Inital Considerations - µ-Dimension Glow DSP8 Instruction Manual

Initial Considerations
1) What it takes to make a system sound the best
One thing that is absolutely essential to understand is that simply
installing high quality audio gear does not ensure that the system will
sound great. Sure, it is essential to use high quality equipment, and
the DSP8 with its tremendously capable features will make your job
a lot easier. But the end results are only partly determined by the
equipment used. Your skills, knowledge, and installation/tuning
abilities, financial considerations, as well as how much time can be
allotted to the design, fabrication, and final tuning of the system, will
play the most important parts in determining how the system will
perform.
The procedures and basic guidelines detailed in this manual can
give you a logical approach by which you can tune most mobile
audio systems when using the DSP8. We have filtered this informa-
tion into as generic an approach as possible, so that it can be used
on just about any system. These are proven recommended
practices, not necessarily hard and fast rules and/or requirements
that must be used on every system.
After you gain experience, you will likely modify these techniques to
meet the specific requirements necessary for each system you take
on. You may eliminate steps not needed, modify the techniques,
and create different ways to accomplish what is needed. Our intent is
to give you a solid, proven approach towards audio system tuning.
The end goals will determine what steps are needed and the specific
techniques required.
For example, a basic OEM system upgrade might only require basic
crossover setting, input mixer and output level setting, and simple
equalization.
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