mb quart qsd 216 tweeters too loud
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Topic: mb quart qsd 216 tweeters too loud
Posted By: guysmily
Subject: mb quart qsd 216 tweeters too loud
Date Posted: October 19, 2012 at 10:14 PM
Hi all,
My car came with MB Quart QSD 216's when I bought it years ago. The tweeters are way too loud for me. I followed the instructions to reduce the tweeters to the minimum level but they still hurt my ears. Is there any way to further reduce the tweeter volume? I searched the web and the forums and couldn't find anything.
Instruction Manual:
https://www.maxxsonics.net/manuals/mbquart/pdfs/qsd_216.pdf
Replies:
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: October 21, 2012 at 11:38 PM
You can add an L-pad... I'll assume that the tweeters are 4 ohms, but how much do you want to attenuate them? Is there any marking on the existing attenuator to tell you how far below "zero" it is? Example: any marking saying -XdB?
Since "all the way down" is still too hot for you, start with an attenuator network that's that far off zero, say 6dB, and restart your adjustments with the L-pad in place, but with the Quart attenuator at the top setting.
Here's a calculator page I found online:
https://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-Lpad.htm
Best of luck...
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