Noob. Need help with tuning.
Hey there people.
I have recently completed a music setup in me mk2 golf GTD. Specs follow.
- Alpine CDE-117 HU
- Alpine MRX-F30 4 channel amp
- Boston S60 components for front.
- pioneer 6" 4way coaxials for rear
- Alpine MRP-T300 2 channel amp
- Alpine ZR music max 1000 sub.
Now I need help in optimising the performance of the full system.
All help will be highly appreciated.
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Re: Noob. Need help with tuning.
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Re: Noob. Need help with tuning.
phaetonv10,
1] What is stated goal ? ex: loud, all around sound [ front and rear ], et cetera
2] What amp for what speakers ?
3] Music listened to ? [ genre ]
Re: Noob. Need help with tuning.
I can assume from the listing that the F30 amp is powering the Bostons in the front and pioneer coaxes in the rear. The T300 is powering the sub. The CDE-117 is no longer made, so I could not find out if it has crossovers, EQ, TA, etc
Re: Noob. Need help with tuning.
I'm glad you guys jumped on the chance to help this fella! I read it early, and didn't know where to begin. I did search his head unit, and it appears to have high pass, and 5 band eq, but no t/a or phase controls.
Re: Noob. Need help with tuning.
Alpine still has it hosted on there site: http://www.alpine-usa.com/product/view/cda-117/Specs
As far as sound tuning goes it has; Adjustable Time Correction , Select-able High Pass Filter: OFF/60/80/100Hz, and 5 Band Parametric EQ. It is also compatible with the PXA-H100 imprint sound processor which could be a worth while upgrade down the line.
Do you have the manual, it will tell you how to adjust the Time Align which would be the first step.
Re: Noob. Need help with tuning.
might be a good start to learn tuning with but anything more serious will require a processor and more amp channels (or ditching the rear speakers)
Re: Noob. Need help with tuning.
Oh shit, so he does have t/a.......I should have read a little more carefully....
Re: Noob. Need help with tuning.
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Originally Posted by
claydo
Oh shit, so he does have t/a.......I should have read a little more carefully....
The way alpine lays out there site can make overlooking things pretty simple.
Re: Noob. Need help with tuning.
Hey guys.
PaulD got it spot on. The F30 is powering the front bostons and the rear pioneer coaxials. The T300 is powering the sub.
I did some research on my own and did some tuning using a digital multimeter. And it has started sounding really good.
As far as the music I listen to is concerned. It's a mixed bag, ranging from rock (tool, zepplin, Def leppard) to full on party/trance (Edward maya, swedish house, etc).
Now some tuning details:
HU
- I have the HPF turned off on the HU.
- subwoofer level set @ 8/15
- fader ranges from -15 - +15. I ve set it @ +3. (front bias).
- haven't touched the time correction.
Amp F30
- gains set using multimeter @ 13.8V for all channels.
- HPF set @ 90Hz
- bass boost to minimum.
Amp T300
- gains set at 19.5V using multimeter
- LPF set at 100Hz
- phase 0.
These are pretty much all things I adjusted. And used a 60Hz sound signal to tune.
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