Unlock Perfect Sound: Step-by-Step Car Audio Tuning with Audison ACCORDO

[@vicc9320]

Kudos for showing the more technical aspects of a sound setup. A proper AMP/DSP and tuning is way more important IMO to get proper SQ than any speakers!

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

No problem at all :)

[@matthewbriggs388]

Thanks for the video. Is it normal for XOs to overlap a little? I noticed the sub and woofers have 50Hz overlap.

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

Hi, no problem, all depends on the system

[@cfisher4531]

What are you using to bridge radio to dsp? Also, what are you using the rear deck speakers for exactly?

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

Optical module and Audison Prima speakers

[@jaz97]

​@CambridgeCarAudio Can you link which Opitical module your using

[@gary991]

Quick question the mic was placed in the passenger side for tuning and then final listening/testing from the drivers side listening position? Did you flip the location or retune? Thanks

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

@@gary991 Yes we do, that was only as it was our demo car car

[@RAW-CAt]

Hey Luke, quick question, is your custom house curve intentionally flat with no low end extention because you are using that small shallow subwoofer? Do you have a different curve for a full suzed 12in? In my experience a curve like that willbe very flat sounding and packing body and impact.

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

We found that the curves given were too bass heavy and for our demo car, we wanted something less bass heavy on this system as the sub could take over and deliver depth when required

[@RAW-CAt]

I saw you addressed this in other comments, but it is very confusing when you setup TA with a tape measure for the driver seat, but then Acordo automatically sets TA for the passenger and then you listen in the driver seat again. Tape measure step is not nesecary at all if using Acordo auto TA.

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

We use it to check everything, we do not just assume everything is perfectly correct. Also the video is not filmed in one take, we tuned for driver position then listened :)

[@jayhuss7684]

So in this video, did you show the two ways it can be calibrated or do you have to do the manual part with the tape measure etc and set up wizard?

[@karlkiernan6863]

I have tried both and found the tape measure method to be more accurate. Also don't use the Dayton audio UMM6 as it doesn't have a 90 deg calibration file. I have since got a different mic that has the 90 deg cal file so will have to see if accordo works better with that.

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

We do both to ensure perfection

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

:)

[@abrarahmed8360]

hey Luke, I'm from India, I do own a Audison Active Audio setup, trying to learn and correct the audio or improvise the audio outcome myself was looking for a custom curve in youtube came across your channel and got impressed with your teams work, I own hyundai i20 Audison af c 8.14 & voce & b-con series, Quick Question I do have a Harman target Curves can I use that and skeptical to ask, but here I go if it is ethical to ask for your custom curve you used in the above video, but if you can share nothing like it..Thanks for in advance and for your efforts to share the knowledge...

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

Thank you, sorry that is not something we would share

[@abrarahmed8360]

@@CambridgeCarAudio Thank you for responding, can you let me know if I can use the harman kardon curve?

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

@ not tried that before

[@eyvindurleo]

Does the bitDrive 2.0 and accordo work with all their dsp? Like the bit ten

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

@@eyvindurleo nope, only Forza range

[@murdamechanik]

Did you have any issues with not enough volume when trying to do accordo?

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

On some cars, yes, we then manually tune after to get the desired sound

[@emirlion5832]

Yes, low volume compared to OEM, also much weaker Bass with Accordo :) Although input equalizer was flattened, results did not make me happy with Accordo.

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

@@emirlion5832 we found that you get a lot more bass and need to tone that side down

[@emirlion5832]

@@CambridgeCarAudio that's interesting. I nearly lost all my bass, then made RTA with my hand to fix. I think AF C8.14 Bit's CH5/6 and CH7/8 as bridged are enough to deliver power for APBX 8DS?

[@TheNiner29er]

Hey Luke, I see that you are using a single channel for the subwoofer, why wouldn't you Bridge 13/14 so you could feed the Sub-amp with two RCA signals?

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

@@TheNiner29er it’s using an active sub in this system

[@bmw_gal]

I had a whole audison set up installed into my 4 series but I wasn’t impressed with the volume and crispness. I had someone else take a look at it and turned it up SO loud that the car was hissing when I got in and now it distorts on bassy tunes. Does this just mean it’s not been tuned to the right settings correctly?

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

@@bmw_gal could be tuning or could be poor install

[@bmw_gal]

@ do you recommend to sound proof? Might have to come down to you guys 😆

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

@ It’s not an option, it’s essential

[@bmw_gal]

@@CambridgeCarAudio should tell 99% of car audio shops that coz they NEVER do it when installing a new system!! 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

@@bmw_gal I know, not sure why they don’t

[@uzyh7622]

Why don't you install the Mile 500r??? the ribbon midrange

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

Every spec is different, this is a demo car so it is showing a popular option we do on BMW's

[@robertoortiz85]

Same as the alpine dsp???

[@CambridgeCarAudio]

Nope