when tuning a car do you tune for drivers side, passenger side or both side and why

I always set up a car in from both seats. I guess I am old school that way. Even though I rarley listen to the car from that seat, I like to know that it is set up right. Its harder to do, but hey, if it was easy...everyone would do it ;)

depends what I'm tuning for. If it's for competition I tune for the rules.

If it's for myself, I tune for driver seat.

Both seats. Too many years of IASCA competitions means I cannot have good tonality, soundstage and image from just 1 seat. Go to Europe for that [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I do both seats as well right now. But once the new processor comes in I will have multiple settings. One for driver, one for passanger and one for both.

Both. For me there is no other way.

So, how do you do it for both??
What exactly do you tune??
I will be using PXA-H900!!! [img]smile.gif[/img]

what compromises to find youeself making when setting up for both seats compared to just tuning for drivers

I agree with Defro, I tune for the driver, but I tune for both seat for competition. But with thoses fancy digit eqs you talk about...can't you have a setting for you and a setting for both :D :D :D

I have always tuned for both seats. And not once have I had fancy gadgets to do it for me. I have done it with the install. I believe I spent more then a week just listening to the front stage in my Cavalier before I finally built the kicks. The Saturn was done a little faster as we had a little more knowladge and it happened to work out faster.
IMO, all this new processing technology, it takes some of the fun out of building a good front end. You can build a half ass front end and have the processing make it sound good.

In the end it comes down to listening time. Place drivers in different positions. Flip drivers in and out of phase. Even use "deflection" techniques to their advantage. Cross over points and equalization can also make a huge difference.