got my 9835!!! YEEEEEE!!

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

^^^lol^^^ like the "reason"

well, I just tinkered w/ my settings while mx is off. Not bad at all w/ mx off. But I didn't adjust my gains, because my amp rack design makes it a hassle. What I can say is that it's smoother.

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

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

do u suggest anything diff since my speakers are powered by my hu(set volume high and set gains on amp for sub)? haha i didnt even know the max volume on the alpine cuz around 25 theyre alredy too much for my ears(the front stage speakers) at flat equalizer, is 32 the max?

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

do u suggest anything diff since my speakers are powered by my hu(set volume high and set gains on amp for sub)? haha i didnt even know the max volume on the alpine cuz around 25 theyre alredy too much for my ears(the front stage speakers) at flat equalizer, is 32 the max?

35 is the max. If the volume of your interior speakers are too loud at 25, what I would do I adjust the x-over levels lower for your mids & highs.

I would adjust the levels allll the way down, then have the volume at 32, and slowly raise the levels you barely notice your speakers distort then lower the levels a couple of notches.

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

35 is the max. If the volume of your interior speakers are too loud at 25, what I would do I adjust the x-over levels lower for your mids & highs.
I would adjust the levels allll the way down, then have the volume at 32, and slowly raise the levels you barely notice your speakers distort then lower the levels a couple of notches.

good idea haha dont know why i didnt think to apply wat ngsm said with the hu's xovers.

 

[Decipha 10+ year member]

go ahead NG do what you do best... start erasin shiit

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

you have your way i have mine.... IMO's (in most opinions) wrong
set your bass amp gain at about vol 30

*turn the motha fuka down* (i'd say about 15)

set the gain on the comp amp to attenuate the bass

do not set the gains on the comp amp with the volume at 30 this will reult in possible hearing loss and can possibly damage your comps if amp happens to clip

i think that'd be good in my case too(even tho i dont have comps) since i want a little more bass. keep the opinions/ideas commin

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

you have your way i have mine.... IMO's (in most opinions) wrong
set your bass amp gain at about vol 30

*turn the motha fuka down* (i'd say about 15)

set the gain on the comp amp to attenuate the bass

do not set the gains on the comp amp with the volume at 30 this will reult in possible hearing loss and can possibly damage your comps if amp happens to clip

i think that'd be good in my case too(even tho i dont have comps) since i want a little more bass. keep the opinions/ideas commin

EDIT:

^^^discard, no comps, no comp amp... i just read up

lol wuldnt it work in my case kinda, if i put the volume at 30 and set the xovers for the sub where i want it and turn the volume down and do the same with everything else?

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63933

Trust me bro this will help you a lot. The gain is not a volume knob for the amplifier, it is there to match the output on your head unit. Read up on how to set them and you will have a much greater understanding of how this all works.

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63933
Trust me bro this will help you a lot. The gain is not a volume knob for the amplifier, it is there to match the output on your head unit. Read up on how to set them and you will have a much greater understanding of how this all works.

yeah ive seen that thread already just havent gotten to settin the gains on my amp for my sub. wen i set my xovers, movin the level(not the frequency) up an down, is that like setting the gains? i think it says dB's or sumtin for movin the level up and down(probably sumtin for alpine owners to answer)

 

[slain93gsr 10+ year member]

that is to level match everything once your gains are properly set on your amp or amps

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

that is to level match everything once your gains are properly set on your amp or amps

ohh level match? haha should i search about that, also what would it do in my situation(no amps to speakers just amp to sub)

 

[slain93gsr 10+ year member]

try -6db on all the fronts/rears/sub and start from there.. add a little deduct a little everything should sound like it blends right in.. the subs shouldnt overpower the fronts etc.

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

try -6db on all the fronts/rears/sub and start from there.. add a little deduct a little everything should sound like it blends right in.. the subs shouldnt overpower the fronts etc.

gotcha, did that today and it sounds good //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[noob with an RS 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 would rather have my sub level set to +15 and adjust the gain accordingly rather than having the sub level at 3 and setting the gain higher... and i would NEVER EVER EVER NEVER EVER EVER NEVER EVER EVER use the MX function since all it is is a preset EQ setting if i'm not mistaken.... and there's no need for a preset EQ when u already have a flexible head unit you can customize yourself but to each his own, right..?

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.

with all due respect, media xpander is alpine's euphenism for "shitty *** EQ settings that noob bandwagon wh0res will use and think is great."

and when an audiobahn wh0re pulls next to me, i don't show him up by cranking the sub output (which is theoretically cranking your gain knob up temporarily).. i show him up by cranking my volume knob higher so not only does he get a taste of ported idMAXness.. he gets to hear the nice tweets floating around in my cabin //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

 

[Makaveli7haDon 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.

sorry to bag on you but u don't know enough about alpine head units to give advice. You must set the sub level to max (+15) to get full voltage to your subs. MX is a bass boost/gimmick (for noobs and bass heads). It will sound good for low powered speakers but will start to distort much sooner when volume is increased. If you don't believe me call alpine tech support.