What Do You Think Of This Setup? And Other Q's

I have seen this gimmick many times over the years. It is something tht is as simple as as having a slight phase shift in certain frequencies that make the mind "think" it is hearing something else. This has been doen for years...most of the time it is nothing more than a jole, or a fun toy to play with.

To be honest, in day to day driving, i fingd that this type of sound can be fun and entertaining. Would i want it for a serious SQ system....NO. Could I live with out it? Yes.....


Concentrate on a good sytem, then add on "toys" such as this later if ou feel you need them.

 

Well, again, it is a "toy" In my opinion. it is something you may choose to add on later, but first and foremost, i suggest a quality system in your car. It will not make up for a serious lack of quality in your system.

With that said, If it is what i think it is, it will make your soundstage "sound" wider as stated......heck, a mono source can be made to have an artificial "soundtstage" by way of phasing manipulation.

But here is the deal, it will not replace a set of well placed speakers, a set of quality components places in the right way in the vehicel will sound better than any artificial sound enhancment, period.

i have played with all kinds of these things over the years, including an original eclipse DSP 1000 digital signal processor (which i still have).....NONE of them have ever been something that i like to use all the time...they are a toy and should be used as such....to an untrained ear, they may sound "awesome"...to someone who KNOWS what a soundstage should sound like, they will sound like crap.....


If you really feel you need one, i suggest you go to a dealer and listen for yourself, dont buy one cause of the advertising!!!!!