likely you will have to go with 8 inch drivers under the speaker deck. Vibration and keeping parts from rattling in your classic is important.

Amplifiers are made much smaller and run cooler now so they are not a problem. Alpine, JL, all have nice amps. Head units with single CD player most all come with a cord for ipod attachment and full controls for systems.

Remember that any Auto Restoration project will cost some money to install a quailty stereo but you will be impressed if you spend the money and go for it and if you are builing a Hot Rods project you may want to install Dyna Mat insulation on the floors and doors for a much better low distortion sound.   Remeber that any Auto restoration   RRR On a Hot Rods project you may want to install Dyna Mat insulation on the floors and doors makes for a much better sound On a Hot Rods project you may want to install Dyna Mat insulation on the floors and doors makes for a much better sound
Jeff Lilly Restorations builds custom hot rods and performs Auto Restoration in San Antonio TX. Jeff has written hundreds of technical articles in national magazines. Take the ultimate shop tour today !

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