Best bass w/o blowing amp.

[yo0123yo 10+ year member]

I heard that in order to expand the lifetime of your system, you have to send a nice clean signal to your amp whenever you are running it, that means no "loud" option turned on on your radio if you have one, no treble, mid or bass turned up for your radio either, is this true? also, i got a bx1500d powering two kicker 12" L7's and i was wondering what settings can i chane around to get the most bass out of my subs without blowing them or my amp, and also about the break-in procedure, how long does this take on two L7's? also is it ok if i turn my remote bass knob all the way up? or should i wait to turn stuff up after i break them in?

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[davidfre21 5,000+ posts]

yes, a clean signal is almost a must

dont turn the remote bass knob up, maybe a third but no more

yes dont turn loud on

u can adjust the treble/mid bass/bass without harming anything (assuming u do it responsibly)

I dont believe in break in, nothing like giving a fresh sub 2500watts right out //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

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[yo0123yo 10+ year member]

yea lol thx man but this is my first system can u also tell me what level you think is good to turn my radio up to? its a kenwood mpv-8025, max volume is 35, u usually play it with bass at 0 treble at 0 and mid at 0 at volume 20-23, what do you think is the safest i can go up to? maybe 30?

 

[RossM 10+ year member]

What is wrong with using the "Loud" option on the head unit?

How is the "Loud" option different than just turning up the EQ settings?

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

The loud option affects the clarity of the signal that is sent to the amps, therefore clipping is more likely. and clipping destroys audio equipment.

 

[RossM 10+ year member]

The loud option affects the clarity of the signal that is sent to the amps, therefore clipping is more likely. and clipping destroys audio equipment.

Thanks, I have been lurking and searching and trying to learn as much as I can. I am a rookie at all this.

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, after you really start messing around with equilizers, crossovers, and other things of that nature, you will discover that the "loud" feature just really makes the music sound like ***

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

theres no problem with turning on the loudness feature. I've used it for over a year with no problems. Just set your gains accordingly and you'll be fine.

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

in my experience especially with JVC, and with the older pioneers, is that the loud feature makes the bass real boomy and the highs too harsh, hense why i dont use them when i set up someones systerm.

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

that seems to be the case for me too when i turn loudness on its "high" setting. low or medium with a bit of the 3-band equalization have great results for me though.

 

[Echo42987 10+ year member]

loud
I never use it. Sends a harsh signal through...

 

[slicks5150 10+ year member]

I preffer to use the eq settings and leave the loudness off when you set everything up properly u shouldnt need the loud on anyway.

 

[JoseMCeee 10+ year member]

my alpine deck will sound dry as hell with the MX completly shut off. I usually have it at level 2 or 1. But level 3 definatly gives off an unnatural sound and distorts everything. As for the bass and treble, they are always at 0 or less. Maybe buying an external eq would help me with this...

 

[davidfre21 5,000+ posts]

my alpine deck will sound dry as hell with the MX completly shut off. I usually have it at level 2 or 1. But level 3 definatly gives off an unnatural sound and distorts everything. As for the bass and treble, they are always at 0 or less. Maybe buying an external eq would help me with this...

alpines are funny from what ive read, the MX isnt a "loud" but more of like a deck tuning (dont quote me though)

 

[kuijo 10+ year member]

ya i have MX on 3, i don't get any disotrtion. Maybe u should turn your deck down Jose.