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    Thoughts On Setting Subwoofer Level With SPL Meter?

    I know this is how it's done in some mixing studios but I am wondering if there is a better way to do this. I ran pink noise 0-80HZ And then 80HZ-20000HZ afterwards Through both my subwoofer and my mains and adjusted the sub level so that it matched the main level of 85 db. Crossover on both...
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    iPhone X Mic VS AudioControl SA-4100i For 10 Band EQ?

    The AudioControl Mic is plug and play with the iPhone but is it appreciably flatter than the iPhone X built in mic? Is the iPhone X good enough to use to tune a 10 band EQ to get into a more or less correct ballpark? If not, will the AudioControl mic do the trick?
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    Free RTA App That Can Load Mic Calibration Files?

    Mic: Dayton Audio iMM-6 Gonna run pink noise through my car setup and use the Dayton Audio iMM-6 and an app with C weighting and see the response across 10 bars that match up with my 10 Band Sony XAV Graphic EQ. Then just kind of make light adjustments to the 10 band EQ to get me into the...
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    Should I Bridge My Amp? 4 Channels @ 75 watts. 2 Speakers @ 120RMS/Peak: 360

    2 Alpine X 6.5C Speakers 1 Alpine X X-A90V Amplifier Speakers: 4ohms Bridged into 4ohms, 14.4V (≤1%THD+N): 200W RMS x 2 I really have no idea what I'm doing. Should I bridge to get better sound quality? Thank you uwu
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    Recommended Auto EQ System? It Needs To Be Really Easy Because I Am Dumb

    It does but without auto EQ or mic I am just guessing and trying my best.
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    Recommended Auto EQ System? It Needs To Be Really Easy Because I Am Dumb

    REW or manually adjusting curves on a laptop is way too complicated for me I hate to say. What is the best system I can get to tune my system for someone who needs something really really simple? Already have a quality aftermarket radio playing out to Alpine Amp and Speakers.
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    [PHOTOS INSIDE] Can You Critique My Door Panel Deadening? Speakers Sound Great But Midbass Buzzing...

    What should I buy and apply next? Keep in mind I am a giant noob and I don't really know what I'm doing. Thank you so much uwu
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    Rings vs Baffles.

    My Alpine X 6.5 C on dynamatted doors still do not have much of a midbass punch at all. Additionally, on these 4 songs, there is car rattle that sounds like distortion: Casimi Pulaski Day, 8 Full Hours of Sleep, Felt Tip by Love Is All, Zookeeper's Boy I bought these 2 products: 1...
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    Let's Settle It Once And For All: 80hz VS 120hz. Which Crossover Is King?

    I feel like 80hz is going to win - but on my home theater with the subwoofer right inbetween my speakers 120hz sounds better. My car setup with flagship 6.5 speakers are supposedly play down clean to 80hz which would make 80hz a good crossover point. But in reality, even with a buncha different...
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    Generated 10 DB Matched Sine Waves Corresponding To The 10 Band EQ On My HU. Will This Work For A Basic EQ Job?

    PROCESS: Use Adobe Audition To Generate 10 DB Matched Sine Waves Corresponding To The 10 EQ Frequencies On My Headunit Measure the DB Volumes Of The 10 Different Waves Playing From Lossless Files In Car With SPL Meter App On iPhone 11 Add Up The 10 Values And Divide By 10 To Get An Average Play...
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    Is 150HZ crossover insane? Despite excessive dynamat and custom enclosure, door panels have resonance noises at crossover of 120hz and below.

    Headunit: Sony XAV 5000 Speakers: Alpine X 6.5 C Subwoofer: Alpine Bazooka 12 inch Amp: Alpine X 5 Channel Amp The Alpine X with the crossover at 60hz was struggling hard in my car door panel at 120hz. Not only that, but the door panel was making horrible noises on some lower frequencies also...
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    Aftermarket Speaker Upgrades = Distortion Rattles and Resonance. Advice?

    We tried setting the crossover to 120hz and it got rid of the rattles on all of the above tracks except Felt Tip by Love Is All where it was still there but just barely. He had it set to 60hz before. I told him to try 80hz before I left but the rattle is still here. Do you think setting the...
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    Aftermarket Speaker Upgrades = Distortion Rattles and Resonance. Advice?

    Thank you for the response! I'm looking through the thread but there is so much and I don't know what I'm looking for DX (I'm a noob) Any chance you can point me more to a few specific things I can try?
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    Aftermarket Speaker Upgrades = Distortion Rattles and Resonance. Advice?

    How do I check if it's a peak in the driver and how do I fix? c:
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    Aftermarket Speaker Upgrades = Distortion Rattles and Resonance. Advice?

    Yeah, when I listened without the panels, the noise went away, although I didn't test every problem track I've run into. Headunit: Sony XAV5000 Amp: Alpine X 5 Channel New Speakers: Alpine X 6.5C All in all it now sounds much clearer than the stock except for the occasional horrible noises...
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