What is your 880PRS EQ set-up like?

[angrytrucker78 10+ year member]

I have no experience whatsoever with EQ's and I really don't know where to start to try to get this the way I want. I'm used to treble and bass adjustments. To give an idea of the sound I like I'd say on most head units I'd have the treble .75 to the max and bass around .0-.15 up from flat. Anyway, just curious to see how everyone is running their, whether they used the AutoEQ or what?

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[Towncar 10+ year member]

The 880 has a ton of eq adjustments. 16band eq You can adjust pretty much all frequencys, even as low as 20 hertz. Im sure you will like it.

 

[MBrock4u 10+ year member]

Yes, that is a nice feature to have. It is sweet to tweek.

 

[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

One of the things I think I like about the 880PRS is the Auto EQ feature... but that's just from hearing it, no experience. What is it like? It sounds to me like you could leave it on auto and it will adjust to each song?

 

[angrytrucker78 10+ year member]

Okay, I should've been more clear. I already own the 880, I'm just looking for eq suggestions. The "powerfull" lacks mid, the "natural" and "vocal" don't do it for me, and the "superbass" is just rediculous.

 

[Mike Troll 10+ year member]

The 880 is a sweet unit...the fact that it does not have a pause button on the remote or the unit itself makes me madder than the keebler elf that got demoted to fudge packer.

 

[angrytrucker78 10+ year member]

The 880 is a sweet unit...the fact that it does not have a pause button on the remote or the unit itself makes me madder than the keebler elf that got demoted to fudge packer.

That and no mute. Or at least that I could find in the mazes of menus.

 

[Towncar 10+ year member]

Okay, I should've been more clear. I already own the 880, I'm just looking for eq suggestions. The "powerfull" lacks mid, the "natural" and "vocal" don't do it for me, and the "superbass" is just rediculous.

Dnt use any of those setting then. Customize your own settings..

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

The 880 is a sweet unit...the fact that it does not have a pause button on the remote or the unit itself makes me madder than the keebler elf that got demoted to fudge packer.

Yes, it does.

Push the PGM button to pause it. The ATT button will reduce the sound level (not all the way like MUTE, but you can set how far down it takes it.)

 

[Mike Troll 10+ year member]

I will have to check that out.

 

[loserpunk 10+ year member]

Okay, I should've been more clear. I already own the 880, I'm just looking for eq suggestions. The "powerfull" lacks mid, the "natural" and "vocal" don't do it for me, and the "superbass" is just rediculous.

set the eq to custom 1, then go into the audio and go to the eq and dial in each freq unti you like the sound of each one

 

[addisdar 10+ year member]

Pioneer's Auto-EQ just sets everything to flat. It is a secondary EQ that you have to go through more options to view and modify.

Point of it, is so that it adjusts the time alignment for you, accounts for car acoustic properties and when you have your EQ at flat, it is really close to actually being flat. Gives a great place to start your own EQing from.

 

[GrnEydDvl 10+ year member]

I understand what it is supposed to do. But has anyone tried it with good results? Did it actually flatten the response?

I ask because I may be getting one and because all autoEQing I have ever experienced never seems to work very well.

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

That's because, in a car, unless you have a 10,000 dollar unit, it wont' even then I' d be wary. Cars are harsh environments, auto-EQing is a home thing, IMO. Too many reflections and resonance for a machine to calculate it for you. Scott Buwalda did a good write-up on RTA's and why this was the case. Anyway, perhaps try starting with a preset EQ that sounds decent, and then play with it from there. Here are a few tips to get you started

1.Play good music, not necessarily what you like, but pick something you are fimiliar with that and is complex, no rap. One song that worked well for me is "Do nothing till you hear from me", by harry connick Jr. The piano section will pick up any treble peaks you have quickly at moderate listening levels.

2.Always better to cut that boost. Try this, boost a band almost all the way up. You'll notice that no matter what band you pick, it's now staring you in the face, no listening time will make it sound right. Now take that band all the way down, while it still may sound off, its still 10000x more natural. This is because are ears are accustomed to having certain frequencies drop off in everday life, they compensate quickly. In addition, by turning it down you lower your chance of overdriving equipment. So if you really don't know what to do with a band, either leave it alone or turn it down a bit.

3. Let your ears be the final judge. Don't be scared to really boost or cut a frequency just because "that can't be right". Like I said before, cars are wierd environments, many of the most natural sounding cars wouldn't seem so natural if you looked at an RTA, it's just a byproduct of the environment.

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

I understand what it is supposed to do. But has anyone tried it with good results? Did it actually flatten the response?
I ask because I may be getting one and because all autoEQing I have ever experienced never seems to work very well.

That's because, in a car, unless you have a 10,000 dollar unit, it wont'! Cars are harsh environments, auto-EQing is a home thing, IMO. Too many reflections and resonance for a machine to calculate it for you. Scott Buwalda did a good write-up on RTA's and why this was the case. Anyway, perhaps try starting with a preset EQ that sounds decent, and then play with it from there. Here are a few tips to get you started

1.Play good music, not necessarily what you like, but pick something you are fimiliar with that and is complex, no rap. One song that worked well for me is "Do nothing till you hear from me", by harry connick Jr. The piano section will pick up any treble peaks you have quickly at moderate listening levels. Anything that's recorded well is a good bet.

2.Always better to cut that boost. Try this, boost a band almost all the way up. You'll notice that no matter what band you pick, it's now staring you in the face, no listening time will make it sound right. Now take that band all the way down, while it still may sound off, its still 10000x more natural. This is because are ears are accustomed to having certain frequencies drop off in everday life, they compensate quickly. In addition, by turning it down you lower your chance of overdriving equipment. So if you really don't know what to do with a band, either leave it alone or turn it down a bit.

3. Let your ears be the final judge. This is where a good set of headphones with a nice CD comes in handy. Don't be scared to really boost or cut a frequency just because "that can't be right". Like I said before, cars are wierd environments, many of the most natural sounding cars wouldn't seem so natural if you looked at an RTA, it's just a byproduct of the environment.