audio set-up for beginners [continued]

**markygy** · January 21st, 2016 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by battouter

i bought the car used from a friend, and it was kind of setup already but i didn't really bother with it. It already had a tweeters, subwoofer and an amplifier (see pic) and it is using the stock HU which is an Alpine CDE-9852. I'm just looking for something not expensive but sounds good.

Sira na ba yun previous speakers mo kung bakit gusto mo sila palitan?
What's your budget or how much are you willing to spend?

**battouter** · January 21st, 2016 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by markygy

Sira na ba yun previous speakers mo kung bakit gusto mo sila palitan?
What's your budget or how much are you willing to spend?

sira na daw according sa electrician. both lower half of front speakers were badly corroded. the rust ate through the bottom half of the speakers where the the bottom half of the cone has become detached from the metal frame. i have no idea how much speakers are as i have never needed to replace any from our previous cars. how much would speakers like the one that the car came with would cost these days?

**markygy** · January 22nd, 2016 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by battouter

sira na daw according sa electrician. both lower half of front speakers were badly corroded. the rust ate through the bottom half of the speakers where the the bottom half of the cone has become detached from the metal frame. i have no idea how much speakers are as i have never needed to replace any from our previous cars. how much would speakers like the one that the car came with would cost these days?

Mukha nga kaiangan nang ma replace iyan luma. While you're at it with the electrician might as well check the other gears that needs replacement or repair as well. Those old ES series components you have cost around 3,800-4k bnew.

Where are you from? Maybe we could recommend a reliable car audio installer near your area so you can check the prices and relay your queries.

To have an idea re. speaker prices visit the mickey's autosound website.

**battouter** · January 22nd, 2016 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by markygy

Mukha nga kaiangan nang ma replace iyan luma. While you're at it with the electrician might as well check the other gears that needs replacement or repair as well. Those old ES series components you have cost around 3,800-4k bnew.

Where are you from? Maybe we could recommend a reliable car audio installer near your area so you can check the prices and relay your queries.

To have an idea re. speaker prices visit the mickey's autosound website.

4k seems fair... visayas kase ako, i just need info on what brands and models i should shop around for.

**hugobo** · January 24th, 2016 11:13 PM

Sirs I just bought an AVT underseat slim sub, had it installed by a local auto shop. It sounded good naman po. Lately i think i need to adjust/tune the subwoofer for better sound quality but i do not have any idea how to adjust its phase and frequency and the HUD settings like the high and low pass filter. Meron ba dito parang template nalang to follow your figures/settings, i am
After sound quality lang po..(isuzu mux ls-a and the head unit they told us -avt din po. Thanks in advance..

**red_one** · January 25th, 2016 11:44 AM

How much and where did you buy the AVT underseat slim sub?

**hugobo** · January 25th, 2016 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by red_one

How much and where did you buy the AVT underseat slim sub?

I forgot the exact price, i think that was around P9,000 more or less, bought it from an Iloilo based auto shop.

**markygy** · January 25th, 2016 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by hugobo

Sirs I just bought an AVT underseat slim sub, had it installed by a local auto shop. It sounded good naman po. Lately i think i need to adjust/tune the subwoofer for better sound quality but i do not have any idea how to adjust its phase and frequency and the HUD settings like the high and low pass filter. Meron ba dito parang template nalang to follow your figures/settings, i am
After sound quality lang po..(isuzu mux ls-a and the head unit they told us -avt din po. Thanks in advance..

Any chance you could bring it back to the car audio shop where you had it installed and let them adjust it for you? Wala kaseng one setting fits all po.

Anyway, you mentioned phase settings. Dalawa lang naman ang setting niyan, either 0(zero) or 180degrees. I suggest you play around with it. The correct setting will be the one that gives you the impression that the bass is coming out from the front dashboard. If you can not tell the difference or if the subs is installed at the front seat or front passenger seat then there's no need to adjust the phase since the subs is already located at the front.

Your active type subs already comes with a low pass filter. Meaning no need to set the active low pass filter on your HU (provided your HU has this feature).

With regards to the cut off frequency. I suggest you start with 200hz then slowly turn the knob down (to a lower frequency) until you hear that the subs together with the other speakers blends together nicely. Meaning neither the subs or other speakers stands out. There is a good chance that you will need to adjust the gain settings of your amplifier as well when you do this.

If you feel that it's quit complicated then I suggest bringing it the nearest car audio installer and have them adjust it for you.

**hugobo** · January 25th, 2016 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by markygy

Any chance you could bring it back to the car audio shop where you had it installed and let them adjust it for you? Wala kaseng one setting fits all po.

Anyway, you mentioned phase settings. Dalawa lang naman ang setting niyan, either 0(zero) or 180degrees. I suggest you play around with it. The correct setting will be the one that gives you the impression that the bass is coming out from the front dashboard. If you can not tell the difference or if the subs is installed at the front seat or front passenger seat then there's no need to adjust the phase since the subs is already located at the front.

Your active type subs already comes with a low pass filter. Meaning no need to set the active low pass filter on your HU (provided your HU has this feature).

With regards to the cut off frequency. I suggest you start with 200hz then slowly turn the knob down (to a lower frequency) until you hear that the subs together with the other speakers blends together nicely. Meaning neither the subs or other speakers stands out. There is a good chance that you will need to adjust the gain settings of your amplifier as well when you do this.

If you feel that it's quit complicated then I suggest bringing it the nearest car audio installer and have them adjust it for you.

hi Sir Markygy, thank you for the time. Yes, the HU has this feature, High Pass and Low Pass and the choices are as follows: LPF - "55hz"; "85hz"; "120hz" "through" HPF - "62hz"; 95hz, 135 hz, "through".

i am planning to bring it back to them however my sched been too tight lately, again, thank you and my apologies for this "ignoramus queries" really appreciate it..