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CarAudio.com Newbie
I will start by saying I am very new to the car audio world. Please excuse my ignorance. I am here to learn.
I have recently purchased a Skar SDR 600rms 12" Subwoofer in a ported box tuned to 32hz.
The amplifier powering the sub is also Skar and it's rated at 800rms 1200 peak.
For a while, I've been using a stock stereo in my 2012 impala ltz to send signal to my subwoofer amplifier. To do this, I used a PAC which converted my speaker wire into RCA. The subwoofer was loud. You could feel it. However it was not the quality I was looking for. I knew I need an aftermarket stereo anyway because I wanted to set crossovers to my rear and front speakers seperate from my subwoofer.
I bought an aftermarket stereo that has a dedicated subwoofer output to be able to do what I wanted. I'm using a y splitter to convert my left and right RCA cable into the 1 connection. My subwoofer is now VERY quiet. I can kind of feel it on a FEW songs but only when the gain is dangerously high on the amp. (Way higher than I had it tuned to with the PAC converter connection on the stock head unit)
In the EQ of my stereo, there are crossovers for my front and rear speakers and then there is something called "smart bass" which has a gain that goes up to 12db and a LPF. I'm afraid of anything that SOUNDS like it's some kind of bass boost but is this my problem? Should the gain on this be set higher? Or is this just another form of bass boost.
I guess my question is what are some things I could be doing wrong or not doing at all to get the significantly louder bass I had with PAC converter? I'm doing the big 4 tomorrow with 0 guage wire. Will this help?
Is it bad to use the "smart bass" feature in the EQ to turn up the gain and then also have my gain up on my amplifier? That seems to be the only "remedy" to the low volume.
I really don't want to blow anything up haha. I've been exhausting myself looking for answers so thank you for any insight that can be provided.
I have recently purchased a Skar SDR 600rms 12" Subwoofer in a ported box tuned to 32hz.
The amplifier powering the sub is also Skar and it's rated at 800rms 1200 peak.
For a while, I've been using a stock stereo in my 2012 impala ltz to send signal to my subwoofer amplifier. To do this, I used a PAC which converted my speaker wire into RCA. The subwoofer was loud. You could feel it. However it was not the quality I was looking for. I knew I need an aftermarket stereo anyway because I wanted to set crossovers to my rear and front speakers seperate from my subwoofer.
I bought an aftermarket stereo that has a dedicated subwoofer output to be able to do what I wanted. I'm using a y splitter to convert my left and right RCA cable into the 1 connection. My subwoofer is now VERY quiet. I can kind of feel it on a FEW songs but only when the gain is dangerously high on the amp. (Way higher than I had it tuned to with the PAC converter connection on the stock head unit)
In the EQ of my stereo, there are crossovers for my front and rear speakers and then there is something called "smart bass" which has a gain that goes up to 12db and a LPF. I'm afraid of anything that SOUNDS like it's some kind of bass boost but is this my problem? Should the gain on this be set higher? Or is this just another form of bass boost.
I guess my question is what are some things I could be doing wrong or not doing at all to get the significantly louder bass I had with PAC converter? I'm doing the big 4 tomorrow with 0 guage wire. Will this help?
Is it bad to use the "smart bass" feature in the EQ to turn up the gain and then also have my gain up on my amplifier? That seems to be the only "remedy" to the low volume.
I really don't want to blow anything up haha. I've been exhausting myself looking for answers so thank you for any insight that can be provided.
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