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[av83 10+ year member]

also, to the op. I told you a long time ago to hit up starr mountain to get the most out of a low wattage system. this is precisely why.

 

[murph 10+ year member]

not true. the sub channel is clean up to 35/35 on +1db. +3db@34/35, +5db@33/35, +7@32/35, etc, etc. if you are setting the gains for your amps with the sub control all the way up on an Excelon, do so at 28/35. however, I chose to set mine at max volume with the sub out at 0db, since the front and rear channels will not distort at any volume.

Didn't know that but, I have heard otherwise. I heard for a few people that the speaker channels start clipping at 27/28.

 

[av83 10+ year member]

Nope. not on my x994, anyways. and another person had the same results with a 695. No clipping on the speaker channels @ 1khz, at any volume. it'll clip at 35 out of 35 @ 40hz, tho. which is why I set mine @ 34. the key is to not use the sub channel cranked up. you'll get a more balanced sound throughout the volume range with it set low, anyways.

 

[Falcons 5,000+ posts]

op your not gonna get this:

 

[murph 10+ year member]

Nope. not on my x994, anyways. and another person had the same results with a 695. No clipping on the speaker channels @ 1khz, at any volume. it'll clip at 35 out of 35 @ 40hz, tho. which is why I set mine @ 34. the key is to not use the sub channel cranked up. you'll get a more balanced sound throughout the volume range with it set low, anyways.

I'll try it out. Will have to reset my speaker gains though.

 

[av83 10+ year member]

I'll try it out. Will have to reset my speaker gains though.

with the amount of power i have going to my highs, i rarely play it over 30. Even at 26 I can't make a decent in-car vid with my S3... too much for the mic.

this is playing at 28, then lowering to 26 during the vid.

 

[murph 10+ year member]

with the amount of power i have going to my highs, i rarely play it over 30. Even at 26 I can't make a decent in-car vid with my S3... too much for the mic.
this is playing at 28, then lowering to 26 during the vid.

Sounds nice I think I will set mine to 32. I didn't know you could go active on the KDC-X99x? I was planning on switching to the 80prs soon to go active.

 

[av83 10+ year member]

[quote name='murph']Sounds nice I think I will set mine to 32. I didn't know you could go active on the KDC-X99x? I was planning on switching to the 80prs soon to go active.[/QUOTE]

I set the mids LPF/tweeters HPF (3.55 khz@-12db) crossovers on my active-capable XR-4S using a CC-1. Then set the HPF on the deck(at 50hz in that vid) to bandpass the mids. The combo of amp/deck xovers work fine for me, and the cleanness of sound + 6 band T/A has me set on staying with this deck. I'm used to it, and have grown to love it.

I think @ge_off_me ; wanted to see a vid like this... but i didn't really want to post it up in its own thread with it sounding like that. Some newb might hear it and assume mic distortion ='d speaker distortion. The set-up is crystal clear at pretty much any volume, though.

 

[murph 10+ year member]

I set the mids LPF/tweeters HPF (3.55 khz@-12db) crossovers on my active-capable XR-4S using a CC-1. Then set the HPF on the deck(at 50hz in that vid) to bandpass the mids. The combo of amp/deck xovers work fine for me, and the cleanness of sound + 6 band T/A has me set on staying with this deck. I'm used to it, and have grown to love it.

Nah not a fan of doing it that way. I want all of the tuning and crossovers set through the head unit. Also the time alignment on the 80prs is much better imo plus it has 32 bands of eq. I really love the natural sound this head unit has but, it is time for a change.

 

[av83 10+ year member]

Nah not a fan of doing it that way. I want all of the tuning and crossovers set through the head unit. Also the time alignment on the 80prs is much better imo plus it has 32 bands of eq. I really love the natural sound this head unit has but, it is time for a change.

I play almost every thing dead flat on the eq (it was in the vid), so 32 bands are completely unnecessary for me. I'm not a fan of pioneer, but hear nothing but good things about the 80. I would like to have the adjust-ability of the mid range xovers, as well. However, my setup sounds pretty darn good considering i've built it on a fairly meager budget.

 

[Falcons 5,000+ posts]

with the amount of power i have going to my highs, i rarely play it over 30. Even at 26 I can't make a decent in-car vid with my S3... too much for the mic.
this is playing at 28, then lowering to 26 during the vid.

this vid just sold me on these speakers. like i said in the youtube comment, cant wait to run me a pair of these.

 

[av83 10+ year member]

this vid just sold me on these speakers. like i said in the youtube comment, cant wait to run me a pair of these.

The mic on my phone does them no justice. They are incredible.

 

[Falcons 5,000+ posts]

well i would even take the quality through the video. lol those sound beauitful man.

 

[av83 10+ year member]

well i would even take the quality through the video. lol those sound beauitful man.

responded to YouTube comment, and made public a couple more vids I took while I was in the car that afternoon.

 

[SilverSquared 10+ year member]

I love when people compare a hatch to a van to a trunk to a truck to an suv.

Having owned all forms of vehicles and installed sound systems in ALL of them, theres not even a remotely close comparison to the sound in any of them. I've had the SAME system in an astro, an eclipse, a bmw 327, a single cab mini truck, an extra cab mini truck, a toyota 4 runner, and a fullsize extended cab truck. And I tell you this much...it sounded like a completely different system in EACH vehicle. WORST OF THE BUNCH BEING A SINGLE CAB TRUCK.