How To TUNE a BASS Amp!| Car Audio, GAINS, LPF, SUBSONIC FILTER, BASS BOOST!

[@cpantojadlm]

What "bass test track" were you playing? Thanks in advance.

[@joshluper2947]

I just installed a system in my 2021 Silverado is there a way to tune my loc gains ? Then do I tune my amp ? I’m not getting bass at low volume

[@Zachecker]

@@joshluper2947 make sure your lpf and hpf are set correctly I have my hpf on lowest and lpf on 80

[@torrez8144]

when tuning the amp with the dd 1 or any tool disconnect the speaker wire don’t want to be playing any frequency when doing that. use a 40hz -5 db cause you will be missing out on the lower notes at 40hz 0db

[@xeran_yt]

Hey, quick question do you have a battery isolator between your front and lifepo4 battery? I'm pretty sure if you mix lead acid and lithium it can damage your batteries and not mix correctly. If I'm wrong let me know

[@Zachecker]

I have an ultra capacitor but not isolator. Based on my research the mix should be okay.

[@xeran_yt]

@@Zachecker what the ultra capacitor?

[@Zachecker]

@@xeran_yt B Stock IOXUS 12V Group 31 Smart Power Bluetooth Ultra Capacitor. It helps with voltage drop. I made a vid on it.

[@anvildesignartphotographyl5646]

step one, turn the speakers around. this effectively turns your speaker box into a bandpass speaker box, basically turning your trunk into a speaker box :) i mean, it's easy enough to try both directions.

[@Zachecker]

In my car it’s louder facing the front and port on the side. They is a constant debate in the car audio community. But I have tried both ways and front in this case woks better

[@anvildesignartphotographyl5646]

ported box? the one in the vid looks sealed.

[@Zachecker]

@@anvildesignartphotographyl5646 the port is hidden on the right side 👍

[@MegaJohn334]

@@ZacheckerI want a 3000 watt amp, but can’t decide between timpano/PRV/taramp? What would u recommend ? I’ve heard things about taramp going up in smoke if the voltage isn’t exactly 14.4V Also, thinking of American bass vs resilient sounds gold 12 V2 What do u think ?

[@Zachecker]

@@MegaJohn334 I’ve had both taramps and timpani. PRV audio owns timpano but Stetsom makes timpano amps. I would definitely suggest timpano over taramps my taramp lit up in smoke. And American bass for sure. American bass just has a great reputation and if you get the elites rn they are lik 160 on amazon. They will not blow on a 3k ima put mine on a 5k

[@stargodplayzz8678]

Can you provide a good setting for DD redline 712

[@jamesrutherford2338]

That Bass Boost is used more for EQing and for engineering the sound or depth of the Bass. It goes with the concept, you have to turn things down in order to turn things up. Most ppl don't like it or use it because they dont know how. But its more a setting like a gain. Set it and dont touch it in the frequencies of 63-80. More in the 60's because thats where a lot of the kick is.. definitely don't Boost below or above the frequencies. Once you find how to use it, you'll make anything sound good..

[@JESSEPAVON]

Nice video brother. I just installed a kicker 1200 and had my bass boost all the way 😂. Thanks for the advice. Im getting an epicenter next week. You should guide me through a tune 😅.

[@Zachecker]

thanks for the love an epicenter is a great add on to a system, unfortunately i have not used one before

[@marcoguzman8538]

Yo bro did u ever tune it ?

[@JESSEPAVON]

@@marcoguzman8538 i placed both knobs in the middle pointing up. Sounds amazing.

[@jamesthompson5981]

What abt the bass boost on the head unit it does that affect anything or no? I have a kenwood head unit and have my bass boost on +2 out of 5 on 2 12s

[@Zachecker]

@@jamesthompson5981 I have mine at neg 5 because it also boosts normal mid range speakers and that is not what I want . Just the subs. But it don’t matter if you have gain set correctly

[@jamesthompson5981]

@@Zachecker alright cool thank you

[@bobdodge3171]

Yes head unit affects everything after it.

