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Old Aug 30, 2014 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Kave Dweller
Went with kenwood 598, biketronics retro radio and metra 99-9600. It's in, but far from tuned yet, what setting did you use on your eq?
I will go look at the bike and write everything down so I get it right. This is the best Sound I have gotten out of it. Alot of messing around.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2014 | 12:44 PM
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My bass level is +4
Mid level +6
Tre level +7

Eq pro 120
Bass +4
Mid. + 6
Tre +7
Loud is on
Bass enhancement is on level 2

Eq is set to user
I was not happy with pre set eg
Good luck it takes some time to get it but when you get it you will know. Mine went from ok to holy **** real quick.
 
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Originally Posted by tdgriff
My bass level is +4
Mid level +6
Tre level +7

Eq pro 120
Bass +4
Mid. + 6
Tre +7
Loud is on
Bass enhancement is on level 2

Eq is set to user
I was not happy with pre set eg
Good luck it takes some time to get it but when you get it you will know. Mine went from ok to holy **** real quick.
Griff. . Not sure about the Kenwood but I have a couple friends who have the same Sony I do and they blew their speakers with the "LOUD" setting on the HU. It's been my experience to keep the loud setting off if your system is amped. May not hold true with the Kenwood. Just giving you a heads up.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2014 | 02:31 PM
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On my sony it was turned off. So far I am not getting any distortion . I will have to look into that with kenwood. Thank you for the advice. Now you got me thinking
 
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Old Aug 30, 2014 | 02:32 PM
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loudness is really only supposed to be used for low volumes to "fill" the sound stage. Anything about volume level of 5 or so, it should be off.
 
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loudness is really only supposed to be used for low volumes to "fill" the sound stage. Anything about volume level of 5 or so, it should be off.
Well TD . . . There's our confirmation!
 
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Old Aug 30, 2014 | 02:53 PM
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loudness is really only supposed to be used for low volumes to "fill" the sound stage. Anything about volume level of 5 or so, it should be off.
Loudness boosts low freqs to give fuller sound AT LOW VOLUMES.
Leave it off!
I got sound enhancer function on my Pioneer and sound at low or mid setting great BUT ONLY AT LOWER VOLUME... ASA I start increasing the volume the Speakers are basically getting and potentially can be damaged by it.

My advise: only use your equalizer settings to tweak your sound, no loudness nor sound enhancing (usually those are a boost of highs and lows). This applies to my Pioneer, of course I could be off for the Kenwood or Sony....
 
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Thank you for your help it's turned off.
 
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Put the most dollars in your front 2 fairing speakers for best results the other locations not so much
 
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very well said,,,,, put all your money into the upper fairing speakers and amp FIRST ,,, then move to the lower fairing position to add even more sound on the highway,,,,,,

then you can add rear speakers etc if you have more money to spend, but anything that is behind you will be hard to hear on the highway, regardless of what it sounds like sitting still or at tail-gate parties ,,,,

and it never hurts to have a good sounding bike around FOR those late night tail-gate parties !!
 
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