loudness/eq?

[BumpinTypeR 10+ year member]

Hey guys,

I set my gain on my alpine mrp-m500 amp with my loudness off, eq on flat, bass boosters on the HU/amp both off, HPF on 125hz, LPF at 100hz, and SRC-LV adjust at 4. I am running a single 12" alpine type r sub.

So my question is, can i safely turn on the super bass eq and loudness when listening to music? It makes the subs alot louder. I am asking this because i have always heard not to use the bass boosters, but wasnt sure about those other settings.

thanks

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[blazian87 10+ year member]

yea you should leave the superbass and loudness off. They are mostly meant for a stock system to get that extra bump. But if you're going with quality, you should let the amp do the work, instead of the head-unit. The loudness feature was made to sound better for low volume only. I know it sounds better but it'll burn out your voice coils sooner or later. If you want more bass, just turn your gains up a little.

Maybe invest in a ported box? It'll make the sub more efficient and louder without using too much wattage.