Question about AudioControl’s Para-bass and in-dash eq’s
I listen to a large variety of music in my truck. In a single drive, I might go from the Beatles to Dream Theater to Ted Nugent. In addition, I pretty much only listen to mp3’s anymore, which have varying bitrate and sound quality levels. Because of this, I’m always tinkering with the eq settings on my JVC H/U to adjust particularly the bass and mids, but sometimes several bands and the sub level too. This ends up being a pain in the ass because I have to go through several screens to get to these settings on the H/U, and the eq is graphic sliders on the touchscreen so I have to pay attention to where I touch on the screen. I find myself taking a lot of time and paying a lot of attention to making these adjustments. I’d rather have a small half-din eq with knobs I can adjust while keeping my focus on the road.
I keep looking at the AudioControl three.1 and four.1 units as a possibility. They both have a “para-bass” feature, which has two controls for tuning bass, sweep & gain. Sweep sets the center frequency between 40-80hz, and gain provides +/-12db at that center frequency. Is anyone familiar with this? Is this like the bass boost feature on a lot of amps? I have tried a few of those in the past and didn’t really like the way they sounded, but those were always centered on a fixed frequency. Does having the adjustable center frequency make a big difference? Keep in mind that I want something to enhance the low end missing on a lot of mp3’s and older classic rock. I seldom listen to rap or want boomy low bass rattling the **** out of my vehicle and everyone around me.
Also, any opinions in general on these AC three.1 and four.1 versus going with something else? I like AC stuff, and I kind of like the idea of having fewer bands than more. Remember, I am just looking to tweak the bass and mids primarily. I like the 4-bands on the four.1; they seem to be around the frequencies I tune the most (I’m eyeballing a four.1 for sale over in the classifieds). I like that the three.1 has the sub level but I prolly adjust that less than the bands. I am using the x-overs on my amp (JL 300/4).
My other option is to go the Arc Audio XEQ or KEQ5, which basically have more bands but not the bass tuning of the AC. Unfortunately, I haven’t yet found a reliable source locally for Arc.
Thanks all in advance.
I listen to a large variety of music in my truck. In a single drive, I might go from the Beatles to Dream Theater to Ted Nugent. In addition, I pretty much only listen to mp3’s anymore, which have varying bitrate and sound quality levels. Because of this, I’m always tinkering with the eq settings on my JVC H/U to adjust particularly the bass and mids, but sometimes several bands and the sub level too. This ends up being a pain in the ass because I have to go through several screens to get to these settings on the H/U, and the eq is graphic sliders on the touchscreen so I have to pay attention to where I touch on the screen. I find myself taking a lot of time and paying a lot of attention to making these adjustments. I’d rather have a small half-din eq with knobs I can adjust while keeping my focus on the road.
I keep looking at the AudioControl three.1 and four.1 units as a possibility. They both have a “para-bass” feature, which has two controls for tuning bass, sweep & gain. Sweep sets the center frequency between 40-80hz, and gain provides +/-12db at that center frequency. Is anyone familiar with this? Is this like the bass boost feature on a lot of amps? I have tried a few of those in the past and didn’t really like the way they sounded, but those were always centered on a fixed frequency. Does having the adjustable center frequency make a big difference? Keep in mind that I want something to enhance the low end missing on a lot of mp3’s and older classic rock. I seldom listen to rap or want boomy low bass rattling the **** out of my vehicle and everyone around me.
Also, any opinions in general on these AC three.1 and four.1 versus going with something else? I like AC stuff, and I kind of like the idea of having fewer bands than more. Remember, I am just looking to tweak the bass and mids primarily. I like the 4-bands on the four.1; they seem to be around the frequencies I tune the most (I’m eyeballing a four.1 for sale over in the classifieds). I like that the three.1 has the sub level but I prolly adjust that less than the bands. I am using the x-overs on my amp (JL 300/4).
My other option is to go the Arc Audio XEQ or KEQ5, which basically have more bands but not the bass tuning of the AC. Unfortunately, I haven’t yet found a reliable source locally for Arc.
Thanks all in advance.