Kicker CVRs

[Jer510 10+ year member]

I got 2 Kicker CVR 12s hooked up to a ZX 750.1. I know that Kicker is more SPL than SQ, but when my subs play midbass, higher bass, those notes aren't very audible compared to the deep bass. My subs play the deep bass hella good but all the other notes **** and aren't too strong. Also, the deep bass kinda over rides the other notes. Is this the way CVRs are? Or is it because my gain is set to high with the bass boost 1/3 up? I have my subs in a prefab, ported box right now and I'm going to build a box soon.

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[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

1) Your box is ported, probably tuned in the 30's, resulting in a peak in that region

2) You have bass boost making that peak even bigger

3) Your enclosure is in a trunk car

4) Cabin gain

 

[stocker08 10+ year member]

I am currently running two 10" cvrs in a custom ported box, tuned somewhere around 37hz. It hits all the notes very well. My suggestion is tuning your box a little higher and turning off bass boost. You will be suprised at these subs. They can sound very good in the right box.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Why would you want to hit higher bass? And how high are we talking? High bass like 50-55 or like 80 or something.

Build a different box and tune to whatever kicker recommends. Idk but probably 37 or 38.

 

[Jer510 10+ year member]

Right now the midbass and other bass sounds mushy..like the deep bass is taking over..

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Right now the midbass and other bass sounds mushy..like the deep bass is taking over..

Subs are meant to play low bass though. IMO, a sub shouldn't play above 60 hz.

 

[Jer510 10+ year member]

will the subs still be as loud with the bass boost at 0? will they still punch?

 

[michaellane 5,000+ posts]

dude its the bass boost doing that. turn it off...i had the same problem

 

[Jer510 10+ year member]

dude its the bass boost doing that. turn it off...i had the same problem

its the bass boost making the bass mushy? when it turn off the bass boost do I need to reset the gain?

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

will the subs still be as loud with the bass boost at 0? will they still punch?

Turn that off. Make sure your LP crossover isn't set to low. If it is, that would severely hurt higher bass.

 

[Jer510 10+ year member]

Turn that off. Make sure your LP crossover isn't set to low. If it is, that would severely hurt higher bass.

I don't have a LP on my head unit but my bass is set to 80 hz on the head unit and around 80hz on the amp.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I don't have a LP on my head unit but my bass is set to 80 hz on the head unit and around 80hz on the amp.

There should be 2 crossovers on the amp. One should be your subsonic, and the other should be your LP filter.

 

[Jer510 10+ year member]

There should be 2 crossovers on the amp. One should be your subsonic, and the other should be your LP filter.

on my Kicker amp, I have a bass boost, gain, and x-over. Is the x-over the same as the LP?

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

on my Kicker amp, I have a bass boost, gain, and x-over. Is the x-over the same as the LP?

Looked it up, yes. If you want more high bass, set that one to a bigger number and adjust it accordingly. But, looking at your box, I don't think that is the problem.

 

[Jer510 10+ year member]

Looked it up, yes. If you want more high bass, set that one to a bigger number and adjust it accordingly. But, looking at your box, I don't think that is the problem.

So ur saying the box is the problem?