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Level Setting for Beginners


Level setting, done by ear, is more art than science. It can be done using an oscilloscope but since few people have one of those laying around we'll cover doing it by ear. Basically you want to start with the first component in the chain (the head unit) and work your way to the last component (the amplifier).

1. Start by turning all of the input level adjustment knobs (gain controls) on your components fully counter-clockwise (to their minimum setting). Set the tone controls (bass, treble, loudness) on your head unit to no boost (bass and treble level = 0 and loudness is off). If you have more than one RCA pair you will want to set each gain adjustment separately. Make sure your fader and balance controls are set to the channel you want to adjust first. This can be an individual channel if you have individual gain adjustments or a pair of channels if you have one gain for two channels.
   
2. Next set all of your equalizers settings (if you have an equalizer) to the center (detent) position so they produce no boost or cut. What we want is as pure a signal as possible.
   
3. Put in some good quality source material, preferably a CD with strong output and a clean recording. Hard rock would be a bad choice here. Try something cleaner, maybe acoustic, that you're familiar with.
   
4. Turn the deck's volume up slowly until you begin to hear distortion. When you hear it, stop and back off slightly until you no longer hear it. If you don't hear distortion, even when the volume is all of the way up then you have a quality head unit. That's what we're looking for.
   
5. Now with your head unit at maximum undistorted volume move on to the next component. Adjust it's input gain until you begin to hear distortion. Back off slightly.
   
6. Continue this process until you have all of the components in the chain at their maximum undistorted level.
   
7. When you reach the amplifiers you may need to wear earplugs to adjust them to their maximum level. As before, turn up the gain until you hear audible distortion. This should be audible even with earplugs in. But honestly, if you have to wear earplugs to listen the distortion level is probably not a factor
   

That's it. Play some music and verify that everything sounds right. Congratulations! You've just learned to properly adjust the settings on your car audio system.

under18crew wrote:

xpa lh..sy kt sni just nak tmbh2 ilmu ttg sound nie ja..klu sy yg slh btlkn..

sama bah kita...mencari ilmu ja.

sama2 mcari ilmu bero...tmbahkln ilmu dan kwn bknnya lawan..barula ini mcm :cantek:

ya lo..x jga bgs cri lwn nie..syok lg cri kwn..hihi.

betul2..!!! sapot2..!!!

leh la aku join korang kalo aku g sabah nie walaupun keta standard. hehehe

qsn7474 wrote:

leh la aku join korang kalo aku g sabah nie walaupun keta standard. hehehe

buli bha bro...kedatangan ko dialu-alukan oleh FCSB...

keta stndard no hal bha..kta sni cri kwn..hihi.

betul 2 bro..semua keta asalnya standard juga bha..baru pelan2 upgrade..

ya lo..pelan2..klu 1 kli mmg ssh mau dpt..

betul2..!!! janji semangat tu ada broo

hehehe....berenti dah upgred audio sekarang nie. tgh mencari d mana ku mau kumpul duit. hehehehe....

wish list
- monoblok MTX
- wofer MTX 9500

qsn7474 wrote:

leh la aku join korang kalo aku g sabah nie walaupun keta standard. hehehe

keretaku yg bikin kesian ni pun bro std jgk bah suatu ketika dahulu, sbb tu tajuknya pun "Bikin kesian bah ini kereta"

qsn7474 wrote:

kalo nak bunyi sq ok main 3 way dls. hehehe.... mantap.

DLS ni bukan murah geng. Urg kaya punya mainan ani

Kebaikan 5-channel amp ni ialah satu biji amp boleh power speakers & woofer di kereta. Kira all-in-one punya amplifier lah. Senang pasang sebab kurang pakai space.

Kelemahan 5-channel amp ni ialah power output dari channel subwoofer ada lah untuk cukup2 saja. Ni pun sebab supaya kos & saiz 5-channel amp tidak melampau. Sepa2 yang mo blast subwoofer ni akan hampa.

tapi kalo sanggup beli

kalau mau pasang 5 biji amplifiers di kereta untuk main SQ, ni melampau suda ni.
Main SQ ni lebih kepada cara pemasangan. Tidak semestinya pakai banyak amp, SQ ko akan bagus.

kippo wrote:

kalau mau pasang 5 biji amplifiers di kereta untuk main SQ, ni melampau suda ni.
Main SQ ni lebih kepada cara pemasangan. Tidak semestinya pakai banyak amp, SQ ko akan bagus.

pandangan aku la kan...main sq byk faktor. main 2-3 amp pun dah cukup. selain dr setting,bajet kena tgk gak. kalo byk duit makin sedap la bunyi sbb mampu beli yg high end punya barang. lepas tu kalo amp n speaker je best tp player ciplak or bran sebarang je pun susah gak sbb bunyi first keluar dr palyer. sekadar pandangan :|

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tidak semesti nya mo pakai duit banyak betul kalo mo main SQ geng.
Dan bukan semua barang high end tu boleh gerenti SQ

memang la kalo budget betul2 limited kan, barang2 audio yg dapat di beli tu hanya dapat di main pada kemampuan barang audio tu sendiri yg agak limited. boleh juga main SQ tapi volume tidak boleh tinggi sebab kemampuan nya terhad.

Kalau mo main SQ yg power2 pun tidak semesti nya beli yg high end betul yg harga nya pun mo gaji 2~3 bulan punya.
Banyak brand lain yg harga nya sedang2 saja dan boleh main SQ kaw2. Di sini, teknik pemasangan memainkan peranan yg lagi penting dari kos harga barang audio tu.

kalau sanggup bersusah-payah main DIY, banyak brand2 lain yg mempunya SQ yg boleh tahan berbanding dengan harga nya. Tapi brand2 audio ni jarang di jual di Malaysia so tepaksa order dari internet. Contoh nya Vifa, Peerless, Dayton, Seas, Aura Sound, Audax. Yang lagi power ni Scanspeak

mmg brand2 SQ nie jrg ada kna jual kt sni..ada pn tp x bnyk..bnyk yg prlu d order nie.lh mhal sbb da kos pnghntran lg..yg ada sy npk kt sni mcm DLS,MB Quart,Vifa cardio..

under18crew wrote:

Vifa cardio..

ko rasa SQ ka ni?

http://www.vifa-caraudio.com/

hbs 2 nie vifa menan apa?web 2 len plak bhsanya aku tgk..x phm.

Brand Stellar pernah dgr tak?

gryphoon81 wrote:

Brand Stellar pernah dgr tak?

pernah..sya penah nmpak 1 keta ja pakai tu brand d sini..keta kancil ijau...ok juga la..tp keras nie..

stellar?brand dr mna 2?

how to set your sound -beginners-

serah dengan didie... dia pakar tu... tabik bosku

apa lg info2 klu mau set2 ayam ja nie utk beginner?