bass not as loud

[munky223 10+ year member]

i used to have a jvc head unit, im not really sure what model, and it worked pretty good. it just quit working one day and would just spit the cd's out. i ended up buying a new head unit, its a kenwood mpv7019, its really nice, but the bass doesn't seem as loud as it was on the jvc hu. is there a setting i can have on besides the bass that will increase the bass? thanks for all your help.

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[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

Maybe you had your bass boost on with the JVC...try setting your gains on your amp again.

- Steve

 

[SuckMikeHawk23 10+ year member]

i think what u did was buy a head unit with lower voltage rca outputs. turn ur gains up and u should obtain the sound u originally had with the old head unit if this is the case

 

[violator5spd 10+ year member]

Did your original h/u have 4v preouts? because i think your new one jusy has 2v

 

[munky223 10+ year member]

i have no idea about that stuff u just said. how do i turn up the gain or whatever without messing anything up?

 

[Tungsten 10+ year member]

Originally posted by ThunderTunes with a f*ckin knob on the amp dumb@ss j/k

Jeebus... you're a completely abrasive little c@ckbiter aren't you? j/k //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

See? Typing j/k after being a complete prick doesn't really work now does it? Aren't there any moderators on this site to handle twits like you?

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Tungsten Aren't there any moderators on this site to handle twits like you?

Were trying to get them...apparently they are being considered but not for a while.

- Steve

 

[munky223 10+ year member]

just making sure, exactly which knob do i turn and exactly what number do i turn it to? and is there any risk of blowing anything out by doing this? thanks again.

 

[Tungsten 10+ year member]

The proper method for adjusting gains on any amplifier / head unit combo are as follows:

1. Turn the gain control on the amplifier all the way down.

2. Turn up the volume control on the source unit to approximately 3/4 of maximum.

3. Adjust the gain control on the amplifier until audible distortion occurs.

4. Adjust the gain control down until audible distortion disappears.

 

[munky223 10+ year member]

sorry i sound like such a dumby, but the only knobs i see on my amp are input lvl, lpf freq, and bass boost. its a jbl amp if that helps. thanks for all the help guys.

 

[khi 10+ year member]

Input level would be what your looking for bro

 

[munky223 10+ year member]

thanks guys, i did it and it works great. thanks for all your help.

 

[triphop 10+ year member]

yup... cuz if u turn it up too high u will get distortion... distortion hurts ur subs... so u need to turn it up till u begin to hear distortion... then turn it down just a bit.

hope i helped.

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by shrinkydinx huh? what happened to thundertunes post?

 

it must have been the ninja turtles!

He's been banned lol. His posts have probably been deleted; the stupid ones anyway(which is probably most of them...if not all)

- Steve