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KrazyLoCo

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Posted: April 19, 2005 at 4:05 AM / IP Logged

Hey All,

I just got my sub installed and hooked up. I was wondering if there was anyway to turn the sub/amp off. I ask this because I listen to a large variety of musical genres, and when I am listening to techno/rap I want to sub pounding, but when I stick in a rock/metal CD, I don't really want the sub to be on.

Is there any way to do this?

overworked2

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Posted: April 19, 2005 at 5:36 AM / IP Logged

turn the bass down on the CD player, leaves it in a little bit too just "beefen" it up, I listen to quite a bit of metal and some bottom end grunt is nice... So turn it down and save it as an eq setting.

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TruckSystem

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Posted: April 19, 2005 at 8:24 AM / IP Logged

You could mount a toggle switch for the amplifier signal wire somewhere as well so you can turn it on or off when you want. I agree with the above though, even for metal some bass makes it sound alot better.

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Posted: April 19, 2005 at 8:25 AM / IP Logged

what amp are you running? will it accept a bass knob? if not, you can get a bass knob thats inline on the RCAs that just turns down the input.

KrazyLoCo

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Posted: April 19, 2005 at 12:32 PM / IP Logged

Thanks so much for the replies, guys!

I'm running an MTX RoadThunder II amp, it has Bass and Gain knobs on it...

I was just scared that the heavy and fast beats of metal music would be bad for the sub? But if you guys say it's not, then I have no problem turning down the bass and leaving the sub on while I listen to different genres of music. :)

nam-eci

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Posted: April 19, 2005 at 12:52 PM / IP Logged

I dont think they ment knobs on the amp!

I think they ment a remote knob on a lead,

you can buy seperate ones that U can run to the front & can be screwed under the dash.

so you dont have to jump out & run to the back & keep twiddleing the gain with a small driver!

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KrazyLoCo

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Posted: April 19, 2005 at 1:29 PM / IP Logged

LOL! I thought that's what they meant, nam-eci. Haha.

I'll go to my local car audio store and see what they say about a remote knob.

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Posted: April 19, 2005 at 6:52 PM / IP Logged

KrazyLoCo, your amp would have come with a knob and a phone jack on the amp if you could use a remote bass control with it. If your amp doesn't have the jack, you have to go back to plan A: turn the bass down using the deck controls.

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Posted: April 20, 2005 at 2:19 AM / IP Logged

Forget the external wired remote signal attenuator that these are talking about. If your amp does not have a special plug for such a device and your deck does not have a built sub volume control for the separate sub output, then you can simply place a toggle switch ( a very small toggle switch if you want) between the amp turn on output of the deck ( usually a blue wire) and the turn on wire to amp. Turning off this 12 volt (+) output with turn off the amp to the sub.

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overworked2

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Posted: April 20, 2005 at 5:48 AM / IP Logged

and then lose all bass altogether......I still suggest using the EQ settings your head unit, no cost, no further installations, just simple button pushing.

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