Epic-160
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Gold Member Username: RvlacosDD 3512 United States Post Number: 1371 Registered: Sep-06 | how close to the TL is this? also besides read spl what else does it do? i just bought one so i guess i should of asked this 1st but i got it for 105. shipped so not to bad. |
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Silver Member Username: Solobaric4lifeSeminole, Al United states Post Number: 109 Registered: Jan-07 | lol thats wat i was wonderin im bout to order one |
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Gold Member Username: RvlacosDD 3512 United States Post Number: 1373 Registered: Sep-06 | bump some1 help me out here F@GS |
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Gold Member Username: RvlacosDD 3512 United States Post Number: 1375 Registered: Sep-06 | 4get u guys then....lol |
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Gold Member Username: StnorrisDavenport, IA US Post Number: 1974 Registered: Apr-06 | do u get it off ebay or where? |
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Gold Member Username: RvlacosDD 3512 United States Post Number: 1376 Registered: Sep-06 | ill tell u if u answer my question! cmon someone give me an answer..... i bought it from a guy who bought it and then decided not to use it, not off ebay some1 i know |
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Gold Member Username: Extrmndor3Sit and Look pretty Post Number: 3389 Registered: Feb-06 | i have a spl meter.com 150 spl meter we juzz calibrated to be 2 -/+ close to the termal lab im asking 135 shipped |
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Gold Member Username: Tdeaton1021Near Tampa, Florida USA Post Number: 3664 Registered: Sep-04 | the epic 160 is the same thing as the epicenter but the dash mounted version and it has a SPL meter. I'm not really sure how accurate it is. its more just for facination lol. because you cant move the mic around or anything. besides that it restores the bass... read up on it on audiocontrols site im sure they tell you everything. |
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Gold Member Username: RvlacosDD 3512 United States Post Number: 1377 Registered: Sep-06 | ? thats not the ? rob i already bought an Epic-160 |
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Gold Member Username: RvlacosDD 3512 United States Post Number: 1378 Registered: Sep-06 | thanx trevor yea i read up on it and i got more confused so in lamen terms what does an epicenter do? |
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Gold Member Username: RvlacosDD 3512 United States Post Number: 1379 Registered: Sep-06 | n e 1? |
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Gold Member Username: BestmankindWww.15inchwangers.comFI Audio BTL Post Number: 9736 Registered: Oct-05 | that is not as accurate as tl (granted tl is the most accurate mic) but it will show you some kinda reading. so lets say you decide to change your box, you will know if you are louder or quieter. |
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Gold Member Username: RvlacosDD 3512 United States Post Number: 1380 Registered: Sep-06 | thanx now besides bein an inacurate spl meter what does it do? as an epicenter what other function does it do? |
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Gold Member Username: BestmankindWww.15inchwangers.comFI Audio BTL Post Number: 9737 Registered: Oct-05 | it restores the bass. it reads the upper frequencies and drops it down an octave or two so it plays out of your sub. i can't listen to my system without it. |
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Gold Member Username: RvlacosDD 3512 United States Post Number: 1381 Registered: Sep-06 | ok well i got the Epic-160 really i just wanted something to fit under my cd player and that seemed like a cool thing to put there. ya think it will make a noticable difference thanx chad u been a big help |
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Silver Member Username: HomegrowncamFunky Town, TX United States Post Number: 380 Registered: Jan-05 | why cant you listen to your system without it? |
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Gold Member Username: 54danny54KY More Wang Th... Post Number: 3263 Registered: Nov-04 | technically he can...he just dont want to i think. the epicenter is a split decision as a good product...that statement means some ppl think its the greatest thing since sliced bread and some think its not worth the money on the system. |
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Gold Member Username: RvlacosDD 3512 United States Post Number: 1382 Registered: Sep-06 | for 105 its still not worth it? |
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Silver Member Username: Tremor1127Wishes there was an 18... Post Number: 735 Registered: Aug-06 | i got one too but i need the wires for it... it is supposed to make a noticable difference to bass... the spl meter switches to a voltmeter too... that is the main reason i got mine... |
