LPF at max bad?

[talon2nr7588 10+ year member]

is there a proper way, meaning with a dmm or something to setup the LPF on an amp? is is bad to have it all the way up? mine is at about 80%

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[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

uh yes, you want the lpf from 60hz down depending on subs and enclosure. lots of unwanted frequencies must be going thru ur subs.

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

The LPF is a Filter that begins to roll off the power put out by your amp at a certain frequency. Most people set it around 80, but it can be set as high as 100, and as low as 60

 

[talon2nr7588 10+ year member]

i just set mine by ear like it says in the tutoral here. i turned it up until the bass started to sound messed up.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Can you see around where it's set, if there are markings on it?

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

turn it up until it sounds good. it's kinda funny because i just recently discovered mine was too high also. the higher that cutoff point if the more of those upper bass notes that subw ill try and play. only problem is that those notes will become increasingly more distorted and nasty and u let more and mroe go through. you need to tune iit with your ears on a 60Hz tone and turn it up until its as loud as itll go BEFORE getting very distorted. a little distortion may happen but a tiny bit is acceptable. the lower u have that cutoff the less those upper bass will get through BUT you're lower notes will sound WAY Better than if the upper ones are coming through and distorting.

i had mine too high and now that its down more, every note sounds sooooo much cleaner. sometimes it's better to cut out what cant be reproduced clean and stick with the clean notes..... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[talon2nr7588 10+ year member]

turn it up until it sounds good. it's kinda funny because i just recently discovered mine was too high also. the higher that cutoff point if the more of those upper bass notes that subw ill try and play. only problem is that those notes will become increasingly more distorted and nasty and u let more and mroe go through. you need to tune iit with your ears on a 60Hz tone and turn it up until its as loud as itll go BEFORE getting very distorted. a little distortion may happen but a tiny bit is acceptable. the lower u have that cutoff the less those upper bass will get through BUT you're lower notes will sound WAY Better than if the upper ones are coming through and distorting.
i had mine too high and now that its down more, every note sounds sooooo much cleaner. sometimes it's better to cut out what cant be reproduced clean and stick with the clean notes..... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

turn it up until it sounds good. it's kinda funny because i just recently discovered mine was too high also. the higher that cutoff point if the more of those upper bass notes that subw ill try and play. only problem is that those notes will become increasingly more distorted and nasty and u let more and mroe go through. you need to tune iit with your ears on a 60Hz tone and turn it up until its as loud as itll go BEFORE getting very distorted. a little distortion may happen but a tiny bit is acceptable. the lower u have that cutoff the less those upper bass will get through BUT you're lower notes will sound WAY Better than if the upper ones are coming through and distorting.
i had mine too high and now that its down more, every note sounds sooooo much cleaner. sometimes it's better to cut out what cant be reproduced clean and stick with the clean notes..... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

that's exactly what i did when settin my crossover when i got my amp, the bass was awesome with the low notes(35hz-60 hz), and yeah that upper bass shit will disort easy and make your sub sound like poo