{"id":676,"date":"2016-09-30T16:53:38","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T08:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectkeira.com\/home\/?p=676"},"modified":"2021-02-19T18:26:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T10:26:32","slug":"jl-audio-twk-88-digital-signal-processor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/jl-audio-twk-88-digital-signal-processor\/","title":{"rendered":"Tweaker."},"content":{"rendered":"

After a few listening sessions in my brother\u2019s truck sampling his new audio setup, I felt the need (want?) to change my system up a little bit. Although I was perfectly fine with the MiniDSP processor<\/a><\/strong> and being able to tune with a laptop, it only gave me control over the front dash and door speakers since it was only a 2-channel input and a 4-channel output. I wanted to upgrade and have FULL control of every speaker in my truck; that means I had to move up to a new DSP that was capable of more channels. After the usual research and spec comparisons, I made the decision to go with JL Audio\u2019s TWK-88 8-channel DSP.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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New box, new gadgets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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What’s inside the box.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pretty small for all of the things it does.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As soon as it arrived, I pulled the Mini DSP<\/strong><\/a> and the Audio Control Epicenter<\/strong><\/a> out from the passenger floor and plugged the TWK-88 in (I\u2019ll worry about a more permanent installation method later).<\/p>\n

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Downloading the settings from the MiniDSP\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u2026and later inputting the settings into the TWK-88.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What I liked about the TWK-88 when I was doing my research was the interface – the JL \u201cTuN\u201d software allows me to configure the TWK-88 using my laptop and a USB connection. Even from the first time I opened the program, it looked intuitive and easy to use, yet I could see that it\u2019s also easily capable of going full \u201cexpert mode\u201d with everything a DSP should have – time alignment, input\/output leveling, configurable input\/output mapping, etc. Here\u2019s what the interface looks like:<\/p>\n

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Electronics are awesome.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now with the TWK-88 I had the front dash tweeters, front door midrange, and rear subwoofers all on separate channels so I could individually control and tune their output (once I learned my way around the software, of course). I spent the next couple weeks off and on playing with the DSP, trying different configurations, etc. until I got the hang of using the software. The TWK-88 makes it really easy to make changes to the setup by simply plugging in a USB cable. After a lot of after-work evening \u201ctest and tune\u201d sessions in the garage, I got to a point where I was pretty happy with the way the music sounded.<\/p>\n

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New DSP with more features to play with.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And then one day I sat in the back seat just to listen to the rear speakers (which were still the OEM Nissan speakers) and they were horrible. Which leads us to the next upgrades<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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