Surround sound in 09 w9

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  1. Dark_Majesty_06

    Dark_Majesty_06 Road Train Member

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    Hey everyone, I was woundering.. Anyone have surround in their w9? I have a little 100 watt 5.1 that ill be putting in.. And I was curious as to where I could put the subwoofer to make it effective.. I also would assume mount the 4 speakers in the 4 corners of the roof.. Now is that the roof before the cabinets or after? Just curious as to how yours is set up and how it sounds!
     
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  3. Swaps

    Swaps Heavy Load Member

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    For starters, a subwoofer is omnidirectional. you can put it anywhere. But the 4 speakers, it really depends on where you're going to be sitting while watching tv/movies. One important thing is that the speakers be approximatly the same distance away. If you're in the bunk, you're not going to get a very good surround quality, because you a wall to your right shoulder and back. The speakers can't be evenly spaced. it'll improve sound quality over just the TV's speakers, but you'll have a hard time trying to get a quality surround.
     
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  4. Dark_Majesty_06

    Dark_Majesty_06 Road Train Member

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    Ahhh.. Well my tv does the job just fine.. But its those nice background noises that improve the movie for me... Ahh well.. I just had a 130 watt system anyways.. Guess ill save it for my home.. Thanks a bunch there friend!
     
  5. cpassey

    cpassey Light Load Member

    Those systems are not made for close quarters like a sleeper...
     
  6. JBMChad

    JBMChad Light Load Member

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    i have a rca 5.1 setup in my volvo 670 with table/workstation. most good surround sounds have independant volume control for each speaker or an actual setting for distance each speaker is from where you'll be sitting. works pretty good actually.
     
  7. truckerdave1970

    truckerdave1970 On Probation

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    I have a '94 Ford van (11 passenger) . Since we don't have TV in the house anymore, I took my surround sound system and installed it in the van. 1 speaker in each corner, the center speaker on the dash, and the subwoofer on the floor between the front seats. I can plug anything that takes headphones into it and it sounds awesome!!!
    To power the system, I have a little 300 Watt inverter that plugs into the cigarette lighter. Did I mention that it sounds freaking awesome?!?!?
    Hi fidelity sound, redneck engineering!
     
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