taws6

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Hi,

I have been trying different set ups for my amp, and am not sure when it is right, I just can't get it to sound good.
I have alpine 500w amp with a 10" sub.
I have the moonson set all at half way on the HU, where should the gain, bass equ and lp filter be set at roughly?

Thanks for helping a newbie without a musical ear...........

99Bluz28

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Try setting the amp gain 1/2 way up, lp filter around 80hz, and IMO bass eq - off .
Also turn the loudness off.

taws6

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Hello,

Thanks for that 99Bluz28.

To turn the bass eq off, I guess I just turn it all the way down ?
Also, how do I turn the loudness off, where is it located ?

ghettocruiser

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You dont need to use the embarass face.... Im totally dumb to stereo adjustment. After I get help picking components that actually work well together, then I need help making it sound good. haha

I always get confused about loudness..whether it should be on or off. I can see why you'd want it off in an amp'd application.

The loudness is usually in your HU settings or a button. Ive never had an amp with a loudness button...but could be wrong.

Wish there was a fool proof way of tuning an audio system.

J.

Nova5

There is. Turn it off and listen to the beautiful sound of that American V8 singing as you roar down the road. Could anything be any better?

taws6

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Thanks for the tips guys.

Me too, I should of wrote that !!

It does sound loads better already, but am still a bit unsure of the loudness part.
I searched the HU and can't find a loudness button. Is this something to do with the seven band equalizer?
I have moonson cd without changer FWIW

I often do, but in my DD I do the opposite, when I hear bad noises from the engine, I turn the radio up lol!

99Bluz28

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Okay, so no loudness control/button on the monsoon, my bad!

taws6

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Okay,

Hey thanks for the help....

Engine_HP

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ive seen that many times but why do we set the lp filter at 80hz ?

99Bluz28

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IMO, 80hz always seems to be a really good starting point, you might want it lower down to 70hz, or higher up to 95hz.

With my system I have my subs set around 90hz w/18db x-over slope, then the rear midrange/woofers set to 40hz w/24db x-over slope and running up to 3k hz.
Finally with my front door speakers 65hz w/12db x-over slope, and also at 30hz w/12db slope.

IMO, just play with the x-over settings until you get the sound balance you want.