help.....
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Burning Brakes
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help.....
So guys I have my cd with factory nav, And I set up a sub new speakers( top of the line pioneers) Form like 2 years ago and to amps all good stuf not the best but good from what i am told. Ran everything the way you should from what you guys told me.. And it sounds great but It seems that my highs are killing my ears I have made adjustments on my nav but it still is a little much..Any tips help..Thanks for your time guys
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Do your front speakers have an external crossover? Many have a switch on them that lets you change the tweeter loudness. My Polk db6501 has -3/0/+3, which I installed at 0, but will be changing to -3 when I install my soundproofing (one of these days).
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Here is a photo of my Elemental Design components crossover.
Here is something I found online that explains it better:
A crossover is an electronic device that is used to send the appropriate signal to the correct speakers or drivers. A crossover sends only high frequencies to the tweeter, midrange frequencies to the midrange driver and so on.
Also:
The crossover slope describes how sharply or quickly the crossover attenuates (decreases) the amplitude (strength) of audio signals at frequencies above (low pass crossovers) or below (high pass crossovers) the crossover frequency. The slope is described in dB per octave. The higher the value, the sharper the roll-off, and the more control the listener will have over which frequencies are played by any particular speaker. A 24dB/octave slope is considered very steep (good) and a 6dB/octave slope is relative low (more difficult to control audio signals).
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I think I am explaining this right. Crossovers go between your amp and your component speakers. They control the separation of the highs and the mid-range.
Here is a photo of my Elemental Design components crossover.
Here is something I found online that explains it better:
A crossover is an electronic device that is used to send the appropriate signal to the correct speakers or drivers. A crossover sends only high frequencies to the tweeter, midrange frequencies to the midrange driver and so on.
Also:
The crossover slope describes how sharply or quickly the crossover attenuates (decreases) the amplitude (strength) of audio signals at frequencies above (low pass crossovers) or below (high pass crossovers) the crossover frequency. The slope is described in dB per octave. The higher the value, the sharper the roll-off, and the more control the listener will have over which frequencies are played by any particular speaker. A 24dB/octave slope is considered very steep (good) and a 6dB/octave slope is relative low (more difficult to control audio signals).
Here is a photo of my Elemental Design components crossover.
Here is something I found online that explains it better:
A crossover is an electronic device that is used to send the appropriate signal to the correct speakers or drivers. A crossover sends only high frequencies to the tweeter, midrange frequencies to the midrange driver and so on.
Also:
The crossover slope describes how sharply or quickly the crossover attenuates (decreases) the amplitude (strength) of audio signals at frequencies above (low pass crossovers) or below (high pass crossovers) the crossover frequency. The slope is described in dB per octave. The higher the value, the sharper the roll-off, and the more control the listener will have over which frequencies are played by any particular speaker. A 24dB/octave slope is considered very steep (good) and a 6dB/octave slope is relative low (more difficult to control audio signals).
to me ears and im a young guy. I know the guys that installed the set up tuned the amp but maybe I NEED TO RE-TUNE THE HIGHs on the amp?? Any help you guy can give or ideas would be great .thanks everyone
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