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Time Alignment is necessary for proper staging

 

^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...

 

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

 

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?

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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