Re: signal quality/tuning

When you take into account crossover settings, tweeter positioning, etc, I
usually find that it takes a minimum of a month to properly tune a system.
Making a change, listening for a minute, and then changing back isn't
always a good method. Oftentimes, a change may sound better or worse
simply because it's a change and not because it's an actual improvement.
For example, many folks disconnect their rear fill and immediately don't
like the difference - however, if they give it a week or two, they may
find that things actually do sound better and less fatiguing.

So I suggest first finding a good starting point. Then give at least a
day of driving (preferably more) to try out any changes after that.

On Sat, 30 Jul 2005, Jeff wrote:

> well, what i do when i get a new component is to turn the gain all the
> way donw on my amps. then i would turn the head deck all the way up.
> then slowly increase the gain to each of the speaker sets (Front, Rear,
> Subs) one at a time until they start distorting. once you have gotten
> the max gain for each of your speakers, it's a matter of balancing the
> front and rear to centre the sound and then bring in the subs to fill
> in the bass. i would give yourself about 2 or 3 hours (and for your
> neighbor's sake, don't do this at night). I usually go to a business
> park a few miles away from my house where i won't piss anyone off. like
> i said the initial set up usually takes a while to get about the right
> balance. after that giv yourself another couple weeks of making little
> adjustments to one set of speakers at a time just about any time you
> drive anywhere.
>
> this really isn't something that i would have anyone else do because
> they might want a stereo to sound differently than you do.
>
>
.

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