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Old Apr 11, 2022 | 11:18 AM
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I was able to Bluetooth to DSP without opening up fairing. Very simple.

Here are the settings on the DSP from installer. Again, he said these were the starting points from Cicada directly.

I’m not sure what the crossover screen means, but EQ I have a basic knowledge of.

any suggestions on getting some of the brightness out?




 
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Old Apr 11, 2022 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by mhill0826
I was able to Bluetooth to DSP without opening up fairing. Very simple.

Here are the settings on the DSP from installer. Again, he said these were the starting points from Cicada directly.

I’m not sure what the crossover screen means, but EQ I have a basic knowledge of.

any suggestions on getting some of the brightness out?



Did you have the radio flashed?

It looks you have ZERO mid-bass in that setup. -20db on 80 Hz and -9db on 500 Hz (If I'm reading your screenshots correctly). Which will make your ears bleed. The highs are already cut like crazy. But all of these will depend if your HU is flashed or not. I know Cicada has a "non-flashed" EQ setting. Not sure if this is it or not.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2022 | 11:35 AM
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I was told the HU was flashed, it’s on invoice.
i thought the bass was set low/non-existent too!
 
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Old Apr 11, 2022 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by mhill0826
I was told the HU was flashed, it’s on invoice.
i thought the bass was set low/non-existent too!
What does the invoice say for flash?

It sure non-existent!
 
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Old Apr 11, 2022 | 11:41 AM
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Just sent email asking flash name, invoice didn’t list the specific flash used.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2022 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by mhill0826
Just sent email asking flash name, invoice didn’t list the specific flash used.
I don't like to rag on shops, but man...... They should of done some adjusting before letting you hear it. It's pretty basic shix there for an "audio" shop.
 
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It’s the RF flash.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2022 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by mhill0826
It’s the RF flash.
Good!

I would reset the EQ to flat.

Then make sure HP is at 90. It says that on your screenshot, but it doesn't look like the HP is highlighted. Just to double check.

Then look at this graph from Cicada website. This will give you a bass of where to start EQ'ing


 
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Old Apr 11, 2022 | 12:45 PM
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Looking at that chart, how do the 8 bands of the EQ settings relate to what’s on the chart?

I don’t know much about what I see there, sorry.

i do know left to right goes from low to high frequencies, and the higher the slider is up, the more you get off that particular frequency

i could just start playing with it to get it to where I like, can’t hurt anything…hopefully
 
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Old Apr 11, 2022 | 01:32 PM
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Went into app, used the preset “HD Flashed-Horns” which had these settings


This made a world of difference in lows and highs!!
Sounds great, 100% better…again, not sure if this is the best the system can deliver, but it SO much better!
 
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