http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/tags/subwoofer Bongiovi Acoustics DPS Community en-US Tue, 22 May 2012 01:57:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/search.php http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/beats-audio#post-715 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:21:13 +0000 Joseph Beaty 715@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Thank you for your feedback and compliments "enduring_hero". We will consider all of your customizing ideas for sure. Your involvement in the Beta program is very much needed and appreciated. Profiles are constantly growing so stay tuned. Feel free to be more descriptive in what profiles you like and dislike for whatever applications. (Music Genre, Movie, etc.) Take care. </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/beats-audio#post-713 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:23:12 +0000 enduring_hero 713@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>I am currently testing the Windows Beta Program and I have been since it started. It's looking great so far and I've said it before and I'll say it again, I think customized profiles that user can change themselves would be great, as well as profiles that emphasize a specific brand or model of laptop (HP, Dell, Alienware, etc) I think, would be a lot more user friendly than the "Cites" profiles out now. I have a Compaq (owned by HP) Presario CQ62, and it's annoying sometimes whenever I upgrade to the new update, that I have to almost always mix and match the profiles to get the sound I need. Even after I find that one profile works great for some songs (movies, programs etc) but for others it stinks. </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/beats-audio#post-711 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:41:26 +0000 Joseph Beaty 711@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>The DPS Plug-In is not currently available for iPod. If you have not tried the Mac version of the DPS Plug-In for iTunes please check it out. It's available now at <a href="http://dpsplugin.com" rel="nofollow">http://dpsplugin.com</a><br /> We also have the Beta program for Windows machines available through our site at this link-<br /> <a href="http://www.dpsplugin.com/help/doku.php?id=windows_beta_help" rel="nofollow">http://www.dpsplugin.com/help/doku.php?id=windows_beta_help</a><br /> Stay tuned for news about what you are looking for. You will certainly hear it here first. Take care (enduring_hero)<br /> -Bongiovi Joe (One of them anyway LoL) </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/beats-audio#post-710 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:23:36 +0000 enduring_hero 710@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Hey, Random Question, Is there an App for the iPod so I can get the same Audio Quality when using it? </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/beats-audio#post-544 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 01:38:51 +0000 Joseph Beaty 544@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Thanks so much kangy3! Stay active in the forums! We so appreciate your kind words and suggestions. Take care. </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/beats-audio#post-483 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 03:48:24 +0000 kangy3 483@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Sounds awesome I can't wait now. Thanks for doing such a great job with the DPS and bongiovi acoustics, i'm going to try to keep my KD-S100 in every car i purchase in the future. </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/beats-audio#post-481 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:12:35 +0000 Joey Butera 481@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>It will most certainly work in Windows 7 and we will have a profile just for that laptop! </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/beats-audio#post-480 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:04:14 +0000 kangy3 480@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Well seeing this hear i'm ASSUMING this is going to come out for win 7. This technology works excellent in my car on my kd-s100. Will love to see it come to windows. My computer is the HP pavilion DV7 with beats audio and built in sub. </p> <p>Just saying. Thanks guys! </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/you-know-what-would-really-be-great#post-159 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:37:06 +0000 Joey Butera 159@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>SUB 03 is a pretty flat profile for use with very high quality drivers and/or a subwoofer. However, VAR 03 should be putting out the most bass followed by VAR 01. Keep in mind the effect is quite different depending on the model of the speaker. The Bass and Trebel controls should help a little as well. I would advise turning the Trebel down to help with the sharpness on VAR 03 first. </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/you-know-what-would-really-be-great#post-157 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:09:00 +0000 kangy3 157@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>even better, which beta profile did you guys design to put out the most bass? </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/you-know-what-would-really-be-great#post-156 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:57:36 +0000 kangy3 