Definitions of Audio terms

[Biker 10+ year member]

What is the term SQ and SQL mean?

Thanks Biker

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[btlking 10+ year member]

sound quality and sound quality loud

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

that was a hard question lol

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I can't help saying it...sorry...

"SQL" either means the person doesn't know or hasn't heard what they really want, or they're willing to settle for a compromise.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

there is no SQL

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

there is no spoon?

 

[Pickler 10+ year member]

What is a "sub" ?

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

What is a "sub" ?

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[azbass 5,000+ posts]

there is no spoon?

you wana spoon?

 

[pitbull12888]

can u even put subs on a bike? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

can u even put subs on a bike? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[pitbull12888]

ive seen that before lol.. but thats a homemade go-kart. his name is biker, so i was wonderin if u could put subs on a motorcycle //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

motocycle yes.

 

[spoonraker 10+ year member]

there is no spoon?

I disagree

-Paul Spoon

 

[Bluecamry 10+ year member]

Um. On topic. Isnt SQL "Sound Quality Level" not "Sound Quality Loud"?

 

[thch 10+ year member]

SQL is a mix of SPL and SQ. It has popped up because of SPL competitions' focus on single frequency SPL. People want to explain that they want high SPL, but at the same time want to listen to music.

I typically define users into two orthogonal axii:

objective vs subjective

loud vs not loud (or not as loud as the equipment is capable of).

this gives 4 combinations:

SPL Competitor -- loud, objective (only measurements matter)

SQL/Street -- Loud, subjective (interested in high SPL, but also deep and clean sound)

HiFi -- not loud, objective (determines sound quality by extensive measurement)

SQ -- not loud, subjective (determines sound quality by experience and opinion)

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

SQL/Street -- Loud, subjective (interested in high SPL, but also deep and clean sound)

I like to think of this as "it sounds like ass, but since the only music I listen to is rap anyway I don't care" //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I don't agree with the premise that SQ systems can't get loud. On the contrary, live orchestral pieces are very demanding tests of what a system can do at high volumes...but far too often, people assume "high volumes" to just be a farting substage, or piezoelectric tweeters that do nothing but screech.