BRZ EQ Settings - Frequency Response Curve Test

[evasquez7]

Just tried out the setting. Horrible. Maybe it's the kind of music I like (DnB) but it didn't sound good at all.

[Brzce]

Thanks avholic! Do you have any 'budget' upgrades in mind if your EQ settings fall short?

[Superhatch]

What are your SVC and ASL set for?

[BRZWRB]

Has anyone else noticed that with the basic audio setup (not Satnav) the rear speakers have almost no volume. If you increase the rears to +20 you can still only barely hear them. Is there a fault with the head unit or do I need to change the rears or install a small amp? Do they improve with the standard Subaru Satnav?

[avholic]

Originally Posted by Brzce

Thanks avholic! Do you have any 'budget' upgrades in mind if your EQ settings fall short?

To be honest I haven't found an aftermarket component speaker that's an exact replacement for BRZ's 3 way front-speaker: sub (door) and mids+tweeter (dash). Most good aftermarkets are 2 way. A workaround is to unplug (w/o removing) the OEM mids on the dash and install a 2 way up front and possibly a sub along with amp(s). I'm still waiting for Crutchfield to do the fitment for BRZ/FRS and identifiy compatible speakers (size-wise) for the least mounting modifications.

Originally Posted by Superhatch

What are your SVC and ASL set for?

SVC = 0
ASL = Mid

[avholic]

Originally Posted by evasquez7

Just tried out the setting. Horrible. Maybe it's the kind of music I like (DnB) but it didn't sound good at all.

No problem. It all depends on personal preference and genre of music you listen to.

[PMok]

Originally Posted by avholic

No problem. It all depends on personal preference and genre of music you listen to.

avholic, what kind of music do you listen to? so we know what you eq'd it with the intention of listening to...

[avholic]

Mostly pop, dance, rock, techno.

[Stu baru]

Nice, a good improvement IMO. Thanks for taking the time to test and share the results.

[Luke.Cariveau]

Great contribution to the community!

[avholic]

No problem, that's what my login id stands for - self confessed audio-video-holic.

[BRZ NA]

just tried your setting today,it sounds a lot better than before,thx for your nice sound setting.but only concern is that i need to turn up my Vol high in order to hear.like around 33 on the Vol.is there an adjustment that can keep the same sound quality but don't have to turn Vol that high?thx

Originally Posted by avholic

Coincidentally, Subaru BRZ's OEM audio system's frequency response curve behaves like it's torque curve - there is a dip around 350 Hz (3500 rpm for the torque). I tweaked the EQ settings today, hoping to avoid upgrading the sound system and save a few bucks.

Below are my settings:






Below is the resulting Pink Noise frequency response curve. My goal was not to make it flat, but to make my BRZ sound like my home audio system with warm sound, clear mids, less harshness on high end, to minimize listening fatigue on long drives.




Here is a quick test of the resulting frequency response:

Edit: Also try R2 fader setting as suggested by Spaceywilly.

[hav0c]

Seems like a big difference between cheap audio and quality audio is performance at different levels of volume. good gear sounds nice at any level but even most bad gear will sound ok loud after adjusting it. This is why sales people turn it way up.

I hear this with my brz - the best I can do is make it listenable at high dbs (thanks OP!) But still crappy as background. Its workable until I can afford some upgrades though. no eq settings eq settings can substitute for a proper setup though.

[avholic]

... what havOc said ^^^. There's not really much we can do with the paper cones and tinfoil tweeters installed in the BRZ. Their response vary at at different levels. I wish my BRZ stereo sounds like my 335i's system but cant really complain at this price point.

In regards to having to turn the volume meter up to get proper listening levels - I intentionally tuned it at that level because that is the nominal point of the amp: high enough to get decent signal to noise ratio and low enough to prevent distortion up to 75% volume level. That is the rule of thumb for adjusting amp gain, but as we know the amp gain knob (if there's one) is not accessible in the oem BRZ system. You may adjust the input source level as a work-around.

Hope this answers your question.

Originally Posted by BRZ NA

just tried your setting today,it sounds a lot better than before,thx for your nice sound setting.but only concern is that i need to turn up my Vol high in order to hear.like around 33 on the Vol.is there an adjustment that can keep the same sound quality but don't have to turn Vol that high?thx