I don't care to be judged I don't need someone else to tell me what sounds good . Besides the closest audio shop is about 100 miles away and I've never heard of them having a show besides outlaw spl . I think my problem is more in the lack of the art of fine tuning , I live in a rather boondock area of southern louisiana and there is really no one for me to learn these skills from . I've been putting systems in my cars for about 12 years with information out of magazines and now the internet . Great sound , yes I know it when I hear it , I play with sound for fun and I always have music on around me . It's the car enviorment I don't know how to deal with . Maybe I think a three thousand dollar system should sound like $3000.00 , my home system does , and maybe my car system can , but not with what I know .

 

Thats soooooOOOOOOoooo true, Everyday at school i listen rap on these gay earbuds that don't reproduce ANY bass, then when i come home to my Z5500 with a 188w rms sub, I just lay there in my bed and enjoy the music..

Very satisfying.. just listen to your discman with earbuds while in your car, everycouple of days lol hahah.. NOT

 

If some of you pros want to pm me some of your tuning secrets I assure you they will remain just that , secret . I could really use the help .

 

whats the system in ur car u have ?

 

premier 880 prs HU
focal k2p's upgraded with tn52 tweets
powered by 2 JL 300/2 in biamped config. <600 watts total on front stage>
2 JL w7 8's in a custom box
powered by a JL 500/1

 

theif.... my best advice would be to get yourself a pair of high quality headphones with nice flat response and then tune your system to sound like they do.....

they won't really help you with setting up install/stage tho.....

 

^ I agree good headphones do a very good job of reproducing tonal accuracy and usually much better than a car or a home stereo can do, but that is just it EVERY speaker and headphone deviates from neutrality. headphones dont do pinpoint images too well but you cant have everything.

As always I recommend live, preferably unamplified, music. I went to the symphony last weekend and I also caught a HS band recital and I was musically 'put in my place' by the sound. I call it calibration of the ear, additional benefits; I took the wife out to dinner and a symphony (AKA the wife stoped bitching for a couple hours)

 

Hey whazup...haven't been around for a while...

I've got withdrawals right now ....

My car has been in the shop for almost two weeks (a Father & Son Mechanic biz, son tore his ankle ligaments day after I bought the car in) so it'll be nice to get it back...and it'll be nice to get the stereo back again

...been driving a 2004 Buick Regal LS with stock Concert Sound II, not bad for a stock system, but gaad does it suck compared to what I'm used to, LOL!!!

 

If your reference is bose, then tin cans and string should sound great to you. I agree with surround sound in part... get out to some sound quality competitions and listen to some really high end systems.

 

I was wondering how long it would take for the Bose bash


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