How to Get the Most Out of Your Bass Speaker

Do you have a midbass and haven't been able to get the most out of it? Do you want to achieve that perfect balance so that the music you play feels like a live performance?

it is possible to achieve it, you just have to make some adjustments and we are here to help you through that process. 

Step by Step 

If you have a midbass and a separate amplifier connected to it, inside a properly sized box, without air inlets and with the correct wiring, then what you have to do are small adjustments to make it work at its best. Here we explain, step by step, what adjustments you should make to make the most of its potential. 

Eliminate distortion 

The great enemy of a good car sound is distortion, because it not only affects the quality of the sound that comes out of it, but it has the ability to damage the speakers, the midbass and even your eardrums, so this is not only a matter of correct operation, but rather an issue that can affect your hearing health. 

Distortion is something that presents itself as hiss, flutter or crackle in the middle of the sound, and that definitely ruins the experience and your equipment too, so you must achieve a gain in amplification with correct settings, eliminating the chances of distortions.

Therefore, the first step to enrich the sound coming out of your midbass is to remove it. And, to eliminate distortion you must first do a test, adjusting the low gain of your amplifier, so play your music. Start turning up the volume of your sound source until you start to hear the music sound distorted.

Then turn the volume down until the sound feels clean again and notice the volume at which it sounds best. With this step you will be able to know the maximum volume that you can use in your Car Audio so that the music sounds clean. 

Now, what you need to do is start making adjustments: 

Start by increasing the gain of your amplifier until you hear distortion again and gradually lower it until the distortion disappears. Now the gain of your amplifier will be set and you can lower the volume of the sound source to a much more comfortable level.

However, if you don't have a separate amplifier you can still find a balance of the maximum volume at which the speakers can operate. This will be just before the volume at which the music starts to sound distorted. 

Flatten the signal 

The next step is to flatten the signal from the midbass. To do this you must: 

1. Turn the gain of the independent amplifier to the lowest position, which is counterclockwise and turn on the low pass filter, adjusting it in the same direction as clockwise, as much as possible. If you have a bass booster, turn it off and if it has a remote volume control, put it in a central position so you can decrease or increase the midbass with a specific song, if that is to your liking.
2. The next step is to set the bass control on the sound source to medium, which will give you a flat or zero reading, and if the midbass has a remote control, set it to medium as well, until it tells you 'without profit'. If your subwoofer has a low-pass filter, or a bass boost, turn them off completely and, if you have both, it is not advisable to use them at the same time, because that creates what is known as phase distortion. So, the recommendation is that you use only one, whether it is the low-pass filter or the bass booster. 

Gaining Adjustment 

This step is crucial, because it will determine the quality of sound that will come out of your midbass, making the music shine. 

Play a song at a quarter of the volume capacity of your sound source, increase the volume of your independent amplifier until you get the sound coming from the midbass completely overpowering the other speakers without becoming distorted. 

The next thing you should do is turn up the volume until it starts to distort, and proceed to turn it off until the music comes out clean. 

At the same time as you listen to the song being played on the midbass, slowly adjust the low-pass filter of your independent amplifier, lowering it little by little until you notice that the mid and high frequency notes disappear and leave it like this.

Bass boost 

If your stand-alone amplifier has a bass boost, try to turn it on carefully so that you hear the base sound of the kick drum. Remember that this reinforcement is going to make the bass drum sound like a very loud kick.

Therefore you can choose not to use it. If you decide to use this boost, you should lower the volume of your bass speaker until the distortion disappears and you should leave it at that level. 

Tips to take care of your audio equipment 

Now that you have managed to get the most out of your car midbass system, take these three tips into account so that you can take better care of your Car Audio system: 

1. Use a media set and verify that it is connected properly. 
2. Seal all speakers to ensure they are acoustically insulated to improve sound quality. 
3. Prevent damage to your midbass. Make sure it is in a suitable box and that its impedance is compatible with that of the independent amplifier. 

Conclusions 

In order to get the most out of a midbass, what is needed is to achieve the right balance in your Car Audio system. Start by avoiding distortions and improper use of its properties.

Remember that the balance between the signal, the gain adjustment and the amplifier filters is important.

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