For those with a remote bass knob

[danz24 10+ year member]

Do you notice a gain in bass from halfway to full?? Because I dont.

From minimum to halfway I can turn my bass almost off to normal. But from normal to maximum there is no difference.

Is this normal for all amps or just my situation and how can i rectify it?

amp is us amp md2d btw

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[MEMPHISFLEX 10+ year member]

Well on all my hifonics, ma audio, and memphis amps, i have lost power, do to the bass knob, even with it cranked all the way up, plug it in and its quieter?? I dont understand that!!

 

[dbhittin 5,000+ posts]

thats how my us amps was too

 

[MEMPHISFLEX 10+ year member]

thats how my us amps was too

Yeah that was the other amps that did that to me, both my merlin MD3Ds did that!!

 

[danz24 10+ year member]

o really?? so in reality, the knob control bass only halfway to minimum.

then whats the point of being able to go a full circle if not all of it is used?

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

If it is a "remote gain control" then its a slave to the gain control pot on the amp. Therefore you should only be able to go as "high" as the amp is set.

 

[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

If it is a "remote gain control" then its a slave to the gain control pot on the amp. Therefore you should only be able to go as "high" as the amp is set.

WORD!

 

[flipside1212 10+ year member]

ya i dont use mine anymore, without it, it sound cleaner and louder, just use the gain on the HU

 

[MEMPHISFLEX 10+ year member]

ya i dont use mine anymore, without it, it sound cleaner and louder, just use the gain on the HU

I always lost some when i used mine, so stopped using them!!

 

[danz24 10+ year member]

I like using the remote because I have instant control of bass.

HU , i have to go to the option set it up, exit, wheras the gain knob is much quicker. And theoretically if you can only go as high as the amp gain is set, then the max gain on the remote=max gain on amp. This means the output should be the same when the knob is maxed or when its not connected at all.

Also I find that statement untrue. I had an arc amp and when I maxxed out the knob I know it was playing louder than if my knob wasnt connected.

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

I like using the remote because I have instant control of bass.
HU , i have to go to the option set it up, exit, wheras the gain knob is much quicker. And theoretically if you can only go as high as the amp gain is set, then the max gain on the remote=max gain on amp. This means the output should be the same when the knob is maxed or when its not connected at all.

Also I find that statement untrue. I had an arc amp and when I maxxed out the knob I know it was playing louder than if my knob wasnt connected.

with my rf 400.2 if i have the remote thing that comes with it, and gain on minimum without it plugged in, the amp puts out very little power, like at vol 18 of 26 with EQ Flat, 1.0 volts, had to have the gain at 3/4 close to max to get the birthsheet power and i also had that annoying hiss and engine noise in the speakers that i didnt' like, then i plug in the remote to the amp and wow, big difference, hu amp clipped at volume 11 instead of volume 19 without the remote in, i was like hmm interesting, set amp on hpf, put the punch EQ option on max, turned knob on remote all the way up, i just left the amp on minimum gain cuz it read on the dmm 19.3 volts with a 1 khz tone and that was plenty for my speakers, if i turned it up to it's birthsheet power of 144 watts at 4 ohms so 24 volts... i still got that whine sound in the speakers with music playing, with gain on minimum, clean sound, with that Punch EQ option it makes the treble sound so much better and brighter yet i still get that engine whine noise so im thinkin of a new hu and sheilded rca cables. sick of pioneer hu's and it's whine issues

 

[damonhargroves 10+ year member]

i dont use them simply because they induce square waves.... which in turn kills subs!

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

i dont use them simply because they induce square waves.... which in turn kills subs!

How do they do that???

 

[danz24 10+ year member]

with my rf 400.2 if i have the remote thing that comes with it, and gain on minimum without it plugged in, the amp puts out very little power, like at vol 18 of 26 with EQ Flat, 1.0 volts, had to have the gain at 3/4 close to max to get the birthsheet power and i also had that annoying hiss and engine noise in the speakers that i didnt' like, then i plug in the remote to the amp and wow, big difference, hu amp clipped at volume 11 instead of volume 19 without the remote in, i was like hmm interesting, set amp on hpf, put the punch EQ option on max, turned knob on remote all the way up, i just left the amp on minimum gain cuz it read on the dmm 19.3 volts with a 1 khz tone and that was plenty for my speakers, if i turned it up to it's birthsheet power of 144 watts at 4 ohms so 24 volts... i still got that whine sound in the speakers with music playing, with gain on minimum, clean sound, with that Punch EQ option it makes the treble sound so much better and brighter yet i still get that engine whine noise so im thinkin of a new hu and sheilded rca cables. sick of pioneer hu's and it's whine issues

wow u put all that in one sentence.. lol

and to the guy above me.. what do u mean they include square waves?

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

wow u put all that in one sentence.. lol
and to the guy above me.. what do u mean they include square waves?

i should of broke it up into paragraphs.