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Gold Member Username: BestmankindWww.15inchwangers.comFI Audio BTL Post Number: 9739 Registered: Oct-05 | like wreak havoc said, its my preference. i just like the way my system sounds with the epicenter than without. |
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Gold Member Username: RvlacosDD 3512 United States Post Number: 1383 Registered: Sep-06 | the wires dont come with it |
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Gold Member Username: RvlacosDD 3512 United States Post Number: 1384 Registered: Sep-06 | ? |
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Silver Member Username: Tremor1127Wishes there was an 18... Post Number: 736 Registered: Aug-06 | it is an epic 160 that has been through a few hands... they come with wires... i want to find the wires for mine... |
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Gold Member Username: RvlacosDD 3512 United States Post Number: 1385 Registered: Sep-06 | ill keep my eyes open |
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Silver Member Username: Tremor1127Wishes there was an 18... Post Number: 737 Registered: Aug-06 | saweet... i need a bass knob cord for a concept cd-2410 also, my back seat got hungry...  |
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Gold Member Username: RvlacosDD 3512 United States Post Number: 1386 Registered: Sep-06 | i dont know bout that one but i might be able to find the wires for the epicenter, whats the point of a bass knob its like a gaurantee to clip ur amp knob. it should be set with a dmm and left alone |
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Silver Member Username: Tremor1127Wishes there was an 18... Post Number: 738 Registered: Aug-06 | i like bass knobs...  ill take the epic 160 wires if you can find them though... |
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Gold Member Username: JohnfiacIL Afghanistan,... Post Number: 1143 Registered: Mar-06 | so let me get this right....Chad, so you get more of your higher freq. coming out of your subs? Sorta like if you were to connect you Mid\Highs output from your HU to your amp for your SUB's but still with the deep and low bass as well? But not neccicarily high enough to be gettin voices and such? |
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Gold Member Username: RvlacosDD 3512 United States Post Number: 1387 Registered: Sep-06 | if ur interested in it here is a cheap one http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=018&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBI%3AIT &viewitem=%26item%3D280074131953%26%26 if that doesnt work its item #280074131953 |
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Gold Member Username: BestmankindWww.15inchwangers.comFI Audio BTL Post Number: 9740 Registered: Oct-05 | A patented process digitally maximizes the ultra-low bass on all types of source material. The Epicenter detects bass harmonics, then digitally recreates the underlying fundamental for the incredible punch and impact of live music. Simply, you get More Bass, LOUDER. |
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Gold Member Username: JohnfiacIL Afghanistan,... Post Number: 1146 Registered: Mar-06 | ooooooo should i buy one to throw on my DD9515's when i get em 200$ aint sh!t if it makes the bass better ;) im guessing it also boosts the preout sorta like a line driver just because of a different prolly stronger signal. im gunna check it out in a minute but im lookin around at Eq's as well, i need a 8 channel eq, or atleast a 2 channel eq for my subs, and i am trying to get a preout of about 13V my earthquake amp takes 250mv-16V im pretty sure, and with my 4Vpreout the gain is basically turned all the way up on the amp to produce the power its supposed to..amp still runs fine but id rather have the gain turned down a lil more to put a lil less stress on the amp. The whole problem i have been having is is i thought about it...if i get a eq and it does 8V preout and i get a line driver that says it does 6 and i add that on top of the 8V more then likly the line driver is gunna take that 8 and..... A.) Burn the line driver out. B.) Only put out about 6V C.) Turn the 8V to about 14V and eventually burn out the Line Driver after a while. I prolly shoulda started a whole new thread about that... but ehhhh im stoned |
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Gold Member Username: RvlacosDD 3512 United States Post Number: 1388 Registered: Sep-06 | buy that 1 in the link its like 75 buks |
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Bronze Member Username: Nickb4247Post Number: 81 Registered: Dec-06 | Do you have to run the epicenter through a full range low level output on your head unit, or can you use the subwoofer output and may set the cross over as high as it will go(I think mine(860mp) goes up to 250.)? |
