DUDE! I have been binge watching car audio videos for a few weeks and this is probably the most helpful video to date. No one is really talking about this topic. Just saw the oscilloscope video also I'm about to tune my system with that. Thanks for the info!!!

Thanks bro 10 years hooking up and tuning my own car audio. Best thing I ever heard so far. Keep it up 👍

Got it working. And tuned with your directions.my amp and subs work amazing,great sound no clipping. Got it set to the max without distortion and it sounds great thank you so much for all of you help and videos. I'll record how it all looks and sounds when I can and I'll send the link.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, was into car audio decades ago, life took a detour but im getting back into it. I have never heard from anyone the info you just laid down, though I'm sure, i see, a lot has changed since the late 90's. Awesome video bro, I apreciate you!

Bro, thank you for this explanation. I just had subs forever and recently put in amp'd door speakers. 3k watts on subs and 1.5k on 4way put 2 alternators in 2 batteries etc. Was getting static and popping and sound cutting out. Played around on my own and worked crossovers and that really helped but I wasn't sure about the EQ. I was playing some sinewaves to test but this 5 mins saved me probably hours of screwing around with the EQ. Having the understanding of the way our ears pick up sound makes the idea of tuning the EQ make so much sense now.

Wow it changed my system completely! I’m just a super novice. Your videos are easy to understand. You do a great job at riding the line of explaining for noobys and also making it easy to understand the technical jargon. Great job

Dude this video came in really hand I've had sound installed in my car for almost a year now, I watched ur video changed my setting yesterday and my car sounds like I just added another sounds system, dude it is LOUD it's ridiculous, thank u so much man🙏🏾

Thanks man, I thought I set my EQ good until I did the smile setting you taught and WOW what a difference. I’ve been listening to my music terribly these last few months lol

Thank you for the info, my system now has life, it literally sounds like a perfect symphony!!

This helped alot man. I was looking at my radio equalizer like "uuuuhhhh". It looks very similar to yours too. 👍👌

Man, thank you. I never had a clue about how it ever worked and now my system is on point. Thank you again!!!!

Your videos have helped me out so much! I can’t thank you enough! Very much appreciated!

The smile for me is too much treble so I lower the high Hz range down a bit and make a smirk.

GREAT INFORMATION! Thank you for putting this video up. This was a lot of help and I can hear the difference after making this adjustments. You got a new subscriber.

This is information is exactly what I’ve been looking for! I’ve been struggling to understand how an EQ works can’t wait to play around with the settings now.

I graduated with my MECP advanced certification from Installer Institute in Daytona Beach FL a year out of high school way back in 2004 and of course it was 18 months of doing and learning more of my love for audio and a total blast being 3000 miles from my home in CA on my own and young and I got to experience FL spring break with all my buds from the school. Anyway what u said about the audible frequency range for humans especially the midrange and why NOT to boost them too high is one of the first things we learned at Installer institute and it's so true that it's the exact opposite of how most people would think of boosting the mids of dropping them. That brought back some great memories of one of the first things we learned at that school and the amazing instructors who were the coolest and so knowledgeable. I can say that audio components (or any type of technology for thar matter) was a hell of alot different back in 2004 compared to the stuff we got today class D was a new thing back then and meant only for subs now we got full range high power class D amps built into head units that can rock better than some external amps and these days we got super high power high efficiency amps that can power an entire system with just one and some are so small they can be mounted behind the dash totally out of sight. In 2004 that would be like science fiction. Anyway good video and great call on that advice on how to set midrange frequencies as soon as I heard that it brought me way back to Installer Institute and one of the best times in my young life 😊

Man this video literally answered all the questions I had. I don’t comment much but this helped me out a ton

This is the explanation I've been looking for. Thanks brother.

Wow! I bumped into your video not knowing that I had been doing the right EQ setting all my life. Thanks for this.

This channel is underrated. Excellent video man. Very straightfwd!!

Thanks for this!! I’ve been trying to tune my head unit for almost 3 YEARS! It’s sounds great now! Even got rid of that static that use to be in the background

Thank you sir this really helped me man I've been trying to adjust my system too many times now this has helped my sound thank you.

Thank you so much! My sound system sounds so much louder and cleaner now 👌🏽 best eq settings!

