What is the best way to optimize imaging?

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Topic: What is the best way to optimize imaging?

Posted By: whiteblazer01
Subject: What is the best way to optimize imaging?
Date Posted: March 02, 2005 at 10:17 PM

I know this is an ongoing topic, but I want a bad ass setup in my car. I want to be able to have optimal imaging. How can I go about doing that? Considering doing it right would be different for every car.

P.S. I am also planning on putting in 6 12's (I know that will screw with the imaging, but how can that be incorporated?).

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Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: March 02, 2005 at 10:31 PM

Imaging.

*Good balance up front.
*Both left and right midrange and highs as equidistant from your ears as possible.
*Both left and right midrange and highs as on-axis as possible.
*Strong midbass up front to allow a low crossover point to the subwoofers.
*Tweeters as close to midrange drivers as possible.
*Close attention paid to the crossovers.

I've seen this correctly done in very few ways. The most popular and most often successful is this:

1) Kickpanel placement of both midrange and tweeter from a component set.
2) Dedicated midbass driver(s) in each door.

6 12's are going to make the sub-bass very hot.

You're going to need a lot of midbass work to blend with that. Try some quality 7" or larger midbass drivers in your doors.

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New Project: 2003 Pathfinder

Posted By: whiteblazer01
Date Posted: March 03, 2005 at 2:34 AM

where is the best place to aim each speaker? Is there a best, or optimal angle?

Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: March 03, 2005 at 5:16 AM

At your head. :-)

Seriously though, use that as a starting point and adjust from there. Friends holding and adjusting angles while you listen can help. Once you find a good angle note it and glass the kick around that angle. Repeat for the other side.

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New Project: 2003 Pathfinder

Posted By: soundmasta
Date Posted: March 03, 2005 at 7:50 AM

another thing that is useful is time delay.it makes things a bit easier and lets placement be comprimised a little. the eclipse 8454 that i have has the best time delay feature i've seen on a h.u., or you could find an external peice to take car of that.

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Posted By: Steven Kephart
Date Posted: March 03, 2005 at 4:28 PM

To completely optimize imaging you will need to move your seat position to the center of the vehicle. Then remove all glass and hard surfaces. After that, follow the directions the others provided from there. Good luck! posted_image

Steven Kephart

Adire Audio

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