VTF3 MK3 tuning

[liptonme]

Love my subwoofer. Dark Knight sounds great and so does music.

When i listen to music in my car vs my home, the bass is totally different. When I'm in my car, the bass hits hard but not as clean. How can I get the VTF3.3 to hit harder? Still very noobish to tuning. I'm guessing i will have to dive into advanced tuning at the amp?

Thanks

[shadyJ]

I think in max output mode the bass is a bit punchier. Plus, you could always EQ the bass to get the slam you are looking for.

[liptonme]

is this only done on the amp eq?

[shadyJ]

To EQ the bass, you would have to do that on a receiver, if the receiver has that capability. Or you could use a separate equalizer. It would also be done using a pre-amp, if you are using one of those. If the sub is being used with a computer, you could download a EQ program to affect output that way. I am using a 250 band EQ with winamp, and I have my bass right where I want it.

SVS (http://www.svsound.com/products-parts-subeq.cfm#) and Velodyne (http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=204049495&listingid=10812077) both make equalizers specific to subwoofers, but those are fairly pricey. Behringer (http://www.parts-express.com//pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=248-657) and Elemental Designs (http://www.edesignaudio.com/product_info.php?cPath=2_123&products_id=657) make some supposedly good ones too, and they are much less expensive. As you can see, I have linked to those Equalizers. Check your receiver's bass management first, there may be a way to get the sound where you want it there instead of having to resort using a seperate EQ.

[liptonme]

I was tinkering witht the receiver last night Pioneer 1018

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Support/HomeEntertainment/AV-Receivers/PioneerReceivers/ci.VSX-1018AH-K.Support

The only solution I found was to change the preset eq modes