got my 9835!!! YEEEEEE!!

[lil azn 06 10+ year member]

Set your gain, trust me. before i set my gain on my 9855 the sub volume was incredibly low, like unaudibly low. Now that its set correctly the bass is loud even with the alpine knob for the sub at 0. You HU should also have 2 sub settings, one being low sub volume and one being loud.

Sorry man, but you really cant say anything about your sub volume being low until you do this gain fix. Then youll know whether its bumping louder or its something else thats the problem.

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

Set your gain, trust me. before i set my gain on my 9855 the sub volume was incredibly low, like unaudibly low. Now that its set correctly the bass is loud even with the alpine knob for the sub at 0. You HU should also have 2 sub settings, one being low sub volume and one being loud.
Sorry man, but you really cant say anything about your sub volume being low until you do this gain fix. Then youll know whether its bumping louder or its something else thats the problem.

i see wat ur sayin, but the thing is i figure havin my gains at 1/2-3/4 because i havent set it yet would get me a decent amount of bass, theres not much left of an increase on the knob to go haha, mind tellin me wat ur equalizer settings look like? im interested because u said ur bass is loud at 0 setting, im guessing on ur alpine. i know that theres a lotta other factors like wat sub/amp u have and 100+ other things but jsut curious about ur equalizer. also anyone have any clue wat the diff is if u have the sub set on regular or reversed(180 degree) setting? im guessing thats for people who have the sub pointed towards the front of the car but wondering wat the hu wuld do differently in that setting

 

[Black_Jesus 10+ year member]

I have to disagree on that subwoofer level. I have mine set around 3 and it's perfect. 15 would be tremedous bass. What it could be is your X-over level for the sub. also make sure MX is on.
btw. welcome to the club.

wtf, are you TRYING to make his sytem sound like shit?
do NOT use the MX button. use the 5 band equalizer. doing MX u will get distortion a lot sooner, you will have more bass at a lower volume, but is it really worth it? unless your a bass head.

James Bang, with the level on 15 is the only way ull get 4v out of the subwoofer preout breh, 15 is at like say 0dB level, and 0 is like -15dB (numbers are probably off, but you should know what i mean, judging from your equipment) it is not a bass boost! all your doing is making your amp work harder.

and yes i could be the xover, definately check that //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

edit: and if u dont wanna believe me, believe this guy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gifhttp://www.caraudio.com/forum/showpost.php?p=650329&postcount=115

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

wtf, are you TRYING to make his sytem sound like shit?
do NOT use the MX button. use the 5 band equalizer. doing MX u will get distortion a lot sooner, you will have more bass at a lower volume, but is it really worth it? unless your a bass head.

James Bang, with the level on 15 is the only way ull get 4v out of the subwoofer preout breh, 15 is at like say 0dB level, and 0 is like -15dB (numbers are probably off, but you should know what i mean, judging from your equipment) it is not a bass boost! all your doing is making your amp work harder.

and yes i could be the xover, definately check that //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

yeah thats wat i was thinkin about the MX, thot no one on this site wuld be usin it (still appreciate the input tho james). i didnt know it could be the crossover settings, i think everythings just on factory settings, i was tryina mess around with it and got pretty lost to tell u the truth. didn't think that would affect the sub output too much(on factory settings) though but i'll play around with it wen i have time

 

[Fosgate Forever 10+ year member]

well i use the MX button and i have absolutly no distortion what so ever in my system

 

[Black_Jesus 10+ year member]

at low volumes it doesnt distort. gives you very uneven sound tho.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Keep th EQ flat.

Do you have an amplifier on your speakers? Or just your sub?

You should really set your gains with the volume around 30-32 if you have an entirely amplified system. I usually set my gains at that volume b/c it is near full pre-out voltage... and with the sub-out on 12...

I love my 9835.

nG

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

Keep th EQ flat.
Do you have an amplifier on your speakers? Or just your sub?

You should really set your gains with the volume around 30-32 if you have an entirely amplified system. I usually set my gains at that volume b/c it is near full pre-out voltage... and with the sub-out on 12...

I love my 9835.

nG

great information. expect me to PM you in a few days for more info, because im waiting on my dash kit from ebay for my new car.

-dante

 

[Cris 10+ year member]

I have to disagree on that subwoofer level. I have mine set around 3 and it's perfect. 15 would be tremedous bass. What it could be is your X-over level for the sub. also make sure MX is on.
btw. welcome to the club.

I could not disagree more. If 15 is "tremendous bass" for you, then your gains are set too high. If you want your HU maxing out at .5 volts, go ahead and set your sub level to 3. You won't get 4v out of your sub preout unless its setting is at 15, period.

The mx button makes everything sound like shit. It's just a button that messes with your EQ to turn certain frequences up that are pescieved to be "good". The only proper way to use an EQ is to leave it either flat or nearly flat. No one frequency is more important than others.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

great information. expect me to PM you in a few days for more info, because im waiting on my dash kit from ebay for my new car.

-dante

Werd yo.

nG

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

Keep th EQ flat.
Do you have an amplifier on your speakers? Or just your sub?

You should really set your gains with the volume around 30-32 if you have an entirely amplified system. I usually set my gains at that volume b/c it is near full pre-out voltage... and with the sub-out on 12...

I love my 9835.

nG

only have an amp for my sub, speakers going to the HU, thanks for all the input everyone

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

The only proper way to use an EQ is to leave it either flat or nearly flat. No one frequency is more important than others.

that sounds right, i was thinkin if ur equipment lacks in something maybe thats wen u wuld increase that frequency to make up for it?

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

MX sucks BALLS...

NEVER use it... period.

It's like bass boost or the LOUD feature... it's artificial shit... causes distortion easily...

nG

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

wtf, are you TRYING to make his sytem sound like shit?
do NOT use the MX button. use the 5 band equalizer. doing MX u will get distortion a lot sooner, you will have more bass at a lower volume, but is it really worth it? unless your a bass head.

No. I'm not TRYING to make his system sound like shit. I love how mine sounds, so why can't I recommend my personal settings. I use the MX function and get 0 distorting at any volume. If yours do, that's your prob. From what I've read, MX = media xpander, which is suppose to expand compressed files such as mp3s. If that's what it does, which I believe it does, then that's why I use it. Also, I'm still not buying the sub level, though I may be wrong. Yes I get tremendous bass when my level's at 15, but w/ no distortion. The reason why I have it set on 3-4, is so I have headroom, and lots of it, just in case those who pull up next to me w/ a-bahns or whatever tryign to show me up, then I can just gently raise my sub level and let my ported Brahma 15" pound.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

No. I'm not TRYING to make his system sound like shit. I love how mine sounds, so why can't I recommend my personal settings. I use the MX function and get 0 distorting at any volume. If yours do, that's your prob. From what I've read, MX = media xpander, which is suppose to expand compressed files such as mp3s. If that's what it does, which I believe it does, then that's why I use it. Also, I'm still not buying the sub level, though I may be wrong. Yes I get tremendous bass when my level's at 15, but w/ no distortion. The reason why I have it set on 3-4, is so I have headroom, and lots of it, just in case those who pull up next to me w/ a-bahns or whatever tryign to show me up, then I can just gently raise my sub level and let my ported Brahma 15" pound.

That's b/c you have the shitty *** MX on...

Turn the MX off.

Set your gains with the volume on 30-32 and the subout on 12. After you set your gains at these settings, adjust you 5band PEQ to taste.

Should result in an overall much better sound than before.

nG