eq help

tonkpils · Post by **tonkpils** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:12 pm

whats the best way to set an eq on a pioneer cd player,,its the 6800mp,,i cant get it to sound just right so if any tips please let me know

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:58 pm

How many bands and at what frequencies?

I tend to enjoy a brighter top end, so I usually enhance it the most.

Im guessing since it has an eq, it doesnt have a standard treble/bass. If this is the case, the bass should be no more than +1 the 60Hz area. Now the high end, usually 20KHz maybe +3-4. The next one down, +1-2...

tonkpils · Post by **tonkpils** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:01 pm

i also would like my mids and highs louder than my sub,,it has a 5 band im pretty sure,,,sub level is 50khz

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:59 pm

FYI, its better to cut the sub output, than it is to boost the mids and highs.

Actually its better to go down when EQing a system, if you go up you run into a chance of clipping.

Oh and you might be able to cut the output on your sub by a few db on your deck.

Post by **GlassWolf** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:22 am

a five band EQ you just set by ear.
if you want the components to be louder than the subs, you'll need an amplifier for them

tonkpils · Post by **tonkpils** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:25 am

GlassWolf wrote:a five band EQ you just set by ear.
if you want the components to be louder than the subs, you'll need an amplifier for them

they have an amp on them

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:27 am

Just start messing around with it then.

Start out flat- at 0's. Then bump stuff around.

Trouble tends to be, the more you bump the middle ones, the more it sounds like your in a "hall" type environment.

solacedagony · Post by **solacedagony** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:06 am

If you don't have a level capability for your sub outs, you could set your component gain correctly, set your sub gain correctly, and then slowly lower the sub gain until it blends in with your front stage. Key thing there, I think, is the midbass integration. It really makes it feel like your sub is an extension of your front stage and not this booming speaker in the back of your car.

tonkpils · Post by **tonkpils** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:42 am

my bad it is a 7 band eq,,but im going to mess with it all today so thanks for the help

Post by **GlassWolf** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:36 pm

What Ryan said is pretty much true, due to the human ear's lack of sensitivity to low frequency, and higher sensitivity to midrange. The human ear's response curve is like an inverse bell curve, with the treble and bass boosted to compensate for our lack of sensitivity at those ranges.. this is called a "C" weighted curve.