IPODs hate bass!!!

[WoogieBoogie 10+ year member]

Does anyone know the frequency response for an IPOD? Because I have found something interesting. I have an Alpine 9886 with the Alpine IPOD connector, and when I recently downloaded some bass tracks like Bassotronics-Bass I love you, whenever the really low frequency bass drop hits it would garble out everything and sounded completely like shit. I tried it on my other setup to make sure it wasn't the amp or install, and the exact same problem. So I took the track and burned it to a CD. Sure enough, no distortion, no garbling, just awesome-loosen-your-bowels-bass. I've also noticed this slightly with Three 6 Mafia - Late Night Tip. Anyone else have an IPOD direct connect with their head unit and have this problem? Try it out with Bassotronics and let me know I'm curious //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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[bryce-man 10+ year member]

lol ive had the little ipod tape ones and just a straight aux cable from ipod to hu and no garble or anything

 

[dcole18 5,000+ posts]

do you have the Bass reducer turned on in your ipod's EQ?

 

[BreakingBad]

my ipod works fine in my car with bass songs.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

So you're saying IPOD's have taste LOL

 

[imfrumthawest 10+ year member]

don't have any issues with mine.

 

[SHOemup233 10+ year member]

Does anyone know the frequency response for an IPOD? Because I have found something interesting. I have an Alpine 9886 with the Alpine IPOD connector, and when I recently downloaded some bass tracks like Bassotronics-Bass I love you, whenever the really low frequency bass drop hits it would garble out everything and sounded completely like shit. I tried it on my other setup to make sure it wasn't the amp or install, and the exact same problem. So I took the track and burned it to a CD. Sure enough, no distortion, no garbling, just awesome-loosen-your-bowels-bass. I've also noticed this slightly with Three 6 Mafia - Late Night Tip. Anyone else have an IPOD direct connect with their head unit and have this problem? Try it out with Bassotronics and let me know I'm curious //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I'm pretty sure I have the same problem. Funny thing is, the bass note is perfect. When I had my mag sealed, I would watch it play on Bass I Love You, and it was 5 and 10 hz each time perfectly, it was just that all the other speakers sounded...garbled.

 

[dcole18 5,000+ posts]

im thinking he has the bass reducer turned on

 

[a_steezy]

never had anyproblemsss

check the EQ x2

i think your sub can't take the note in the box it's in??

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

yeah, i noticed that the eq setting on your ipod does affect sound when hooked up to my head unit. i usually set it flat.

 

[dcole18 5,000+ posts]

I'm pretty sure I have the same problem. Funny thing is, the bass note is perfect. When I had my mag sealed, I would watch it play on Bass I Love You, and it was 5 and 10 hz each time perfectly, it was just that all the other speakers sounded...garbled.

your speakers shouldnt be playing the same frequencies as your sub anyways //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

your speakers shouldnt be playing the same frequencies as your subwoofer anyways //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

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[dcole18 5,000+ posts]

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good call...

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[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

your speakers shouldnt be playing the same frequencies as your sub anyways //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

If your system is setup right, someone running coax's off a deck are going to be sending a full signal to the coax's while sending low freq's to the sub.

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[SHOemup233 10+ year member]

your speakers shouldnt be playing the same frequencies as your sub anyways //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

If your system is setup right, someone running coax's off a deck are going to be sending a full signal to the coax's while sending low freq's to the sub.
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Correct. My EQ is set to flat on the ipod. My speakers just sound garbled because they are trying to play 5 and 10 hz. And they don't do it well. My sub only sees frequencies below 80, set through my HU.