would anyone pls define clarity? i tweak my system by ears only.... how would the bass, mids, highs, should be sounding like? how loud should the vocals be sounding?..how about the tweeters?... the bass?...does it have to thump?
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swez on 07/19/2006 07:07:40
All these questions are pretty subjective to the listener and the environment we have to work with. What sounds good to you matters most, as you have to pay for and enjoy the results.
Clarity defined: Sounds natural, not overly shrill, harsh, muddy or out of balance between lows, mids and highs.
Some guys really like a lot of low bass. Others want a fairly well balanced setup with clear mids and highs and enough bass/midbass to fill in the lower 1-1/2 octaves. (40 -120 Hz.)
One common mistake is often made by beginners. They test and tweak systems at high SPL levels. This should be done at modest SPL levels (~80-85dB) so our ears hear everything w/o stressing them or having the brain filter out too much acoustical energy.
The overall goal (What SQ guys look for) is to insure that vocals sound natural, the instrumentation sounds natural and there's enough low end bass to enjoy the music as it was recorded in a studio. This is easy to get if you're an audio engineer and have all the best equipment typically available in a mixing studio.
However, in moble sound environs, this is much harder to achieve. We have so many variables to contend with. (Ie: Speaker placement, road noise, panel rattles and vehicle resonances) Knowing we have some defined limitations, we can work around some common problems mentioned and still obtain a very good listening space.
It's not easy, cheap or impossible to achieve. But, the goal of any good SQ install, is to minimize detrimental effects we all have to deal with in mobile sound installs.
If one is into just plain loud audio, (SPL installs) well... it's more about large power amps, big woofers and strong mid/high speakers to keep up with the bass. This has it's place too. Especially if one wants to be the biggest noise maker in the neighborhood.
However, don't expect neighbors to enjoy the "noise" as much you do. Some folks get pretty hostile at peeps boomin down the residential streets after 9:00 PM. This practice can really bring out the ugly side of some neighbors that like it quiet as they hit the sheets or put the babies to bed.
Swez COFFEE
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swez on 07/19/2006 07:07:40
All these questions are pretty subjective to the listener and the environment we have to work with. What sounds good to you matters most, as you have to pay for and enjoy the results.
Clarity defined: Sounds natural, not overly shrill, harsh, muddy or out of balance between lows, mids and highs.
Some guys really like a lot of low bass. Others want a fairly well balanced setup with clear mids and highs and enough bass/midbass to fill in the lower 1-1/2 octaves. (40 -120 Hz.)
One common mistake is often made by beginners. They test and tweak systems at high SPL levels. This should be done at modest SPL levels (~80-85dB) so our ears hear everything w/o stressing them or having the brain filter out too much acoustical energy.
The overall goal (What SQ guys look for) is to insure that vocals sound natural, the instrumentation sounds natural and there's enough low end bass to enjoy the music as it was recorded in a studio. This is easy to get if you're an audio engineer and have all the best equipment typically available in a mixing studio.
However, in moble sound environs, this is much harder to achieve. We have so many variables to contend with. (Ie: Speaker placement, road noise, panel rattles and vehicle resonances) Knowing we have some defined limitations, we can work around some common problems mentioned and still obtain a very good listening space.
It's not easy, cheap or impossible to achieve. But, the goal of any good SQ install, is to minimize detrimental effects we all have to deal with in mobile sound installs.
If one is into just plain loud audio, (SPL installs) well... it's more about large power amps, big woofers and strong mid/high speakers to keep up with the bass. This has it's place too. Especially if one wants to be the biggest noise maker in the neighborhood.
However, don't expect neighbors to enjoy the "noise" as much you do. Some folks get pretty hostile at peeps boomin down the residential streets after 9:00 PM. This practice can really bring out the ugly side of some neighbors that like it quiet as they hit the sheets or put the babies to bed.
Swez COFFEE
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