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<blockquote data-quote="mlstrass" data-source="post: 5237049" data-attributes="member: 569126">Peaking lower then box tuning is just how my install worked out in this car and actually isn&#039;t something I wanted. I&#039;ve raised tuning to 42Hz now as I don&#039;t need the insane lows since I don&#039;t listen to rap. Still sounds very good and seems to hit a little harder on kick drums.Metal does take a LOT of sub and strong midbass if you really want to be punched in the chest, so that&#039;s how I ended up with what I&#039;m running now.I do have a pretty solid front stage: spreads to both ends of the windshield, stage is a little above the dash, vocals are around 1/2 way up the windshield and centered, and bass is up front where it should be.My experience has been that TA can make the bass/subs sound better, probably because it hits the ear at the same time as the rest of the freqs. When I turn it off the bass seems a little louder compared to the mids/highs.Trust me I&#039;m far from an expert or SQ elitist but I&#039;ve managed to do pretty well with what I have. I&#039;m a pretty critical listener when tuning, but don&#039;t make myself crazy chasing that last little bit.Good luck on your active/HDC set up as it will take a little work, but the results should make you happy the first time you crank up some fast double kicks...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mlstrass, post: 5237049, member: 569126"] Peaking lower then box tuning is just how my install worked out in this car and actually isn't something I wanted. I've raised tuning to 42Hz now as I don't need the insane lows since I don't listen to rap. Still sounds very good and seems to hit a little harder on kick drums. Metal does take a LOT of sub and strong midbass if you really want to be punched in the chest, so that's how I ended up with what I'm running now. I do have a pretty solid front stage: spreads to both ends of the windshield, stage is a little above the dash, vocals are around 1/2 way up the windshield and centered, and bass is up front where it should be. My experience has been that TA can make the bass/subs sound better, probably because it hits the ear at the same time as the rest of the freqs. When I turn it off the bass seems a little louder compared to the mids/highs. Trust me I'm far from an expert or SQ elitist but I've managed to do pretty well with what I have. I'm a pretty critical listener when tuning, but don't make myself crazy chasing that last little bit. Good luck on your active/HDC set up as it will take a little work, but the results should make you happy the first time you crank up some fast double kicks... [/QUOTE]

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