[beadgc23]

Thanks!

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[beadgc23]

BEJinFBK, on 06 October 2009 - 09:35 PM, said:

Looked under there yet? It is tight...
You've got maybe an inch of depth, tops.
Looks like this:
Center channel side view - OEM.jpg
The center AC duct is right there.
Honestly, the OEM driver is a decent two way.
For a center channel, it handles mids and highs fine.
This is my old one, with a snapped off voice coil magnet:
20091003_IMG_0053.JPG
PN: 8622157
The new version comes with a bolt through the magnet.
I'm guessin' I wasn't the first person with this problem...

That's exactly how mine looked when it arrived...grey growth of doom everywhere. Plus I agree with your point, there is surprisingly little room under that grille.

[beadgc23]

Well, my center channel speaker arrived today (magnet with a center screw) and I installed it...interesting...running off the HU 25W amp I wan't expecting too much, and it does have the same "close to distortion" sound as the factory tweets, but turned down & blended and the Dolby ProLogic system comes alive. Suddenly there's actual front/rear depth, the center stage holds together better and the midbass from the center (yes, no joke) pulls bass forward onto the hood very well. Turning it down again was a real disappointment! I'm going to try patching in a spare Boston tweeter to match the front components and see if that improves things but otherwise I'm more than satisfied.

Note - The "secret" 5 band eq doesn't seem to affect the center channel - anyone noticed this?