Bass knob on AQ2200 question

[Bobby322 10+ year member]

Okay, so today I unplug the bass knob to my AQ2200 and its 10x louder...night and day difference. More excursion and much louder. I don't see how it gets louder without the knob...thought it helped? I played with it for a quick while on a few songs and I didnt smell any burnt coil. It eats up my voltage a ton more though..

Is this normal? Im pretty confused.. The only benefit the knob was giving me is clipping indicator.

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[trailz516 10+ year member]

Its always seemed to me that its the same with the bass knob all the way up as it it is with it unplugged.

 

[Millertime1028 10+ year member]

What ever setting the gain on the amp is set at the bass remote will adjust up to that point. No more. So lets say you have the gain on the amp set half way. Hook up the bass remote and turn it up all the way, it will raise the gain right up to that half way point. So, if the bass remote is turned up all the way and then you uplug it, it should not affect the overall output of the amp. Now if you are unplugging while you have the bass remote turned down, thats when you will notice the difference.

 

[Bobby322 10+ year member]

I see what youre saying. But im pretty sure the bass knob is broken. This is how I received it:

 

[Millertime1028 10+ year member]

The first few batches the bass knobs were produced with print in the correct position. There was a slight mix up on the last few batches where the max is in the min position and visa versa. In your case you want to keep it on the min(This would normally be max) And if your talking about the bent flanges and bad fitmint of the two housings on the bass remote itself, I would call up DJ and talk to him. I've never seen something like that come from AQ lol.

 

[Bobby322 10+ year member]

im not even using it anymore

 

[Millertime1028 10+ year member]

I've got a few Brand new ones if you need.

 

[Villeza1 10+ year member]

I've never noticed a change when I unpluged mine. Maybe bass knob is fucked up.

 

[BoxdGM 10+ year member]

The first few batches the bass knobs were produced with print in the correct position. There was a slight mix up on the last few batches where the max is in the min position and visa versa. In your case you want to keep it on the min(This would normally be max) And if your talking about the bent flanges and bad fitmint of the two housings on the bass remote itself, I would call up DJ and talk to him. I've never seen something like that come from AQ lol.

X2,ive had 3 and one was misprinted and one was reversed, with counter clockwise being louder and one was normal and printed normal.

 

[AllenH427 10+ year member]

The bass knob shouldn't even adjust the volume unless the clipping indicator is solid red. I talked to DJ on the phone. And when the clipping indicator is solid red, the bass knob will only be able to turn down the gain until the light goes out.

 

[RidinSolo901 10+ year member]

So it turn the gain down it self when it clipping? I don't have mines plug to my aq 2200. But I would like to use the clipping indicator Plug mines tomorrow

 

[AllenH427 10+ year member]

Lol, I have a misprinted knob. It is printed as if it gets louder when you turn it counter-clock-wise. Oh well, it doesnt change the volume when I change it and every now and then the clipping light blinks so I know I'm using the amp to its full potential.