Car radio equalizer settings
georges97 Posted messages 14510 Registration date Status Contributeur Last intervention -
Hello everyone,
I have an equalizer in my car, set up on my car radio.
Can you help me adjust it, to get the cleanest sound possible with very, very good bass?
Just so you know, I'm equipped with full MTX speakers, including a split setup at the front and 2 big SUBs on the rear shelf, so in terms of bass, it can definitely go loud!
For your information, if it helps, I listen to everything (from the 80s/90s/2000s to HardStep and funk), and my car radio has an audio range like this: 30hz / 60hz / 125hz / 250hz / 500hz / 1khz / 2khz / 4khz / 8khz / 16khz ranging from -10db to +10db
Thank you all, have a great day
1 réponse
Hello,
An equalizer corresponds to two uses:
- correcting the acoustics of a room or listening area
- creating an atmosphere at the recording, which we call a sound that replicates a vibe (Beach Boys, Beatles from different eras, etc.) or cleaning up a recording with or without an audience (classical, jazz)
In both cases, a "clean" listening experience corresponds to an undisturbed sound environment. At least if we mean by clean a faithful reproduction of the original recording (which should ideally be known beforehand).
No matter the quality of an unknown car radio equipment, the noises from engines and wind depending on the speed at which you are driving and also the other users, it is, in my opinion, impossible to designate a setting that should anyway be corrected in real-time according to the ambient noise.
Adding to this the age and deterioration of hearing due to "fortissimo" listening at concerts or through earphones/headphones, it appears that the settings correspond to the physiology and taste of each listener.
One only has to remember the impromptu neighborhood concerts provided by certain motorists, with windows open or closed, making a grand show of bass in (mini) earthquake mode.
This could lead some enthusiasts to accentuate the bass compared to the original balance of the performers.
It’s all a matter of individual taste and compromise, but other readers will surely have tricks to suggest to you.
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