Bass boost - Hate it or Love it?

[seg_representin 10+ year member]

What if your amp doesn't have a gain on it. It just has a bass boost. Would the bass boost act as the gain or what. Because i turned my bass boost all the way down and i barely had any output. Is this just basically my gain knob on my amp? My amp has never went into protect or anything so i don't think its clipping.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

What if your amp doesn't have a gain on it. It just has a bass boost. Would the bass boost act as the gain or what. Because i turned my bass boost all the way down and i barely had any output. Is this just basically my gain knob on my amp? My amp has never went into protect or anything so i don't think its clipping.

Most amplifiers don't have clipping protection. It's mainly for thermal and/or load protection.

 

[xluben 10+ year member]

every 3dB increase in SPL requires double the power.

so lets say you have a 1000W amp with the gains set correctly to put out the full 1000W when turned up.

if it has an 18dB bass boost and you turn that all the way up it would require 64000W!

obviously the amp won't be able to put out this power and will just clip the signal.

even very little bass boost is almost guaranteed to cause clipping once you turn it up.

 

[adio 5,000+ posts]

when i had my profile last year for my coax's, i threw the bass boost on there and was happy with it, alot. just no need for it if you have comps or coaxs xover ( of course, i was running full range). the only bass boost i would take for a sub would be at 35Hz or lower

variable bass boost > just a 1 button boost

 

[seg_representin 10+ year member]

Most amplifiers don't have clipping protection. It's mainly for thermal and/or load protection.

but like i said if i have the bass boost all the way down its so soft. It might be because my preamp output on my head unit isn't that high. I think they are 2 volt preamp outputs. If everything sounds fine and nuthings wrong then whats wrong with having the bass boost. My amp doesn't have a gain knob. Are there many amps like that or what? I don't get y i don't have a gain knob on my amp.

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

you dont see havin highs for an amp havin bass a bass boost do ya? so bass boost is not needed for subs at all, just another option to throw out the window.

 

[seg_representin 10+ year member]

I have turned the bass boost all the way down and then there is barely any sound....does that mean i need to turn the input voltage on my amp up?

 

[Ctminime 10+ year member]

What if your amp doesn't have a gain on it. It just has a bass boost. Would the bass boost act as the gain or what. Because i turned my bass boost all the way down and i barely had any output. Is this just basically my gain knob on my amp? My amp has never went into protect or anything so i don't think its clipping.

hifonics amp gain is labeled "level" so there is a gain knob on ure amp...

 

[seg_representin 10+ year member]

naw it says bass eq....i have a hifonics titan txi6006 and there is nothing labeled gain or level just bass eq, low pass, high pass, and input level. So i dont' think i have a gain.

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

I still dont understand why they even have a control for bass boost. Not having a bass boost on an amp would probably save subwoofer companys alot of hastle. Newbs like me turn the bass boost up and in turn fry their subwoofer. Essentially for nothing.
Clipping > 3 day old 06 L7 (learned the hard way.)//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blackeye.gif.66a1670f5aaf7f406e783a63e3387dc5.gif

they add a bass boost to their product because they want the "cool" people to turn it on and someday blow up there amp. Where the amp blows, they will buy another one or call the company for a repair. It's the MONEY issue, is what companies are after.

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

they add a bass boost to their product because they want the "cool" people to turn it on and someday blow up there amp. Where the amp blows, they will buy another one or call the company for a repair. It's the MONEY issue, is what companies are after.

yup and when the "cool" people turn it on they will think "omgz! it puts out louder bass when in actually it's prolly clippin the signal to hell"

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

yup and when the "cool" people turn it on they will think "omgz! it puts out louder bass when in actually it's prolly clippin the signal to hell"

i can smell their coils from far away....

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

naw it says bass eq....i have a hifonics titan txi6006 and there is nothing labeled gain or level just bass eq, low pass, high pass, and input level. So i dont' think i have a gain.

That is your gain

 

[TacoSauce 10+ year member]

Quick question guys, is Bass Eq the same as Bass Boost? I have a Hifonics amp.

 

[Ctminime 10+ year member]

IMO i dont think that bass boost hurts anything as long as it is set responsibly.... for example... before i set my gains with a dmm i put my bass boost at a conservative level an then set gains AFTER setting bass boost.... then a clip problem wont occur..... (or not near as bad)