I knew there had to be videos on EQ Settings! Thank you! I now have a “starting point” to work with. Great information!

good stuff. I tried this today and sounds much cleaner. Thanks! your channel desirve more credit. Also Like the fact that you didnt waste that 25 dollar sub :P no need to destroy stuff

Thank you so much you help me a lot with how to adjusted for gaming Thank you ❤️

Going to give this a shot! Never thought of it the way that you talked about it in your video but it definitely makes more sense

That’s crazy cause I did this to my car before watching this video and I didn’t even know about the smiley face my ears just loved the sound it was perfect and ended up just like how u showed in the video on my eq chart crazy ! Great video

Just came across this video. And let me tell you. My shit sounds amazing and actually full now. Whenever I’d buy or try to do “research” nobody would really explain and say oh it’s just preference. But the smiley face way and then going off preference after is 👌🏽 I appreciate the help.

I think you did a good job overall. Even though I'm not quite a beginner I think that alot of bassheads only focus on spl vs sq. For us to understand this better we'd have to understand what gain and gain overlap is and how compression and music production affects our systems

Wow I did the smiley thing and people around me gave me compliments thanks bro

Works well! Sounds great now on my radio. Thank you!!

Great information. You explained everything clearly and made it understandable. Great job.

Most times I start flat on my eq settings then work on lows and highs 1st. I always leave my mids last. Most ppl that I know do install tend to do the mids last

This video helped a lot! Thanks man 🙏

Video was very helpful definitely gonna try this in my car thanks for the help 💪🏻

The best benefit of loudness is for when you have people in the car and can't turn up the volume. It gives you a nice boost for the lower bass .

@NextLevelCarAudio Thank you for your informative videos! My sub and amp are coming in today and I've been going through your content for adjusting my gain/EQ to get the most out of my new system. I've not had subs in my car for ~4 years, so I'm super pumped to get my car bumpin again! Got a subscribe outta me

My man! Way to explain it in such a simple way! It all makes sense now! Great video!

Thank you...wow my system sounds so much better now. The old-school songs come alive

Sorry if this is too long. I appreciate your videos!! Keep up the great work helping us audio enthusiasts. I was wondering your thoughts on tuning the eq with Pink Noise and Sound Spectrum Analyzer. It almost looks like a sine wave instead of a smiley face. I have 13 band eq Pioneer AVH-210EX. Having a -3db slope higher at the low end and lower at the high end, I noticed everything is loud but not ear-piercing. I am running 4-6.5 Kicker CS with Kenwood KAC-8401. Also going to have a Kicker 8 in hideaway for the low end. Would I adjust the eq before the gains of each amp? If so, where should I have the gains at when tuning the eq or does it matter what volume it is for using Pink Noise? Thank you for your time!

“Let’s get loud “ ,put that on a shirt and sell it to me for 15 dollars

Bro this video just flipped decades of reality for me

I love your videos .. Always super helpful. Thanks brother!

Thanks Bro! Great Video! I have been wondering how to do this. Finally I understand. 👌

I had my pioneer hu eq on flat.. the smiley face made a huge difference in sound quality.. thanks dude

Fr bro I'm really diggin your channel it's good I think you're gonna blow up! It'll be you Parker dachille and budget bust or gems

Good to see you again

ONG this us probably the most useful guide I've seem on this! Thank u so much man!

This is Brilliant 👏. You know a thing or 2 about the human ear and frequencies. Made this so much more simple for me.

Got a shaker factory setup and you brought life to my sub and speakers.

Thanks alot man i just upgrade my new sterio its a pioner and i wanted to know how to use my EQ correctly and yoi saved my life know i know even more about eq thanks for helping people how to configurate the eq to me was awesome and it sounds incredible wow.

Dude....I just found this video and I am glad I did. Thanks for the tips!!!

Thank you for the class!

Thank you man really lightend up my mids and highs on my single 15💯🔊

Very well explained. Very technical and to the point. Thanks !

Thank you. You did a very good job explaining EQ.

Reading the comments and mine is pretty much the same lol this helped a lot, THANK YOU!!!

I have always used the smiley face method. My cousin taught me that back in the 90's. Nice video keep up the good work

I tried this for the heck of it and this actually works !!!!! Thanks

I like that you showed us in the video that you have treble and mid knobs along with your bass knob

Very helpful information! Thank you!

So far I like the :-) Set up

Yo bro GREAT setup it sounds so cleannnn

Great vid...keep them coming...👍👍👍💯💯💯...

The only video on you tube that makes sense to a firstimer. THANK YOU FOR THE INFO. Keep up the good work.👍🏼👍🏼

I did the smily face adjustment and people around me started smiling😜 lol But seriously nice short to the point INFORMATIVE video 👍🏽

Luckily this is one of the first videos i watched. Thank you!!!

