Power Out
12-21-2009, 01:35 PM
#8
500 Watt CAFz'r
Join Date: Oct 2009
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I personally almost never touch the bass boost options on any amp or deck. I find it boosts the lower frequencies too much and makes it sound sloppy and unnatural. Sure, it's sounds like it has more "boom" but it is hard on amps and subs for the same reason. I imagine the amp is trying to produce more power than it can (aka what you are wanting, it seems) and as a precaution, the amp's protect mode is engaging to stave off the harsh effects of clipping. Crisp bass will come from the components you select for your system and how well it's installed. EQ settings are there strictly to correct peaks and valleys in the frequency response.
Last edited by RomanticMoments; 12-21-2009 at 01:38 PM.
12-21-2009, 02:20 PM
#9
500 Watt CAFz'r
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 730
On this car, here's what I would do (just to keep things simple). Turn the gain to flat. I'd most likely set the lowpass around 60-80Hz (depending on the rest of the system). For the deck, pick the EQ curve that you most listen to, or that you feel sounds best. Turn the volume up to just past your normal listening level. Obviously you don't want distortion here, so once you've determined your max normal listening level, increase the gain on the sub woofer amp until you hear some distortion from the sub. Drop the gain until this distortion disappears. This will be your max/optimal clean power to the sub at the given RMS voltage the deck is outputting to the amp at your normal listening level. It may not be as loud as you are looking for, I don't know, but this is a very simple way to set your gains with little knowledge/technical skill/tools. I would say that if you think the sub is not as crisp as you are looking for even after all this, time for Santy Klaus to visit your house 
Last edited by RomanticMoments; 12-21-2009 at 02:24 PM.
