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Thread: Amp settings |
    
Bronze Member Username: Bryan333
Post Number: 58
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 07:09 pm: |
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are these good settings for an amp?
X-Over set to LPF
HPF off
LPF set to 70hz
Bass Boost set to 0db |
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Bronze Member Username: Deathshadowbal
Post Number: 21
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 07:59 pm: |
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what is the amp powering? a sub? |
Bronze Member Username: Bryan333
Post Number: 59
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 08:22 pm: |
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yes. two 12" subs @350wrms |
Gold Member Username: Suleman36
Post Number: 4144
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 08:42 pm: |
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Set your LPF to either 12db 18db or 24db slope @ 80hz. A steeper slope like 18db whould sound cleaner and not as muddy as a 12db.
Set your HPF to 12db slope @ 100hz
Use these either on your HU or AMP.
I use my HU for all the crossovers. I just set my LPF and HPF on the amps to pass or off. |
Bronze Member Username: Bryan333
Post Number: 60
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 08:47 pm: |
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HPF should be @ 100hz? |
Gold Member Username: Suleman36
Post Number: 4146
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 08:53 pm: |
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Usually 100-125hz is a good starting point. What freq range does your mids cover ? |
Bronze Member Username: Bryan333
Post Number: 61
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 08:56 pm: |
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I have my rear speakers cover my mids for the most part, and their frequency response is 40Hz - 22kHz |
Bronze Member Username: Bryan333
Post Number: 62
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 08:58 pm: |
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some guy on another site said to use these settings
X-Over set to LPF
HPF off
LPF set to 70hz
Bass Boost set to 0db
how come he said to turn HPF off, but you say to turn it up to 100hz? I currently have HPF on 50hz |
Gold Member Username: Suleman36
Post Number: 4147
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 09:03 pm: |
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Disregard what he said.
Set your rear HPF to 6 or 12db @ 80-100hz / whichever sounds better to you.
Set your front HPF to 12db @ 80-100hz
and set your LPF to 18db @ 80hz
and you should get alot better sound quality. |
Bronze Member Username: Bryan333
Post Number: 63
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 09:17 pm: |
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I dont have rear and front HPF. I dont have a very expensive system, all I have is Gain, Bass Boost, X-Over, and settings for HPF which is at 50hz, and LPF which is set half way between 50hz and 250hz |
Bronze Member Username: Dj_007
Carlisle,
KY
US
Post Number: 21
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 09:20 pm: |
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but if all your powering is Subs you dont want any High Pass at all.. you just want he low pass or they will sound like rubber bands... and it usually a good idea if you can turn the boost down and the gain up... it sounds cleaner.. and i ususally set low pass to 50hz... to cover the low low notes... |
Bronze Member Username: Bryan333
Post Number: 64
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 09:22 pm: |
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so yeah, what the guy from the other site said before. HPF off, LPF at 70hz, and bass boost on 0db. |
Bronze Member Username: Dj_007
Carlisle,
KY
US
Post Number: 29
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 09:36 pm: |
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yeah pretty much.. thats a pretty good idea.. but of corse if you want a little more boom from the amp turn the boost on some but dont overdo it or you will just do nothing but clip the amp and cause distortion... |
Bronze Member Username: Bryan333
Post Number: 65
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 09:39 pm: |
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yeah the boost is on a little bit right now. It goes from 0db to 18db and its on a little past half way |
Bronze Member Username: Dj_007
Carlisle,
KY
US
Post Number: 36
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 09:46 pm: |
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eyah its nice it is variable.. some amps just have an on/off for the boost.. yea anthing more than a quarte way is usually too much.. depending on the amp of corse.. another thing i know pple to do is turn up the boost and get a remote gain control and controlt he gain to get the bass they want.. cuz you know especially on burnt cds the volume of the bass isnt always right.. |
Bronze Member Username: Bryan333
Post Number: 66
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 09:57 pm: |
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yeah Im gonna try and screw around with my speakers crossovers tommorow. I want no bass in the back with really loud vocals from the rear. My friend has it setup that way, but then again he has little patience and doesnt like to deal with me considering I dont know too much lol |
