depends largely on what type of music he listens to imo. rap n stuff with low bass, tune to maybe 30 or 32 and itll put out lows and still get loud. for stuff with less intense low frequency stuff tune maybe 35-38. SQ...imo, if youre new to this stuff, youre not going to really be able to tell the difference between "good" and "bad" sq (not distortion/bogging-anyone should be able to hear that...though a lot of people seem to not notice it:crap

its up to you though...and set ur ssf right