So I see lots of people recommending home speakers to be used in a car environment. When looking at using home speakers, is there anything in particular one should pay attention to to make sure it is suitable for car uses? The few concerns I have are:
1. The generally poor environment the car is, as far as dust, dirt, vibrations, and sudden impacts are. I imagine this isn't to big of a concern on a speaker though, moreso on electronic components.
2. Extreme temperatures. While a house environment can be considered fairly consistent, my car could see almost -40C in the winter, and almost +40C in the summer, which is a huge variation compared to what a house speaker is used to seeing. Will this cause any issues with say brittle suspension under cold temperatures?
3. Moisture. As much as we try to avoid getting water on anything, I'm looking at mounting an 8" midbass in my doors, and I find alot of recommended midbasses are actually geared towards home installs. If it is raining there is a good chance the driver could see some water when I open my doors, is this any concern?
4. UV, not much of an issue, usually speakers are covered or shaded, plus I have tint on my windows. Figured I'd throw it out there, but I'm not overly concerned with it.
So given my conditions am I best to steer clear of home audio speakers, or should I still have no issue using them?
1. The generally poor environment the car is, as far as dust, dirt, vibrations, and sudden impacts are. I imagine this isn't to big of a concern on a speaker though, moreso on electronic components.
2. Extreme temperatures. While a house environment can be considered fairly consistent, my car could see almost -40C in the winter, and almost +40C in the summer, which is a huge variation compared to what a house speaker is used to seeing. Will this cause any issues with say brittle suspension under cold temperatures?
3. Moisture. As much as we try to avoid getting water on anything, I'm looking at mounting an 8" midbass in my doors, and I find alot of recommended midbasses are actually geared towards home installs. If it is raining there is a good chance the driver could see some water when I open my doors, is this any concern?
4. UV, not much of an issue, usually speakers are covered or shaded, plus I have tint on my windows. Figured I'd throw it out there, but I'm not overly concerned with it.
So given my conditions am I best to steer clear of home audio speakers, or should I still have no issue using them?
