In a component system, we know there is a tweeter and a woofer. Obviously the tweeter goes up on the front door, sail panel, etc.
But what about the woofer? Does that go in the front door? If so, what about midrange - do you count on your rear speakers for that?

Is the proper arrangement more like - tweeter up front, midrange in the front doors, and woofers in the back?
Or tweeter, woofer, 2-way/midrange?
What does throwing in a subwoofer do to this setup?

Sorry for the number of questions, but I hope someoen can clear this up for me. Thanks.

 

are you going with 3 speaker component or 2 speaker component.

either way in any case, if you have some money to spend, i would recommend getting kick panels. It will give you the best sound staging.

If you go with that, midrange and tweeter can go on the kickpanel. If you go with 3 speaker component, put the woofer in the door. There's your three speaker set up right there.

 

Haven't done it yet. But when I do, I'll probably go the 2 speaker route.

And if I don't get kick panels?

 

Any set of separates will play all frequencies (including midrange) from about 80Hz - 20,000Hz. Why would anybody make a set of speakers that leaves out the most important bandwidth?

 

Idealy (competer mind) all speakers go out in front of you using the fewest amount of speakers possible. This to properly produce a sound stage by way of the way it's done in a concert hall. A car being smaller and so many being so diff. it can be acomplished in many many different ways.

 

Well, I guess I should have known that - or read more closely.
Since they are separates I assumed they were more focused on a specific range, with the tweeters handling the highs and the woofers handling the lows (obviously). Using that reasoning, I was curious as to what covered the apparantly lacking midrange.
If separates (tweeter, woofer) play all frequencies then what is the point? Why shouldn't I buy normal 2- or 3-ways? In Crutchfield, why are midranges sold in the same section as the component systems?

 

You got the idea basically. Midbass is about 80-300 midrange 300-3000 highs 3k-20k. So if you have a basic 3 way system mid tweet and sub, the mid plays the midbass and midrange. Where as a 4 way there is a mid for each.

 

They are sold in the same sections due to their frequency range setups. Midbass/midrange can be covered by a single driver or a pair of different drivers provided they have a crossover between them.