who uses this. i recently realized that my system sounds so much better with it off. i can turn the volume up more and still sounds alot cleaner. i just want to know what everyone else does.
yeah i think that is how i blew my first set of jl xr comps. i was playing some trance music real loud and after like 10minutes i heard my front right door speaker sounding funny. i turned it off now and it sounds so much better.
i have a pioneer deh 6800 and i never use the loud ... it sounds like it bottoms out and it sounds horrible .. i turn the loud off and the eq i like is powerful .. but thats just my opinion
different HUs do dfferent thing... on a friends HU i turned it on and distortion started at moderate volume. it sounded like crap. on my eclipse HU it has a "loudness" button and what it actually does is just add bass when the volume is low. the highs are changed in no way.
i use the loudness button on my alpine CDA-7897...really colded MX....anyway with out i cant get any bass out my subs...at all...right now my system is adjusted perfect...i get no distortion using it....just could turn it to 28 like i used to..i have it at 25 now...max is 35 so u can get the range
The loud button should be turned off in everyday listening. You get a much smoother sound over the entire audio spectrum with it off. If it is on, the lows and the highs are increased, which adds pressure to ur sub(s) and tweeters.
yea moe, thats what i noticed exactly when i turned off the loud button. the bass hits even harder for me with the loud button off cause i can turn up the volume more.
The loud function creates boosts in the EQ in the low and high sections to make your ear think everything's playing with a more flat response. Really, you don't want to boost any frequencies since it really depletes the capability of your amps. Much better to cut frequencies then boost other ones to even the sound out.
i got it but the casing is all wrong. i have to return it cause the mounting brackets don't fit my car. now i have to go another week or two more without it.
Man that sucks, make sure you let us know how much of a difference you notice when you get it. I have a feeling you should be a lot louder once you have it. My system is about twice as loud for a few minutes if I let my yellow top fully charge up by driving with the system off for a while. Which leads me to believe that if I had a HO alt, I would be twice as loud ALL the time
i adjusted my amp to go with that loudness button on...and turned down the speakers on my xover so i have no problems with it at all....if i dont turn down the speakers ohhh....yeah it will distort quick and it sound so horible
i just went out and checked out my HU and i cant even get any bass out of it if the loud isnt on. it even sounds funny when i adjust the amp to go with it. ridiculous mids out of my polk 6.5's tho...lol
now i have to go another week or two more without it.