BRZ EQ Settings - Frequency Response Curve Test

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Originally Posted by Kollan

I'm searching for the main thing = more bass with a clear sound. My remedy for that will be to get my subwoofer installed and buy new speakers because it doesn't seem like it will be possible without those...at least not for the amount of clarity I'd like. I can take a picture of my EQ next time I'm in there. I am not a "stereo nerd" at all, I just play around with the settings til it sounds good to me. I just got our BRZ last night and haven't messed with the audio much myself to see what the stock (no sub yet) system is capable of. I also found that using the preset EQ 5 with the two lowest settings raised to about 75%, along with the fader set to about 25% more towards the rear and the ASL on high produces a much better sound than factory settings.

The factory door speakers (or maybe it's the amp, or both?) will get overloaded (excursion) / clip (amp) if you run any kind of bass boost. That in turn muddies up a lot of the frequency range. I gave up on the OE head unit in both my '14 and '17 pretty quickly (I think after only ~10 miles on the '17) so don't know how much that may contribute.


Sub will make a world of difference if you can high pass the door speakers. It won't help a lot (unless you're just after thubbbba) otherwise (beyond going a bit lower)



"Sounds good to me" usually means "sounds like the thing I listen to most" which may not be particularly good... not that it matters a ton unless people are sharing settings insisting they've got some magic mix (and you're not).