TaylorFade
10+ year member
I fail.
Well... this turned into quite a thread.
Deadener is for vibration/resonance. It absorbs it. It goes on sheet metal (usually). You only need ~ 25% coverage if you use good stuff (butyl based CLD).
CCF is for decoupling. This is for rattles and it just separates the two things that are hitting each other.
MLV is a noise barrier. It's for road noise.
The insulation in KHA's doors is for rear wave absorption so that the sound from the woofer doesn't bounce back into it and muddy the sound.
Install is paramount. You can make crap gear sound good with a great install. But you aren't going to make great gear sound good with a crap install. Besides... you don't *need* to spend a mortgage payment on drivers or amps. There are fantastic drivers that cost a pittance compared to the high priced components. And IDGAF what people say about "sound signature" and all that BS... all you need is plenty of clean power. High dollar front stage amps are just for showing off.
The MS-8 is awesome for what it is and what it does. But if you like to "fiddle"... it will drive you bananas. Full fledged processors are getting cheaper and more powerful by the day. The MiniDSP is an amazing piece and it's only $100 per 4 channels. Ampere's new processor is 8 channels with optical input and 10 band parametric per channel and is "only" $400ish.
A "stage" is exactly what it sounds like. Imagine sitting front row center at a concert. Singer in the middle. Drums behind, guitar left or right, blah blah blah. You should be able to pick all of that out in their proper places. Including depth. Height, width and depth. Depth is the most difficult. It should be three dimensional.
It's basically impossible to explain all of this. It's like explaining what a color looks like to a blind person. You need a reference. Get your butt to a show or shop or somewhere with a fantastic SQ car and ask for a demo. SQ guys will almost always be more than willing to show it off and they talk your head off about their car.
Deadener is for vibration/resonance. It absorbs it. It goes on sheet metal (usually). You only need ~ 25% coverage if you use good stuff (butyl based CLD).
CCF is for decoupling. This is for rattles and it just separates the two things that are hitting each other.
MLV is a noise barrier. It's for road noise.
The insulation in KHA's doors is for rear wave absorption so that the sound from the woofer doesn't bounce back into it and muddy the sound.
Install is paramount. You can make crap gear sound good with a great install. But you aren't going to make great gear sound good with a crap install. Besides... you don't *need* to spend a mortgage payment on drivers or amps. There are fantastic drivers that cost a pittance compared to the high priced components. And IDGAF what people say about "sound signature" and all that BS... all you need is plenty of clean power. High dollar front stage amps are just for showing off.
The MS-8 is awesome for what it is and what it does. But if you like to "fiddle"... it will drive you bananas. Full fledged processors are getting cheaper and more powerful by the day. The MiniDSP is an amazing piece and it's only $100 per 4 channels. Ampere's new processor is 8 channels with optical input and 10 band parametric per channel and is "only" $400ish.
A "stage" is exactly what it sounds like. Imagine sitting front row center at a concert. Singer in the middle. Drums behind, guitar left or right, blah blah blah. You should be able to pick all of that out in their proper places. Including depth. Height, width and depth. Depth is the most difficult. It should be three dimensional.
It's basically impossible to explain all of this. It's like explaining what a color looks like to a blind person. You need a reference. Get your butt to a show or shop or somewhere with a fantastic SQ car and ask for a demo. SQ guys will almost always be more than willing to show it off and they talk your head off about their car.
