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<blockquote data-quote="Jeffdachef" data-source="post: 8597701" data-attributes="member: 650438"><p>no the DQ is complete junk as well sh*t EQ bands, no active network crossover functions at all. Not even 1/10 in the same league as any dsp, absolute garbage by today's standards. Compete waste of money. 7 bands of graphical EQ? is this a joke? Most head units now a days have a minimum of 13 bands graphical..</p><p></p><p>Difference between graphical and parametric. Graphical it affects whatever frequency is near by and you can change it. Parametric means you can select whatever frequency you want and you can affect the Q factor which means how much your EQ cut or boost affects other frequencies around it. So that means if you want to cut 6000hz range but find out you only needed to cut 5800hz and nothing else, you can just cut down that range only and it wont affect anything else. With graphical aka that audiocontrol DQ, You cut down 6000hz, you dont really solve the issue and you just destroyed the sound because it brought down everything else along with it during the cut.</p><p></p><p>Time alignment of each individual drivers is just one part of it. <strong>31 bands of parametric EQ</strong> that you can EQ EACH and every single driver independantly is what a dsp is all about. Along with being able to split the jobs of speakers via<strong> ACTIVE NETWORK crossovers</strong> so you have one doing pure midbass duties, one doing pure midrange, one doing tweeter and one for sub. The slope adjustments allow you to perfectly blend and smooth the frequency response out.</p><p></p><p>Basically you can delegate the frequency range of each driver to your vehicle acoustics completely. With old setups, you are stuck with a passive crossover that is stuck with a set crossover point and slope, thats why in one car, the component set might sound okay while in another car, you got reviews saying it sounds like sh*t. Its not the speaker's fault, its the vehicle acoustics that affect the sound. with an ACTIVE NETWORK setup, you ditch the passive crossover, and the dsp crosses over everything.</p><p></p><p>Time alignment makes the difference between blaring noise in your car vs actually seeing a live performance on your dash.</p><p></p><p>You can literally see the musician and each band member in each of their recording spot on the dash. If the singer walks left or right, you'll literally see through sound.</p><p></p><p>This is what sound stage is. It separates the mediocre lifeless setups from the orgasmic face melting SQ setups.</p><p></p><p>So yes in every way its completely worth it no questions asked. Anything below that is beyond substandard by today's SQ standards. The SQ standards of today are WAAAAAAAAAY WAAAAAAAAAAAAY higher than what old school guys can ever hope to achieve purely due to the advancements in technology. Either you get with it or get left in the dust like any audio control product which are basically dinosaur fossils.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeffdachef, post: 8597701, member: 650438"] no the DQ is complete junk as well sh*t EQ bands, no active network crossover functions at all. Not even 1/10 in the same league as any dsp, absolute garbage by today's standards. Compete waste of money. 7 bands of graphical EQ? is this a joke? Most head units now a days have a minimum of 13 bands graphical.. Difference between graphical and parametric. Graphical it affects whatever frequency is near by and you can change it. Parametric means you can select whatever frequency you want and you can affect the Q factor which means how much your EQ cut or boost affects other frequencies around it. So that means if you want to cut 6000hz range but find out you only needed to cut 5800hz and nothing else, you can just cut down that range only and it wont affect anything else. With graphical aka that audiocontrol DQ, You cut down 6000hz, you dont really solve the issue and you just destroyed the sound because it brought down everything else along with it during the cut. Time alignment of each individual drivers is just one part of it. [B]31 bands of parametric EQ[/B] that you can EQ EACH and every single driver independantly is what a dsp is all about. Along with being able to split the jobs of speakers via[B] ACTIVE NETWORK crossovers[/B] so you have one doing pure midbass duties, one doing pure midrange, one doing tweeter and one for sub. The slope adjustments allow you to perfectly blend and smooth the frequency response out. Basically you can delegate the frequency range of each driver to your vehicle acoustics completely. With old setups, you are stuck with a passive crossover that is stuck with a set crossover point and slope, thats why in one car, the component set might sound okay while in another car, you got reviews saying it sounds like sh*t. Its not the speaker's fault, its the vehicle acoustics that affect the sound. with an ACTIVE NETWORK setup, you ditch the passive crossover, and the dsp crosses over everything. Time alignment makes the difference between blaring noise in your car vs actually seeing a live performance on your dash. You can literally see the musician and each band member in each of their recording spot on the dash. If the singer walks left or right, you'll literally see through sound. This is what sound stage is. It separates the mediocre lifeless setups from the orgasmic face melting SQ setups. So yes in every way its completely worth it no questions asked. Anything below that is beyond substandard by today's SQ standards. The SQ standards of today are WAAAAAAAAAY WAAAAAAAAAAAAY higher than what old school guys can ever hope to achieve purely due to the advancements in technology. Either you get with it or get left in the dust like any audio control product which are basically dinosaur fossils. [/QUOTE]
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