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It sounds like you're looking for specific audio tuning advice. It's best to consult with an audio professional who can assess your setup in person.
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What I'm hoping for is some other folks that have experience with this equipment to let me know if better results are possible. I was really on the fence about the 4-8" subs and ultimately chose them based on the advice of the shop.
8" subs are quite capable. Let them break in then get the re-tune. How much time to decide have they given you? Did you do ported or sealed.
Going from c7's to audison drivers you will definitely be disappointed out the box
Unless it's the audion thesis
But not all hope is lost, with proper eq work even budget drivers can sing quite nice only problem might be finding an experienced tuner
Not sure you will get those 8's to dig as low as the jl 13's in any efficient manner
Might need eq boosting on the low end you will just need to audibly monitor their xmax and xmech to see what they can actually handle
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Did you have a DSP installed?
Old_Slapper
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Sounds like a tuning issue with the DSP then.
Ya, more than likely just needs eq work to dial in the sound signature he wants
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I have an appointment Friday for the shop to tune it- I got a little more "full" sound by turning up the tuning in the head unit, but the doors sound terrible, no mid bass while listening to rock or bass guitar type notes. the front highs are loud when I crank the volume, but hollow. I think the best way I can describe it is - loud but not powerful. When its turned up loud, the subs over shadow the lack of mids.
Well you have 6x9 in front doors that supposedly play from 40hz which i think is a stretch
Non the less they should be more than capable to play decent midbass
You might want to double check the install if doors are all properly sealed and deadened and the crossover on them could potentially be a bit high
I would try them at 70hz see how they hold up otherwise 80hz could suffice
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They did a re-tune with my notes and dropped the door 6x9 down to 60hz and upped the volume (not sure what software or parameters they can control for each channel, but he said they could independently control channels) so now the system sounds more full. They lowered the point where the subs peak so there is more bass at lower volume and it helped the sound a good deal at low to mid volume, but now the subs get muddy when cranked. I may have just made a bad decision going with the 4 - 8"s rather than the 13.5 i had before. the enclosure they built is kind dorky- and too tall, I may build another before I abandon the 4- 8"s set up. Thanks for the advice.
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