* Critique My EQ/RTA *

[Kastlez_ 10+ year member]

I'm 100% new to this and don't have the proper equipment to make accurate adjustments quite yet so this is all a learning curve.

2-way active front stage

Audison Bit one

Pioneer Deh-X9500bhs headunit

Tweeters mounted on axis from bottom of the A-Pillars

Since I last sent you a message I've tinkered around with the Audison Bit one EQ and a simple JL audio Spectrum analyzer App for my iphone (most likely not accurate but it'll do for now).

Can you take a look at these graphs and give me some input:

Left Tweeter:

Left Mid:

Right Tweeter:

Right Mid:

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[Kastlez_ 10+ year member]

Left side Total:

Right Side Total:

L+R Total:

 

[TaylorFade 10+ year member]

First and foremost... how does it sound? RTA is a great tool, but it can't tell you what it "sounds" like.

Second... are *trying* to get it perfectly flat? If so... why?

Just looking at the RTA (and assuming that free app one isn't totally useless), I imagine your midrange is overpowering and top end is crazy hot.

I've done mine flat and I thought it sounded like ass. But that's my opinion. If you like the way it sounds right there, then that's how you should run it. But you should try out some other curves to see if you like them better.

This is just one example. But it's a good one (and a popular one). This is the JBL "target curve". You can see how it's fat on the bottom end instead of the top (like yours). Some say +4-5db, others might like +8-9db on the bottom and sloping down to flat ~ 160hz. The other thing is... you see how it rolls off over 2.5khz? If you are flat past that, chances are that your tweets are loud as shit.

 

[RicksI30 10+ year member]

Taylor hit the nail on the head, go with what sounds best to you. In the end that's what it's all about.

 

[jteske88 10+ year member]

That the JL app? if it is the upgrades to it our worth it. lot more options