Q not getting THAT loud w/ BX1500d =(

[Geezerpoop 10+ year member]

i think its the bass level you keep at 0 on your headunit.

Yea I knew that, I just wasn't sure about the subwoofer level. Anyone else?

 

[LinxuS 10+ year member]

I guess it varies. If you have 2v preouts like me, you kinda need to set it at +6/6 on the bass level. Only for that though.

As long as the signal isn't clipped, you can set it anywhere you want to.. but some yield better results than others //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[wcarson8911 10+ year member]

i thought my Q sounded funny at first, let it loosen up. You should hear it sounding better day by day. Just make sure your subsonic filter is set accordingly.

 

[kicker06 10+ year member]

Yea, it's LOUD.

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

yea idk bout yall but i have my HU sub settings at 0 to +1 and never anything over that...

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

Well I set up my Q today and got it installed. I have the gain in between 1/2 and 3/4, bass boost off, and all the bass settings on 0 (-6 to 6 scales), and it's not that loud. I have to turn the bass settings on my HU up so I can get the output I want.
Whats the deal?

to set your gains rite u have to have your hu volume on 46 out of 62

and make sure all bass is off...u have a scale from -6 to +6 have the bass on -6..bass boost off...loudness off...and make sure u have a 50hz test tone recorded at 0db on tap and get a dmm to set your gains to the proper voltage..once u do that then u can do wat ever u want to do sound wise

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[kicker06 10+ year member]

to set your gains rite u have to have your hu volume on 46 out of 62and make sure all bass is off...u have a scale from -6 to +6 have the bass on -6..bass boost off...loudness off...and make sure u have a 50hz test tone recorded at 0db on tap and get a dmm to set your gains to the proper voltage..once u do that then u can do wat ever u want to do sound wise

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I have done that.

But with the bass on -6, there is NO preout voltage for the sub-out.

Don't you mean +6 instead of -6?

Because if I turn it up, then it will raise the voltage going from the amp to the sub, which may cause clipping.

And my HU is set @ 47 for the gain setting.

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

to set your gains rite u have to have your hu volume on 46 out of 62and make sure all bass is off...u have a scale from -6 to +6 have the bass on -6..bass boost off...loudness off...and make sure u have a 50hz test tone recorded at 0db on tap and get a dmm to set your gains to the proper voltage..once u do that then u can do wat ever u want to do sound wise

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I use 45hz, cuse I also use my bass boost. And 45hz is what it boosts at.

 

[JohnBlayz142 10+ year member]

The +6 on a Pioneer HU is news to me as well....I've always ran it around +2 or so, apparently it's best to set gains with it at +6?

 

[kicker06 10+ year member]

The +6 on a Pioneer HU is news to me as well....I've always ran it around +2 or so, apparently it's best to set gains with it at +6?

That gives you FULL sub-preout voltage.

The question is, is it clipping?

 

[JohnBlayz142 10+ year member]

That gives you FULL sub-preout voltage.
The question is, is it clipping?

Yeah, I always feel like I'm clipping my gear if I keep the levels real high like that.

 

[kicker06 10+ year member]

Yeah, I always feel like I'm clipping my gear if I keep the levels real high like that.

Me too.

DbFan187 says on pioneer HU's, the maximum unclipped volume level is 61/62.

And if so, to get the most out of your Pioneer Hu's, they should be set that high.

But I still like mine @ 47

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

I have done that.
But with the bass on -6, there is NO preout voltage for the sub-out.

Don't you mean +6 instead of -6?

Because if I turn it up, then it will raise the voltage going from the amp to the sub, which may cause clipping.

And my HU is set @ 47 for the gain setting.

thats how i set my gains and i have no problems at all...it gets loud and i havent clipped anything ...i've had my setup for over a year beatting it hard and entering db drag and my setup is fine

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i ment -6

 

[kicker06 10+ year member]

thats how i set my gains and i have no problems at all...it gets loud and i havent clipped anything ...i've had my setup for over a year beatting it hard and entering db drag and my setup is fine
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i ment -6

so you can raise it to +6 and not clip?

Wouldn't that mean there is no/low sub-out voltage?

Do you have a line out driver (epicenter)?

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

so you can raise it to +6 and not clip?
Wouldn't that mean there is no/low sub-out voltage?

Do you have a line out driver (epicenter)?

um 2 be honest i dont see a need to have it that high...i do have a epicenter but be4 i got that i still played my bass no higher than 0db

with my epicenter i still dont go higher than 0db...if i went higher the bass will overpower everything

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