[@lllIl187]

my subs only sound alright when i have bass boost turned up. but i have a epi center for my spanish music and it sounds good but once i switch to my rap music i turn the epi center off and there’s no bass. i have stock headunit can anyone help?

[@2LegitTwoQuit]

What are you running? Stock head unit sounds like your problem

[@lllIl187]

@ 2 12’ ds18 gen xx and a blaupunkt amp it’s a 2021 camry

[@tonymccoy761]

Can i ask you something i have a AR Boss 4000 w amplifier do i need Bass boost or not and do i need sub s on this amplifier

[@Zachecker]

No bass boost. You can put subs on that if you want to

[@bobdodge3171]

No bass boost.

[@coverings1578]

Do you use loudness on the head unit

[@Zachecker]

@@coverings1578 I don’t

[@donaldwilcoxjr.5212]

I run a jp23v1.5....and a single american bass xr 12 dual 2 ....and i have my subsonic ....bass boost ...etc. all set on 0 or turned off ....and i have a voice coil going out ......i do have a upgraded alt ....big 3 ....0 guage frame grounds ....have really good voltage ...need add a small back up batt...but its not a must have ...but i do wonder if having my subsonic and bass boost set at 0 caused this to happen ....i have clip indicator and i try to never let it clip ....idk ....seems like the spider or voice coil was weak or bad from day i opened the box and installed it ....contacted american bass but where i bought it off ebay and not direct from them ...they havent wanted to warranty it or even reply to a email ....i even offered to pay to have it repaired .....not response .....think i am going to go with sundown or resilient possibly sound quebbed for my next sub .....

[@Zachecker]

Could you describe exactly what is wrong like do you hear something wrong with the. Subwoofer? Like rubbing, weird noise? If so it probably came as a slight defect. And the people you bought it from should take it back for money back or replacement. Now I have heard some good things about the xr so I wonder if it is a defect. Now if this gets you off American bass fully the subwoofer I would recommend would be the timpano tpt 2500 it won’t break the bank. On Amazon the d2 is 180 bucks I made a video on it and it is one of my favorite subwoofers. It gets lower than the American bass and I am thinking bout buying one more to replace the elites for a while. But my elites have never let me down just wanted to switch it up. But if you want really high quality just go with sundown they have the best reputation in the game. Hope this helps. Thanks for the comment

[@Alexlivingloud]

Is your box ported? If it is ported and you have subsonic filter off or too low then that caused your sub to play lower than it was supposed too causing damage to the sub.

[@Zachecker]

@@Alexlivingloud it’s ported. Yes my subs play low and no it will not cause damage to them I’ve had it like this for a year no issues

[@Alexlivingloud]

@@Zachecker sorry, i was replying to the original commenter about him having subsonic filter off.

[@Zachecker]

@@Alexlivingloud gotcha. 👍

[@JuakoDiaz07]

Would a bad alternator cause your system to shut off and on maybe idk nothing about systems

[@Zachecker]

@@JuakoDiaz07 if your system is shutting down it’s because your voltage is dropping to a point where the amp goes into protect mode, its alternator but battery power I would try first, get a lithium 2nd battery and if that doesn’t work get a new alt, preferably high output alt for your car 240-320

[@JuakoDiaz07]

Makes sense. So here for the past week, I'll drive my say 45 mins or maybe more and I'll get home per say be there 30 mins and got to start my car and the battery is drained

[@JuakoDiaz07]

My apologies for asking to many questions but um idk who installed the system I came in to possession of the vehicle and there were times I'd touch the screen say to cut the volume down and the whole thing would shut off.

[@Zachecker]

@@JuakoDiaz07 first make sure nothing is draining the battery while the car is off like example lights… then if there is nothing take it to a mechanic and get their opinion on it it’s most likely the alt but I’m not a professional

[@Zachecker]

@@JuakoDiaz07 have you made sure everything is wired properly?

[@matthewjohnson8042]

My kickers been on full bass boost 105hz and ond zero gain ive never heard any distortion i even tickle my gain with bass boost off and it sounds like crap why would that be?

