It's fairly pointless just finding something with lots of bass and treble - unless that's how you want your system to sound - bass and treble is only part of the story.
People don't realise just how most modern CDs are recorded/mastered. They are aimed at the mass market, and made to sound good on cheap sound systems. Try something older - something made before 1990 is a safe bet - original Michael Jackson, Madonna, Dire straights and Pink Floyd etc are often recommended for really showing what a system can do - whether you like them or not!
A chap local to me works for a reputable ice installer, and the number of people who complain that their system "doesn't sound right" is increasing - mainly due to rubbish they are putting in, often low (<192kbps) bitrate mp3s, but some original CDs aren't much better!
If you are interested, have a look at this:
Obviously the youtube playback quality won't give a very good demonstration, but you should get the gist of it.
Best music for tuning your i.c.e
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33Hz is fairly theoretical although rather effective, and only the 'holy grail' for girls. It is supposed to be the resonant frequency of a certain part of the female physiologyBadDave wrote:Heyho wrote:And the "holy grail" of bass frequencies happens to be 33hzboombang wrote:Really you want a very long sweeping wave from approx 40Hz to 40kHz.
just a piece of useless info for you
And after a little box building and some decent test tones in the college music tech studio, i can safely say it works, but it probably doesnt have much to do with the frequency as such, just the massive vibrations you get from a 36mm travel 22" cone or two
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I'm well aware of thatChris wrote:
33Hz is fairly theoretical although rather effective, and only the 'holy grail' for girls. It is supposed to be the resonant frequency of a certain part of the female physiology
Also well aware of which part of the female anatomy it works wonders on
+/- a couple of hertz either way works as well
OK, this may sound gay, but get a decent Mariah Carey track with a decent beat.
If you can tune your set up to play Mariah's high notes while pulling off the beat too, you've done a good job with your set up.
Its all about having the crisp balanced sound in your car.
If you can tune your set up to play Mariah's high notes while pulling off the beat too, you've done a good job with your set up.
Its all about having the crisp balanced sound in your car.
Old topic I know but after reading your post I had to comment about you not trying to sound gay,You have a pink nokia for sale in your sig!! LOL..tari wrote:OK, this may sound gay, but get a decent Mariah Carey track with a decent beat.
Thanks anyway must admit some of mariahs stuff does work well.
Lol...BAUR335I wrote:Old topic I know but after reading your post I had to comment about you not trying to sound gay,You have a pink nokia for sale in your sig!! LOL..tari wrote:OK, this may sound gay, but get a decent Mariah Carey track with a decent beat.
Thanks anyway must admit some of mariahs stuff does work well.
Oh sh*t I just set myself up for that one.
But on a serious note, if your fussy about your sound quality, tune your set up to one of her good songs and you'll be sorted.