156@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Have you guys over hear ever thought about releasing some sort of software so people could make there own profile variations or tweak ones they already have? I'm using VAR 03 in my 96 bonneville and the bass is good but i would to get a little more out of it so i don't have to turn the stereo to 25+ to get the feeling i want. The Highs are sharp enough to hurt my ears sometimes but that just means it's working so no complaints. </p> <p>Would you recommend using one of the subwoofer profiles even though i don't have a sub? </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/subwoofer-science-repost#post-4 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:44:38 +0000 Joey Butera 4@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Re-post from the old KD-S100 forum: <a href="http://ibongiovi.omgforum.net/consumer-audio-electronics-f6/sub-woofer-science-t35.htm#158" rel="nofollow">http://ibongiovi.omgforum.net/consumer-audio-electronics-f6/sub-woofer-science-t35.htm#158</a></p> <p>If I may add to the crossover conversation:</p> <p>Many consumer audio products do use the subwoofer to recreate frequencies well above 80Hz. Most home audio surround systems have tiny speakers that can only get down to about 250Hz so they tune the subwoofer up to take over where the small speakers leave off. Keep in mind, our ears can really only localize (place in the stereo image) frequencies 1000Hz and higher. For most situations our subwoofers are "invisible" and our ears place the sound where the higher frequencies are generated. I'm of the opinion that if you have a bi-amped system (the head unit's amps with a separate sub amp) then by all means share the load as much as possible. That is why SUB 01 sounds pretty thin with no subwoofer. I made that profile with the capabilities of the KD-S100 in mind and eeked out every ounce of power from the unit at the frequencies it is most efficient. Remember, it takes MUCH more power to reproduce low frequencies compared to highs. I tune my subs like this:</p> <p>1) listen to the sub all by itself at full range (no crossover). I usually use Skinny Puppy or some other electronic music with very clean bottom for this.</p> <p>2) sub enclosures (especially ported ones) are tuned to a specific frequency for which they are most efficient. 40-80Hz I consider subharmonic frequencies (808 kick drums, "quad" or rumble) 80-100Hz are "kick" frequencies (they are high enough to "knock" you in the chest with the bass drum). 100-200Hz are "bass guitar" frequencies where you hear actual notes the lower instruments play. So you should hear the "note" your sub is tuned to very clearly. As long as the sub has no built-in passive crossover, you should be able to hear muffled voices and plenty of other sounds as well.</p> <p>3) Usually the speaker and enclosure will generate harmonics or other "notes" above the note it is tuned to. I listen for those by trying to notice muddiness in bass lines, boominess in the voice or a general honky sound. I then begin to turn the crossover frequency down until I get to a "sweet spot" where most of the voice is gone and the bass line and kick drum clean up nicely. The "Slope" control is how sharp (in dB per octave) your crossover affects the signal from the crossover frequency on down. This in turn affects the harmonics (higher slope number = more pronounced upper harmonics) so that control can be used to as well to shape the sound of your sub.</p> <p>4) After this process, the sub should sound big, ballsy and tight and very musical all on its own. I find my 12" sub in the studio sounds great at about 150Hz when used in conjunction with my NS-10M studio monitors. We have our Bryston crossover (or the sub's internal one) set to a 6dB/oct curve to keep the subwoofer's tone natural and to blend it into the low end of the NS-10. I designed VAR SUB 01 with the sound of NS-10's in mind to kind of re-create that particular studio sound in the car. The high mids are fairly well pronounced and the bass is rolled off at about 100Hz. The DPS processing is quite aggressive in this profile which should allow for very nice performance on low cost drivers. I find the best drivers are your standard paper cones with a decent magnet.</p> <p>5) Once the subwoofer sounds good, turn it all the way down and turn on the speakers in the cab. Set the KD-S100 with no bass or trebel boost. Play the same songs and find the approximate listening volume you normally use. It will sound bright and weird now so slowly turn the sub back up until you reach that magical "sweet spot" where the music "comes back together" and the sub is a natural extension of the cabin speakers. If at all possible to do safely, try this whole process while someone else is driving for you on the highway. Road noise is a HUGE factor in car audio that most people never take into account while tweaking their systems in the driveway. Your ears will automatically take the road noise into account as you tune your vehicle so when you are happy at 50mph, you will be happy in the parking lot! Also keep in mind that the subwoofer output is the only output on the KD-S100 that has no DPS processing.</p> <p>I'm trying to speak in musical term instead of engineering terms because in the end, that's all that really matters. It does take some time and patience to get the hang of this stuff and hey, it's also totally subjective! If anyone has any other techniques, I'd be happy to hear them. </p>