Bass Knob?

[Wragold 10+ year member]

I dont know if thats its official term. my SAZ-1500d came with one should I hook it up? What does it do? I know its a noob question but all it says is min and max.

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[Boomboy 10+ year member]

it will increase the power to the subs by a certain amount of decibels...most are 0/18.

simple terms it makes the subs louder.

 

[Wragold 10+ year member]

Oh ok then I guess that would be a yes to hook it up then.

 

[Boomboy 10+ year member]

Oh ok then I guess that would be a yes to hook it up then.

its good if you see a police car and need a quick fix...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[mustangowner 10+ year member]

Oh ok then I guess that would be a yes to hook it up then.

just be sure to set your gains with the knob turned to max...

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

simple terms it makes the subs louder.

Simple terms it turns up the gain.

 

[Wragold 10+ year member]

its good if you see a police car and need a quick fix...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Yeah i can see that coming in handy

Simple terms it turns up the gain.

Thats what i assumed it did but i just wanted to make sure.

 

[XxSuperAdamxX 10+ year member]

I used to have one...kinda want one but not really. It was a cool thing to have but heard it can cause clippage depending on your amp settings.

 

[slab 10+ year member]

i dont like hooking them up for someone who cannot hear distortion very well. they work well if you like many different types of music, but most decks have a sub volume setting in them that will do the same thing and not adjust the gain in the amp so fast. (safer on subs that way)

 

[danp129 10+ year member]

If you set your gain on the amp while the remote is maxed out and playing a test tone @ the bass boost frequency then you are not in any more danger of clipping your amp than not using one.

It's handy to be able to turn it all the way down when your kids or someone that doesn't like bass get in the car with you and you want to listen to music and you don't have the option to mute your sub from your HU.

 

[Blitzd 10+ year member]

so essentially this is just a Rheostat? connected in line with the output from the amp to the subs Correct? so if i wanted to install one would i have to go with specifically manufactured for the purpose or could i just get a Rheostat and use that?

 

[Safe_Cracker 10+ year member]

There are different types of bass knobs. Most use remote gain attentuators, meaning that it turns the gain down to reduce power the others are used to add the single band eq usually between 40-45hz with a 12db/octave slope. The way to tell to see if you manufacture uses a remote gain is to plug it in, turn the bass boost setting on amp (0-18db usually) to zero, now play the sub(s). Turn the bass knob up and down, if you hear it get louder and quiet almost like a volume then it is a remote gain. Now if you do that and hear no difference then it is a remote bass boost and in my opinion should not be used. You can use the remote gain if you like because max knob throw will be at the set level of the gain, cannot go higher and cannot cause clipping if the gain itself is set correctly. Now you can cause clipping if you introduce to much of the single band so set the bass boost dial on the amp to zero and just leave it there. The remote gain with a trained ear can safely be used to attentuate the gain for those certain songs that do not sound good or for the ones with different recorded characteristics. Polo.. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif