Bass boost or no bass boost, whats your setup?

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

yep u got it right play a 50hz test tone is what is noramlly used for subs and a 1khz is used for comps

 

[RKPsk8er 10+ year member]

if I want to be able to turn the bass down with the bass knob, and put it back to the proper setting afterwards, could I set the gains with the bass boost all the way up so I can turn the bass knob down to remove bass, and turn it back up all the way to get full power?

 

[microhaxo 10+ year member]

if I want to be able to turn the bass down with the bass knob, and put it back to the proper setting afterwards, could I set the gains with the bass boost all the way up so I can turn the bass knob down to remove bass, and turn it back up all the way to get full power?

NO! I did this a long time ago and i ended up blowing a fuse. If you set the gain high it will output HIGH! even if you turn bass boost down it is still set high.

i had my gain at 90 and i set the bass boost low and i blew my fuse on the power wire.. i didnt have a bass knob, i was just turning the bass down from the deck to way lower.

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

Bass boost is ghey, forget that it ever existed.

 

[RKPsk8er 10+ year member]

well I wanted to set the gains with the bass knob all the way up so im getting full power only when knob is turned up.

that way I could use the knob to turn down bass and turn it all they way back up to be exactly at full power.

 

[tez4life Premium Member]

Bass boost is ghey, forget that it ever existed.

This man speaks the truth seriously. A properly match gain is all you will ever need, instead of that big peak boost around what ever frequency the bass boost is at.

I admit, years ago when I was much younger, I loved it. But as I got older and got a better understanding of car audio, I found it useless if your going for a nice clean sound.

 

[innsanes 10+ year member]

i have heard that on some amp the bass knob acts as a gain. Whatever you set your gains at on the amp , the max on the knob is there, so basically you can only turn the gains down not up.

 

[innsanes 10+ year member]

well I wanted to set the gains with the bass knob all the way up so im getting full power only when knob is turned up.
that way I could use the knob to turn down bass and turn it all they way back up to be exactly at full power.

i have heard that on some amp the bass knob acts as a gain. Whatever you set your gains at on the amp , the max on the knob is there, so basically you can only turn the gains down not up.

 

[95Prober 10+ year member]

how about the LOUDNESS feature?

 

[RKPsk8er 10+ year member]

I just want an easy way to turn down the gain on the bass from the front of the car and I want to be able to put it right back to max power from up front too.

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

how about the LOUDNESS feature?

WORST feature ever. It's basically a "instant distortion" feature.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

No bass boost, no loudness, settings on deck @ zero...

Amps tuned properly, T/A measured setup correct, and minimal EQ-ing here...

nG

 

[Safe_Cracker 10+ year member]

Setting gains via DMM is ok for a burping setup but is totally useless for a daily. You will get different readings for different sources, songs etc so it is inconsistant to say the least. It might give you a ballpark figure but that is it. The best way to adjust an amp is by an experienced ear, fact.... Polo.

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

best way would be with an o-scope

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

best way would be with an o-scope

I work for O-scope, send me some money and I'll make sure you get yours quick...

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