Loudness on or off on head unit?

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

I was messing with my head unit today and decided to go ahead and turn the "loudness" on high just to try it out. After i did that, i was impressed because the music sounded so much more real. My question is, does "loudness" cause clipping? If so, isn't it only boosting the peaks of frequencies?

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[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

loudness = fail

If you need loudness on in order to enjoy the sound of your stereo, you have some problems to take care of.

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

how do yo know it's fail? Like i said, i just turned it on and thought it sounded better. I haven't used it in this setup at all yet until now.

 

[shaneb 10+ year member]

All it does is typically add a 12db slope to lows and highs designed for lower volume listening

. that would be considered Dirty Power

lame. if you need it to get your sound "real" then you need a new system. more sub and more front end. and tuned

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

never use the loudness!!!!...loudness ='s total FAIL //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Grinder1989 5,000+ posts]

OFF!

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[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

All it does is typically add a 12db slope to lows and highsit distorts the clarity. that would be considered Dirty Power

lame. if you need it to get your sound "real" then you need a new system. more sub and more front end. and tuned

Trust me, i don't even need to think about getting a new front stage. Anyway, i am going to turn it off now.

 

[thaster 10+ year member]

if it sounds good to you, turn it on then

 

[Bass Addict 10+ year member]

i would have to agree,after reading something in another thread,i went out and turned my loudness off and man what a difference.

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

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Loud can actually be beneficial if you are listening at low volumes. Normal listening level I would say turn it off.

If it makes a huge difference at normal listening levels you should probably retune.

 

[germandark 10+ year member]

@ low levels it doesn't have too much potential to do damage to anything. when you being to up the volume on your source unit. you are gradually increasing the current and voltage of the already boosted signal to the speakers. imagine taking the "boosted" sound and multiplying it, in a sense. bbe, loud, dynamic engines. anything that modifies a signal to "sound better" is not really better.

read into it more.

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

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Loud can actually be beneficial if you are listening at low volumes. Normal listening level I would say turn it off.

If it makes a huge difference at normal listening levels you should probably retune.

that makes sense. I just turned it off and said fvck it. Thanks though, it was just bothering me turning it on because i didn't think it was good for my system.

 

[46panel 10+ year member]

I wouldnt use it...but if you want it on and it sounds better to you keep it i guess

 

[DBDRAGGUY 10+ year member]

if it sounds good to you, turn it on then

agreed, if it suits your taste then go with it.

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

alright guys, thanks. I turned off.