I am thinking of geting an equilizer, need help

[Phatmaxx87 10+ year member]

I have an alpine HU and type x 6.5 comps all around with an alpine 50wX4 amp. I am thinking I am not getting the full potential out of the X's and I think an eq. will help the sound. What kind of EQ. should I get? Does alpine make one? If not, who does for the best price? I am new to the EQ concept but I know that you can fine tune things very well with one. Thanks for the help.

-Vance

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[MBrock4u 10+ year member]

Check WooferEtc.com An eq will help but you have to remember it might introduce more noise too.

 

[negativezeroz 5,000+ posts]

What HU do you have? if you can.. H701 ftw

 

[ravendarat 10+ year member]

I basiclly swear by Audiocontrol Products for eq's, although the trunk mount Phoenix Gold eqs are really solid as well.

 

[SuperBlack350z 10+ year member]

I have an Eclipse 21010 that I don't use anymore if you're interested.

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

how many bands is it?

 

[Phatmaxx87 10+ year member]

My head unit is a cda-9825. I do belive it is one of last years models. It has AI-net but I am using a CD changer. That is why I am wondering if I can use an alpine. Let me know.

-Vance

 

[Phatmaxx87 10+ year member]

What should I look at in an EQ? I am asuming bands are the freq. that you can actualy adjust on the EQ, right? I would like to get an in dash model that has 6 bands and is about 150 bucks or less. Help is very apreciated.

-Vance

 

[kublkmax 10+ year member]

I would say lose the changer and get the h701. I myself are running the Audio Control DQSX and love it. The rockford 360.2 is pretty nice too. But as stated before be careful for you may add noise to your system.

 

[Phatmaxx87 10+ year member]

what do I do to keep it from adding noise? Just the quality of the EQ, or is it all in connections?

-Vance

 

[Phatmaxx87 10+ year member]

ah, ya. I just looked up the alpine PXA-H701 and I dont want to/cant spend 400 bucks on an EQ right now. The Eclipse 21010 is a stong canidate at the moment. How is that EQ? I do belive it is an in dash unit witch is good for my application. Will it add noise?

-Vance

 

[Spud2388 10+ year member]

i just got the alpine pxa-h510, and it has plenty of control. I have it hooked up to my 9857 via ai-net, but the processor has a 'changer in' ai-net connection, so you want lose that. the thing I like about it most is the fact that the volume is still controlled with the HU, not the processor. As of now, I only change the sub level with it, as I havn't got around to playing with ti much, but it is a nice, solid processor. Heres the specs if you interested:

Parametric-EQ Number of Bands

Front: 4, Rear: 4, Center: 2, Subwoofer: 1

Equalizer Center Frequency Range

Front and rear

Band 1: 20/25/31.5/40/50/63/80/100/125/160/200/250/315/400/500/630 (Hz)

Band 2: 63/80/100/125/160/200/250/315/400/500/630/800/1k/1.2k/1.6k/2k (Hz)

Band 3: 200/250/315/400/500/630/800/1k/1.2k/1.6k/2k/2.5k/3.2k/4k/5k/6.3k (Hz)

Band 4: 630/800/1k/1.2k/1.6k/2k/2.5k/3.2k/4k/5k/6.3k/8k/10k/12.5/16k/20k (Hz)

Center

Band 1: 100/125/160/200/250/315/400/500/630/800/1k/1.2k/1.6k/2k/2.5k (Hz)

Band 2: 315/400/500/630/800/1k/1.2k/1.6k/2k/2.5k/3.2k/4k/5k/6.3k/8k (Hz)

Subwoofer

Band 1: 20/25/31.5/40/50/63/80 (Hz)

I got mine for $150 used off ebay, its a few years old, but is in mint condition.

Plus, its got Dolby Digital!!!

 

[Phatmaxx87 10+ year member]

i just got the alpine pxa-h510, and it has plenty of control. I have it hooked up to my 9857 via ai-net, but the processor has a 'changer in' ai-net connection, so you want lose that. the thing I like about it most is the fact that the volume is still controlled with the HU, not the processor. As of now, I only change the sub level with it, as I havn't got around to playing with ti much, but it is a nice, solid processor. Heres the specs if you interested:
Parametric-EQ Number of Bands

Front: 4, Rear: 4, Center: 2, Subwoofer: 1

Equalizer Center Frequency Range

Front and rear

Band 1: 20/25/31.5/40/50/63/80/100/125/160/200/250/315/400/500/630 (Hz)

Band 2: 63/80/100/125/160/200/250/315/400/500/630/800/1k/1.2k/1.6k/2k (Hz)

Band 3: 200/250/315/400/500/630/800/1k/1.2k/1.6k/2k/2.5k/3.2k/4k/5k/6.3k (Hz)

Band 4: 630/800/1k/1.2k/1.6k/2k/2.5k/3.2k/4k/5k/6.3k/8k/10k/12.5/16k/20k (Hz)

Center

Band 1: 100/125/160/200/250/315/400/500/630/800/1k/1.2k/1.6k/2k/2.5k (Hz)

Band 2: 315/400/500/630/800/1k/1.2k/1.6k/2k/2.5k/3.2k/4k/5k/6.3k/8k (Hz)

Subwoofer

Band 1: 20/25/31.5/40/50/63/80 (Hz)

I got mine for $150 used off ebay, its a few years old, but is in mint condition.

Plus, its got Dolby Digital!!!

Thanks dude

-Vance

 

[Spud2388 10+ year member]

and if u need somemore info on it, as in pics, etc, let me know. Google's pics are all of the same thing.

 

[jluv 10+ year member]

The cool thing about Alpine and their AiNet stuff is that you can loop them together. Most have an in and an out. The changers don't, so you'd have to put it last in the loop. All of the stuff I've bought came with several examples and diagrams to help you connect everything. Point is, you won't have to lose your changer to add the 701. Great piece, and worth the skrilla if you can come up with it.