bass booost?

[jasonlee 10+ year member]

should i use the bass boost on my amp? and also i have 2 crossovers on my amp do i witch them 2 hi,flat or low which would be better. i am powering 2 subs

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[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

no

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

You want the crossover set to Low for subs. Leave the bass boost alone.

 

[jasonlee 10+ year member]

cool thanx.

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

yeah the bass boost will just add distortion anyway and a hump in response at the boosted frequency givin ya a muddy sound..

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

you wont need to use it

 

[Steven206Seattl 10+ year member]

Bass boost is like setting the bass high on speakers. Most speakers your sound quality may get less because you're using bass of speakers. Subs are made for bass. They shouldn't need a bass boost if they're a good sub.

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

x2

 

[Steven206Seattl 10+ year member]

Bass boost will also take more power from your amp.

 

[ravendarat 10+ year member]

Bass boost will also take more power from your amp.

Bass Boost wont take power from your amp, it might cause your amp to draw more power but it wont cause it to be robbed of power.

 

[xluben 10+ year member]

yeah, and for every 3dB of bass boost it would require twice the output power (at the bass boost frequency), so you'll run into clipping very quickly.

 

[coolahan 10+ year member]

yeah, and for every 3dB of bass boost it would require twice the output power (at the bass boost frequency), so you'll run into clipping very quickly.

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[xluben 10+ year member]

just like doubling the total power to your subs will give a 3dB increase across the board.

 

[wesl56 10+ year member]

im pretty sure bass boost doesnt add any power... it simply takes power away from the other freqs so that the boosted freq sounds louder...

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

im pretty sure bass boost doesnt add any power... it simply takes power away from the other freqs so that the boosted freq sounds louder...

Nope. It actually tells the amp to try to produce more power at that freq. If the gain is set so the amp is just short of clipping with the bass boost at 0, turning the bass boost up even the slightest bit will cause it to clip.

It won't let the amp produce more power than it would be capable of but it will tell it to try, just as having the gain up too high will cause the amp to clip because it is trying to produce more than it can having the bass boost up will have the same effect.