the sub volume in alpine HU

[scarysoul 10+ year member]

do you set it at zero when u want to set the gain or while listening to some music? if you do set it up, whats the highest volume did u set it to?

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[SkwurlyFab 10+ year member]

set the gain with it up, not all the way up but above zero and then you won't send shitty signals when you turn it up during music play.

 

[jklfd 10+ year member]

id rather not mess with the settings on the HU since it will add distortion. Set your gains properly on your amp and if you have a bass remote for the amp use that as the volume control for your subs. Remember to turn your bass remote to max before setting the gains

 

[SliderX 10+ year member]

I have last years model Alpine and I set the gains with it on +15. Alpine did it kind of weird and +15 is actually supposed to be 0.

The way I did it. First I figured out the highest volume I can have my regular speakers before distorting (22 for me). Then I put a test tone in and put the volume on 22, sub on +15 and set the gains on the amp for it according to the sticky in the amplifier forum.

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[j3bus2k3 5,000+ posts]

id rather not mess with the settings on the HU since it will add distortion. Set your gains properly on your amp and if you have a bass remote for the amp use that as the volume control for your subs. Remember to turn your bass remote to max before setting the gains

NO! The bass boost for your amp is much worse than the sub volume on your Headunit. More often than not, that remote doesnt control your bass boost but rather the gain. So cranking that up will only **** things up worse. Direct from the gain setting tutorial: "Please remember that if you have a subwoofer volume control, set it to full before you set the gains on the sub amp" You dont have to have it all the way up at daily listening though...

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

Exactly, in addition, to avoid line noise, it's best to have the higher volume controls at the end of the signal chain. Meaning having your amp gains down and turn your HU up to compensate.

 

[Rodeo91 10+ year member]

I always kept my Alpine on +15

 

[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

i keep my subw on 3, bass on +3, treb. on +5 and volume on 25 when setting my gains...hope this helps