Options for more midbass

[sussD01 10+ year member]

I changed those front and rear settings on the amp to between 9-10 o'clock and can hear a considerable difference for sure. Definitely a great start on getting things sounding better.

The shop set all the settings on the HU and amp, I haven't touched it til today. Should they have known better?

Here are two photos of the crossover setting on the HU. The 'x' photo is what it is set at, and the photo where it looks like a skewed 't' is the only other setting.

 

[l7runner 10+ year member]

I changed those front and rear settings on the amp to between 9-10 o'clock and can hear a considerable difference for sure. Definitely a great start on getting things sounding better.
The shop set all the settings on the HU and amp, I haven't touched it til today. Should they have known better?

Here are two photos of the crossover setting on the HU. The 'x' photo is what it is set at, and the photo where it looks like a skewed 't' is the only other setting.

The should have def. known better. If they didn't adjust the amp after you brought it back to them claiming a lack of midbass you should be looking for a new shop.

Do you know how many sets of outputs your HU has? Typically if a HU has 2 RCA outputs one is designated for mids/highs and the other is for subs. The HU's crossover divides the music frequencies between these outputs. I could not see a crossover frequency in the pics you posted, but could see the diagram. It would be important to know if the crossover is turned on, and to which frequency it is set. If you can adjust it to around 70Hz you should be good. if the HU's crossovers are being used, typically there is no point of using the amp's crossovers as well.

So if you get the HU to crossover the music you can then turn your mid/high amp to full.

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

why is the mid on the deck set at 700hz? drop that to about 80 or 100

 

[l7runner 10+ year member]

why is the mid on the deck set at 700hz? drop that to about 80 or 100

I believe that is the Midrange EQ frequency

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

i just looked at the manual for your unit and that ***** the mid is fixed at 700hz so your gonna have to depend on the amps xover in order to get a better response.

 

[sussD01 10+ year member]

Thanks for checking the specs out on the HU, horseman. So pretty much beyond what I did on the amp today it seems like any other changes would have to come with a change of equipment (and in that case it seems the consensus is for a set of comps or 3-ways...)?

And considering the lack of attention by that shop, should I be looking for a new one? There are some shady shops around here and I'd thought that I finally found a solid one...

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

get you a good set of components if your factory up ront are 6x9 i'd recommend teh ID XS69

 

[Jeremy M 10+ year member]

this ^

and deadener your front doors and either bridge ur current amp or get an amp that will do 250+rms x 2

 

[l7runner 10+ year member]

Thanks for checking the specs out on the HU, horseman. So pretty much beyond what I did on the amp today it seems like any other changes would have to come with a change of equipment (and in that case it seems the consensus is for a set of comps or 3-ways...)?
And considering the lack of attention by that shop, should I be looking for a new one? There are some shady shops around here and I'd thought that I finally found a solid one...

Have you turned off the HU's internal crossovers yet? If the are highpassing at like 150hz from your HU then your mids will not be getting those signals regardless of your amp settings. Try that first before buying any equipment.

 

[sussD01 10+ year member]

Have you turned off the HU's internal crossovers yet? If the are highpassing at like 150hz from your HU then your mids will not be getting those signals regardless of your amp settings. Try that first before buying any equipment.

I haven't done that yet. Would that be in the advanced sound settings on the HU or would I find it elsewhere?

 

[l7runner 10+ year member]

That picture you posted from earlier was an illustration of the HU's crossover frequencies. So I would assume in that menu there would be options to turn it off/adjust.

Look in the manual if possible. If the crossover frequency is set too high the amp won't be receiving the correct range of signals to play. Thus no midbass

 

[sussD01 10+ year member]

I've got some things to take care of today but I'll definitely check that out tonight and post and update--thanks man.