Epicenter

[1dirtylowhoe]

Im relatively new to the technical part of the car audio, i was wandering whats the purpose of this

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/cat_m54_i494_audiocontrol-bass-expanders-reconstruction-processors.html do i need it , and also can anyobe give me a brief run down on there cross overs and their equalizers they sell any help would be greatly apprieciated

[1dirtylowhoe]

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/cat_m54_i494_audiocontrol-bass-expanders-reconstruction-processors.html

[Omega5002]

The Epicenter is just a more advanced bass boost device, makes songs like classic rock have the same amount of bass as rap, the "bass restoration" is a hunk of baloney, says it restores bass in old music, it doesn't cause the bass wasn't there in the first place.

[1dirtylowhoe]

So waste of money?

[1dirtylowhoe]

What about some insight on there big equalizer and crossovers, ( what there for exactly)

[Omega5002]

Yeap, only thing good is on the Epicenter plus, is the OEM integration, so you can keep the stock radio, but overall, in a properly set up system, you don't need it.

[Omega5002]

I've heard good things about their equalizers and crossovers though.

[1dirtylowhoe]

Thanks for the input, ill do some more reading to find out what the cross over does and if if i need it or not

[Omega5002]

If you're wanting to run active, but the amp doesn't have good crossover features, that's where the external crossover comes in. The equalizers has a lot more bands than a standard radio eq, so you have more control on getting rid of the peaks and valleys in your setup.

[1dirtylowhoe]

Alright, one last question what is the difference between passive and active?