Help adjusting new Alpine HU...

Help adjusting new Alpine HU...

Ok, I just bougt the 9833 and I'm trying to configure it to make it sound better. Well, on my old HU I just adjusted bass/treble by turning the dial from -7 to + 7. On this HU, I have to deal with an EQ. I have no idea what settings to put.

I think I've figured the cutoff freq... the lowest freq. the speaker can handle should be where it is set.. right? I'm lost on what to set the dB for the front speakers, rear speakers, and sub though. Also have no idea what slope actually is.

I also don't know how to set this Parametric EQ. I have no idea where to move it to... what any of it really means.

Can someone please help? I'd like to set this up a little better by myself, but right now I'm kinda lost.

I think I can do the time correction, that doesn't seem too hard.. just have to measure.

Don't know what to tell you. I have a 9827 (or something...), but I don't have the Slope adjustment, Parametric EQ or Time Correction. First I'd say to simply adjust the bass and treble frequencies to where you want them. If you have a good sub, I would suggest leaving the MX (bass boost) off, because it cuts out some of the highs. Once you see how you like the sound with the MX off, turn MX on and see how that compares.

I'm not an expert, but I think the time correction is to correct for the distance between your speakers. Since the left/right speakers are different distances from your ears, time corrrection can compensate and send the music for the left/right either earlier or later so they get to your ears at the same time. I've been debating about upgrading to a HU that has this feature, because I think I could use it in my car. Anyway, once you get the sound levels adjusted, I would come back to time correction and see what kind of a difference it makes after you've done everything else.

It took me at least 3 months to finally tweak my new system to exactly how I wanted it to sound. Part of the problem is you just have to spend some time listening to it to realize what needs to be changed, so don't be in a rush to get it all done now.

A quick tip that I got is to try making cuts instead of boost when making adjustments to the EQ. Instead of

+4 +3 +0 +0 to bring out the bass more, do

+0 -1 -4 -4 instead.

That's the problem.. I don't have a normal Bass and Treble setting. Pure EQ...

Whelp. You're fucked.



J/K

I just played around with a 9833. Press the knob and it should let you adjust the bass level. Also, you can press the Menu button and get to the bass/treble adjustments.