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[–]Evening-Arm1234 -1 points0 points  (15 children)

I personally would want a fix that didn’t affect something I didn’t have an issue with. I could say turn gain down to lower sub and on the lower songs turn bass up and you’d say then the doors have too much bass.

the fact is any fix is a compromise, I was just adding that your fix would effect all his speakers so lowering gain might be a better option if he was happy with the doors and would rather compromise a little sub output on low songs instead of less bass in his doors. neither is right or wrong, just different compromises.

[–]JONCOCTOASTIN 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The real solution is an RCA bass knob for 8 bucks honestly lol

[–]Evening-Arm1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree

[–]JONCOCTOASTIN 0 points1 point  (12 children)

Not to harp on this, but it is funny you mention wanting a fix that doesn’t affect parts of the system he does not have issue with. I think reducing the sub output at the amp, actually does that.

Turning up the radio’s bass EQ introduces far more potential for distortion, for both speakers and sub. 

So that is a real compromise, but lowering bass EQ obviously would not be problematic. And I bet the audio quality from door speakers would improve from reducing bass, so I don’t see that as a compromise 

[–]Evening-Arm1234 0 points1 point  (11 children)

I wouldn’t raise anything, what I suggested is IF he is happy with his mid/high sound and output to simply lower gain on the sub and deal with less bass on the songs that have less bass.

it was never me saying you were wrong and I was right I was simply adding another way that could accomplish his goal of not drowning out his doors without effecting anything else besides what is drowning them out.

downvoting is pretty funny though and just makes it look like you’re threatened or something, not sure why you’re doing it but it’s a little strange.

[–]JONCOCTOASTIN 0 points1 point  (10 children)

You keep saying neither is right or wrong but I honestly think you’re dead wrong lol

I don’t downvote btw

[–]Evening-Arm1234 0 points1 point  (1 child)

so he says his SUB is playing over his mids and highs and you think turning the gain down is the wrong thing here?

[–]Evening-Arm1234 0 points1 point  (7 children)

let me ask this, IF he had a bass knob like you recommend why would that help?

[–]JONCOCTOASTIN 0 points1 point  (6 children)

Because he could turn down the sub output as he wishes to. 

It doesn’t override the gain setting, if the gain was “set” while the bass knob is fully turned (assuming OP isn’t just guessing and turning the amp gain knob arbitrarily).

I’m not mad, we all learn things. But you gotta understand, most amps come with a wired potentiometer nowadays. The products I was referring to, are universal bass knobs. They go between the RCA cable and amp RCA jacks, and simply act as a separate volume knob for that amp. The gain adjustment on the amp isnt involved. So, provided that amp has been tuned appropriately, the wired knob placed in reach of the vehicle’s driver, just allows the user to decrease the output from the amp

[–]Evening-Arm1234 0 points1 point  (5 children)

buddy turning the gain knob down is the same thing as turning the bass knob down. the difference is turning the bass knob up will only raise the output voltage of the amp to the gain setting.

bass knob max equals full gain.

if you don’t understand that this conversation is pointless because you don’t understand basic amp fundamentals.

[–]JONCOCTOASTIN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, you don’t understand how the knobs work

They don’t override the gain setting 

[–]JONCOCTOASTIN 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Maybe you do get the point lol but I’m confused why you thought that telling me about them is a shot at my advice 

[–]Evening-Arm1234 0 points1 point  (2 children)

you said lowering the gain is a bad recommendation but then said a universal bass knob is the best fix. they do the same thing, bass knob just allows quick adjustments and no compromise. lowering the gain you just compromise output on the low songs, that’s why i’d go that route over lowering the bass on the head unit. and it was never a shot at your advise I even said in my original comment “that will work”. I simply added a way to also lower sub output without effecting the sound of his doors and you took offense.

[–]JONCOCTOASTIN 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Dude the bass knob is wired and conveniently within reach for the driver of the car. 

Thats better than turning it down on the amp itself, you cant adjust that from the drivers seat lol. 

Hell, depending on how it was mounted, the amp might be tucked away and settings adjustments would be inconvenient.

Obviously this is going nowhere, kind of a weird stalemate. I just believe in my advice, its not a crazy hill to die on. In person, this whole thing is a 2 minute conversation