Headrest speakers.....

[205gtinut]

My MX-5 has headrest speakers fitted, but they seem to 'cackle' quite badly. This obviously gets worse the more you increase the volume. The do give some sound out, but it rubbsih.

Question is, are these generally pretty poor anyway, or does it sound like I need new speakers? (Don't want to fork out on new headrest speakers if its not going to improve..!)

MX-5 parts list some JVC headrest speakers, £17.95 for the pair, would this do 1 seat, or both?

Any help as always is appreciated!

P.S Went out for my first proper blast today, these cars are great!!

[Kinky]

There's a brilliant page on t'internet somewhere with a lot of info on them.

Basically the guy replaced them with Sony ones (for some specific reason).

Lemme google.

[Kinky]

Can't find it.

[franv8]

MX5 parts does just one seat. I've always wondered how happy your average stereo is at driving two pairs on one output (assuming you keep the door speakers) they'll be 4 ohms each and parallelled will give the stereo a 2 ohm load. Or I guess add some 4 ohm resistors...

Anyway, what will have happened is the foam suspension ring around the paper cones will have rotted, it's amazing they work at all with this completely gone (well to produce vaguely intelligible sound). So if you repalced them they would be better, but I guess you'll need someone who's got replacement JVC's or something to comment on how good they work.

[Kinky]

Someone did some work on this - can't find his page now - it was a really good piece of work

Plus he went for Sony ones in the end for whatever reason.

K

[MonkeyBusiness]

franv8 said:

MX5 parts does just one seat.

Are you sure about that? I bought the JVC ones and it covered both seats. Had to cut the foam out though but an easy job.

[205gtinut]

MonkeyBusiness said:

franv8 said:

MX5 parts does just one seat.

Are you sure about that? I bought the JVC ones and it covered both seats. Had to cut the foam out though but an easy job.

What are they like, any good?

[MonkeyBusiness]

I thought they were pretty good. I'm no stereo expert mind but I thought they sounded fine.

I really should have upgraded the door speakers as well.

[franv8]

I thought it was a single pair? There are two speakers in each seat.



Apologies if I've got this wrong.

[MonkeyBusiness]

franv8 said:

I thought it was a single pair? There are two speakers in each seat.
Apologies if I've got this wrong.

Sorry I am wrong. The originals did have two small speakers in a single case.

To fit round speakers (such as the JVC ones) you have to cut the foam.

[DennisTheMenace]

Fit decent speakers in the doors and run them off an amp , aim for midbass rather than sub bass in the 5 and you will be happy , headrest speakers just arent worth the effort*

• fitted a sound system in a JDM mx5 today.