Car Audio and Stereo

I bought this product with high hopes, I’ve been mixing live events for 5 years and I was excited to mix my car stereo. I have a 400 watt Kicker 4 channel powering 4 6.5″ Kicker RS Components ($223 a pair) alpine head unit and 1600w in the trunk powering 2 12″s with dynamat xtreme. My stereo sounded nice without the eq and now sounds horrible. The Clarion eq has a nice interface but the functionality is lackluster. First off- when the unit is cold (32-40 degrees F) the center zero notches do not click when on or passing thru the middle. Next they aren’t illuminated when its dark, the surround is but not the current setting indicator. This unit only one RCA Input so if your head unit doesn’t have a ‘main out’ you may encounter some problems because all the sound frequency is running thru the one RCA, It could use a LFE or Low end input on the eq. The voltage going to the amps is considerably higher (the only good thing about this product) there is more music coming from my speakers, but only at very low volume. The louder you turn the eq volume the less control you have from taking the bass from the speakers without taking it from the sub. There is considerable noise from the speakers when the volume is at zero. The fader doesn’t fade from front to back it seems to fade in and out. The bottom line is, don’t buy this product if your car stereo sounds good now, this product wont make it sound any better. Perhaps if you dont have subs, and your speakers can handle a lot of bass and they dont get it from your head unit this product can help you get more from your speakers. I’m going to try and return this and use that money to buy a new dash kit because i had to demolish it it get this to fit below my alpine.
Rating: 1 / 5

I am using two of these eq’s in my setup one for my front mb quart premium components and one for my rear set of mb quart premium components. This way I have total control to add a little more mid bass in the rear and more highs in the front.. Sound quality is very good also using a clarion vz409 in dash touchscreen…. I do not recomend using it with yours subs as it will boost the in line voltage and make them louder but the frequencys just won’t sound right if you are an audiophile…also the reason I am using two of them is to get proper front rear seperation and not a quadraphonic effect because ithas only on RCA input (for the front) and it splits that signal into three outputs ( front..rear..sub) hopemy review helps… I would deffinetly recomend this eq if done in a proper set up and tuned right.
Rating: 5 / 5

For the little amount that this EQ costs, the features it has are priceless. The EQ is very good quality, it has everything you need to make your system sound great.

I installed mine into the dash below my head unit. I love the Aux switch it has, as I can switch from my head unit to my ipod with the click of a button. As a wonderfully clean and crisp sound to my system. Love the fact that it has independant bass and volume control so I can control how loud my woofers are.

The blue lights are nice, sometimes a little bright. Knobs are very solid and perform well. Would buy again and put into almost any car audio situation. I believe it is one of the best that amazon sells for such a reasonable price. If you buy it, you won’t be sorry. Its a great product and will last.

I’ve had mine now for almost a year and it is still in excellent condition. Has been working great!
Rating: 5 / 5