"Loudness" Setting

[CCCCavy. 10+ year member]

do you guys use it or no?

i turned mine on for the first time today and it made a huge difference and everything almost 2x louder. just wondering if anyone uses it full time

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[dafobbishon3 10+ year member]

no

 

[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

loudness is fine at lower volumes where the bass doesnt really "keep up" with the music.. but at higher levels you are likely to damage your sub and it wont sound as good as if u had loudness off

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

depends how u set ur gains. everyone around here i know that competes in basswars and stuff uses it

 

[CCCCavy. 10+ year member]

depends how u set ur gains. everyone around here i know that competes in basswars and stuff uses it

mine are sittin at a little under a half. with the loudness on there is no distortion and everything seems just to be lol i was just wondering if it was bad for the subs themselves

 

[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

depends how u set ur gains. everyone around here i know that competes in basswars and stuff uses it

idk if ur saying they use it just in competitions or daily also.. but people probably use it competitions a lot because its not going to hurt the sub that much doing it for a short period of time

 

[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

mine are sittin at a little under a half. with the loudness on there is no distortion and everything seems just to be lol i was just wondering if it was bad for the subs themselves

if u dont hear the sub bottoming out then ur fine... turn the bass up to as high as you like to and put your ear right next to the sub.. if u hear a clapping or smacking sound then it is bottoming out.. turn the volume down until you dont hear it anymore

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

idk if ur saying they use it just in competitions or daily also.. but people probably use it competitions a lot because its not going to hurt the sub that much doing it for a short period of time

i roll daily with mine. gains set at about half and line driver 3/4

 

[UpGradde 10+ year member]

I use it. I have a pioneer hu and I set it at low. After I have everything set the way I want on the hu, then I set the gains on my amps and everything else.

 

[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

as long as the sub isnt bottoming out its fine.. but many people will turn loudness on because its louder and they wont know they are killing their sub

 

[CCCCavy. 10+ year member]

I use it. I have a pioneer hu and I set it at low. After I have everything set the way I want on the hu, then I set the gains on my amps and everything else.

this. exactly what i did today and like it alot.

 

[Alpine4life89 10+ year member]

If you have to use it, then your system either sucks or needs some dialing in.

 

[halfwaytohell 10+ year member]

watch for clipping.at a comp i guess for your run u could try it on low

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

^^^or to clip the signal for a 1.5 second burp lol. clipping is good for spl. (its been proven idc who argues that)

 

[UpGradde 10+ year member]

If you have to use it, then your system either sucks or needs some dialing in.

bull shit. Its up to the user on how they set their system up. There is more than one way of doing it right.