This actually made it sound great thanks 👍

Thanks Brother...I appreciate this video!

Another great video

Crazy how much this just fixed my radio, i was having issues with crunchy noises on the high frequency but it went away if i turned them all the way down, but if i had the bass too high it would make a rattling noise, and i thought my new radio was just bad.

Best video in the world, thank you so much. My new Sony stereo with stock speakers sounds amazing.

It actually works !! Thanks!!

Update: I changed my settings as you suggested and it did make a huge difference sounding so much better then it did! My car has a center speaker in the back I’m assuming a subwoofer? But it had all 3 settings so I left the base and terrible alone and lowered the midrange and I’m now getting a great bass sound from the center speakers without raising the bass settings! So thanks again for your advice, made all the difference in the world on my vehicle’s system Like you mentioned, I been doing it backwards from what your suggesting since that’s how others have shown me to adjust my EQ! Looking forward to trying the setting as you suggested and see how that sounds now? I never raise my bass more than a couple ++, anything more then that really sounded like it wasn’t good for the speakers either? Even though I wanted more bass, trying to get it with the normal speakers just don’t work as I seen you agree too! Least I had something right! 😂 Did get a subwoofer for my truck for more bass, nothing too crazy cause I only wanted my car stereo to sound more like my home entertainment center stereo sounds like at normal bass levels. Never cared for those super high bass pounding that’s the only thing you hear for blocks everywhere! Think I’ll be very happy with all your suggestions! Thanks for your time and knowledge and sharing it will help me greatly I’m sure!

You helped me so much. Thank you!!! 👏👏👍❤️

Super helpful and informative content. Keep it up brother, thank you.

Clutch dude. Put a new head unit in and the bass was super muddy and clipping all of a sudden but I couldn't seem to fix it. I used your U method and was able to work off that to get it back to normal. Sounds as good as it ever did.

Great video brother. I love your hard work and stereo system. I hope you have a great life. 👍🙏

NIGHT and DAY DIFFERENCE with my JVC even with my stock speakers in my Crown Vic p71. Thank you!✌️💯

Learned a lot. Thanks

Hey man , wished I lived near you . You'd be my personal audio go to man foreals . I love to have someone who's passionate about "sound " as I am work on my system ! To many shops lack the passion, vision & willingness to get your system "righteous" . I appreciate your channel ,just fixed my EQ MYSELF .💯 CHEERS 🥂

Thanks bro this has done the trick for me you are the MAN :)

I'm using the standard equalizer on Android. I already adjusted it before watching this video. I wanted to watch this video to see if I was on the right track and I clearly am. You said that it should have a 😃 pattern and that it sounds better with that pattern - I heavily agree on that. My eq settings are: 63+8db, 125+6db, 250+4db, 500+2db, 1k+0db, 2k+2db, 4k+4db, 8k+6db, 16k+8db I prefer doing this evenly because the sound does not sound off when I use even numbers. I'm also using the built in Dolby atmos and the UHQ upscaler.

Absolutely Grateful for your tips. I am struggling to tune my dsp by myself now I know little. My dsp pattern looks like Himalayas! 😂

Thank U Thank U!!! The smiley face change the sound on my radio

The one you are showing sounds amazing, but ive seen alot of ppl do the v shaped equalizer

thanks for the smiley face tip, car is sounding great now!

Man I probably burned up my 1st systems due to heavy clipping and messing up eq settings. This really does help. Now I have to reset my gains get for clipping.

This is what I was always told be the guy's that taught me how to do car stereo installation, nice to see i haven't been wrong all these years lol

Nice bro... you're doing great!! Your channel be growing too!! Very very nice!! 😁👍

Great video 👊

thank you brother. I recently had a detail job and lost my settings due to the power being removed for the engine clean. I tried to get into the shop but theyre booked until until late next week. So this helped tremendously.

Very helpful, thanks

Jus got a new unit and the sound was terrible this video helped a lot 😂👍🏾

Great information and video thank you for the knowledge

BROTHER MAN!!!!! YOU HAD THAT REMEDY!!!!!!! THANKS ALOT!!!!! My interior infinity speakers no longer clip!! not EVENNNNNNN with LIL BOOSIE "SET IT OFF" PLAYING LMAO~~~~!!!!!! good deal man thanks for the video

Thanks family you got a new subscriber

Thank you sir this helped a lot 🙏

Awesome, thank you!🤘🤘🤘