I need help with my d3. I have a system of 2 alpine r 12" and alpine r all around speakers and I feel that it doesnt sound all that great on my scion tc. can someone help me with the equalizer and their sound settings. I mostly use my ipod.

Please help me, thanks

 

part of the reason could be your iPod. alot of mp3's are very low quality and when the mp3 is amplified thru a nice HU and amps, it sounds bad.

 

Make sure the crossovers and sub levels are setup.

 

its best to use one of the stock eqs that you like or is close. then set your eq off that to fine tune your stuff. also make sure that the eq on the ipod is set to flat or off.

 

How should I have the mp3s on my ipod? I had the system profesionally installed,

 

320kbps at 44.1khz stereo

 

i'm having the same problem. infinity 475 amp, infinity kappa comps, infinity perfect 10 sub, and d3, and not sounding too hot. i've tried everything. getting ready to sell it all if i can't work something out.

 

dont give up yet! ill admit this deck is a butt to tune, but just play a high quality song that has good highs and lows and tune the EQ to the way you like. it took me a good 2 weeks to finally tune it the way i wanted to sound (alot of it was driving it with one setting, then tuning it again, then drive, then tune, etc). Black Eyed Peas' Monkey Business was mastered really well, and I like using it as a test/ tune cd.

 

Can I convert my low quality mp3s into good quality or do I have to have a get them already good?

 

I have the exact same setup as you. As far as speakers, dont know what amps your running, but if tunned correctly. It should sound amazing.

 

I tried putting the song in a 320kbps format and when I played the song it still sounded horrible. I have 3 amps 2 600 watt alpine amps for the subs and 1 400 4channel for the speakers. I heard this same song on my cousins acura mdx and he has his system connected to his stock hu. there are some songs that sound great but there a few songs that sound horrible, I feel my subs are about to blow

 

I have the exact same setup.

Where are your gains, db, and frequency set at?
what is you subwoofer output set to on the D3?
What is you HPF set at on the D3?

You should be able to run that system, playing MP3s and get close to the point of not being able to sit in hte car at full volume. And have no issues with blowing speakers.
Post up where everything is set.

 

also how large is the box, and how do you have it wired?
Do you have the 2 ohm or 4 ohm type r's?

 

nope. you have to get them good off the bat, and even if you burn it to a CD then re-rip it again, it still isnt the highest quality. best bet would be to find a real cd (yes yes i know.. old school .. ahhaa) and then rip it that way. or try to find a song that is at 320kbps when you download it. FYI iTunes only sells them at 128kbps (load of crap if you ask me. lol).

what happens is that when you rip a song at let's say 128kbps from a CD then it loses it sound fidelity since it is compressed so much. then if you re-encode the file to 320kbps, you are just making that 128kbps file bigger, but the true fidelity of the song is still lost. 320kbps is the highest i've seen mp3s go, and they maintain very very close to cd quality (pretty neglible imo).

also, what does your EQ look like? Your HPF and LPF? Staging? Loudness (yes this GREATLY contributes to sound quality)? what is your source?

and about playing the same song in your friends stock system MDX and his sounding better. Since you are running a system such as that, you have the ability to hear frequencies and tune things that the MDX cannot and therefore Honda/Acura automatically gives it a colored (tuned) tone that will make most songs sound good with the stock sound system. a great example of this would be our tCs with the stock headunit. the HU gave any song alot of color and brought out the frequencies that would make the sound system sound really good, even if it is stock. so all is not lost! keep on trying to tune and good luck! :D

 

I have my equalizer on the powerful preset. I have my sub level at 0 with 80 kph and my hpf at 80 my sla is on at 0 and loudness on at 0. What do you you recomend. Thanks for all your hellp

 

Can evreyone post their sound settings on there d3: staging, sla, hpf, loudness, subwoofer, and equalizer. Thank you

 

Can evreyone post their sound settings on there d3: staging, sla, hpf, loudness, subwoofer, and equalizer. I will like to see if your settings will work just as good for me, Thank you

 

great idea. i'd love to see some settings. i think it would also be nice to know what your amp crossovers are set at, since that obviously has a huge effect. and also what kind of music you have it tuned for.

 

running the d3 with an Alpine MRP-M650 amp pushing 400w into a 12" CVR. stock speakers all around. and its surprising how good they sound..

i usually play hip hop (old school), some freestyle and a little bit of rock (green day, etc).







any more questions just post it

 

i dunno about you.. but sound is a personal taste. Going by what someone else posts just means you're going by what THEY like. I honestly don't like too much bass, but i don't like too much treble either. Just play with it til you find a setting you like..