headrest speakers

I think all 1997 M Editions came with speakers in the headrests. They're accessible via zippers in the upper headrest seams (look under the flap). To hear what they do, play with the front-rear fader on the radio.

some background reading is available here. also do a search on headrest speakers in the Audio & Electronics forum.

not bad if you already have them.. the ~$49.00 pair of Lightning Audio from Wal-Mart have gotten good reviews. haven't tried them myself as the Sony's the PO installed are fine. here's a thread about the LA's.

no, they are 3.5 inch. two go in each headrest, one right channel, one left channel, so you get the stereo effect in each seat. i doubt you could fit two 6.5 in a headrest. one might fit if you cut out a lot of foam, but that would defeat the stereo effect.

huge difference if using good speakers. since the speakers are closer to your ears you don't have to crank up the volume dial as high and still hear the music (kind of like wearing headphones). however, at highway speeds with the top down, it will still require considerable volume to overcome wind and road noise.

as Lanny said I think all 1997 M Editions came with speakers in the headrests. They're accessible via zippers in the upper headrest seams (look under the flap).

the MAX-5 headrest speakers at Performance Buyers Club were specially designed for the Miata headrest application. i have some and swear by them. the $75.00 price gets you all four speakers. they made a HUGE difference over the crummy stock speakers.

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You put two 3.5" speakers in EACH headrest. MOST don't use them all the time, it messes up the staging too much. Having them is to use OTHER than the mains, not together so much. Put them on just a bit for "fill", turn them all the way up when on the highway with top down :)

Hopefully they'll sound better than the factory ones in the

Grant Edwards wrote in news:40b2ab55$0$17260$ snipped-for-privacy@newsreader.visi.com:

Sounds like you've got the out of phase problem.

Grant, I recently installed new Clearwater door and headrest speakers in my '91B. I found that each of the right channel headrest speakers was wired with polarity backwards. The sound difference is incredible. I too had never really used the headrest speakers for the same reasons as you mention. But now, the stereo effect is really pronounced. I should have made this change 10 years ago! Rod

Very interesting. I'll pass the info along to the current owner of the aforsaid 96M.

Thank you all for the comments!!