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Gold Member Username: BestmankindWww.15inchwangers.comFI Audio BTL Post Number: 9744 Registered: Oct-05 | i just use the front channel output at full range to the epicenter first. then it goes to my audiocontrol xover to be split in to all the necessary frequencies. but if you are only doing it with the sub output then yeah you gotta run it at full range to get the full effect of the epicenter. |
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Bronze Member Username: Nickb4247Post Number: 83 Registered: Dec-06 | I use my head unit to power my speakers, thus I have the crossover/slope adjustments changed from flat. My rears are crossed over at 100 hertz with a 12db/oct rolloff. will these settings also effect the low level output for the rear? or just the high levels? And if i run it off the rear outputs instead of the sub out, I will lose my ability to control the subwoofer level, will the epicenter allow me to do that with the knob that comes with it, or is that for something else? sorry, just uneducated about this thing. |
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Bronze Member Username: Nickb4247Post Number: 84 Registered: Dec-06 | BUMP |
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Gold Member Username: BestmankindWww.15inchwangers.comFI Audio BTL Post Number: 9745 Registered: Oct-05 | nick you can do it off of the rear channels. but the problem is you have to have the bass crossed over after the epicenter. if you have to use the xover function on your hu then the epicenter won't be too effective in your install. it will still drop down the lower frequencies even lower so you get low bass but you won't feel the full effect of it. the bass knob for the epicenter isn't really a bass knob. its how much bass you want to processed. it doesn't affect the output of the bass at all. i tried it when i was metering. by turning it up it didn't get louder. as long as the input that goes in to the epicenter has some higher freuencies, it will process it. the way i did it also made my mid sound better too. the epicenter just made my whole sound stage better for me. |
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Silver Member Username: Bump05We Stay Fly, 18 SX USA Post Number: 854 Registered: Aug-06 | ^ ^ dont listen to him he's kidding with you jk |
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Bronze Member Username: Nickb4247Post Number: 86 Registered: Dec-06 | Well, for now I will just run it off of my sub out and adjust the crossover as high as it will go. Eventually I will get a set of inline passive crossovers(bass blockers) for my rear speakers, and get a line driver/bass knob for the amp on the subs. Thanks Chad. |
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Bronze Member Username: Nickb4247Post Number: 87 Registered: Dec-06 | I just wish the sub crossover on the 860mp could be bypassed. all I want to retain is the level control/phase adjustment, and the ability to turn off the subs with my HU. |
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Gold Member Username: BestmankindWww.15inchwangers.comFI Audio BTL Post Number: 9747 Registered: Oct-05 | yeah my 960mp doesn't have a bypass either. i did have it hooked up to my subwoofer output once. i set the lpf to 250hz and the lpf on my amp at 70hz and it was fine. you really don't need anything above 250hz. but like i was saying above, by doing a full range off the front channel, it was able to drop down the mid freq for my midrange speaker. |
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Bronze Member Username: Nickb4247Post Number: 89 Registered: Dec-06 | Then I will do likewise, my lpf, i'm sure, is the same as yours. Thanks again, that clears up alot. |
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Silver Member Username: Tremor1127Wishes there was an 18... Post Number: 739 Registered: Aug-06 | on my 160 there is a spot that says "speaker level input" and theres 2 sets of positive and negatives. a harness of some sort plugs in there... what is that for? anyone? chad??? |
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Silver Member Username: Tremor1127Wishes there was an 18... Post Number: 740 Registered: Aug-06 | and is this what im supposed to buy and add my own wiring? http://item.express.ebay.com/Consumer-Electronics_Car-Electronics_Car-Electronic s-Signal-Processors_AudioControl-Audio-Control-Epic-160-Epic160-plug-only_W0QQit emZ9738487845QQihZ008QQptdnZCarQ20ElectronicsQ20SignalQ20ProcessorsQQddnZConsume rQ20ElectronicsQQadnZCarQ20ElectronicsQQcmdZExpressItem |
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Silver Member Username: Tremor1127Wishes there was an 18... Post Number: 741 Registered: Aug-06 | errrrr... |
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