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<blockquote data-quote="audioslave420" data-source="post: 8832459" data-attributes="member: 688330"><p>There is no way the 200w sub is doing damage unless you’re cranking out distortion. Just as easily as distortion will damage speakers it will damage your hearing. Put all eq’s on 0, you shouldn’t have to mess with the EQ at all if tuned properly. If you do have to EQ try subtracting only (take away, dont add). You can very easily get the sound you want via this method and won’t clip (distort) the signal at high volumes.</p><p></p><p>What kind of tweeters are you running? Personally I’ve found that low-mid quality “hard” tweeters (metal) fatigue my ears very quickly. Conversely, soft tweeters have never had that effect. So unless your budget allows for very high end metal tweeters, try soft dome tweets. </p><p></p><p>I think the problem is your ears/hearing? The “pressure” you’re describing likely happens around other loud noises/sounds? Maybe you don’t notice because you’re not subjecting your ears to other sound sources for long periods of time? </p><p></p><p>Finally, tune your sub properly. You may need to borrow a friend for this because something is messing with your hearing. </p><p></p><p>•Turn the sub level all the way down.</p><p>•Turn up the volume on your head unit until the other speakers distort. Remember that volume # and don’t go that high ever.</p><p>•Back the volume off until the sound cleans up. <strong>Remember that volume #. It is as loud as you should ever turn your stereo up.</strong></p><p>•Now that you know how loud your head unit can go without distortion. Repeat this process with the sub level (with maximum clean volume coming from head unit).</p><p>•If you’ve accurately found the distortion thresholds of your equipment you’ve tuned your system successfully. </p><p></p><p>Try to avoid adding with the EQ if possible. It’s the quickest/simplest way to introduce distortion into the signal path (overdriving the amp or speakers) unless, as I said before, you’re subtracting vs adding.</p><p></p><p>Unsatisfactory sound quality should be addressed first with hardware not software. I.e. better speakers and better/higher power. After that is accomplished you can safely tweak the EQ to to enhance whatever style of music you’re listening to. I’d avoid going up or (hopefully) down more than 1 or 2. If you find yourself tweaking more than that you’re just trying to compensate for sub-par equipment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="audioslave420, post: 8832459, member: 688330"] There is no way the 200w sub is doing damage unless you’re cranking out distortion. Just as easily as distortion will damage speakers it will damage your hearing. Put all eq’s on 0, you shouldn’t have to mess with the EQ at all if tuned properly. If you do have to EQ try subtracting only (take away, dont add). You can very easily get the sound you want via this method and won’t clip (distort) the signal at high volumes. What kind of tweeters are you running? Personally I’ve found that low-mid quality “hard” tweeters (metal) fatigue my ears very quickly. Conversely, soft tweeters have never had that effect. So unless your budget allows for very high end metal tweeters, try soft dome tweets. I think the problem is your ears/hearing? The “pressure” you’re describing likely happens around other loud noises/sounds? Maybe you don’t notice because you’re not subjecting your ears to other sound sources for long periods of time? Finally, tune your sub properly. You may need to borrow a friend for this because something is messing with your hearing. •Turn the sub level all the way down. •Turn up the volume on your head unit until the other speakers distort. Remember that volume # and don’t go that high ever. •Back the volume off until the sound cleans up. [B]Remember that volume #. It is as loud as you should ever turn your stereo up.[/B] •Now that you know how loud your head unit can go without distortion. Repeat this process with the sub level (with maximum clean volume coming from head unit). •If you’ve accurately found the distortion thresholds of your equipment you’ve tuned your system successfully. Try to avoid adding with the EQ if possible. It’s the quickest/simplest way to introduce distortion into the signal path (overdriving the amp or speakers) unless, as I said before, you’re subtracting vs adding. Unsatisfactory sound quality should be addressed first with hardware not software. I.e. better speakers and better/higher power. After that is accomplished you can safely tweak the EQ to to enhance whatever style of music you’re listening to. I’d avoid going up or (hopefully) down more than 1 or 2. If you find yourself tweaking more than that you’re just trying to compensate for sub-par equipment. [/QUOTE]
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