Pre-amp problem
hi,
Please put the best speakers front...so u have them crossed over at 80hz. for staging and listening purposes....you want more midbass upfront...the rears are just for filler
the rears u should have crossed over at 120hz
Your sub has a normal phase (if you have more then one...out of phase will be louder but will not be as clear....if only one sub just leave it in phase)
granted your eclipse amps have infinite crossover adjustments so u really was able to dial it in...
to adjust hte gain....turn the HU to 90 percent of volume with lows, highs, and mids all at zero db (flat all the way across)....start to adjust the gain when distortion is hear back it down a little bit ( i used various songs with different bass lines in them so u could get it tuned correctly.
The basslink can be hooked up a number of different ways, so get that info posted when you can.
As said above, for tuning a gain, start by going back to the sub and putting the gain on lowest settings, then turn your volume on your head unit to as loud as it goes without distorting either the sub or your interior speakers. Then go back to the sub and gradually turn up the gain until you begin to hear distortion or clipping, then go back on the gain just a tad and you will be set.
also keep in mind that some songs and cds are louder then others. so if you have something you know plays loud use that to adjust.
I see the infinity basslink has a wired remote too also.. so im not sure if its just a boost knob or if it controls the gain on the sub or what. but either way i would still set the small gain on the unit itself using this process.
As for setting the crossover and such. leave them all alone. put them all at the normal or flat settings. Your basslink has its own crossover. i would use that for it. go to it and set it at its highest setting, this will allow the most sound into the sub. likely even some higher frequencies. then put on some nice bass filled music and go back to the sub and move the dial down to a place where it just sound good. what you are doing is limited the higher frequencies playing out of the sub. i find that some bands that like bass, like the kottonmouth kings for example, have songs with plenty of 80+hz bass. so if i put my crossover to 80, it will not play all of the bass. i think i have mine set to 120ish right now. Like i siad, thats the knob ON the basslink, just leave the low frequency cross over off. if you realy want to you can set it to something similar to the sub, but if the subs crossover is actually decent it should make little to no difference.
When setting the high pass crossover, thats all you. its your ears etc. also it depends on how loud you listen to music and such. Even with decent aftermarket speakers if you realy play a loud bassy song they will distort at high volume. you can A. turn it down, or B. cross over the speakers so that bass doesnt play from them. For this setting you will most likely have similar options as with the low pass 80hz, 120hz 150hz etc. But the effect will be opposite. with the low pass when you pick 80 or 120 only the sounds BELOW that number are played. but with the highpass, only the sounds ABOVE that number will be played. so you will be blocking them out. Avoid leaving gaps in your settings. like dont set your sub to 80 and speakers to 150. then what about all the sounds in between.. now they are getting left out. I have my highpass set to 120 on mine. same as my low pass on my sub. Although i have upped it to 150 for really high volume, because my rear speakers like to think they can play crazy bass.. but they cant. so i have to cut the bass down on them for extreme volumes, but thats not a day to day thing
Thanks
