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<blockquote data-quote="Vanquish" data-source="post: 162639" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Hi LCP,</p><p> </p><p>I've mounted my DLS UR1 tweets on my A-pillars after much experimentation. The stock location sucks - stage height and imaging is almost non existent. However, I mounted them slightly above the dash using the DLS supplied tweeter mounting brackets. Here are the pics of the right and left tweets.</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k146/Vanquish_08/Picture48.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k146/Vanquish_08/Picture47.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>You'll notice that they are slightly angled towards the driver - but not too much. Needless to say, the performance is heaps better than having them in the stock location and the best bit is that they don't even get in your face. I'm able to do this partially due to the fact the silk domed UR1s are very smooth and natural sounding unlike most metal tweets. I've seen a couple of installs with Focal or MB Quart metal tweets being mounted a wee bit higher than mine and cross firing each other to tone down the brightness of the metal domes. Works just as well IMO. </p><p> </p><p>As for the issue of the passenger hearing less of the right tweet and more of the left one (vice versa for the driver, of course) lies in proper install and tuning(digital time-alignment function is god-sent in this case) IMO. Believe me that with just a wee bit of T/A adjustment, getting your favourite singer to sing from the centre of the dash is easy - the fact that the E36 cabin also has very good acoustic characteristic also helps.</p><p> </p><p>Next plan is to integrate them into custom built A pillars (almost similar to stock ones) and also stuff a nice little 3 or 2 inch dome mid range in there too to compliment the existing 6.5 inch mid bass - a nice little 3 way system up front.</p><p> </p><p>Cheers,</p><p>VaN.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vanquish, post: 162639, member: 84"] Hi LCP, I've mounted my DLS UR1 tweets on my A-pillars after much experimentation. The stock location sucks - stage height and imaging is almost non existent. However, I mounted them slightly above the dash using the DLS supplied tweeter mounting brackets. Here are the pics of the right and left tweets. [IMG]http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k146/Vanquish_08/Picture48.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k146/Vanquish_08/Picture47.jpg[/IMG] You'll notice that they are slightly angled towards the driver - but not too much. Needless to say, the performance is heaps better than having them in the stock location and the best bit is that they don't even get in your face. I'm able to do this partially due to the fact the silk domed UR1s are very smooth and natural sounding unlike most metal tweets. I've seen a couple of installs with Focal or MB Quart metal tweets being mounted a wee bit higher than mine and cross firing each other to tone down the brightness of the metal domes. Works just as well IMO. As for the issue of the passenger hearing less of the right tweet and more of the left one (vice versa for the driver, of course) lies in proper install and tuning(digital time-alignment function is god-sent in this case) IMO. Believe me that with just a wee bit of T/A adjustment, getting your favourite singer to sing from the centre of the dash is easy - the fact that the E36 cabin also has very good acoustic characteristic also helps. Next plan is to integrate them into custom built A pillars (almost similar to stock ones) and also stuff a nice little 3 or 2 inch dome mid range in there too to compliment the existing 6.5 inch mid bass - a nice little 3 way system up front. Cheers, VaN. [/QUOTE]
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