Is bass boost always bad?

[scoob8000 10+ year member]

Something over the years I never gave much thought to was using or not using bass boost.

Until I recently started participating more on this forum I learned that bass boost is evil.

So does boost always distort the signal, or only near your amps peak power?

In the E.D. video they set the gains to a good level, and then turn the boost on.

What if you turned it on, and THEN adjusted your gains to the appropriate levels?

Just curious.. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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[sqhertz 5,000+ posts]

Something over the years I never gave much thought to was using or not using bass boost.
Until I recently started participating more on this forum I learned that bass boost is evil.

So does boost always distort the signal, or only near your amps peak power?

In the E.D. video they set the gains to a good level, and then turn the boost on.

What if you turned it on, and THEN adjusted your gains to the appropriate levels?

Just curious.. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

i use it only when the gain has to be turned to , or near , its max. like when using a HU with low voltage output. other than that , its set to its off.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Pretty much...

nG

 

[Bass911 10+ year member]

Bass boost is not always bad. I guarantee everyone on here would be complaining if the bass boost was stripped from a 2009 model HU! It depends IMO if you have a quality HU. The bass boost would probably **** on a Boss HU.

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

Bass boost is not always bad. I guarantee everyone on here would be complaining if the bass boost was stripped from a 2009 model HU! It depends IMO if you have a quality HU. The bass boost would probably **** on a Boss HU.

lmao it'd be one less menu item we'd have to scroll through or useless button cluttering the faceplate...

 

[scoob8000 10+ year member]

Bass boost is not always bad. I guarantee everyone on here would be complaining if the bass boost was stripped from a 2009 model HU! It depends IMO if you have a quality HU. The bass boost would probably **** on a Boss HU.

I should of been clearer, not that it makes much difference but I'm referring to the bass boost control on most amps..

 

[Bass911 10+ year member]

What amp? It's the same thing. It depends on the amp's quality. I use the boost on my Mtx amps for subs only, and it sounds louder and hits harder. It is not a bass boost button though. It is a knob on the amp that adjust from -12 to +12db, and it has nothing to do with gain knob.

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

man, i never use bass boost. It's against my car audio religion.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

i would go as far to say it's always bad. it's not always needed. It'll help if you have a little dip in the frequency it'll boost.

Why don't they make a Bass Cut Knob?? There's an Idea for Lowertheboom.org !

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

well i had an old mtx mono amp that had a parametric EQ on it. they didn't label it as a parametric EQ, but it would let you boost or cut whatever frequency you wanted.

the only time it should be used would be to fill in a dip in the frequency response. unless you like that peaky sound.