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Help me decide wich in dash eq for my system

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I been looking to add a in dash eq to my new proyect system , but i can decide wich one to buy , there is a lot options , so can you guys help me ?
It has to be in dash , thank you
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Post by ttocs »

the only indash eq I ever used was that little kenwood 5 band with sub out that they are still making 20 yrs later. Great little piece, can hide it anywhere....

What are you wanting to do exactly?
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I have a nice old school alpine 3321 for sale it works and sounds awesome. I also have an old school orion psw300 that I am having checked to see if it is in working condition before I sell it I also have a linear power paII hiding away(great piece)and to use for myself I just got an audiocontrol three.2
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Post by ttocs »

if you really want to add an eq you can get a 232 or a 230/215 that will do a better job and give more control. Takes some work to put them where you can adjust from the drivers seat but I did it in my stang with a 215ix that I love. The old pg eq's have been dropping in price lately to where they are hard to turn down and there is nothing wrong with them......
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Re: Help me decide wich in dash eq for my system

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catrin-2003 wrote:
It has to be in dash , thank you
I have a Sony MK90II with all the stuff your looking for,

$30.00USD plus shipping and it's yours. It's literally brand new. 9 bands of EQ,
sub out and volume control couple of other options. LMK if your interested.
these were over 250.00 when brand new.
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Well I was thinking in something like audiocontrol ,arc audio or zapco ,but I don't know which one to pick , thats about my choice
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Post by jel847 »

What features do you need? Crossover, fader, sub
control, aux input? Are you looking for new or used?
Are there any other processors in your system?
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What features do you need? Crossover, fader, sub
control, aux input? Are you looking for new or used?
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Post by gridracer »

catrin-2003 wrote:Well I was thinking in something like audiocontrol ,arc audio or zapco ,but I don't know which one to pick , thats about my choice
Check out the audiocontrol three.2 very nice piece has 2 3.5 aux inputs one in front 1 in back so you can have something hardwired in like a xm radio plus you can plug in a ipod into the front too. I can't wait until mine gets here.
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Post by smgreen20 »

Single din or double din?

If you can fit the double din I'd try to find a set of Orion 30 band 1/2 din eqs.

If not, I'd look into an Audio Control DQS/DQXS WITH the DDC. You hide the EQ unit and control it all through the DDC in the dash.
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Post by ttocs »

have you considered something like the RF 360 that would not take any dash space?
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Post by ShockTherapy »

http://cgi.ebay.com/audiocontrol-4-1-an ... 3cb20e38e3

Great units. I've owned both and was impressed. Anything from audiocontrol is nice. The Four.1 is my favorite EQ from AC.
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I was looking in the audiocontrol and the one that I like is the four.1 also the 7 band by arc audio , I can't remember the model is nice too . I hast to be 1/2 din so I can fit my h u and the eq and I don't need a crossover because I have the ones in my separates and also the ones in my amp's .
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Post by jel847 »

catrin-2003 wrote:I was looking in the audiocontrol and the one that I like is the four.1 also the 7 band by arc audio , I can't remember the model is nice too . I hast to be 1/2 din so I can fit my h u and the eq and I don't need a crossover because I have the ones in my separates and also the ones in my amp's .

If that's the case and you're buying new the audio control would be my first choice, the arc audio is also a excellent unit and I've owned both.
If used is a option the parametric in dash ppi made bitd would be a excellent choice, especially if you're using that eq in you're signature with it.
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Post by catrin-2003 »

What you guys think about the teq6 , I never have the change to try one before so I don't know how good it is .
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Post by jel847 »

I would give it a try. Especially for the price. It's kind like a parametric ew since the q is selectable..
Looks good on paper.
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Post by ttocs »

it is a good eq, but we still do not really know what exactly you are wanting from the eq. Do you want fader control or sub output or just a 2 channel full range eq? There are a more then a few options but we can't tell you what will work for you when we do not even know what is in the system.
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Post by jel847 »

The only thing we know is it needs to be 1/2 din and he doesnt need a crossover..
I would like to know if he is using the equipment in his signature in his current system and if not what other processors are in the signal chain.
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Post by ttocs »

that is what I was wondering as well but he has a 232 listed there already.
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Post by catrin-2003 »

Well i got to much stuff in my garage , I can build 3 system if I want ,but right know I'm concentrate in my gti system, and yes I'm using the 232 but I also have 215ix and another goodies from my previous system's.
Clarion Drx-9255
Phoenix Gold Tbat
Phoenix Gold Eq232
Phoenix Gold Zpx2
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Audison Lrx 1.400
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Audison Lrx 2.500
Focal 33KX
Focal 165K3p
Focal 165Kf
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