more midbass?

[alxmlr789 10+ year member]

close up the hole.

Mine was was worlds apart when i covered mine up.

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

ok... so im looking for more midbass/midrange. using the pioneers in my sig. im a little iffy about the trouble of going active but i want to ask you guys:
do you think i should go active (if so what unit) or do you know of a comp. set thatll give me much better mids? or just mid 6.5"s woofers thatll work with my crossover (heard you cant do that but im not sure).

now if active, can i use my pdx150.4? i have a pdx100.4 as well i could use but would that still be too much power?

Not sure if it was said, but you may not be able to go active with that HU. Pioneer 800 or 800prs can, or an Alpine 9887 would be a few you could go with.

You can use either your pdx 4.150 (what I am running) I am running the Ascendant Audio Poly 6.5 mids and the seas neo tweeters. And there is no need for crossovers when running an active setup. It is done through the Hu

You could also sell your one of your alpines and get a Sundown 100.4. It has active crossover built in IIRC.

 

[skittlesRgood 10+ year member]

alright ill get the stuff to seal that hole. quick question on that... some of the plastic nuts that the door's bolts screw into are striped. any idea where i can get new ones? or a better solution?

 

[skittlesRgood 10+ year member]

so ive had my subs off to day and played around with my pioneers... to get them to sound good the volume was at 45/62 and the bass boost was at +2. they sounded GREAT once i did that but i dont want bass boost on with the subs and id like them to sound decent at a lower volume. so ill patch that hole and see if it does anything.

 

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

so ive had my subs off to day and played around with my pioneers... to get them to sound good the volume was at 45/62 and the bass boost was at +2. they sounded GREAT once i did that but i dont want bass boost on with the subs and id like them to sound decent at a lower volume. so ill patch that hole and see if it does anything.

It'll make a world of difference once you seal that hole up, guaranteed.

Your door now as it stands is pretty much the same as you mounting a speaker in your house on a baffle, you basically don't have a proper enclosure for it. Generally car audio speakers are meant to be run IB, which when mounted in a door is a very very large sealed box, and a completely separated front and rear sound wave.

What you have there is neither.

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

What is your amp's filters set at?

 

[nukeitall 10+ year member]

give me ur pdx 4.150!!! or even maybe the 4.100!!!!!!!!!!! seriously tho pm me some prices if ur willing to sell. hahaa I Need a sax 100.4 but these will work also

 

[skittlesRgood 10+ year member]

lol sorry man i just sold me pdx4.100 the other day. i might look for an amp thatll go active soon and sell my 4.150. ill let you know.

i wont give up on the pioneers till i get the hole sealed.

id really like a tip on how to fix those striped plastic nuts in the doors if anyone has any ideas on how to do that b4 i take my doors off again. thanks for all the help guys!

 

[skittlesRgood 10+ year member]

What is your amp's filters set at?

filter is just "off"

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

filter is just "off"

So, you're running the comps full range, then? If so, ou might want to put a HPF on them at, say, 63 to 80 Hz. Be sure the sub LPF is around the same, as well.

 

[skittlesRgood 10+ year member]

on the HU the lows are at 160?hz. ive played around with this and found that to give the best midbass. i have gotten them to sound pretty good. im just worried about having to turn the volume up to 50 or so to get them to come alive.

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

on the HU the lows are at 160?hz.

What does this mean? You have the speakers Low Passed at 160 hz?? You have the wrong filter. They should be High Passed at 80, or 63 hz if your doors will allow it.

Also, post a picture of your door so we can see what they are mounted to and the size of this hole in your door.

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

on the HU the lows are at 160?hz. ive played around with this and found that to give the best midbass. i have gotten them to sound pretty good. im just worried about having to turn the volume up to 50 or so to get them to come alive.

No, not on the HU, on the amp. What are your pass filters on the amp set to?

Side note- I'd recommend you defeat all HU pass filters and EQ settings until the amp pass filters are appropriately set.

 

[skittlesRgood 10+ year member]

so i turn on hipass filter and set it to around 80... got it. ill run out and give that a shot.

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

so i turn on hipass filter and set it to around 80... got it. ill run out and give that a shot.

HP for the comps at 80 Hz. LP for the subs at 80 Hz.

Try it at around 63 Hz for each, as well.