I have a Kenwood HU(KDC-9015) and a kenwood EQ. 1 amp for the sub, and 1 for 4 speakers. When i am listening to FM radio, i can feel more bass. While cd is playing, bass is not as hard and loud.

Any ideas??? Do I just have a suckie HU??

 

I think that is just a quality issue with the FM broadcasts. I have a Kenwood head unit and it does the same thing. I think some of the high end sounds are lost in the quality of radio transmission. Have you noticed that cd's tend to have a better high end sounds and are generally louder? I know I have. I think it is perfectly normal.

 

Only if FM would play uninterrupted music. Do you think XM would do that same??

 

FM is typically broadcast at a higher output then a recorded CD is burned. This is why most aftermarket radios have the feature of "SLA"/Sound Level Adjustment or similiar name. This feature is used to bring the "volume" up to the same level as the FM band. This saves you the trouble of turning up/down the volume when switching sources.

--Don

 

Excuse my ignorance, but how are they able to broadcast at a higher level?

 

don when i use the SLA function on my deh-p7600mp it really messes up my volume, it will jump up and down on its own its really werid. Any ideas?

 

nope. but imo the sq of fm radio is a joke. it seems all the radio stations in sofl just jack up the bass boost which makes everything sound like ***.

 

Hell yea what stations you guys get cause my cd kicks alot more than tha radio.

 

i listen to X103 and 96.3, alternative and r&b. the bass is awesome when i listen to those stations. but with my cd, it is not that hard hitting....

 

Ok what cds are we talking about, burnt cd, a bad quality mp3 is what I saying or a real cd you get from the store.

 

what brand sub do you have?
how much watts RMS going to it?
what frequency is it crossed over at?
where is it crossed over? amp? radio? if so name the frequency for both.
are you listening to the same songs on FM that are on your CD?
Is this a store bought CD or a Burned CD?

 

what brand sub do you have? One 1241 Type R
how much watts RMS going to it? 300 RMS
what frequency is it crossed over at? i don't know (i am an idiot)
where is it crossed over? amp? radio? if so name the frequency for both.i don't know (i am an idiot)
are you listening to the same songs on FM that are on your CD? sometimes
Is this a store bought CD or a Burned CD? even the ones that are original cd's produce less bass than FM

 

Like posted above, and I guess in simpler temrs than what I said..Radio station boost up levels to make it sound louder. Not everyone has a "system" in thier car, but they do have radios.

--Don

 

This is true, HOT 97.1, 103.5 (KTU), 107.5 (WBLS), all have crazy bass when I tune into them. Of course I have a system so I notice it more. Those stations have caused me to turn the bass level control down, whenever I tune into them.

 

ok, you can hate me, but you do know that 'sound quality' is not synonomous with 'a lot of freaking bass,' right? Just because your speakers can rattle your bowels doesn't mean it sounds 'good.'

 

my thread was about the increase in bass. PERIOD! no, not what your GF gets each month.....

 

...I think that was supposed to be an insult to me, but the problem is that
1) it makes no sense
2) I'm not a girl.

But, whatever the case, you win. I was dumb to post anything anyway.

 

i apologize. i had a few too many last night