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<blockquote data-quote="nicholas_r_d" data-source="post: 8783109" data-attributes="member: 684447"><p>tldr : New car, new audio system. The "s" and "ch" and "sh" sounds are not right...it sounds almost like a lisp, splatter, static, inferior source...but only in a specific frequency.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Car</p><p>2022 Lincoln Aviator w/ Revel Sound System (28 stock speakers)</p><p></p><p>Equipment</p><p>Focal 3-Way (x4) (all 4 doors)</p><p>Focal mid/tweet (center dash area)</p><p>Mosconi 4ch (2x)</p><p>JL 1000/1 </p><p>JL HO112 (W7AE)</p><p>Stinger Battery</p><p></p><p>My previous vehicle was an 02' Escalade EXT which had a 2-way Focal setup in the front doors and nothing in the rear. It had a stealth box JL 12Tw6's. I played music from my iPhone using Apple Music (with the lossless audio enabled). The system sounded great.</p><p></p><p>Went back to the same place (10 years later) and had them do a new install of the above equipment. They had the vehicle for about 4 weeks and when I got it back, there is a noticeable difference in sound quality compared to my older/cheaper system. The new setup has some terrible "splatter" (not sure the right verbiage) in a certain frequency. Some examples of songs that just sound bad are</p><p></p><p>Arizona Zervas - FML</p><p>Russ - Keep It Pushin</p><p>Fences - Arrows</p><p>Smino - Anita</p><p>Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color</p><p>Chance The Rapper - Hot Shower</p><p></p><p>So...I went back to the install place and told them about the issue. They had it for another day and didn't make it sound any better and then told me that it was the factory speaker grills that was causing the issue. I didn't fully buy that explanation (I am sure custom grills would allow it to sound its best, but the issue cannot only be the factory grills).</p><p></p><p>Since I didn't buy that answer, I took my vehicle to another car audio place in town and gave them all the information. They recommended that we install a Bit One HD Virtuoso to control all of the audio sources/signals and that they would be able to tune the vehicle with all the current hardware in it. I have placed an order for the $2,000 DSP and am waiting for it to ship to the local shop.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime, I would like to get more educated about this and have a better idea of what happened to the original install (and why it sounds so bad). As well as get advice with the route I am on currently. Does my plan of action make the most sense? Is there anything that I am missing or should consider at this point? Any advice, help, reassurance I am doing the right/wrong thing would be greatly appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholas_r_d, post: 8783109, member: 684447"] tldr : New car, new audio system. The "s" and "ch" and "sh" sounds are not right...it sounds almost like a lisp, splatter, static, inferior source...but only in a specific frequency. Car 2022 Lincoln Aviator w/ Revel Sound System (28 stock speakers) Equipment Focal 3-Way (x4) (all 4 doors) Focal mid/tweet (center dash area) Mosconi 4ch (2x) JL 1000/1 JL HO112 (W7AE) Stinger Battery My previous vehicle was an 02' Escalade EXT which had a 2-way Focal setup in the front doors and nothing in the rear. It had a stealth box JL 12Tw6's. I played music from my iPhone using Apple Music (with the lossless audio enabled). The system sounded great. Went back to the same place (10 years later) and had them do a new install of the above equipment. They had the vehicle for about 4 weeks and when I got it back, there is a noticeable difference in sound quality compared to my older/cheaper system. The new setup has some terrible "splatter" (not sure the right verbiage) in a certain frequency. Some examples of songs that just sound bad are Arizona Zervas - FML Russ - Keep It Pushin Fences - Arrows Smino - Anita Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color Chance The Rapper - Hot Shower So...I went back to the install place and told them about the issue. They had it for another day and didn't make it sound any better and then told me that it was the factory speaker grills that was causing the issue. I didn't fully buy that explanation (I am sure custom grills would allow it to sound its best, but the issue cannot only be the factory grills). Since I didn't buy that answer, I took my vehicle to another car audio place in town and gave them all the information. They recommended that we install a Bit One HD Virtuoso to control all of the audio sources/signals and that they would be able to tune the vehicle with all the current hardware in it. I have placed an order for the $2,000 DSP and am waiting for it to ship to the local shop. In the meantime, I would like to get more educated about this and have a better idea of what happened to the original install (and why it sounds so bad). As well as get advice with the route I am on currently. Does my plan of action make the most sense? Is there anything that I am missing or should consider at this point? Any advice, help, reassurance I am doing the right/wrong thing would be greatly appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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