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[CYAMTE]

G'day guys.

Im entering my ute into it's first SQ comp hopefully this sunday down at FCA and want to do most of the tuning myself, but it would be helpful if i get a few starting points AND key points i should focus on whilst tuning it.

I have installed the 9887 which i got thru mark at FCA (thank you to the guy who actually sold it too me, i've forgotten your name ).

Where is a good place to start with EQ's etc. I'm not looking for someone to go thru it with me step by step as i'm looking foward to sitting in the car for hours on end this week tweaking little bits and pieces!

Currently im running

Crescendo opus 8.6 fronts (deadened doors)

Crescendo sonata 4 amp

MbQuart Ref series slim line sub

Alpine 9887 HU

Thanks guys Cant wait to meet some of you!

[~Spyne~]

If you have any 'reference' or test discs, they will often have a frequency sweep, from 20Hz through to 20kHz (20,000Hz).
Playing this, you can try to listen for any large peaks or dips, which will give you an idea of where you can EQ. Works even better if you have a series of tracks, named for what frequency they are, so you know exactly which frequency band to adjust (with a sweep, you won't know what frequency is playing at any point in the track, you'll only get an idea if it's in the subbass/midrange/high-freq/etc area).

Also, a common mistake is to have the sub level either too loud, or too quiet. It's not the easiest thing to get right, and can also be affected by phase (absolute phase and phase integration with the midbass driver) and time (related to phase, but can be adjusted using time correction on the headunit). I would suggest turning the sub level right down, play something you are very familiar with that has a decent bass line and then slowly turn the sub up until you can hear it but it doesn't stand out over the other speakers.

Feel free to catch any of the judges on the day and we can either help you out after you've been judged, or point you in the direction of a fellow competitor who we think can help. Of course, there's always Mark to help you too.

[CYAMTE]

Thanks! im currently looking for a disc of that type as we speak, Mark did offer his help an knowledge also. i just want to do as much as possible myself i just dont want it too sound too much like garbage first up haha!

[2013FOCUS]

If you get stuck, Nathan.. here is a suggestion

Mark

[CYAMTE]

Excellent mark ill be there, got a jam packed weekend along with B'day celebrations also