Do you drive to work wondering why everyone on the radio sounds like they’re talking through a tin can? Do you find yourself unable to enjoy songs in the car that you would normally rock out to because the high notes make your ears bleed? Maybe it’s about time to adjust the settings on your audio equalizer, champ!
- First, set all options (bass, treble, etc.) to their neutral “zero” setting.
- If you can, pop in a CD of some music you already know well. This will give you a good basis for comparison when making adjustments.
- Make small adjustments, one option at a time. Slowly adjust your bass up or down to get it right where you’d like. Then follow with the treble and others.
- Play with the balance and fader in a similar fashion. Try listening with the sound pushed further left, right, forwards, or backwards. Having it dead even is fine, but you may find you prefer the sound to be a little off balance, since you aren’t sitting in the center of your car.
- Once you go through all the settings, listen to them as a whole and decide if you like the sound altogether. If not, readjust and try again.
- The settings you want may be different depending on the type of music you will be listening to. Some stereos will allow you to save different settings to different profiles, such as Rock, Classical, Pop, or Talk. Take advantage of this!
There you go! Your music should now sound fantastic.*
JuJuDeals Staff
*This may not be true if you have bad taste in music.
