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<blockquote data-quote="evilsaint" data-source="post: 308143" data-attributes="member: 544887">TC (when implemented correctly) basically makes the sound from all the speakers get to your listening position at the same time, regardless of differences in distance which would cause a slight, yet possibly noticeable diff. in sound.To &quot;tune&quot; your system, you need to approximate the distances between the speakers and your ears, all separately. Then based on the speed of sound (can&#039;t remember it offhand), you need to figure out how much delay to apply to each speaker.Unless your ears are really picky, don&#039;t worry about it, but if you want a more in-depth explanation, do some searchin&#039; in these forums. Also, if you subscribe to CAE, they had an article describing the science of tuning systems with TC about 1 or 1 1/2 years ago.*edit* - As for the bass focus, try futzing around with it and see if you like the sound any better. If not, put it back to it&#039;s default. If it&#039;s anything like the &quot;Bass Forward&quot; on Bass Engine Plus, then it&#039;s not worth having on. Alpine makes great HUs, but with a few exceptions, IMO they need to take more cues from Nakamichi, Denon, etc... in terms of simplicity before they can be regarded in a higher class than Pioneer, Kenwood, Eclipse...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="evilsaint, post: 308143, member: 544887"] TC (when implemented correctly) basically makes the sound from all the speakers get to your listening position at the same time, regardless of differences in distance which would cause a slight, yet possibly noticeable diff. in sound. To "tune" your system, you need to approximate the distances between the speakers and your ears, all separately. Then based on the speed of sound (can't remember it offhand), you need to figure out how much delay to apply to each speaker. Unless your ears are really picky, don't worry about it, but if you want a more in-depth explanation, do some searchin' in these forums. Also, if you subscribe to CAE, they had an article describing the science of tuning systems with TC about 1 or 1 1/2 years ago. *edit* - As for the bass focus, try futzing around with it and see if you like the sound any better. If not, put it back to it's default. If it's anything like the "Bass Forward" on Bass Engine Plus, then it's not worth having on. Alpine makes great HUs, but with a few exceptions, IMO they need to take more cues from Nakamichi, Denon, etc... in terms of simplicity before they can be regarded in a higher class than Pioneer, Kenwood, Eclipse... [/QUOTE]

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