Do amps, subs, etc. get weaker?

You're probably just getting used to it.

You probably sat in someone else's car that was louder. His Deebeez hurt your feelings. Happened to me but I got over it.

3 years isn't long enough for any degradation to happen with the electrolytics.

Now after 20-25 years and sporadic usage...yeah, you have to start thinking about re-capping amps and crossovers and such //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

You know, I always wonder the same thing, but i keep telling myself "It's not because I'm used to it because i sense this vibe when the bass hits at a certain song, and i don't seem to sense it anymore on that particular song"

You have probably just gotten so used to it that it does not seem to be as loud as it once once.

Its actually fairly amazing.... most people could never hear a system, then hear 130 dbs and think its insanely loud. Then when you hear a louder then the 130 db system is no longer loud and the higher volume becomes the standard. I remember that even with myself. I heard some systems that I thought were SLAMMING when I was a kid. Now I realize they weren't as loud as I thought, but because of my experience with SPL at the time, they were the loudestr I had heard.

And people also get used to their systems full-tilt sound or volume. Why do you think so many of us change equipment a lot. I know when I first got my setup I was like wow, cool, this is louder than my last one. But now, while still fairly loud, Im just getting so used to it.

Its really funny because Im so used to it.... and a lot of the people on here with huge set-ups could sit in my car and not really be wow'ed but when I demo my car to Average Joe Customer they sit in it and are like "wow this is insane its blurring my vision"

Ive thought about all this a few times

Which is by the way why I cant wait to finish the battery bank and get the big boy amp im looking at next month so I can get my second nightshade in //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

IMHO as your hearing degrades bass is the first thing that you start to loose a sense of.

3 year itch, your ready to break up with your system.

Lol, i dont think its due to hearing loss. My ears work just as good as they did 4 years ago. I think its about getting used to the bass. The vibration on my back doesnt feel as strong as it used too.

prime example.. I just upgraded from a 500w amp to a 1600w amp..

Im feeding my sub 1050w exactly and it sounded pretty strong the first few times. Now im getting used to it and wondering if its not as loud..

lol

I always thought the higher frequencies were the 1st to go with hearing loss. I could be wrong but I doubt it:laugh:

Your just getting used to it.

Just like if you drive a really fast car. At first your like holy **** this is fast! Then you get used to it and its not as impressive.

I always thought the higher frequencies were the 1st to go with hearing loss. I could be wrong but I doubt it:laugh:

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I would think it would be either the subs or the super-highs. If are ears are naturally less sensitive to the two extremes of the 20-20K HZ frequency range in the first place probably those are the two areas you get a weaker sense of first when things go downhill. But it's probably more apparent with bass than it is between 17 and 20K where there's not much substantial going on anyway.

It's time for more beat!