front speakers
 

i have way to mutch bass in my front speakers. and tweeters

i have 2 sets of mb qourt 6.5 in the doors and tweets up top with a 300/4 and the crossovers. and there is soo mutch bass it sounds like crap. any idears how to fix this lil problem i got ?

Re: front speakers
 

assuming that you have a seperate subwoofer amp, use your radio controls and turn the bass all the way down. It will almost likely sound better that way. If it doesn't work, start monkeying with your amp settings, turn it on to highpass, etc.

Re: front speakers
 

thankx

Re: front speakers
 

Are you using the factory head unit or an aftermarket unit?

Assuming you're using the factory head unit, pull out the manual for your 300/4 and 1000/1 and look up the crossover and EQ settings for them.

The 300/4 allows you to run a high pass filter. What this does is limit the lowest frequency that goes through to your speakers. Many people think that a high end 6.5" set should let you play full range at max volume, but that's not the case at all. I've heard 1500$ component sets that could only realistically play down to around 80hz without distortion.

At any rate, on the 300/4, check out the amp filter section. There's a slider switch that says Off/LP/HP. Switch it to HP. There's a slider switch that says 12db/24. Set it to 12db. There's a Freq Range slider that says 1x/10x. Put it on 1x. Now turn the dial to around 80hz. It's a good place to start. Now, you should notice much better SQ because your speakers won't be distorting. You can further tweak the system tune by adjusting slope and crossover point to your application.

Same thing with the 1000/1. Set the filter to 12db at 80hz, and let the crossovers overlap so there's no gap in the frequency response.

Should sound much better after that.

Also, in regards to the bass level adjustment, you may not want to do that. If you turn the bass level all the way down, and turn bass boost on your 1000/1 up, you'll notice your speakers will sound detached from your sub. They will sound thin, because they won't play any upper or mid-bass. In other words, you'll hear a bass guitar line that goes from a high note to a low note actually go from the front of your car to the back of your car. Not good, because you want everything up front. I would suggest running a flat EQ (So bass = 0, mid = 0, treble = 0) and let your speakers do their job withing their rated frequency range.