Head Unit SQ

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

I have a Pioneer Premeier DEH-P730. I was wanting to know if the loud setting should be turned off for better SQ. It just sounds so much better to me with the loud setting on high. With it turned off the music seems dull and reminds me of the days I spent with non-amped Pionner TS 6x8 as my front stage.

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[T3mpest 10+ year member]

In the classic sense, the SQ is probably better with it off. However, it's your system do what sounds good to you. JUst be careful with your volume.

 

[Eldorado 5,000+ posts]

I have mine on, just sounds better.

Its almost like MX on Alpines

 

[alphakenny1 10+ year member]

i believe the loudness features boosts all the speakers by like +3 db or +6db.

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

I thought it only added to the lows and highs

 

[adio 5,000+ posts]

the loud boosts the bass at 100Hz, but i forget in how many DB's. pioneer needs to kill that shiit. if they wanna have a 'loud' button make it 45 - 60Hz. fuqin 100hz....... pfffffft

 

[DaveT 10+ year member]

the loud boosts the bass at 100Hz, but i forget in how many DB's. pioneer needs to kill that shiit. if they wanna have a 'loud' button make it 45 - 60Hz. fuqin 100hz....... pfffffft

hey high-low bass needs love too

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

On the Pioneers I've had, the loud button boosts frequencies at the low end of the spectrum and the high end of the spectrum pretty much evenly.

And on the Pioneers I've had, they've all sounded better with the loud feature turned on, even to the lowest setting. Much as you've experienced, it sounded dull and lifeless with the loud turned off. Ofcourse, in those setups I also had no other forms of equalization, which may have helped more.

But, set it however sounds best to you. Just remember to set your gains/etc with the loud on as to not cause any undue clipping.

 

[MrSector9 10+ year member]

loud on a nakamichi cd-400 boosts only at 20 hz

bass adjustment is centered at 100 hz

CD-700II is:

no loud button, bass is centered at 20hz, mid 1khz, high 20khz

 

[Kickerkitty 10+ year member]

my old pioneer sounded better with loud on low, but it sounds best off on my 880prs

 

[psk1018dc 10+ year member]

my old pioneer sounded better with loud on low, but it sounds best off on my 880prs

I happen to think the loud sounds like sh!t on the 880 as well, but I'm sure different models sound different. The BBE seems to have a similar but less dramatic effect than loud anyways.