how do i boost my bass?

Question

i have two pioneer 10" subs and a band pass box, an amp with 300by2 watts. it has boom but not in heavy bass

Answer 1

you need to seperate your bass/treble. use an e/q.rockford fosgate makes a bass/treble seperator device which slips my mind at this moment int time but, it works great gets your mids and highs out of your lows.

Answer 2

You have a few options...depending on what you want to change.

The first is to get a new amp. I don't know what brand of amp you have, but it's likely that the 300x2 rating is a max output rating. Meaning that it's probably only putting about half of that continually. One option would be to upgrade to a larger amp. Another option is to check the gains on your current amp. It may be set all the way down. If so, you might want to turn it up to about 50%. I don't recommend turning it up too much higher than that, as the higher you turn it, the more likely you are to start inducing distortion into your signal, which could possibly blow your subs over time.

Another option would be your box. Bandpass boxes are often made to be "one note boxes", meaning that they amplify one small band of frequencies to be pretty loud, and the rest of the range of bass kind of lacks. I don't know if the box was built to the specs of your sub, but if it was not, its possible that the output is low because the box is outside of the ideal box specs for your sub (too small or large).

The third option would be to see if maybe the bass level on your head unit is turned down. If so, you could turn it up some. Once again, I don't recommend doing this in moderation as turning everything up a lot can cause distortion.

Also, what brij said is accurate. If your amp has built-in crossovers, check the settings and make sure that it is set to be a Low Pass (LP) filter. If it already is, see what frequency the dial is set at. If it's too low, it might be cutting out some of the bass range. Try to set it around 80hz.

Answer 3

Not sure how much trunk space you have and are willing to give up, but if you want to hear more bass, you'll need a subwoofer. I would recommend one 12 inch woofer in sealed box. a sealed box is the smallest type of enclosure, and you should be able to fit one in your trunk easily. then whatever woofer you choose to use, get an amp that matches the RMS rating. to start out with some ideas for what you might like, or want, go to an audio shop, or your local circuit city/bestbuy. you'll be able to listen to different woofers, and decide which one you like best. you could always go with a 15, or two 12's or 2 10's in sealed boxes. I just suggest a 12, because its big but not too big, affordable, and loud

Answer 4

It could be that the band-pass is not properly tuned for the subs you have. Check the sub specs, enclosure volumes for the sealed and ported sides, and plug in your figures to determine the port diameters and lengths. Pick a good crossover point as well around 80hz @ 24db/octave. I don't know what kind of amp you have either. As far as subs you could go with a single image dynamics 10" idq v.2 in a sealed enclosure and sound awesome, no matter what you listen too.

Answer 5

Answer to the question runs two ways. First where's the box located? Second, what are the specs on the speakers? Dual 12" speakers bridge provides the best bass, a more rich and deeper punch!

Answer 6

Use a cross over unit before amp to boost bass.

Answer 7

check your amp, there are dials or keys on the side of your amp that you can adjust, much like an equalizer, set your amp to output soudn by LF (Low Frequency) that will give you some heavy bass

Answer 8

you need to see how much each sub pushes and from there you can see if the amp that you have can push both fo the subs,

Answer 9

u heard of bass tube, remove ur woofers and fit them in a box or a tube, depending on ur cars boot.
hope it helps.
thanx

Answer 10

GET BETTER SUBS or hook em up 1ohm n bridge em to ya amp or jus GET BETTER SUBS