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Just got a little subwoofer for the new car (Prius V) that is worth telling
about. It is the Powerbass BTA8, an 8 inch woofer in a nice carpeted enclosure with amp and connections. http://www.amazon.com/Powerbass-BTA8...bwoofer+8+inch The concept is a new car with upgrade JBL speaker system, but is anemic in the bass. Sometimes they (carsound junkies) rip out the old and put in a whole new system, but I knew I didn't need that, because with the addition of a reasonable sub I should be able to fill in the bottom end nicely without the need to shake the shingles off the houses as I drive by. And I was right. The sound is 100% improved - I can hear the bass frequencies and the imaging is the same, seeming to come from up front with the new hoeft and solidity that I was looking for. The thing has adjustments for gain, crossover point, and low freq EQ, which means how much boost at 40 Hz. The crossover can be set anywhere from 40 to 250, and the unit is supposed to go down to 35 Hz. I have set it to around 200 so that it might fill in more of the freqs that rattle my JBL speakers, which I had boosted with the 3 band equalizer on the head unit. I was right on this too, because now it can play the Delos bass decade track with no rattling and get down to about 40 OK. Anyway, nice little boost to the quality of the entire system by just enhancing the bottom end. Best car system I have had now for about 23 years. Gary Eickmeier |
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On 5/06/2016 3:51 PM, Gary Eickmeier wrote:
Just got a little subwoofer for the new car (Prius V) that is worth telling about. It is the Powerbass BTA8, an 8 inch woofer in a nice carpeted enclosure with amp and connections. http://www.amazon.com/Powerbass-BTA8...bwoofer+8+inch The concept is a new car with upgrade JBL speaker system, but is anemic in the bass. I can vouch for that approach being a vast improvement in car audio sound quality, and for one's aural health. With regular, even high quality, car speakers, there is usually just totally inadequate bass output. And in order to hear some bass the listening level is ofetn cranked higher than is good for you. Even a small sub can fill things out nand/or distortion from amp or drivers. This is the one I got, which is active, very low profile, and can run either from speaker lines or from a dedicated car-stereo amp sub output. http://www.jaycar.co.nz/Sight-%26-So...oofer/p/CS2286 geoff |
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"geoff" wrote in message ... On 5/06/2016 3:51 PM, Gary Eickmeier wrote: Just got a little subwoofer for the new car (Prius V) that is worth telling about. It is the Powerbass BTA8, an 8 inch woofer in a nice carpeted enclosure with amp and connections. http://www.amazon.com/Powerbass-BTA8...bwoofer+8+inch The concept is a new car with upgrade JBL speaker system, but is anemic in the bass. I can vouch for that approach being a vast improvement in car audio sound quality, and for one's aural health. With regular, even high quality, car speakers, there is usually just totally inadequate bass output. And in order to hear some bass the listening level is ofetn cranked higher than is good for you. Even a small sub can fill things out nand/or distortion from amp or drivers. This is the one I got, which is active, very low profile, and can run either from speaker lines or from a dedicated car-stereo amp sub output. http://www.jaycar.co.nz/Sight-%26-So...oofer/p/CS2286 geoff YES I saw that one a little too late and wondered if it was any good. But like you say, it doesn't take much, just fill in the blanks at the bottom and it seems to upgrade the entire system and not sound like a table radio any more. Gary |
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On 05 Jun 2016, geoff wrote in
rec.audio.pro: Even a small sub can fill things out nand/or distortion from amp or drivers. This is the one I got, which is active, very low profile, and can run either from speaker lines or from a dedicated car-stereo amp sub output. http://www.jaycar.co.nz/Sight-%26-So...oofer/p/CS2286 Something like this might work for me - I don't think I have any place to put a sub like Gary has in my Mercury Grand Marquis. I could definitely use more bass. |
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On Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 4:37:22 PM UTC-4, Nil wrote:
On 05 Jun 2016, geoff offwood.org wrote in rec.audio.pro: Even a small sub can fill things out nand/or distortion from amp or drivers. This is the one I got, which is active, very low profile, and can run either from speaker lines or from a dedicated car-stereo amp sub output. http://www.jaycar.co.nz/Sight-%26-So...oofer/p/CS2286 Something like this might work for me - I don't think I have any place to put a sub like Gary has in my Mercury Grand Marquis. I could definitely use more bass. ________________ ???? A Grand Marquis has its own ZIP CODE compared to a dinky Prius! You could own up to a 2-mile radius with what should fit in that full-sized trunk. |
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On 6/4/2016 11:17 PM, geoff wrote:
