NPD32
Novice Member
Hi All,
So, I have a project on the go in which I am trying to bring back to life a set of old car speakers in a home setup within a custom housing and home network connectivity so that I can play music synchronously over several speaker units (the setup involves a raspberry pi and is not important to this thread).
I have tested all of my speakers in combo with the small amp, playing back music from my phone using the 3.5mm jack on the amp. All work, but the sound quality is not anywhere near where I'd like it to be: there's far too much high-frequency emphasis, it sounds tinny and there's not enough mid-range/bass. What I would like to find out is if any of the experts have any simple suggestions to improve this setup (beyond buy better amps and speakers) to try and cut out some of the unwanted aspects of the sound.
Note: for context, the components I am using are not exactly top of the line: the speakers involved are a pair of JBL 6x9 parcel shelf units and Pioneer 4 inch car 2-way co-axial speaker that typically lives in the door in combo with a small 'T-amp' style amplifier with a 60W output (see pics below) so I am not expecting audiophile quality, just good enough, for context.
The speakers are fairly meaty so should be able to handle and perform better, and currently this setup doesn't sound even as good as a £25 set of laptop speakers I used for comparison. The amp is basic, but again, I would expect it to do better.
I'm pretty new to the audio world (as you probably can tell!) and I'm keen to learn from the experts out there on how to make the most of the hardware one has.
Thanks in advance.
NP
The 6x9 parcel shelf speakers
The 4 inch 2-ways
The mini-amp I am using can be found here:
Amazon product ASIN B0725PJQQV
So, I have a project on the go in which I am trying to bring back to life a set of old car speakers in a home setup within a custom housing and home network connectivity so that I can play music synchronously over several speaker units (the setup involves a raspberry pi and is not important to this thread).
I have tested all of my speakers in combo with the small amp, playing back music from my phone using the 3.5mm jack on the amp. All work, but the sound quality is not anywhere near where I'd like it to be: there's far too much high-frequency emphasis, it sounds tinny and there's not enough mid-range/bass. What I would like to find out is if any of the experts have any simple suggestions to improve this setup (beyond buy better amps and speakers) to try and cut out some of the unwanted aspects of the sound.
Note: for context, the components I am using are not exactly top of the line: the speakers involved are a pair of JBL 6x9 parcel shelf units and Pioneer 4 inch car 2-way co-axial speaker that typically lives in the door in combo with a small 'T-amp' style amplifier with a 60W output (see pics below) so I am not expecting audiophile quality, just good enough, for context.
The speakers are fairly meaty so should be able to handle and perform better, and currently this setup doesn't sound even as good as a £25 set of laptop speakers I used for comparison. The amp is basic, but again, I would expect it to do better.
I'm pretty new to the audio world (as you probably can tell!) and I'm keen to learn from the experts out there on how to make the most of the hardware one has.
Thanks in advance.
NP
The 6x9 parcel shelf speakers
The 4 inch 2-ways
The mini-amp I am using can be found here:
Amazon product ASIN B0725PJQQV