RomanticMoments

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Time Alignment is necessary for proper staging

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iTrader: (7)

^Define proper.

LEt me just ask, if someone thinks they have awesome staging with just speaker positioning... don't you think TA would make it even better? I think so...

Blu

iTrader: (7)

Oooh... putting the beer on ice, getting the popcorn ready and settling into the comfy chair!

fozzz

iTrader: (1)

I think in a car, some form of phase or signal delay is neccessary. Many of the best home systems are phase alligned, so why would we not do it in a car?

thumpper

iTrader: (1)

my head unit has time alignment.....I wouldn't really loose any sleep if the
function was never there...I play with it once in a while but it's usually turned off

d4rin

I also have it on my HU, Haven't really messed with it but I plan on doing so very soon.

JohnVroom

If you can properly place your speakers (as in a home or recording studio) TA is fairly pointless. In a car it can be a useful tool, I do not consider it essential but it can address some weaknesses but it is a band-aid for poor speaker placement.

Having said that I like it when used properly, when used incorrectly it is audio hell

jstoner22

iTrader: (1)

the key word there is necessary.

it is not.

sure it can help make the job easier and mask potential placement problems, but it is not NEEDED.

personally, I had great T/A on my last deck, I played with it time after time, it's alright if set up properly.....but I do not miss it even the slightest on my current head unit.

there are no definitives in car audio. there are multiple ways to achieve any effect, and never a proper way to set up a system. this statement is a perfect example of implying this IS the correct way...which isn't true.

RomanticMoments

No definitives is 100% correct. There are way too many challenges in a home, let alone and especially with a car to make any drastic statements

Father Yuli

iTrader: (17)

SQ is a myth as a whole, and that's a Fact!