Lexus ISF Tuned with 6 Mic Array - Thanks Rockford Fosgate!

[HunterJohnson]

when an sq competition takes place do you get to choose where the judge sits?

yup. including position of the seat if I am not mistaken.

that makes sense. Like how far forward bc its all time aligned at a certain point

[MrSkippyJ]

yeah. but i don't know how universal that rule is. i know it was like that for one organization and I don't even remember which one it was.

[HunterJohnson]

yeah. but i don't know how universal that rule is. i know it was like that for one organization and I don't even remember which one it was.

gotcha it makes total sense tho

[MrSkippyJ]

it does make sense. but many things make sense that never make into reality. i have given up on believing in things that make sense

[meade916]

Interesting exchange. Guys, the 6-mic array and the associated hardware are utilized to provide the nth degree in performance from a well designed good sounding audio system and they can easily point the tuner in the direction of addressing minor problems before any equalization is done - IE frequency response issues caused by phasing issues at crossover points between speakers, improper time alignment settings, etc.

The process of equalization itself is one of personal preference. As Steve points out, "flat" typically sounds dull and lifeless - especially as we grow older and our hearing "tops out" at 16 Khz . . . or lower. The old saying, "the one who equalizes least equalizes best" really rings true in this area. The process of equalizing should be to remove peaks and dips in the response and have a somewhat smooth response from octave to octave. This is something that only a handful of people I've encountered since the 80s can do by ear - Mark Fukuda and Terry Soohoo are the two standouts that were able to demonstrate this to me personally. For the rest of us, having tools such as these at our disposal can help to get us there.

FWIW, my mustang underwent the 6-mic array when I was employed at Rockford in like 2006. Mark Fukuda and I got it pretty close by ear and then Mike Cozza took it from there with the 6-mic array. He made several very slight changes to the equalization over a period of several hours. The results were amazing to my ears - so amazing that I've never touched it since. It's unbelievable.

Steve, be sure and save a back-up of that file and document the gains of each amplifier by voltage at a set volume setting should you ever be required to swap an amp down the road.

great post Tony!

and to be honest, i am not sure i am going to make many changes to this at all I might take it to Terry for a final opinion and maybe slight tweaks from his bag of tricks...but for the most part, i love it just how it is.

[dog24fret]

Steve sir is that 3sixty3 good for any applications? Or is it mainly for sq and comp cars?

[HunterJohnson]

Steve sir is that 3sixty3 good for any applications? Or is it mainly for sq and comp cars?

its good for any car, especially when you want to keep your stock HU or no HU and run a tablet or an i pad. It's a really great unit and they took care of all the problems in the 360.2

[dog24fret]

Thank you sir. Will it also work for after market HUs with tablets and iPods in one system? Every time I try to look up the specks and so forth the page shuts down on me.

[snafu]

Guys, let me be VERY clear. I don't care what kind of music you listen to - SQ, gangster rap, or bass discs. You simply do not know what your system IS capable of until you spend the time to tune it properly. BITD, if we built a system in a suburban to play Dr. Dre - we didn't tune it with Dr. Dre . . . we tuned it with Jennifer Warnes, Amanda McBroom, Clair Marlo, or Michael Ruff (or all of the above). If you can nail that stuff, then you can play Dr. Dre all day long . . . and it will sound like nothing you've heard before.

[meade916]

Guys, let me be VERY clear. I don't care what kind of music you listen to - SQ, gangster rap, or bass discs. You simply do not know what your system IS capable of until you spend the time to tune it properly. BITD, if we built a system in a suburban to play Dr. Dre - we didn't tune it with Dr. Dre . . . we tuned it with Jennifer Warnes, Amanda McBroom, Clair Marlo, or Michael Ruff (or all of the above). If you can nail that stuff, then you can play Dr. Dre all day long . . . and it will sound like nothing you've heard before.

true LOL - we were using Norah Jones one minute, Dire Strates the next......and then some B-Legit was sounding REAL nice after that haha