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<blockquote data-quote="Safe_Cracker" data-source="post: 3211373" data-attributes="member: 577889"><p>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</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Safe_Cracker, post: 3211373, member: 577889"] 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.. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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