After Market speakers (triton) sound way too harsh

[COSMICBEATS]

Hey, so i recently decided i wanted to upgrade my honda stock speakers to an aftermarket brand. I have a 12 inch pioneer with a built-in amp which sounds amazing. My honda stock speakers sounded fine the only issue was i wanted to be able to play it a bit louder than what it was at before without it becoming distorting. After going to an audio shop the guy recommended me the Triton SQ 522 series. Right off the bat after installation i noticed how harsh these speakers were. Any song would have my ears ringing. After touching the settings i was able to turn the gain down but they still have that harshness to them. What should i do, i spent a lot of money on this just to not be satisfied

Below are my amp settings for the sub and the speakers

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[COSMICBEATS]

Hey, so i recently decided i wanted to upgrade my honda stock speakers to an aftermarket brand. I have a 12 inch pioneer with a built-in amp which sounds amazing. My honda stock speakers sounded fine the only issue was i wanted to be able to play it a bit louder than what it was at before without it becoming distorting. After going to an audio shop the guy recommended me the Triton SQ 522 series. Right off the bat after installation i noticed how harsh these speakers were. Any song would have my ears ringing. After touching the settings i was able to turn the gain down but they still have that harshness to them. What should i do, i spent a lot of money on this just to not be satisfied ☹

Below are my amp settings for the sub and the speakers

i’m also in a 2018 Honda civic si coupe

 

[1aespinoza 10+ year member]

What should i do, i spent a lot of money on this just to not be satisfied ☹

Did you readjust the eq settings on the radio?

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

I'm assuming these are turned all the way up. Turn them down a little bit (⅛ - ¼") and then give it a listen. The gain looks a little high also.

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

You need to turn your 12Khz. to 20Khz. tones down some how.

 

[COSMICBEATS]

Did you readjust the eq settings on the radio?

yes already did this

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

yes already did this

How many band is your EQ? Pics?

 

[COSMICBEATS]

How many band is your EQ? Pics?

just a normal honda civic radio so it’s only 3 bands (bass, mid, treble) Do you know of any car speakers that are not that harsh but sound good

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

Pop open the crossover module and try the -3 and -6db switches and see if that doesn't tame things a little. I'd also think you can turn down the crossovers on your amp some. 120hz is too high. Play some bass heavy music and turn those down slowly and either watch the cones or listen for signs of mechanical stress on the low notes then turn it back up a touch after you've reached that point.

 

[COSMICBEATS]

Pop open the crossover module and try the -3 and -6db switches and see if that doesn't tame things a little. I'd also think you can turn down the crossovers on your amp some. 120hz is too high. Play some bass heavy music and turn those down slowly and either watch the cones or listen for signs of mechanical stress on the low notes then turn it back up a touch after you've reached that point.

where are the cross over modules located ??

 

[1aespinoza 10+ year member]

where are the cross over modules located ??

 

[COSMICBEATS]

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i don’t think my amp has that or does every amp have that setting

 

[1aespinoza 10+ year member]

i don’t think my amp has that or does every amp have that setting

The speakers you posted have those. Installer probably put them in the door where each speaker is located.

 

[COSMICBEATS]

The speakers you posted have those. Installer probably put them in the door where each speaker is located.

so is it located on the amp or

 

[Firewalker]

IN the Door is where most installers put those as he said. Pull the door panel and look for the crossover he posted.

 

[COSMICBEATS]

IN the Door is where most installers put those as he said. Pull the door panel and look for the crossover he posted.

how do you the pull the door panel lol

 

[Firewalker]

Take it back to the installer and ask them to adjust and figure out why they sound too harsh. Pulling a door panel is easy but every vehicle is different in how they mount, some are bolted, some have push in clips and so on. Or look it up on youtube for your year, model and trim installed.

 

[COSMICBEATS]

You need to turn your 12Khz. to 20Khz. tones down some how.

are u talking for my sub?

 

[COSMICBEATS]

I'm assuming these are turned all the way up. Turn them down a little bit (⅛ - ¼") and then give it a listen. The gain looks a little high also.

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they’re at 120 at the moment

 

[TheBKG]

I agree that you should attempt to take it back to the installer and see if he can (and will) attempt to adjust it more to your liking. However, I'd say this was your first hard lesson in Audio. Never purchase speakers without first taking time to listen to them, and do so with music your well familiar with.

The real problem here I suspect is the Type of tweeters the Triton's use. The vast majority fall into one of two categories: Hard Dome and Soft Dome. Some people (myself included) find many Hard Dome tweeters (typically a Metal Cone material) to be Harsh sounding. It's the resonance sound of the metal itself. Toning down the tweeters will help a little, but you can't EQ out that resonance tone.

This is why whenever someone asks what kind of speakers they should buy I ALWAYS recommend going out and listening for themselves. No one can tell you what will sound good To You.