OK, this is pissing me off!

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

This seems really screwed up too me, what is the deal here?

Here are all my head unit settings:

Bass Boost: 0

Fader: 0

SLA: 0

EQ: HI: 0 MID: +2 LOW: 0

LPF: 80

HPF: 100

Loudness: OFF

My Type R sub is in a ported box. The problem is that when i listen to anything other than rap i don't get any signal from the sub. The sub is still on but it isn't recognizable in the trunk. I seriously can't here it at all. I have my amp gain set to 2.2v, which is what it recommends since my HU is only 2.2v. There has to be something i am missing here causing the sub to have a weak signal during rock and other genres. I want to turn my amp gain to about 1 instead of 2.2 but im afraid i will blow something. What do you guys think.

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[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

What are the settings on the amp?

 

[Trez0r 10+ year member]

Turn Loudness On Bass All The Way Up Mid +highst Low +highst And U Should Here It

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

LPF: 200

Gain: 2.2v

Subsonic filter: 15

bass boost: 0

 

[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

box could be tuned too low, watch the sub while your playing a rock song and see if it is responding. if it is then it is the box.

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

box could be tuned too low, watch the sub while your playing a rock song and see if it is responding. if it is then it is the box.

Was about to say/ask that....whats your box's status tuning-wise?

 

[Millertime1028 10+ year member]

Check RCA's for correct connections .. ?

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

Do the songs just have very little bass? It shouldn't be like boomy or exaggerated the way rap bass often is...in a good sq setup you wouldn't even know there's a sub in the trunk but it would sound great...sounds like ur just lookin for huge bass hits that just aren't there in whatever other music ur playing

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

Turn Loudness On Bass All The Way Up Mid +highst Low +highst And U Should Here It

then it just sounds like crap when i do that. When i put the lows to max it sounds like a distorted mess. Why is my low eq controlling my subs output anyway.

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

then it just sounds like crap when i do that. When i put the lows to max it sounds like a distorted mess. Why is my low eq controlling my subs output anyway.

What's your box tuned to? and specs on the box..

And he was kidding about turning all of your ish up, haha

 

[Ferendon 10+ year member]

turning up the gain on the amp to 1v shouldn't cause any problems. Most amp go down to a fraction of an amp. You're tuning is a bit too conservative though. Set LPF to 100-ish, flatten the HU EQ, and then use the amps to xover.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

phase problem

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

turning up the gain on the amp to 1v shouldn't cause any problems. Most amp go down to a fraction of an amp. You're tuning is a bit too conservative though. Set LPF to 100-ish, flatten the HU EQ, and then use the amps to xover.

i am actually really good at creating a perfect sound for rap and the metal i listen to, but this is really confusing. When i turn the amp gain to about 3/4 or .8v it sounds perfect for the metal i listen to, but at 2.2 it just doesn't even respond to the drums and double bass in the songs. Should i just turn the amp gain to .8, or will that not be safe?

when i turn up the speaker lows on the head unit it makes the speakers and subwoofer's output significantly louder.

 

[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

phase problem

very well could be that too.

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

i just set the gain to 1 on my amp. What are my chances of blowing my sub with it set that low. I have no bass boost or any of that shit either.