Rob1224

so, new to car audio, i have a 2001 infiniti i30..i just got the pioneer avh-p1400dvd and polk db651 speakers all around, i also went with the MTX magnum mb210sp dual 10" with the 250watt amp thats included (cheap i know, but was on a tight budget =\)..well im having a hard time adjusting the equalizer settings on the stereo, i cant seem to get the sound adjusted so that the subs dont drown out the mids and highs from the speakers..all i can do right now to get both good thump and clear audio is adjust the subs amp bass boost all the way down, gain midway, and put the low frequency on the stereo up +6db (meaning the first three bands left to right, not passover) but this also creates a lot of bass through the speakers which can cause distortion and im worried it'll destroy the speakers..i just want a thump i can feel from the subs while getting the clear mids and highs from the speakers, i want little bass from the speakers.


to sum it all up, whats the best way to go about tuning this, i feel like an idiot haha, but any help is appreciated.

Ricksi30

If the sub is over powering your front stage lower the gain on the sub amp. If you can spend a little bit of money on an amp for the speakers that would be your best bet.

donphantasmo

Man, you're going to get a million replies and a million ways to do it. Here's my 2 cents.

You can either go to a car stereo shop, and pay a guy 20 bucks to adjust it for you. That usually works great.

What I do (and this is just my technique) is I totally lower everything on my sub first. I usually either disconnect the sub amp or just lower everything on it. Then I go to my head unit, and put the treble up mids decently low, and the bass almost all the way down. I say that because you don't want your mids and highs to put out bass. That's the job of the sub, and only the sub. So, I adjust the mids and highs to be only mids and highs (more highs then mids, so it can sound crisp and not distort during high volume playing). I usually have an Amp pushing my mids and highs (Usually an Eclipse amp). So, I turn everything as low as it goes on the amp, then I turn the volume on my head unit almost all the way up, and then I adjust the gain on the amp to sound good to me (and within the speaker's tolerance).

OK, not that you got the mids and highs, focus on the Bass. When I adjust my whole system (or tune it), I like to go to an empty parking lot or somewhere I can go to play around with it and not **** off any neighbors. So, I do the same thing I did with the mids and highs. I have the bass turned low on the equalizer, turn the gain and the frequency to about a third. You can add more power by adjusting either the Bass boost or Gain. My Kicker KX1200.1 D series monoblock pushed either 2 12L5 Solobarics or 3 MA audio 12s, and I never went above half gain half bass boost. And it sounded ridiculous... Keep adjusting until bass matches your mids and highs.

The point is to have good clear and clean system. If there is too much treble and not enough bass, it sounds flat. If there is too much bass and not enough mids and highs, it sounds like the bass is trying to over power the rest, and to me, sounds like poopy.

Hope this helps, man. Keep us updated, and take pics.

Car Addict

Sounds like the low pass for the sub is too high. Set the high pass on the interior speakers, if possible, to about 60hz and the low pass to about the same.

Ricksi30

A hpf setting of 60hz is too low for 90% of front stages.

Car Addict

Worked fine for me.

Ricksi30

Ok then

Car Addict

There's no works for all setting but I would suggest you start there and work your way up.

djfrestyl

iTrader: (89)

Go my method. It's precision crafted, scientific, and works everytime.

Fiddle with those slider doohickeys until it sounds good.

Car Addict

That'll work

AscendantMax

iTrader: (7)

truth.

kavitha

hi thanks for your information i am new to this forum

EvoTillIDie

iTrader: (1)

Or just get a crossover....Once you set that up correctly with the eq it'll make everything easier....