Question about Bass Boost

GaryPham · Post by **GaryPham** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:57 am

Hi guys, I have a quick question about the Bass boost knob on amplifiers. I notice that my old Amplifier (An Orion Cobalt CS150.2) had a bass boost knob while my current amplifier (Rockford Fosgate Punch 225.2) doesn't. Instead it has a "treble" and a "bass" knob. Is this bass knob the same thing as a bass boost knob? I notice when using a dmm that my voltage does increase when I turn the bass knob up. Does the voltage also increase when turning up bass boost in other amplifiers? Or is a "bass" and a "bass boost" knob 2 completely different things? Thanks in advance for your help guys.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:08 am

yes it does and they can cause a dirty signal if not set correctly

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:23 am

yea im not a fan of bass boost, they are nothing but distortion makers

solacedagony · Post by **solacedagony** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:09 am

Yep, just avoid it completely.

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:20 pm

Bass boost is great at the right setting... which is "off"

The Bass dial on your current amp will however allow you to tune a little more to your liking, but don't crank it, otherwise like everyone else has mentioned... you will only add distortion.