Alpine 9887....dumb question....

[xclusiv3 10+ year member]

so this question might sound a little dumb, but i had a few other ppl, whom have alpine HU's specifically the 9886, try to solve this but cudnt either...

we cant find the bass / treble adjustments on the HU....in the manual it says when u press the volume button in, it shud go sub - bass- treble- fade etc etc....well mine goes straight from sub to fade/bal.....

the manual also says "bass and treble only adjustable if multieq is on".....i press that button, hear a little beep but nothing happens....

this came up today b/c i noticed a decrease in output when going from STOCK head unit to this unit.....someone said it could have been b/c i used to use a LOC which pretty much "jammed" the signal in and probably gave more voltage....so a line drive would solve that issue...

but yea, i deff dont know SHIT about using the EQ on the deck, and i did notice ive lost output, it doesnt even sound good anymore...on low volumes the sub sounds "shallow" and kinda like bottoming out.....but it isnt....

for instance, the main note on "love in this club" (usher and jeezy) used to sound real good on the stock HU, now it sounds shallow and like a stock speaker thats bottoming out.....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

this also happens on most songs with low bass on low volumes.....something isnt right and its pissing me offfffff

so fed up im about to sell this **** HU, put in the stock one, and call it a day.

setup btw is 2 15" BTLs running off of a AB 500.1 in an 06 maxima.....

help and thanks in advance!

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[ma61 10+ year member]

I'll give you $100 for it right now.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

well man i just got my 9887 today and love it as for the eq option's man there not that hard to find. but push and hold down the func. button your options should come up least that's how mine does.

 

[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

press and hold a.sel if not using the multeq to get to you audio adjustments

 

[xclusiv3 10+ year member]

what is the muliteq? whenever i press the button nothing happens

 

[flipside1212 10+ year member]

when u press it in does it go sub, fade, balance and then the i forget what the last thing is but do u have it turned ON? if its on turn that function off and then u should see bass and tremble

 

[Steven206Seattl 10+ year member]

Yeah I think you need to go in setup and turn the subwoofer on. You'll know you did it right when the amp lights come on

 

[xclusiv3 10+ year member]

when u press it in does it go sub, fade, balance and then the i forget what the last thing is but do u have it turned ON? if its on turn that function off and then u should see bass and tremble

yea...the last function is "defeat" and it is off.....

everything works, sub is on and it hits good, just not as it used to with stock head unit....

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Did you reset your gain after changing from the stock unit to the 9887? If not, there is your difference in volume.

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

x2 on what helotaxi said

 

[xclusiv3 10+ year member]

this HU is really pissin me off....

ill set it and it will sound like SHIT on low volumes, sounds like a stock speaker that is bottoming out.....then ill turn it up and put sub level to 15, and it'll sound okay.....

im gonna mess with the gain a little more 2morrow when i get my hands on a dmm, but this thing is really pissin me off, im about to sell this **** thing

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

this HU is really pissin me off....
ill set it and it will sound like SHIT on low volumes, sounds like a stock speaker that is bottoming out.....then ill turn it up and put sub level to 15, and it'll sound okay.....

im gonna mess with the gain a little more 2morrow when i get my hands on a dmm, but this thing is really pissin me off, im about to sell this **** thing

Yes, blame the hardware instead of your apparent lack of skill in operating it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif That unit is tops in its price range. You just need to learn how to properly use it.

 

[xclusiv3 10+ year member]

im not blaming the hardware, i clearly said above i dont know shit about EQ's

but i did lose output, and that i dont know why, im going to play with the gain tomorrow

but sum1 just helped me with the crossover and it sounds better, il find out later when i can actually turn it up