Menu
Forum
General Car Audio
Subwoofers
Speakers
Amplifiers
Head Units
Car Audio Build Logs
Wiring, Electrical and Installation
Enclosure Design & Construction
Car Audio Classifieds
Home Audio
Off-topic Discussion
The Lounge
What's new
Search forums
Gallery
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Classifieds Member Feedback
SHOP
Shop Head Units
Shop Amplifiers
Shop Speakers
Shop Subwoofers
Shop eBay Car Audio
Log in / Register
Forum
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
Log in / Join
What’s new
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
General Car Audio
Subwoofers
Speakers
Amplifiers
Head Units
Car Audio Build Logs
Wiring, Electrical and Installation
Enclosure Design & Construction
Car Audio Classifieds
Home Audio
Off-topic Discussion
The Lounge
What's new
Search forums
Menu
Reply to thread
Forum
Car Audio Discussion
General Car Audio
Help Needed: Tuning System
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="bbeljefe" data-source="post: 8255208" data-attributes="member: 655960"><p>I don't know what they meant by plenty of room for more bass. You have a single sub on not a lot of power in a trunk... there's not much boom to be had in that scenario.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what you mean by a gap between sub and mid though. Do you mean the sub isn't loud enough or do you mean there is a loss of response between the highest frequencies the sub plays and the lowest frequencies the mids play? I suspect the latter and it would be good to know where they have the crossovers set on the amplifier. A picture would tell a thousand words.</p><p></p><p>As for a break in period... the stuff is going to break in whether you play it at full volume or at half volume and you won't break anything by playing it however you plan to play it right out of the box. The suspension on the subwoofer will loosen up a bit and it will play slightly lower after "break in" but other than that, don't expect some sort of dramatic increase in sound quality or sound pressure. In simple terms, there is no break in needed and nothing you can do will help or hurt the long term performance of the equipment so long as it's set up properly.</p><p></p><p>One thing I don't like about how they set the system is that they set the sub at level 10 of 15. If that's the setting they used for gain setting, then they left a good bit of subwoofer output on the table. Not to mention, the opened you up to clipping the sub if you turn the sub level up. On Alpine head units the subwoofer level has no boost, so level 15 is simply a flat or unattenuated signal level and gain setting should be done with it all the way up (at 15).</p><p></p><p>I'm also curious where they set the volume level when they gain set. I'd have to double check an Alpine head unit but the preamp outs should be clean up to either 28 or 34 of 35 and if they set the gain with it lower, then they effectively set your system up for dangerous clipping similar to how they set the sub. And... that would just make the sub setting even worse. It would also limit the tonal quality of the system, which seems to be one of your complaints.</p><p></p><p>In any event, a picture of the amplifier settings and answers to those questions will help a lot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bbeljefe, post: 8255208, member: 655960"] I don't know what they meant by plenty of room for more bass. You have a single sub on not a lot of power in a trunk... there's not much boom to be had in that scenario. I'm not sure what you mean by a gap between sub and mid though. Do you mean the sub isn't loud enough or do you mean there is a loss of response between the highest frequencies the sub plays and the lowest frequencies the mids play? I suspect the latter and it would be good to know where they have the crossovers set on the amplifier. A picture would tell a thousand words. As for a break in period... the stuff is going to break in whether you play it at full volume or at half volume and you won't break anything by playing it however you plan to play it right out of the box. The suspension on the subwoofer will loosen up a bit and it will play slightly lower after "break in" but other than that, don't expect some sort of dramatic increase in sound quality or sound pressure. In simple terms, there is no break in needed and nothing you can do will help or hurt the long term performance of the equipment so long as it's set up properly. One thing I don't like about how they set the system is that they set the sub at level 10 of 15. If that's the setting they used for gain setting, then they left a good bit of subwoofer output on the table. Not to mention, the opened you up to clipping the sub if you turn the sub level up. On Alpine head units the subwoofer level has no boost, so level 15 is simply a flat or unattenuated signal level and gain setting should be done with it all the way up (at 15). I'm also curious where they set the volume level when they gain set. I'd have to double check an Alpine head unit but the preamp outs should be clean up to either 28 or 34 of 35 and if they set the gain with it lower, then they effectively set your system up for dangerous clipping similar to how they set the sub. And... that would just make the sub setting even worse. It would also limit the tonal quality of the system, which seems to be one of your complaints. In any event, a picture of the amplifier settings and answers to those questions will help a lot. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forum
Car Audio Discussion
General Car Audio
Help Needed: Tuning System
Top
Menu
What's new
Forum list
