Decaf Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) if you RAISE EQ levels after using DD-1 you can clip/distort if you are using the pioneer in your sig your sub level should be 0, not max Can you elaborate? Is it different between manufacturers? what do you need me to elaborate. if you RAISE eq levels you are adding signal, if you set dd-1 to max then add signal you will clip/distort you dont put sub level on max for every headunit, each one is different. alpines need to be set to max to get full voltage. this is when a dmm helps so you can see what voltage you are getting at each sub level. you dont want to go above 0 with pioneers usually, only quiet it from that point. most go -24 to +6. sub levels/bass knobs are not meant to make a song with quiet bass louder, its better to just know thats how music is, some songs are louder than others and by boosting signal you can easily introduce clipping distortion... especially since not all bass knobs do the same thing. using loudness will distort/clip the signal, it is not needed. in every manual it is stated to ONLY use it at low volumes Edited February 17, 2012 by Decaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nascarguy301 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Good to know ^^^^^^^ Quote Bose = Buy other sound equipment. i love the rattle it's the best part! i need louder cheap amp any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrionStang Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I was only asking about the sub level, my fault. I was just asking because Kenwood and Alpine need it up all the way, I have no experience with Pioneer. For the EQ settings, that s obvious. Quote SMD Super Seller My Feedback Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donpablo Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Well i just re did it with the sub lvl set to 0 and now my amp gain went up to 3/4 Quote 2015 F-150 Platnuim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nascarguy301 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I COULD be wrong about this, but i would prefer to set my head unit to flat so i know my amps are delivering full power Quote Bose = Buy other sound equipment. i love the rattle it's the best part! i need louder cheap amp any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrionStang Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Well i just re did it with the sub lvl set to 0 and now my amp gain went up to 3/4 Does it sound different? Better or worse? Quote SMD Super Seller My Feedback Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decaf Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 the issue is you don't know when adding sub level starts to distort the signal because every headunit is configured differently my gain is a bit past half with sub level at 0 on my pio, volume 38 of 40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nascarguy301 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 So what your saying is his best bet is to leave his sub level at zero and set his amp. He can turn it down from there Quote Bose = Buy other sound equipment. i love the rattle it's the best part! i need louder cheap amp any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donpablo Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Still sounds good bass hits a lil harder this way I just need my new box to be done and for audio savings to have the amp in stock so i can upgrade Quote 2015 F-150 Platnuim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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