Audio Settings Suggestions

so after browsing this forum and seeing all the suggestions I thought id throw out what i could do outside of taking it to a pro shop to get my stereo tuned.

Headunit - Alpine ILX-259
Front Door Speakers - JL C2-650x
Tweeter - Subaru Kicker Tweeters
Rear Speakers - JL C2-650x
Subwoofer - JL 10TW3
Amp - JL XD600 Mono
JL Sub knob

Future Plans - sound deadening in the doors and behind sub, i still actively use the storage on the drivers side.

Current Settings
Sound
Bass =1
Treble = 5
Sub W Level = 10
Sub W Phase = 0º

Graphic EQ
250Hz = -1
500Hz = -1
1KHz = -2
3KHz = 0
10KHz = 2

Time Correction
All Set to Default

Volume - CarPlay - im using this 95% of the time
Entertainment = 6
Notification = 16
Ringtone = 6

X-over
SubLFE = 80Hz - Slope 6
Rear = 100Hz - Slope 12
Front = 80Gz - Slope 12

i took a bit of footage with my GoPro and uploaded to YouTube



roast, suggestions I'm all for it

 

Get a true component set for the fronts and amp them. Everything else is good.
Try 12 db slope for the sub.

 

+1

 

changed. can i tell the difference? kind of ha

so say i wanted to keep front speakers as is but got an amp to power the rest. what should i be looking for? 4 channel?

 

Yes a 4 channel. Or even a 5 channel might be better so you can run your entire system. 50x4 minimum for the speakers, 300 watts minimum for the sub channel.

 

have you tried putting a mic in and playing pink noise and seeing what needs to be adjusted there?

 

It kind of surprises me that a lot of head units don't have this built in.

I'm old school and, way back when in the 80s a buddy of mine had an Alpine equalizer with a built-in microphone that would automatically set the eq. He'd change it in the winter, spring/fall and summer; with the change of clothing or of he had another occupant.

I'd chuckle everytime I climbed in.

Alpine hu, eq, Nakamichi amp, a/d/s 300i. It sounded very very nice.

 

Since you changed slope on the sub to 12db, try swapping the sub phase 180

 

Why?

 

https://www.linkwitzlab.com/frontiers_5.htm

 

Yeah I’m not gonna open that

 

12db slope puts you at 180 degrees out of phase at the crossover point. You may benefit from changing phase of sub

 

It doesn’t really matter unless you are doing time correction. The distance between the speakers puts the sub about 1/4 wavelength off, so changing polarity 180 degrees just puts it 1/4 off on the other end of the cycle.