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Old Feb 11, 2019 | 10:06 AM
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For the Masters of all things audio ... Can someone please help me to understand the best way to do the time alignment and how it changes during riding? I realize that this is next level skills but I am trying to make my sled sound as good as I can with the tools available. Thanks in advance
 
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You can get all technical when setting time alignment but with us in the open environment most of the time alignment will go away when you start moving.

The best way to go about setting your time alignment is set it in a parking lot pimp mode.
If you have the abilities to switch your DSP settings once you have the engine running and rolling down the road you can reset the time alignment for moving.
The only bad thing is your time alignment settings are going to always be fluctuating when you are rolling down the road in an open environment. As your speed changes the lower frequencies will get farther behind you as the wave lengths are longer and farther apart then the higher frequencies.

Clear as southern muddy water right??
 
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Yep as clear as swamp mud but pretty much what I was thinking so I will just set my PLPM and not worry too much about time alignment on my riding set which is where I spend most of my time anyway
 
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Originally Posted by Mike14SG
For the Masters of all things audio ... Can someone please help me to understand the best way to do the time alignment and how it changes during riding? I realize that this is next level skills but I am trying to make my sled sound as good as I can with the tools available. Thanks in advance
Time Align is more critical in a car rather than a bike because on a bike the two speakers are pretty much equal distance from your ears. In a car th he speakers are all at different distances affecting soundstage.
 
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Originally Posted by Sparky357
Time Align is more critical in a car rather than a bike because on a bike the two speakers are pretty much equal distance from your ears. In a car th he speakers are all at different distances affecting soundstage.
You are correct.
 
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