On 5/06/2016 3:51 PM, Gary Eickmeier wrote: Just got a little subwoofer for the new car (Prius V) that is worth telling about. It is the Powerbass BTA8, an 8 inch woofer in a nice carpeted enclosure with amp and connections. http://www.amazon.com/Powerbass-BTA8...bwoofer+8+inch The concept is a new car with upgrade JBL speaker system, but is anemic in the bass. I can vouch for that approach being a vast improvement in car audio sound quality, and for one's aural health. With regular, even high quality, car speakers, there is usually just totally inadequate bass output. And in order to hear some bass the listening level is ofetn cranked higher than is good for you. Even a small sub can fill things out nand/or distortion from amp or drivers. This is the one I got, which is active, very low profile, and can run either from speaker lines or from a dedicated car-stereo amp sub output. http://www.jaycar.co.nz/Sight-%26-So...oofer/p/CS2286 geoff Thanks for this. The Kenwood sub woofer is now bought and installed under my passenger seat. Much better car listening experience. The Kenwood remote control can vary the low pass from 50 Hz to 125 Hz and has gain control to the sub. For checking mixes without the sub, one can use the remote control to turn down the sub gain, or alternately, to avoid the low pass altogether, one can switch off the sub out from the control unit itself (Alpine CD player). Tim Sprout |
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On 15/06/2016 4:38 a.m., Tim Sprout wrote:
Thanks for this. The Kenwood sub woofer is now bought and installed under my passenger seat. Much better car listening experience. The Kenwood remote control can vary the low pass from 50 Hz to 125 Hz and has gain control to the sub. For checking mixes without the sub, one can use the remote control to turn down the sub gain, or alternately, to avoid the low pass altogether, one can switch off the sub out from the control unit itself (Alpine CD player). Tim Sprout And now you can actually hear and appreciate bass in your car, without needing to crank to levels that would possible damage your hearing and compromise your ability in Audio.Production ! geoff |
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On Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 5:35:36 PM UTC-4, geoff wrote:
On 15/06/2016 4:38 a.m., Tim Sprout wrote: Thanks for this. The Kenwood sub woofer is now bought and installed under my passenger seat. Much better car listening experience. The Kenwood remote control can vary the low pass from 50 Hz to 125 Hz and has gain control to the sub. For checking mixes without the sub, one can use the remote control to turn down the sub gain, or alternately, to avoid the low pass altogether, one can switch off the sub out from the control unit itself (Alpine CD player). Tim Sprout And now you can actually hear and appreciate bass in your car, without needing to crank to levels that would possible damage your hearing and compromise your ability in Audio.Production ! geoff To me, Subwoofers are like Joint encoded MP3 - If you don't care for decent sounding stereo, they come in handy. Speaking of Joint Encoding, I guess you could say I made one individual upset in the newsgroup next-door, since he claimed I don't tell anyone what I do for my impressive mastered sound. I felt bad, and dedicated a song to him. Wouldn't you know it, he bi*ched that I didn't Joint encode the MP3!! Jack |
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Gary Eickmeier wrote:
Just got a little subwoofer for the new car (Prius V) that is worth telling about. It is the Powerbass BTA8, an 8 inch woofer in a nice carpeted enclosure with amp and connections. PLEASE take these discussions to rec.audio.car which is specifically for that. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message ... Gary Eickmeier wrote: Just got a little subwoofer for the new car (Prius V) that is worth telling about. It is the Powerbass BTA8, an 8 inch woofer in a nice carpeted enclosure with amp and connections. PLEASE take these discussions to rec.audio.car which is specifically for that. --scott Good idea! Didn't know about them specifically... Gary |
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On 6/06/2016 12:53 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
Gary Eickmeier wrote: Just got a little subwoofer for the new car (Prius V) that is worth telling about. It is the Powerbass BTA8, an 8 inch woofer in a nice carpeted enclosure with amp and connections. PLEASE take these discussions to rec.audio.car which is specifically for that. --scott Narrowmindedness unworthy of you Scot - information that many in our field just might find very useful. Else we might all end up with a 3kHz notch. Far more relevant that much of the discussion here of late. geoff |
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On Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 8:45:22 PM UTC-4, geoff wrote:
On 6/06/2016 12:53 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote: Gary Eickmeier wrote: Just got a little subwoofer for the new car (Prius V) that is worth telling about. It is the Powerbass BTA8, an 8 inch woofer in a nice carpeted enclosure with amp and connections. PLEASE take these discussions to rec.audio.car which is specifically for that. --scott Narrowmindedness unworthy of you Scot - information that many in our field just might find very useful. Else we might all end up with a 3kHz notch. Far more relevant that much of the discussion here of late. You, sir, are one jealous SOB. But, I agree with you, this topic is ON TOPIC for this, ahem, group. Jack :-) geoff |
