what is bass engine ready?
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Topic: what is bass engine ready?
Posted By: jmelton86
Subject: what is bass engine ready?
Date Posted: October 03, 2007 at 11:58 PM
I've noticed that on about all Alpine products they claim 'bass engine ready'? My SPS-1015 tweeters claim it, too. What is it? ------------- 2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001
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Posted By: tcss
Date Posted: October 04, 2007 at 12:21 AM
Alpine's "Bass Engine" is their term to desribe the adjustable subwoofer output on their head units. There used to be three levels, Bass Engine, Bass Engine Plus and Bass Engine Pro according to a varying group of features. Now it is just known as Bass Engine. I have no idea on why any reference to it would be on anything else but head units, but on tweeters? Beats me.
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Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: October 04, 2007 at 12:25 AM
Yeah, that's why I asked, cause I don't know why tweeters (speakers in genital) would have this 'feature'. Do you know what the difference between the 3 is? ------------- 2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001
Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: October 04, 2007 at 7:13 AM
The difference between the 3 in the past was headunit options, such as Bass engine had an adjustable re-out, bass engine plus frequency adjustments for your speakers instead of standard bass,mid,treble, and the Bass Engine Pro had x-overs with attenuation, sub control, time alignment, frequency control and so on. Nothing to do with speakers.
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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: October 04, 2007 at 7:43 AM
From what I was able to gather, the Bass Engine feature describes a higher voltage output than in standard mode. The term, as used on the speakers, would indicate that they are capable of handling the higher power if Bass Engine is used. A marketing ploy more than anything else, most likely. It is intended to promote the proprietary Alpine feature and tempt the user to buy all components of the same family.
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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: October 04, 2007 at 8:07 AM
jmelton86 wrote:
(speakers in genital)
Where do I sign up for those? Does it hurt? Would insurance cover that installation? BWAHAHAHA ------------- It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: October 04, 2007 at 6:12 PM
stevdart wrote:
From what I was able to gather, the Bass Engine feature describes a higher voltage output than in standard mode. The term, as used on the speakers, would indicate that they are capable of handling the higher power if Bass Engine is used. A marketing ploy more than anything else, most likely. It is intended to promote the proprietary Alpine feature and tempt the user to buy all components of the same family.
A marketing ploy, I figured. 'Hey, it has the word Bass on it! It's gotta be loud!' haemphyst wrote:
jmelton86 wrote:
(speakers in genital)
Where do I sign up for those? Does it hurt? Would insurance cover that installation? BWAHAHAHA
You know, when you're in an accident and the sub-box flies up and puntures them. No insurance coverage, the box wasn't secure. ------------- 2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001
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