| Re: [C6] Next up... A New Stereo!!! |
Subject: Re: [C6] Next up... A New Stereo!!! by bogus on 2017/9/3 22:17:46 Quote:
Honest, if not snarky question... When I was a kid, 10-11 or so, I started to notice that I could hear things... not bad things, mind you, but things... I could hear voices from distances... When I went into the TV Stereo dept at the local dept store, I would hear this deafening screech, or squeal... take your pick. Over time, I found out that when I started test listening audio systems, I learned that some systems would, when I listened long enough, would give me a headache. I asked my Dr and he said that the only thing odd about my ears was that my ear canal goes up at a 40* angle, vs. a nominal 10* angle that most people have. Whether the added angle is a cause, I don't know, but I can tell when things are out of whack of not. A couple of local bands back in Delaware would ask me how things sounded, same with a couple of sound guys... it was quite the honour to be the one these guys would always ask for validity. With that, the SQ of most factory systems is so weak that I must do something. They are now tuned so bass heavy, cause that's what the kinds want, and most people think that full bass is some kind of indication of sound quality. Too much and it sounds muddy. Too little, the music sounds fragile. Mids too high, it sounds like an AM radio... balance... that's the trick. And I can tune a system by ear. Most can't. I will never forget... about 15 years ago, a buddy of mine had some of my old audio equipment and some newer stuff. After building a box for the 10" sub, he hooked up my old Rockford Fosgate 500m amp to an Alpine head, with an Alpine 4 channel amp. After all the stuff was installed, I sat down and started the tune... I worked the head unit, and had him tweak the amps, as needed. As I sat there, I could hear the sub bass move from the rear (Ford Explorer Sport) storage area to the front and to a place where it felt like the sub was situated at shoulder level, between the seats. It freaked him out... but the results were the results. |
