Advice on My Setup

[Jer510 10+ year member]

I'm sorta new to all of this car audio so advice would be really appreciated. I have a Kicker CVR 12 inch sub, Quantum Audio 1000 monoblock amp, Alpine 9884 head unit, ported box, 8 gauge wires, stock speakers, and a Quantum Audio epicenter. Right now, the bass seems like its all coming from the back of the car inside the trunk. How do I make the bass sound more up front? Another problem I am having is hearing the mid bass. I can hear the deep bass very strong but when it comes to the mid bass tones, I can barely hear them. Right now, the settings on my head unit are:

bass:0
bass freq: 80hz
bass bandwidth: 1
treble: 5
treble freq: 12.5khz
sub level: 15
loudness: on
hpf: off
sub system: 2
balance and fade: flat
Where should I set the high pass filter at if I have my bass freq. set at 80hz? Please help me out. Thanks..

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[bulldoggg 10+ year member]

I'm sorta new to all of this car audio so advice would be really appreciated. I have a Kicker CVR 12 inch sub, Quantum Audio 1000 monoblock amp, Alpine 9884 head unit, ported box, 8 gauge wires, stock speakers, and a Quantum Audio epicenter. Right now, the bass seems like its all coming from the back of the car inside the trunk. How do I make the bass sound more up front? Another problem I am having is hearing the mid bass. I can hear the deep bass very strong but when it comes to the mid bass tones, I can barely hear them. Right now, the settings on my head unit are:
bass:0
bass freq: 80hz
bass bandwidth: 1
treble: 5
treble freq: 12.5khz
sub level: 15
loudness: on
hpf: off
sub system: 2
balance and fade: flat
Where should I set the high pass filter at if I have my bass freq. set at 80hz? Please help me out. Thanks..

First off your gonna have a hard time getting midbass out of your doors with deck power and an even harder time making the sound blend. You really need a amp for your mid-highs. Once you have a amp for them, then you need some non stock mid-high speaks that can take the extra power.(I like cdt) set the high pass x-over as low as you can without makin the mids pop when you turn it up loud and then play with your sub x-over until it sounds right to you. Everyone has there own taste...

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

read the tutorial on setting gains, its in the amplifier section. Midbass isn't gonna happen until you dampen the speaker locations AND add more power to the mids/coaxials. CVR's can get loud, keep at it.