drop off in bass
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: May 04, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Topic: drop off in bass
Posted By: cody2white
Subject: drop off in bass
Date Posted: April 16, 2009 at 12:37 AM
hey guys. I have a 04 chevy silverado and i currently have 2 12 kicker cvx run by a fosgate 1500db. my question is i use to have a old pioneer hu hooked up and it banged but i recently picked a new jensen hu vm9512 and the bass it produces seems pretty weak. i dont know what it is.. do i get a equalizer? what do you think of the deck?
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Posted By: davngr
Date Posted: April 16, 2009 at 5:09 AM
i can't be sure what the problem might be with out actualy looking at your installation and equipment, but i can offer two common scenarios 1. you some how wired your system out of phase when installing the new HU. 2. not all HU pre-amp out puts are equal some offer lets say 4mv while others offer 8mv, might be that you got a *newer* HU but not necessarilly a better one.
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Posted By: cody2white
Date Posted: April 16, 2009 at 3:47 PM
thats an idea but all i did was put the hu in. i didnt mess with much wires that i could of crossed. im thinkin the eq in the deck is lame and cheap and i think i need an external eq to get the sound im looking for. am i thinking this right?
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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: April 16, 2009 at 6:29 PM
Have you tried turning the gain up on the amplifier? As stated earlier, you may have removed a 4V preout unit and replaced it with a 2V unit. If that is the case you will need to turn the gain up on the amp to compensate for the lower output of the deck.
Posted By: goodfellaz
Date Posted: April 17, 2009 at 9:53 PM
push the dvd setup button on remote go to audio make sure DRC is off see if that helps you
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Posted By: memfus_boi
Date Posted: April 17, 2009 at 10:23 PM
with your flip out, IF im correct you should have 1 preout for sub? if you do, did u use a Y adapter? also the sound from your unit is kinda crappy
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Posted By: cody2white
Date Posted: April 18, 2009 at 2:51 AM
yeah your correct it only has one preout for the sub. i connected the y and it did make a diffrence but on this deck its not really bass friendly. theres no bassboost or loudness function at all.. it has a 7 band eq built in but the lowest it goes is 80hz and it sounds really boomy when i adjust it. thats why im leaning towards an eq. anyone object to this? haha i appreciate the feedback guys keep the ideas coming
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