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On 06/06/2016 01:58, JackA wrote:
On Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 8:45:22 PM UTC-4, geoff wrote: On 6/06/2016 12:53 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote: PLEASE take these discussions to rec.audio.car which is specifically for that. --scott Narrowmindedness unworthy of you Scot - information that many in our field just might find very useful. Else we might all end up with a 3kHz notch. Far more relevant that much of the discussion here of late. You, sir, are one jealous SOB. But, I agree with you, this topic is ON TOPIC for this, ahem, group. Tell me the relevance of a subwoofer in a car to the production of audio? -- Tciao for Now! John. |
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On 6/06/2016 10:28 PM, John Williamson wrote:
On 06/06/2016 01:58, JackA wrote: On Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 8:45:22 PM UTC-4, geoff wrote: On 6/06/2016 12:53 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote: PLEASE take these discussions to rec.audio.car which is specifically for that. --scott Narrowmindedness unworthy of you Scot - information that many in our field just might find very useful. Else we might all end up with a 3kHz notch. Far more relevant that much of the discussion here of late. You, sir, are one jealous SOB. But, I agree with you, this topic is ON TOPIC for this, ahem, group. Tell me the relevance of a subwoofer in a car to the production of audio? Obviously you missed something. A general tip for those who listen to music in cars to a:increase the enjoyment and more importently brotect their hearing by enabling the perception of bass without the alternative often ear-shredding byproducts. geoff |
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On Monday, June 6, 2016 at 6:28:35 AM UTC-4, John Williamson wrote:
On 06/06/2016 01:58, JackA wrote: On Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 8:45:22 PM UTC-4, geoff wrote: On 6/06/2016 12:53 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote: PLEASE take these discussions to rec.audio.car which is specifically for that. --scott Narrowmindedness unworthy of you Scot - information that many in our field just might find very useful. Else we might all end up with a 3kHz notch. Far more relevant that much of the discussion here of late. You, sir, are one jealous SOB. But, I agree with you, this topic is ON TOPIC for this, ahem, group. Tell me the relevance of a subwoofer in a car to the production of audio? Actually, people have used car stereo speakers to mix music, believe it or not!! Jack -- Tciao for Now! John. |
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geoff wrote:
On 6/06/2016 12:53 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote: Gary Eickmeier wrote: Just got a little subwoofer for the new car (Prius V) that is worth telling about. It is the Powerbass BTA8, an 8 inch woofer in a nice carpeted enclosure with amp and connections. PLEASE take these discussions to rec.audio.car which is specifically for that. Narrowmindedness unworthy of you Scot - information that many in our field just might find very useful. Else we might all end up with a 3kHz notch. Far more relevant that much of the discussion here of late. Geoff, check out the previous car audio threads here, all of which have devolved into fighting and general abuse. Mind you that is before we became the Land of the Trolls, and I agree that it's more relevant than a lot of the mindless trolling here, but that's a low bar indeed. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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On 6/5/2016 10:31 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
geoff wrote: On 6/06/2016 12:53 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote: Gary Eickmeier wrote: Just got a little subwoofer for the new car (Prius V) that is worth telling about. It is the Powerbass BTA8, an 8 inch woofer in a nice carpeted enclosure with amp and connections. PLEASE take these discussions to rec.audio.car which is specifically for that. Narrowmindedness unworthy of you Scot - information that many in our field just might find very useful. Else we might all end up with a 3kHz notch. Far more relevant that much of the discussion here of late. Geoff, check out the previous car audio threads here, all of which have devolved into fighting and general abuse. Mind you that is before we became the Land of the Trolls, and I agree that it's more relevant than a lot of the mindless trolling here, but that's a low bar indeed. --scott Thus the classic: "Those who do not know history's mistakes are doomed to repeat them." ....and repeat them ...and repeat them ...and.. == Later... Ron Capik -- |
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Geoff, check out the previous car audio threads here, all of which have
devolved into fighting and general abuse. Why did you find it necessary to qualify this to car audio threads? |
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