I'm wondering what you would suggest would be good settings on the amp? Hi Buck, I wanted to thank you for your advice. All the years I have had some kinda system in my car I never realized how much it was defeating the purpose of have the frequency settings on the sub amp and HU set the same.
So i tested it both ways and disabled the HU set the Freq to and slope to -6, which is as much as disabled I can make this HU I used the sub amp xover set to and sounds way better than having both the HU and Amp do the same thing. Thank you again for your help. My previous question: You mention "Do not use the low-pass filters, crossovers, or bass boosts on the receiver and the amplifier at the same time. Buck, I posed a question about what voltage is high gain and what voltage is low gain since my Pioneer GM-DX amplifier I got from Crutchfield has voltages of 6.
It is hooked up to my stock Chevrolet Silverado HD crewcab radio. But browsing other sites I found that 6. That can be confusing to people new to car amplifiers. And thanks Buck for obviously spending much time answering so many of these questions from all of us noobs! I have a Pioneer GM-DX from Crutchfield and your article could clarify what a high gain setting is and what a low gain setting is voltage wise. The article says to turn the gain counter clockwise to set it to it's lowest.
If I turned it counter clockwise I would be setting it to 6. So to set the gain to the lowest I would turn mine clockwise rather than counter clockwise right? This isn't like wire gauge where higher number is smaller wire or higher voltage is lower gain and lower number is larger wire or lower voltage is higher gain right? It WILL NOT increase clipping since you're not changing the amplifier power rail voltage levels - all you're doing is changing the amp's negative feedback to reduce the output gain.
The only way you could introduce clipping would be to reduce voltage rails or turn your gain UP at a specific volume so that you're now hitting rail voltage which is the root cause of clipping. My head unit has not yet been tuned. Other than the vol on the unit it has an internal gain setting that goes up to 35 and is currently set at Would I have to max out internal hu gain in order to properly tune my hu or would that actually give me head room before clipping?
Also my amps are tuned at 30 vol, let's say I find that I can go to 35 on the hu before clipping, would I then have room to turn amp gain up more or would I have to back off the amp gain because my hu vol is now higher? Our subwoofer shopping guide will help you determine which kind of subwoofer and bass system you need, to get the sound you want.
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Virtual agent: Thanks! That is one reason why subwoofer amps are generally higher in power rating compared with those that are merely driving the front component. Since your system is riding on a single amp, the consumption by your front and sub add together could be more than your current amp can handle, that I am not sure. That was the reason why it would be better if a delicate amp is used to drive your sub.
Granted that your sub is not power hungry, you need the power to sustain the sub ranges in some instances, i. Kermit was also using the same sub as you. Previously, he was using a 4-ch amp to drive his front and the sub, but the amp was just too weak to sustain both the front and the sub effectively. He has got no choice but to get a old school Hifonics to drive his sub now. What he has achieved now is the control, its not lagging and can deliver and tarik back on time much faster than our home delivery services.
My advice for you, if you want to maximise the potential of your sub, is to get another sub-delicate amp if you want the sonic effect below 40Hz Remember, manupulating too much of your 63Hz, 50 and 40Hz will create the boomy effect. Tune it with caution. Given that the wattage supplied to your sub is at W, you will also need to remember that there are considerably loss of wattage along the way.
So effectively, there aren't lots of power fed into your sub really. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy! Already have an account? Sign in here. The key is to set your sub amp gain with the control at full boost, so it can only be used to turn the bass down not up. No clipping, no distortion, no problem. Create an account or login to comment You must be a member in order to leave a comment Create account Create an account on our community.
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Best way to play music from my phone for highest quality sound? General Car Audio. Question about upgrading battery terminals Latest: audiobaun Today at AM. Click to see full answer. Also to know is, what is the best frequency for bass? Subsequently, question is, what are the bass frequencies on an EQ?
Boosting here adds depth and body, solidifying a robust low end. For every 3dB of bass boost it takes 2x the power. So if you have a watt RMS amp , and you have your Bass Boost set at 6dB, when the amp is running at a low level let's say wRMS for low level listening it will be actually be working to provide around WRMS at the boost frequencies. In terms of your stereo, when you turn up the bass , you're filtering out the high - frequency sound and getting more low - frequency sound, and when you turn up the treble you're getting more of the high frequencies.
The Bass Boost Settings increases the perceived quality of the audio by boosting the bass response in the frequency range that is supported by the speaker. Does lower Hz mean more bass? To answer your question, yes the lower the Hz, the more the bass "thumps.
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