Do in-dash equalizers really work?

[kmu 10+ year member]

Hi there my Car as an oversize stereo mounting hole and I was thinking of adding a New Alpine HU 7892 and since I have the extra space use it for an alpine in-dash equilizer probably the G-180 or the G190...

Would I have better SQ using the in dash eq?

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[mattj 5,000+ posts]

Overall you would be able to control your output a lot better. they are worth it IMO

 

[Frraksurred 10+ year member]

Ditto. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

 

[KoBan715 10+ year member]

If your gonna run two amp's if work great but if your only gonna run 1 sub amp look into a epic center or bass cube. Eq work very well with a full set system. Let you tune eveything to your likeing.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

check out the AC 4.1 sick unit, I am purchasing that next

 

[kmu 10+ year member]

Hey that 4.1 looks good...what are the advantages over a regular eq. like the alpine?

THX

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

the 4.1 is much more user friendly and it has an internal line driver and seperate bass/sub control

 

[kmu 10+ year member]

mmm...whats an internal line driver?

THX...

 

[kmu 10+ year member]

The HU I wanna get is the Alpine CDA-7892 it has a 4volt subwoofer output and 2 2volt front and rear outputs...

How much will the Four.1 help me?

THX

 

[iceman112 10+ year member]

AC four.1 will increase your preout volts from your hu from 4 volts up to 13.5 volts.........which in overall will give you better SPL and SQ.......

 

[chris229 10+ year member]

Originally posted by iceman112 AC four.1 will increase your preout volts from your hu from 4 volts up to 13.5 volts.........which in overall will give you better SPL and SQ.......

not SPL --------maybe SQ if you had a impedance related noise issue

 

[iceman112 10+ year member]

Thank you for keeping me straight.........

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

the 4.1 or even the 3.1 will help a lot, any time you have a chance to raise your signal voltage there is going to be a very noticable difference

 

[chris229 10+ year member]

Originally posted by denim the 4.1 or even the 3.1 will help a lot, any time you have a chance to raise your signal voltage there is going to be a very noticable difference

in what?

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

in overall sound out put, be it quality or getting every watt out of your amplifers, it helps geatly in knoise reduction, but then there is other thing s you can do to get rid of noise, usually balanced out puts like 16volts does the trick