not enogh bass

[palikt 10+ year member]

why dose my bass sound and feel louder and stronger when my volume is down

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[eengrms 10+ year member]

Originally posted by palikt why dose my bass sound and feel louder and stronger when my volume is down

That's an interesting question, and one that will certainly get the geeks out here...

My theory is it's all about your brain. Now we know that your bass isn't actually softer and weaker when it's louder, I just think your brain thinks it is. You brain has less to interpret at lower volume levels so the bass comes across louder, because percentage-wise versus the mids and highs it is and it's just easier to hear the bass. But as you increase the volume the mids and highs increase enough that your brain has trouble deciphering it all. I'm sure there are other reasons, possibly even related. But this is just one of my theories.

 

[dave_3148 10+ year member]

no one of my buds system was like that....

 

[ASDF12345 10+ year member]

Originally posted by eengrms That's an interesting question, and one that will certainly get the geeks out here...

 

My theory is it's all about your brain. Now we know that your bass isn't actually softer and weaker when it's louder, I just think your brain thinks it is. You brain has less to interpret at lower volume levels so the bass comes across louder, because percentage-wise versus the mids and highs it is and it's just easier to hear the bass. But as you increase the volume the mids and highs increase enough that your brain has trouble deciphering it all. I'm sure there are other reasons, possibly even related. But this is just one of my theories.

your fired

 

[ASDF12345 10+ year member]

gains are too high or your overpowering the subs

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

In truth, it should be the other way around. The human ear is less sensitive to bass (and trebble) at low volumes. That's why they invented the "loudenss" function, to compensate for that. I have no idea why you'd lose bass at higher volumes unless you're pushing the speakers to distortion.

 

[avistar23 10+ year member]

Originally posted by palikt why dose my bass sound and feel louder and stronger when my volume is down

I noticed this quite a bit in my last sytem and never really figured out why this happened, But when i got my new sub it did disappered so im' leaning towards different subs doing this.

 

[mgaidica 10+ year member]

i think i know what ur talking about, on my system when i first played it i kept goin up on volume till i hit what i would call the peak, cause after that it doesnt get louder. So then i just knew not to go above that, and im good. Not sure if thats what ur talking about, but its probaly something w/ gains etc.

 

[eengrms 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Grand AMature your fired

It's pretty funny how almost everyone has heard a system like this. Does that mean everyone sets their gains too high?