New headunit

hrdhtdvr

Just wondering here. I always get the crutchfield magazine and see Blaupunkt. Are they worth a crap any more? I think I remember them being one of the must haves in the 80s and 90s.

killerb

check out the kenwood excelon kdc-x990. this is a very nice head unit with very nice features. it cound be had for alot less than $450. 5 volt front, rear and sub outputs, aux. input for ipod or you can control off the unit and wolfson d/a converters. sounds great.

Product Description:

CD player with built-in amplifier (22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels)
Detachable, motorized, fold-down face with customizable graphics
4096 Color (Full-color), Organic Electroluminescent (OEL) Motion display with built-in screensavers/backgrounds (see more pictures)
Plays CDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, including discs loaded with MP3s, WMAs, and AAC files
AC Drive provides spoken announcement of MP3 and WMA file names
Graphic Motion Analyzer displays vehicle performance specs
System Q EX sound controls
Installer/User/Backup Memory of Audio Setup
Built-in DSP: DTA/System Q-ex (4 band P-EQ)/Digital E's+/SRS WOW Digital Effect
4-band parametric EQ
SRS WOW with three settings for wide soundfield, enhanced bass, and soundstage focus
High-quality oxygen-free copper cables on preamp outputs and auxiliary input
Installer Memory recalls audio settings
Satellite radio-ready (tuner, subscription and antenna required and not included)
HD Radio-ready (separate tuner box required)
Compatible with Kenwood iPod control interface KCA-ip500
CD changer controls
3 preamp outputs, 5 volts
Dual-zone audio control sends different signals to the front and rear speaker outputs
O.D.D. (Offset Dual Differential) D/A System for Sound Quality
CR-2 tuner

exalted512

hrdhtdvr wrote:

Just wondering here. I always get the crutchfield magazine and see Blaupunkt. Are they worth a crap any more? I think I remember them being one of the must haves in the 80s and 90s.

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DaveSal

I recently bought the P880 -- very happy w/it so far. Lots of sound-shaping capabilities, and it looks great too!

Has anyone tried the time-alignment feature on this unit? Can't seem to get mine right. Even though I carefully measured the speaker distances and double-checked my settings, instrument placement across the stage is nowhere near where it should be. The image seems to jump around the stage as the frequency of the singer or instrument changes. Front speakers are coax mounted, so distance between mid-bass/tweeters shouldn't be an issue given that they're right on top of eachother.

1996blackmax

Where are your speakers located, are they in the doors? I think moving the tweeter up near the A-pillar would help.

MacLeod

DaveSal wrote:

Has anyone tried the time-alignment feature on this unit? Can't seem to get mine right. Even though I carefully measured the speaker distances and double-checked my settings, instrument placement across the stage is nowhere near where it should be. The image seems to jump around the stage as the frequency of the singer or instrument changes. Front speakers are coax mounted, so distance between mid-bass/tweeters shouldn't be an issue given that they're right on top of eachother.

Thats not a problem with time alignment but rather phasing and on/off axis response.

If your speakers are in the doors then youre more on axis with the right speaker than the left and the higher frequencies are coming at you more intensely than from the left so those frequencies pull to the right. Likewise some frequencies are coming at you from the left with more intensity than from the right so those will pull to the left. This is why speaker placement is so important and doors are a horrible spot for em.

On top of all this you could also have some phasing issues at certain frequencies. Try flipping the polarity of one tweeter at a time and see if that changes anything.