fozzz

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One of the biggest problems in SQ is the listener, not the listening room or car. I dont know if I can think many people who can hear any difference from one system to another, from a staging point of view. Depth seems to be the hardest thing to train your brain to hear. But it all comes down to how crazy you are for SQ. I like the technical aspects. So for me staging is almost black and white.

TA is a tool. I think in car audio, it's a required one to attain the best possible SQ. Wether from one seat or two. Lack of knowledge on how to use it or other tuning tools is a different topic.

RomanticMoments

Ooooo... Just thought of another one...

Item#2:

Speaker cables need to be equal length left to right for proper Time Alignment

Denonite

iTrader: (1)

^^that one is just plain dumb. Unless the length difference is ridiculous where resistance and voltage drop become an issue, i can't see how a meter or so at light speed is going to change the phase, TA, or SQ to be audible by anyone. We're talking 300,000km/sec over a few meters...that's a delay on the order of .00000003 seconds or so.

Dukk

Sorry - I wasn't on last nite.

My answer is no, not at all.

For Item#2 I think it should be revised to:

Speakers cable design (of adequate gauge for the service) makes any difference at all.

My answer is no.

Lord Huggington

iTrader: (1)

Can someone explain x-max vs. motor force? Which is better for more impact? My LMS subs seem to lose kick during a bassline.

kevmurray

oh please , electrical signals do not travel at the speed of sound.

thumpper

iTrader: (1)

just imagine...a sonic boom with every symbol crash...............

vrdublu

iTrader: (5)

Xmax is the actually maximum physical extension of a speakers cone. Motor force is a combination of mechanical and electrical Q which will be required to move that cone. BL is the amount of force that is exerted to the cone for a given amount of current through a coil. This is the simplest way I can explain it.

Blu

iTrader: (7)

The point about One Seat vs. Two - I guess that is where I have a hard time understanding how any time related changes made to enhance one position don't create more negative effects on the other? I'll be the first to admit - I have no experience using time alignment, so my question definitely falls under the category of your last sentence.... but what the hell, I'm always happy to learn something new. Cheers!

RomanticMoments

I figured #2 would generate some rolled eyes

I'm not making these up here, I've heard some wild things and thought I'd share them to seperate myth from fact