Amp settings for the fronts
#1
Amp settings for the fronts
Hi guys,
I've been mad busy at work and home, so I'm only now getting to installing my amps/speakers.
What should my amp settings for my Audison SX2, powering the Rainbow SLCs be?
Should it be on "Full" or "high" ? I'm assuming full because I don't have a ton of bass in my system and I'd like some bass in the front.
What frequency should (cutoff I'm assuming?) I use? I've seen a few things that tend to say 80hz, 50hz, 60hz, but I'd like opinions.
Gain? (i think I can figure this one out, it's just the loudest I can get w/out distortion, correct?)
Please feel free to correct any ASSumptions I made, as I am still learning. Thanks guys!
I've been mad busy at work and home, so I'm only now getting to installing my amps/speakers.
What should my amp settings for my Audison SX2, powering the Rainbow SLCs be?
Should it be on "Full" or "high" ? I'm assuming full because I don't have a ton of bass in my system and I'd like some bass in the front.
What frequency should (cutoff I'm assuming?) I use? I've seen a few things that tend to say 80hz, 50hz, 60hz, but I'd like opinions.
Gain? (i think I can figure this one out, it's just the loudest I can get w/out distortion, correct?)
Please feel free to correct any ASSumptions I made, as I am still learning. Thanks guys!
#3
Hi guys,
I've been mad busy at work and home, so I'm only now getting to installing my amps/speakers.
What should my amp settings for my Audison SX2, powering the Rainbow SLCs be?
Should it be on "Full" or "high" ? I'm assuming full because I don't have a ton of bass in my system and I'd like some bass in the front.
What frequency should (cutoff I'm assuming?) I use? I've seen a few things that tend to say 80hz, 50hz, 60hz, but I'd like opinions.
Gain? (i think I can figure this one out, it's just the loudest I can get w/out distortion, correct?)
Please feel free to correct any ASSumptions I made, as I am still learning. Thanks guys!
I've been mad busy at work and home, so I'm only now getting to installing my amps/speakers.
What should my amp settings for my Audison SX2, powering the Rainbow SLCs be?
Should it be on "Full" or "high" ? I'm assuming full because I don't have a ton of bass in my system and I'd like some bass in the front.
What frequency should (cutoff I'm assuming?) I use? I've seen a few things that tend to say 80hz, 50hz, 60hz, but I'd like opinions.
Gain? (i think I can figure this one out, it's just the loudest I can get w/out distortion, correct?)
Please feel free to correct any ASSumptions I made, as I am still learning. Thanks guys!
#6
Hmm, when i had my alpine set to 100hz HP for my SLCs, it sounds like my tweeters are getting bass for some reason... so i had to set it to 120-125hz in order for it to stop playing bass via my tweeters.. Maybe something wrong with my crossovers? It also sounds like the kicks are rattling like hell..
#7
Hmm, when i had my alpine set to 100hz HP for my SLCs, it sounds like my tweeters are getting bass for some reason... so i had to set it to 120-125hz in order for it to stop playing bass via my tweeters.. Maybe something wrong with my crossovers? It also sounds like the kicks are rattling like hell..
Something is wrong somewhere double and triple check your wiring.
#8
I mean the i would hear the voices distort under bass.. i guess the amp can't handle it.. or maybe i set the tweeter jumper differently than default
#9
#10
the tweeters in alot of cases are unable to produce vocals because of of low frequncy ability of 1500hz and up depending on how good they are. In some music, i suppose the vocals could pass on through to the tweeters. I took a look at a rainbow manual as i was helping someone else on the org, and they get very detailed about the tweter settings. If you dont have the manual to read, contact Rainbow and they will get back to fairly promptly. The dude i was talking to emailed them and got a response within an hour.
#14
bahh its alot higher than i thought, heres wikipedia, it should be pretty accurate, highest recoded vocal frequency was just over 25000hz. but by that point we are talking opera ****, most likely not what you're listening to in your car
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_range
i read something a long time ago about vocal ranges and whether or not i misread it or the info was incorrect i dont know.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_range
i read something a long time ago about vocal ranges and whether or not i misread it or the info was incorrect i dont know.
Last edited by SuBXeRo; 06-25-2008 at 12:37 PM.
#15
did i just start a discussion of vocal, and vocal ranges? Lol.. i think its getting misunderstood, i ment i hear the tweeters play like bass, not much, but enough for them to lose clarity
:P
:P
#18
hmm, as long as crossover is doing its job, your tweets should not see bass. Maybe gains on the amp are too high and amp cant handle? I'm not familiar with that amp but even with good speakers like rainbows, a weak amp can cause distortion early. Try unplugging the mids from crossover, focus volume to the front and listen to tweets alone. Maybe this will help determine where issue is
#19
hmm, as long as crossover is doing its job, your tweets should not see bass. Maybe gains on the amp are too high and amp cant handle? I'm not familiar with that amp but even with good speakers like rainbows, a weak amp can cause distortion early. Try unplugging the mids from crossover, focus volume to the front and listen to tweets alone. Maybe this will help determine where issue is
It may also be distorting too, because i have the HU at about -6 on fronts, and the alpine's gain about 3/4.. It only puts 100w x2 (Bridged) @ 12v..
Last edited by FlipCpt45; 06-28-2008 at 11:11 PM.
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