[ankurvp]

I have tried to do a few searches or google and other places. I just cant seem to find the right answer.

I wanted to upgrade my audio in my RSX. It had a bose system so I decided to change everything and put a new amp in the car too. So I picked up a JVC kd-r530 from a friend that wasnt being used. Replaced my speakers with Pioneer 4- way speakers. but the sound was pretty low, so i also installed a kicker cx300.4 amp. Now i have a loud sound, but the bass is not hitting right. i am not getting the bass that i am used to it.

Someone told me that the amp will only help the speaker get lounder and get better sound out of it but wont give me bass. i have played with the eq setting, but not gettting much out of it. plus the headunit does not have a subwoofer on or off option.

Any way i can still get some bass out of it or would i have to get a sub to make it sound better?

thanks

 

[Sine Swept]

Welcome to the forum!

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but adding a radio, speakers and an amp is just the beginning to making a system sound great.

I would take a stab and say that your oem factory door speakers were playing midbass like a champ, until you swapped them for some low brow 4-way pioneers? (Around these parts a 4 way is tweeter, mid, midbass, sub bass)

In order for a lot of speakers to perform the best inside a door, it is paramount that the door is deadened and sealed up. This will make your door more like an enclosure, therefore giving you more midbass that was simply leaking out from the door before.

 

[Coppertone]

Bass yes, but you may need to rethink what you've done so far sadly. How far are you willing to go with this ?

 

[captainobvious]

If you like the sound of the current setup, but find it simply lacking in bass you may want to just add a subwoofer to the system.
Most stock systems are tuned to get the best response they can from the (often) very cheap speakers used. Unfortunately, the sound mostly falls flat at higher volumes as well which necessitates an upgrade for some (Hence where you're at now). I think you simply need a subwoofer to add to what you've already done.

 

[Coppertone]

^^^^. Dunn. Lol.

 

[ankurvp]

thanks for the feedback. I dont mind going a little further to get a better sound. I think at this point a sub would be the best way to get the bass i am looking for right? can i use the same amp, since its a 4 channel and 2 to power the sub and the other 2 for the car speakers?

 

[captainobvious]

Yes. Just make sure that the sub is 4 ohm so you can bridge the two channels of the amp on it.