Okay so i just installed my subs into the xb using a line level converter. ( provides rca outputs, spliced into rear speaker output from head unit)

my question is the subs are pickin up the music, not just the bass, but the low vocals and what not. how do i get rid of that? is it a called a crossover? help me out please

 

Are the speakers out of phase? Is the crossover set too high?

 

well what do you mean by speakers out of phase?


as for the crossover i dont have one.... do i need one

 

Yes you need a crossover.

 

there usually are ones built into the amp. . . look for a switch that says either Low Pass or High Pass, or Low or High. . .
Phase means you have + speaker wire connected to + terminals, and - to -, on both the amp, sub, and high-low convertor.

 

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Tell us what amp you have, or better yet, post a pic of the dials on the amp.

 

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/produ...h%20Amplifiers

theres a link to the amp i have, doesnt show the controls but ill tell you what i have. there is a decible crontrol on the amp along with one on a remote. there is frequency control from like 40 to 400 hz, and there is a crossover built into the amp. i never knew, but after looking i found it, it can be switched from LP ( low pass) to middle pass to HP, it is set on LP so that the subs will only pick up the bass. but like i said, the subs are catchin the low end of the music too, like playing the low notes on the vocals and what not, it makes the whole system sound bad because it is sort of echo-ey, ya know? oh well, any thoughts?

 

Frequency control is another crossover. . . you can adjust that further. . . set it to low pass (LP), and adjust the frequency control until you have it right where you want it. . . smaller subs should be set higher, larger subs set lower; in general. The hz you set it at should be the frequency cut off(amp only puts out frequencies lower than that indicated). The lower the number, the lower the frequency(note). The higher you set it, the more "echo-ey" sound you will get.

 

you wanna tune it untill almost all u can hear is bass . u do not wanna hear any music coming thru the sub ya know at least not vocals , guitar. the like only things you could actually hear are bass drum and bass guitar (but not always)

 

turn the frequency to anywhere from 50 - 125 hz... depending on how you like your music... that should get rid of most of the vocals...

 

it all depends on the sub. . . I like 8's to have a lil mid bass in em, and 12's to have only the low's. . . and 10's right smack dab in the middle.

 

Is there an x10 button on the amp somewhere?