How To Fix a Too Boomy Car Subwoofer

Some people love a boomy loud subwoofer, however others might find it not part of a requirement in the sound quality category each to their own. If you want to find junkyards near you for cheap car parts you might want to check out a great website called usedpart.us. They have all sorts of great quality used truck parts you need including body and accessories for your needs. Now there many different factors that can influence how boomy your car subwoofer sounds. If you want to get rid of the boomy sound and want deeper bass that sounds tighter, there are few things that you can do to make it sound better.

1) Box is too small. If your box is around 1.2 cubic feet its too small to produce deep bass. If you want less of a boomy sound you need to have at least 1.5-2.0 internal volume per speaker. You can try stuffing polyfill into the box to make it seem larger to save you building another box.

2) Low the frequency set on the LPF. The car stereo if aftermarket, as well as the car amp will have a low pass filter. This basically filters out any frequencies above a certain point depending on what it is set to. Set it between 50 – 60 HZ for a tighter bass response.

3) Don’t use bass boost. This is a feature that is used on most amps to make the bass sound louder. It simply a one band eq, one frequency that controls the bass and increases the DB in that range. Most bass boost is around 40 or 50 HZ cutting it back a little will make the sound less boomy.

4) Subwoofer placement. The positioning of the enclosure in your trunk makes a massive difference to how the bass sounds and feel. If its aimed towards to side or the seats the bass will not sound deep. This is because the waves can’t bounce back into the cabin and inside the car. The best placement for deep low end bass is to place the enclosure so that the subwoofer is facing the back of the trunk. For example, when you open the trunk the speaker is facing towards you and not the seats.

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