[@Zachecker]

@@matthewjohnson8042 I’ve never heard of that, normally bass will not be loud with gain off and bass boost on.

[@danks2real314]

where did you set your stereo volume?

[@Zachecker]

Stock stero is max that’s what I play it at

[@cintron19]

stereo should be 3/4 (75%) volume

[@tonymccoy761]

How do i set level on this amplifier and subsonic on this amplifier

[@Zachecker]

Level is gain. I showed how to do it in the video

[@clemsontigerfan3905]

Have you done a big 3?

[@miguelrosales1559]

I Ned to install the extra battery like yuors just wonder how to. Bridget

[@Zachecker]

@@miguelrosales1559 connect positive and negative from your first battery to the second then have wire going to the amp from your second battery. Make sure you got a fuse inbetwren the positives I made a vid on it

[@miguelrosales1559]

@@Zachecker thanks 🙏 I will du that I Ben lost bass wen I put like 35 blm

[@rubenflores2870]

Bro I like your videos but why don't you use tones to set your subsonic and your LPf and it looks like your speaker wires are backwards you have a positive on the negative but doing a good job bro 34 test tone or a 32 HZ test tone for your subsonic and a 80 test tone for your LPF I use this method all the time and it works out perfect even with a voltmeter 💯🔊😎

[@Zachecker]

Thanks for the love my guy and that is my cheap ass Using red wire for both and heat shrank black for the negative. Don’t worry they are correctly wired it may be the angle of the camera bc I never show the other side of the amp. 🫡

[@Zachecker]

And normally I would use tones but I have already tuned this amp before so Ik where to set it. It was too hard to record and set the tones at the same time. I tried to make it as easy and quick as possible to understand. 🔊👍

[@rubenflores2870]

Great job bro 💯🔊

[@Zachecker]

@@rubenflores2870 thanks man 😃

[@farmersweat4637]

What outro song??

[@Zachecker]

all alone - C4SPER

[@Zachecker]

hes a buddy of mine

[@brucecobb7572]

Good video!! Highly need for rookies😂 Thank you

[@Zachecker]

Indeed.😂

[@BlueBucksDan]

What amp is that?

[@Zachecker]

Timpano bass 3000

[@jamaicasgodson2125]

Thanks for this video I’m now going to turn my bass boost off it’s so temping

[@Zachecker]

@@jamaicasgodson2125 I used to do bass boost until I actually did research and realized that it was boosting clipping not actually bass. Gain is the “bass boost”

[@StupidEarthlings]

"If you're one of those people that does NOT have a clip meter, you can buy one.."... 😅

[@Zachecker]

Digital Oscilloscope

[@walbertorodriguez4625]

What about hpf lol 😅

[@Zachecker]

@@walbertorodriguez4625 high pass filter if you want to run amp on subs dont touch it because if you have it to for example 15hz it will play every frequency above 15hz and if you have the lpf to example 80, just like a subsonic filter it will play the frequency range 15-80 in other words the bass notes

[@walbertorodriguez4625]

@@Zachecker I have my lpf at 80 per what amp says and hpf at all the way down to 10hz and can go up to 80hz, so just leave it at 10hz?

[@Zachecker]

@@walbertorodriguez4625 yes so right now you amp playing 10-80 hz with out db drop. High pass filter = plays every note above where u set it at Low pass filter= plays every BELOW you set it at So if you put those two together it creates a range because it can play notes above the lpf and can’t play notes below the hpf. That’s an easy way to think about it, obviously it will play notes above and below but it will be a lot softer

[@walbertorodriguez4625]

@@Zachecker thanks 🙏

[@thelastnoobstanding]

140 is half not 110

[@evanwernette4606]

Are you special? 😂 even if the amp says more, 220/2 is still 110….

[@thelastnoobstanding]

@evanwernette4606 what makes you say that Mr. Know it all?

[@thelastnoobstanding]

@@evanwernette4606 stating facts, the number halfway between is 140. Math is hard?

[@GallacherKelly-o6e]

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