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Sq - How To Tune Your System (a Must Read)

Started by meade916, Feb 22 2007 12:33 PM

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Posted 22 February 2007 - 12:33 PM

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Full Credit to Terry SooHoo from Paradyme Car Audio in Sacramento. He wrote this and i found it EXTREMELY useful and so should you if you care anything about the SQ in your ride:

Enjoy!

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thank you.

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wow, thanks this is gonna make my somewhat intimidating cda-9887 settings a great deal more manageable

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very great find meade! Looks very informative!
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 meade916, on Feb 22 2007, 07:33 PM, said:

Full Credit to Terry SooHoo from Paradyme Car Audio in Sacramento. He wrote this and i found it EXTREMELY useful and so should you if you care anything about the SQ in your ride:

Enjoy!


Is Terry Still at Paradyme? I wouldn't mind another set of ears in the truck to critique where I am with it.
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View Postmeade916, on 30 June 2006 - 07:35 AM, said:


not many cars can get me to pluggin my ears but this one.......damn. I mean the first minute is ok but that thing just really starts digging deeper and deeper in your earhole till you cant stand it no more. Seems like it does it with relative ease....16 12's on 8 amps.........gotta love it. :)

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Posted 26 March 2009 - 10:34 AM

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where is the article?

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Posted 26 March 2009 - 12:20 PM

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its right here on SMD, you just read it. ;)
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good read thanks steve.
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Posted 29 March 2009 - 07:44 PM

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Really helpful stuff Steve. Thanks!

Anybody know where I can get the discs mentioned in the article?
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Posted 08 July 2009 - 07:03 AM

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Wow that was very helpful!!

View PostC-Fizzy, on 24 January 2011 - 12:17 PM, said:

Some people could care less about who the genius is that is making the product... They just want to get it cheap and say "derrrr, look at teh pretty lights in muh dash!"

View Postkingsuv, on 12 November 2010 - 07:05 PM, said:

Because audio is a lifestyle not a hobby.
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Interesting..

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real helpful thanks many

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Posted 25 March 2010 - 11:02 AM

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Very helpful!! Thanks Steve!


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Too long. Didn't read.

Lol, jk. That was actually really interesting. I've always been more interested in the SQ side of things instead of SPL, so this article is super helpful. Is this stickied? I wanna come back and read this a few times.

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wtf is lolcats?

View Postraytard, on Feb 10 2010, 10:43 PM, said:

I'd def get a fat hooker if i had to resort to that kinda thing. I feel like they'd be grateful and work harder. Also its more bang for my buck, more real estate for my dollar if you catch my drift. its like the Costco of streetwalkers.

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View PostRE XXXV3, on 18 March 2010 - 11:54 AM, said:

I was hoping for 150 :(.
I was hoping she would let me put it in her butt

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This could be helpfull for complete noobs, but.....
This aint the bible!

For example:
Step 6 and 7
Sometimes it is even recommended to use different polarity!


English isn't my own language so it is hard for me to explain.
But please believe me; There is much more @ SQ ;)

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 General, on 25 March 2010 - 11:18 AM, said:

This could be helpfull for complete noobs, but.....
This aint the bible!

For example:
Step 6 and 7
Sometimes it is even recommended to use different polarity!


English isn't my own language so it is hard for me to explain.
But please believe me; There is much more @ SQ ;)
Thank you captain obvious. I hoped we all knew this wasn't the Holy Grail of SQ. It's just info that some of us never knew and may never had known if Meade hadn't posted it.

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View Postmeade916, on 26 January 2011 - 08:36 AM, said:

wtf is lolcats?

View Postraytard, on Feb 10 2010, 10:43 PM, said:

I'd def get a fat hooker if i had to resort to that kinda thing. I feel like they'd be grateful and work harder. Also its more bang for my buck, more real estate for my dollar if you catch my drift. its like the Costco of streetwalkers.

View PostRed-navi-916, on 18 March 2010 - 12:13 PM, said:

View PostRE XXXV3, on 18 March 2010 - 11:54 AM, said:

I was hoping for 150 :(.
I was hoping she would let me put it in her butt

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Old thread is old BUT I do have a copy of that IASCA disc on my computer if anyone wants it. "IASCA OFFICIAL SOUND QUALITY CD".

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Thanx Maxim
Looks like i was wrong.... this is the bible for you!

(now scroll back and read the first sentince in my first reply)

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The deep stuff. We test at different frequencies from deep, to low to snake’s belly. (Like 20Hz anyone?)

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 Boilermaker-744, on 16 July 2010 - 02:59 PM, said:

First time Ive read this... To anyone thats never heard an SQ car that does a 40, or 37 in the RTA, they sound like complete shit. Again, this is just my opinion.

That isn't the first time I have heard someone say this (although I didn't really hear you say it). What do you mean it sounds like shit? It was about 14 years ago I heard someone else say it and I didn't think to ask him what he meant.

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