Equalizer

[george graves]

What the story with car audio eq's? I see that there are some really cheap knock off of that old school kenwood eq (5 band) - how crappy are these?



(I know someone is going to say something like "you don't need an eq with a proper system" blah blah blah. Yea, in a perfect world. Neither the world or my system will ever be perfect - so I'd like an eq)

Anyone know about these cheap EQ's? Or what to look for in one?

[Ryann]

Trade you my super awesome 1/2 DIN Precision Audio Pro EQ for a couple GG stealth voltmeters.

[Mtriple]

GG, I think the old Kenwood is still available. I just saw it some where recently....

edit: http://www.sonicelectronix.com/cat_m...qualizers.html

I had one of these back in the day and it made a lot more sense then the bigger in dash EQ's. Perfect for quick subtle adjustments while driving.

[reelizmpro]

Those old Kenwood 4042's are still out there pretty cheap. I used to have one in high school and loved that little EQ. 5 band, sub on/off, level control....just the essentials. I only got rid of it because I upgraded to the 9 band digital EQ with spectrum analyzer.

[NC325iC]

i got lucky my headunit has a built in 16 band eq, i love it, i get the sound adjusted how i like it then i leave it alone.

[Mless5]

32 freq independent left/right FTW.

[Mtriple]

32 freq independent left/right FTW.

If you own an RTA and have some time to kill...

[george graves]

I think someone might be trying to show off?

[Ryann]

There's a semi-period correct Blaupunkt unit, NIB on eBay right now. Ridic coin.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Blaupunkt-VINTAGE-BEA120-Graphic-Equalizer-BRAND-NEW-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem19c337ff3eQQitemZ110649409342QQptZCarQ5fAudioQ5fVideo#ht_500wt_1182

[Mless5]

Those dingy 5 banders won't get you too far if you want to get the most of out your setup.

[Dozyproductions]

(I know someone is going to say something like "you don't need an eq with a proper system" blah blah blah. Yea, in a perfect world. Neither the world or my system will ever be perfect - so I'd like an eq)

No worries on that. The car is such an imperfect environment for audio that some sort of eq'ing is almost always necessary for that 'perfect' system. When I was younger and dumber and just starting in car audio I had a couple of Boss speakers and HU and from that experience I could almost guarantee you that they use lower quality compenents in their eq's unless they're re badging.

[StereoInstaller1]

GG, find an EQQ or EQX. Best price/performance option there is.