do you get more from your sub woofers if you turn "low" on the eq up, or turn the "loud" effect on?

Question

I was just curious if there was a "definite" answer for this, because I know that the "loud" effect boosts the bass and (this is where I'm not sure) as you turn it up it stops boosting it. I've noticed having the volume at say 25 with the low eq up to 4 or 5 out of 6 sounds worse out of the speakers than having "loud" on high. Would I do better to just get new speakers so I can max bass out and not have to worry about it sounding bad?

I think I might be missing something, because what sounds better on one system isn't always the better option on another system. Maybe I'm crazy? hahaha

Answer 1

The "loudness" and the bass and treble controls can work differently on different head units, so there's no universal answer to your question. In general, neither option is a very good way to adjust the bass in your subwoofer, because both controls will send more bass to the front and rear speakers as well as the subs.

Ideally you'd want to be able to adjust the bass in the subwoofer (which can handle it) and keep it out of the fronts and rears (which often can't). Many subwoofer amplifiers have their own bass EQ circuit, remote bass boost controls, etc; and many head units have independent subwoofer volume controls. High-pass filters on head units also help by keeping the bass out of the front and rear speakers.

Remember that you are always limited to the actual output power of the amplifier, no matter what your bass and treble settings are. If you have your gains adjusted for maximum subwoofer output, and your turn up the bass or activate the loudness control, you are very likely to get distortion from the amplifier when you turn it up again. Once you have the bass and treble settings where you like them, make sure you adjust the amplifier gain so that you aren't distorting the subwoofer and speakers when you're playing the system loud.

Answer 2

The gain control on the amp may not be set right. It should match the signal volts RMS coming from the head unit.

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Answer 3

the two, sometimes the computerized cuts out so I might desire to apply the swap. This jogged my memory of Reese from Malcolm interior the middle, who became a happy militia officer via switching off his recommendations.

Answer 4

i think you need filters or bass blockers for your mid and highs if your speakers and head unit are ok this will help but if the distortion is from the head unit nothing will help it