subs overpowering

[taintedplay 10+ year member]

when i turn it way up, i cant really hear the music, is there a way just to turn my front speakers and rear speakers up some while keeping the subs up as well?

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[bw_audio 10+ year member]

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[loudwhat? 10+ year member]

upgrade your front stage and amp it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[taintedplay 10+ year member]

my front stage is amped

i know but for showing off i want the most bass but still music

 

[Toone 10+ year member]

turn down your gain?

 

[taintedplay 10+ year member]

is there a setting on my hu do you think that controls the volume of just the front/back door speakers?

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

There's a point to where a louder front stage is necessary. Look at the bassrace vehicles.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

is there a setting on my hu do you think that controls the volume of just the front/back door speakers?

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you can turn the gain up on your fronts......but really you just need a better front stage.

 

[taintedplay 10+ year member]

when you say better front stage, you mean mroe speakers or better speakers? i just bought these and am out of cash now so buying more is out of the question, anything i can do without spending more cash? ill try turning up the gains

 

[Plutoman 10+ year member]

when you say better front stage, you mean mroe speakers or better speakers? i just bought these and am out of cash now so buying more is out of the question, anything i can do without spending more cash? ill try turning up the gains

Aiee..

No, don't do that... Don't want to clip out the front amp.

What you need is something like a bass control knob for the amp - you set the gains with the knob maxed out, and then if it's overpowering, you just use the knob to turn it down in the front.

Alternatively.. On the HU, it's likely there's a bass setting - you'd need to check the manual for the HU, or list off the model # for us.

 

[BlurredVision 10+ year member]

if his gains are set right, he shouldn't touch them. This mean you need better/more highs. I read if you have to mess with you eq, you don't have enuff power/speakers. Like if you have 4 18"s and have to turn up the treble, you need more components. Eq should be set flat and everything is suppose to be heard.

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

i have 150 rms to my front stage and still can't hear the music really well because of all the bass. To bad they don't make to many speakers louder for a decent price.

 

[taintedplay 10+ year member]

i have a bass control knob. i want to keep the bass as loud as it is for when i want to show off. ontop of that, i want to turn up the door speakers (on a different amp) when its that loud, becuase the subs overpower it. so like a control knob..just for my hifonics amp for my door speakers

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

i have a bass control knob. i want to keep the bass as loud as it is for when i want to show off. ontop of that, i want to turn up the door speakers (on a different amp) when its that loud, becuase the subs overpower it. so like a control knob..just for my hifonics amp for my door speakers

how much power are you feeding the front stage?

 

[Plutoman 10+ year member]

if his gains are set right, he shouldn't touch them. This mean you need better/more highs. I read if you have to mess with you eq, you don't have enuff power/speakers. Like if you have 4 18"s and have to turn up the treble, you need more components. Eq should be set flat and everything is suppose to be heard.

Problem is budget. If the bass is overpowering the treble, and you can't afford a better front stage, nor a better amp for them, then the only thing to do to balance the sound is turn down the substage.

As for bass control knob.. I meant a remote one - up at the front, so if it's too loud, you can just turn down the knob, and then turn it back up if you want to impress someone.

Make sure the gains are set correctly for the front - if they are, then there isn't a thing you can do to safely make those louder without putting out some more money. You'll either have to turn down the subs or get better speakers and/or amp.