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Started by Marc ♫, Apr 11 2009 11:38 AM

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#1 Marc ♫

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Posted 11 April 2009 - 11:38 AM

You setup a new system, with quite a few variables (3 way active) and with your years of skill, knowledge and experience, set everything up.

You listen, it sounds OK. You tinker some more, it still sounds "OK" ... but nothing like full expected potential.

Then late at night, in the dark you decide to just give a quick tweak to crossovers and gains, and hmmmm, it sounds amazing, literally doing it blind!

Oh well .... just goes to show something. Not sure what that is yet, but at least it sounds good now :)

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Posted 11 April 2009 - 11:47 AM

the eunos i was never happy with, but the best setting up was usually when i was drunk and it was dark.

thing sounded amazing!

i used to sit there in the dark, with something over my eyes and i knew my HU well enough to navigate though the xovers and EQ without needing to look.
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Posted 11 April 2009 - 02:16 PM

yup, fiddling with your knob in the dark does yield good results.
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Posted 11 April 2009 - 02:34 PM

Especially with a bag over your head and a belt around your neck :unsure:

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Posted 11 April 2009 - 03:04 PM

what annoys me is the inability to be able to play with my knobs......











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Posted 11 April 2009 - 03:06 PM

you need a bigger knob mate
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Posted 11 April 2009 - 03:46 PM

Careful, fiddling with your knob too much will yield you blind permanently.

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Posted 11 April 2009 - 03:51 PM

at least blind helps you tune the stereo
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Posted 11 April 2009 - 06:38 PM

Marc, on Apr 11 2009, 02:38 AM, said:

You setup a new system, with quite a few variables (3 way active) and with your years of skill, knowledge and experience, set everything up.

You listen, it sounds OK. You tinker some more, it still sounds "OK" ... but nothing like full expected potential.

Then late at night, in the dark you decide to just give a quick tweak to crossovers and gains, and hmmmm, it sounds amazing, literally doing it blind!

Oh well .... just goes to show something. Not sure what that is yet, but at least it sounds good now :)

The anonying part is when that happens, and then you get in the next day and it sounds terrible and then you say "what the hell was I thinking" :lol:

Admittedly that hasn't happened to me for a while buy still, it's one that always drives you crazy!

Now days just in case, I replace my memory settings with new ones unelss the new one has satisfied me for at least a few days :)
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Posted 11 April 2009 - 11:49 PM

Tuning to perfection in the dark... Old news! Get with the times Marc :P

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Posted 11 April 2009 - 11:50 PM

mad89, on Apr 11 2009, 02:49 PM, said:

Tuning to perfection in the dark... Old news! Get with the times Marc :P


Dude, ur avatar is freaking me out...

He's sexy...

I want him!!

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Edited by muzzy66, 11 April 2009 - 11:51 PM.

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Posted 12 April 2009 - 12:04 AM

Marc, on Apr 11 2009, 11:38 AM, said:

Then late at night, in the dark you decide to just give a quick tweak to crossovers and gains, and hmmmm, it sounds amazing

well, you hadn't noticed i'd slipped in some morel and dynaudio speakers. and a bit of alpine in the mix too.

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Posted 12 April 2009 - 09:52 AM

that always helps:)
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Posted 12 April 2009 - 09:56 AM

Pffft, sif. That run of the mill gear is easy to tune. It's like playing Michael Jackson - you know it will sound good.
The real challenge is getting superior gear to sound good, as it is expert equipment! :P:p:p

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Posted 12 April 2009 - 11:24 AM

Disclaimer: Just because Marc owns MEA doesn't mean his car will sound the best!
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