Originally posted by MxRacerCam:
Originally posted by KnuKonceptz:
Flat response on an RTA is just, well FLAT and that doesnt equal good sound. Flat means every frequency is reproduced at the same level, so that nice 30-40Hz bass note, has to be at the same output level as 1K, I am sure your low end output exceeds the mid range With your setup it would be very hard to acheive flat response with your subs set to their normal everyday output


I am sure Bob has a set of SQ and RTA settings that differ very much from each other. Most cars "back in the day" had 4 Audio Control EQT's (they are single channel) Two for SQ, Two for Flat RTA response. The EQT is a 30 Band EQ so they can tweak any freq.



i think you may have missed my point, bill. i know that having a system that produces a flat rta doesn't sound good to most people. what i'm asking is: is having the eq's set to produce a flat RTA curve a better starting point to begin adjusting eq's from, or would it be better to have all the bands set at zero on the eq itself and then go from there. am i making any sense here?




I would tend to lean towards making it flat with EQ, than making adjustments. The few shows that I have gone to, I was always surprised by how many highly rated vehicles had subtle smileys.

I tend to like flat response down to around 150-200hz with a first order rise below that point.

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