Equalizer?
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carenivasjr
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Mine usually stays around +10 Bass, +3 Mid, 0 Treble.
Edit: I keep mine faded to R2 too as well.
You can tell I really like that low end sound.
Edit: I keep mine faded to R2 too as well.
You can tell I really like that low end sound.
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TheGreenDragon
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I usually adjust fade so that the rear speakers are slightly louder than the front. In the 6 speaker cars this helps the low end sound bigger, because there are tweeters up front in the A-pillars. Fading to the back lets the larger all-range speakers act as pseudo-subs. Just keep in mind that they are louder so you don't blow them out on your favorite jam. 
From there, I bump up the bass by +2, mids by +5 for vocal clarity (depending on the crossover point, there are also some high-end bass notes in there), and treble by +3 for just a bit more definition.
If a song needs more low bass, I can bump it up to +4. :banana:
From there, I bump up the bass by +2, mids by +5 for vocal clarity (depending on the crossover point, there are also some high-end bass notes in there), and treble by +3 for just a bit more definition.
If a song needs more low bass, I can bump it up to +4. :banana:
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SuperSonic15
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Yeah I fade 1 notch to the back speakers and do 9-treble, -1 mid, and 3 or 4 bass depending the song. I listen to metal and 70s/80s rock so guitar and drums are important to my ears. The 6 speaker system sounds excellent in my sonic.
MORTIS
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I don't know how you folks stand so much bass boost. Don't get me wrong, I love a solid and prominent bass within the frequency spectrum, but even at 0 bass on the stock system, it sounds boomy and muddy IMO.
You can of course set them differently for each source because each source sounds different, and it remains in memory. My settings:
USB: -7 bass, +1 mid, +7 treble
XM: -3 bass, +1 mids, +3 treble
FM: -4 bass, +0 mids, +5 treble
With the above settings, the bass is less prominent but tighter and cleaner.
You have unnecessary boost across the range which adds extra stress on the preamp section of the head-unit. Ultimately you want to keep the average of your settings as close to '0' as possible, so subtract 10 from each of your bands which brings you to +2 bass, -2 mids, +1 treble.
You should get the same EQ curve and sound as your current setting, and with less stress on the HU, but will require a higher volume setting to get the same volume.
You can of course set them differently for each source because each source sounds different, and it remains in memory. My settings:
USB: -7 bass, +1 mid, +7 treble
XM: -3 bass, +1 mids, +3 treble
FM: -4 bass, +0 mids, +5 treble
With the above settings, the bass is less prominent but tighter and cleaner.
You have unnecessary boost across the range which adds extra stress on the preamp section of the head-unit. Ultimately you want to keep the average of your settings as close to '0' as possible, so subtract 10 from each of your bands which brings you to +2 bass, -2 mids, +1 treble.
You should get the same EQ curve and sound as your current setting, and with less stress on the HU, but will require a higher volume setting to get the same volume.
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