John W

me, too. so, the only settings not at default are overall bass +2, 100Hz +2

CRRobert

Check this link. It talks about some of the settings that the guys in the 7 series were using for there Logic 7. May give you some additional ideas.

Tim C

Your dealer doesn't understand what an equalizer does. By leaving all of the sliders at the same level and adjusting them above or below the midpoint (flat setting) all you're doing is increasing or decreasing the overall volume.

The idea is to set the sliders independently to adjust the relative loudness of one or more segments of the sound spectrum. A little experimenting with extreme settings of individual sliders will quickly reveal how they impact the sound. The settings you choose are largely subjective and depend on your ears and the source.

Tofu Warrior

Actually it's slightly worse than just leaving it flat. The equalizer bands don't perfectly overlap each other, so by raising all the levels simultaneously, you are overamplifying or underamplifying certain "gap" or "overlap" frequencies.

The point still remains though, doesn't really do anything to raise everything at the same time...

Lomag

hmm .. so all in all I understand I should have a small V going across the bars? I'll play around with it a little later on today and see what happens. I don't think that changing the settings plus or minus one tick would change anything. I remember my dealer raised up the ends so it sounds about right.

Tim C

Quite true, Tofu, and it raises the issue that everythng else being the same, louder sounds better.

jpalmer51

haha, not the first time the dealer told me crap. Seems like he just says anything to get me to shutup, although when u pay almost 90k$ CAD for a car, u would think they would go over every detail. Well as of my ride home Im gonna change my settings

Tim C

You only want a V if you want to drop the midrange and boost the bass and treble, which is not necessarily an improvement. Many folks like exaggerated bass and treble, but that doesn't make it right for you.

Experiment with the individual sliders to see how they impact the sound, and then adjust to suit your preferences. It does require a fair amount of listening and experimenting, and unfortunately, one settting may sound great for certain songs or sources, but not cut it with others.

Tim C

To be fair to whoever advised you, I would not expect dealer personnel to understand equalizers, and the individual may have genuinely thought the advice to be good.

jpalmer51

yeah, well I certainly dont know much, which is why I followed his advice, I guess its just a matter of taking the time and adjusting to ur lik ing