SOUND QUALITY VS LOUDNESS

There has always been a debate regarding which is better in the car industry, how loud a system is or the quality of how it sounds? There are many different factors that determine the outcome of how your system plays, and different products on the market focus on different things. There is really no wrong answer, however it is important to understand the difference so that you are aware of what you are buying.
In this video, Jp digs deeper into the topic of Sound Quality vs Loudness!

[KRRZ]

Anyone can make a system loud, but it's how good it sounds when it's loud is where it counts for me

[Pittsburgh-]

It's not how loud you play it, it's how well it plays loud

[rodolfosotelo]

Man this right here is what we all wanted to hear. Some of us do what we can but we dream of those nasty 6th order windy builds. Being a cancer patient I lost all of my small equipment back in 2019 I went from my small set up to no bass for a while. Then I threw in a home subwoofer with a kicker 300.1 amp 😅. Then the bug hit and little by little I started working on my builds Wolfram audio was a huge stepping stone for me to get out of the hole of depression and get my relationship with my kids back to par. God is good and we are still slowly building to get to that goal. My build is puny compared to most builds but the sentimental value it holds for my kids and I is beyond explainable.

[raydalton]

Been waitin on u to answer this question, I neva clicked so fast lmao

[justinnelson]

I love a balance of loud and quality, but when it comes to home audio all I want is that quality 😂

[johnd]

I prefer the middle ground. Sound as good as possible but with the ability to pound with bandwidth in my daily. But would want a slamming low banger for a demo/ project ride.

[PhiMobileSounds]

Same, it’s a whole entire spectrum. There is a whole other level in SQL competition that is not touched on here in regards to proper staging, pin point time alignment, sound floor reduction, realistic recording reproduction and the Installation Quality component compared to a straight up basic tuned loud and clear systems. The Goal in SQL is to build and tuned to a point “you could here a mosquito fart” (slight exaggeration). … A true SQL system is really challenging to achieve. A perfect SQL system would have a driver and amps specifically designed and purpose built for each frequency on its own channels, but that would be a step from impossible. In either SQL and SPL the major trade offs including Space, Budget and Quality still apply. The EU and Asian market has a way deeper scene for SQ (IMO) … it’s great to see the diversity in car audio overall. The big question is where does SPL go (without relying on plug-in generators) when power sources change in 15-20 years as gov regulations change?

[amanteapasionado]

Me personally I like both or SQL. I want it to sound amazing and get loud when I want it to. Now it doesn't have to be SQ competition good with $5000 components sets, but like 2 or 3 pairs of a good decent $100-350 set of speakers with dedicated amps and crossovers so its nice and crispy, and some 12 or 15 inch subs. I dont need it to be four 18's on a 20k loud, but I like the option to turn up the bass when I want. Too much bass and the option to turn it down is better than having the bass knob turned all the way up and still not enough. When it's not enough bass your gonna keep turning the volume up sending a clipped signal (distortion) to you subs until they go up in smoke.

[PhobosPlace]

back in the day when i use to compete my friends would use to compliment me on how crisp on how my sound quality was and asked me how i got it to sound so good. i hated if my sound would distort or sounded badly it would drive me insane. even if it rattled to much outside it got to me lol.

[budgetaudiowithJ]

i ordered another JP8 so I can strap 2 of them together. I still wasn't getting the strapping part and I called down4sound and they helped me out big time took me step by step and were not annoyed that I asked so may questions, I know they wanted me to get it right, thanks

[dippinlifedavid]

I have always wanted a system like yours JP

[robcooper]

Im satisfied with the setup i have in my daily, 4 skar evl 6.5s upgraded all stock coaxials with skar coaxials, kicker zx750.1 sub side and kicker zx350.4 on the coaxials

[MrSMOOTH]

Great tutorial JP I enjoy watching all your videos broham 💯💯💯

[davidperry]

I like SQL the best. A set of SQ speakers that are 75 to 150wrms per side and around 90ish dB efficiency, and 2 12-inch SQL subwoofers at 3k to 7k watts RMS in a 35hz ported enclosure with low group delay is my dream setup. I have 12 inch fi neo sub and it's getting 1500ish wrms from a 1300 watt Pheonix gold amp and it slaps despite having being in a less-than-optimal enclosure. If I did my system all over again and had the money, I'd get 2 Fi Neo 4.7 12s tuned at 35Hz or try a different brand of sub that both has great sound quality and gets pretty loud. I'd also do 3-way active fronts and 2-way passive rears, a high res DSP that gives me the ability to bypass the headunit with a digital audio player for maximum sound quality and do an AMP rack instead of screwing the amps to the backseat. I'd show it off at car stereo shows after the fact.

[________GHOST________]

MIDS AND HIGHS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FIRST BASS IS LAST PERIOD

[silverevans]

I like sound quality more over loudness. Anyone can have a loud system but sound quality is better.

[truckguy]

When someone says SQ to me I think of YouTuber Pssound. Go watch a few of his build videos. Some might get into the 140db range. Its more about imaging, depth, and reproducing sound exactly how it was recorded. Very difficult to do in a vehicle. It’s not the same sound quality you talk about here. SQ finals was this last weekend in the U.S in Missouri. Lots of great vehicles from all over the U.S and a few from Mexico.

[joshuanickerson]

I remember back in the late 90’s we built sealed walls for spl. And I family built a potted box this early first system I’ve had in over 20yrs and boy two 12’s in a ported box belies the sealed box I had them in out of the water on the lows. And back then in the 90’s 5k amp on two 12’s was not something you saw ever.

[BassAddict]

I Tell guys all the time on my channel videos does car audio no JUSTICE. Especially like you said on bigger systems or systems that achieve a certain DB level.

[dr.dylan]

Some day i want a 4 way system with custom door panels, 3 mids and 3 tweets in each door, subs in a sealed box under the seat and low range mids, and then subs in a sealed box in the trunk. Just focus on sound quality to the max. Definitely no Pro Audio speakers lol