Subwoofer

[21challenger]

Is there any way to adjust the bass of the subwoofers other than using the equalizer?

[mulisha911]

If it has an amp, and they say it does, then you should be able to adjust the output level from there! Hope it helps.

[daveobieone]

I just got my 2010 SRT8 about 3 weeks ago. I HATED the sound of that sub! If you only listen to rap, it might be OK, but it only plays about 3 notes, and on those, it rattles your teeth out, on the rest, there's almost no bass.

I am a broadcast engineer / audio engineer, and a bass player BTW. I simply couldn't stand the sound of the stereo...it sounded much better with the sub dissconnected. So, I started exparamenting with the sub. I found a very simple way to tune-out the boom.

I started with a stock measurement with my real time analyzer (RTA). It fully confirmed what my ears were hearing...a giant peak at about 30-40hz.

For about $2 worth of parts, I was able to tune the boom out of that Kicker sub...here's how...
Remove the sub (just one screw at the top, a little velcro at the bottm and pull the plug).
Remove the driver (remove all 8 screws...4 hold the grill, and the other 4 behind to pull the driver).
Install 1/2 inch, nylon spacers behind the driver. Do this for all 8 screws. I held the spacers in place with a drop of glue on each of them. You will need some slightly longer #8 screws however...I think I used inch and a quarter.

After the mod, the measurements with the RTA still show a strong low-end, but the big tooth rattling peak is pulled down about 6db. Sound SO much better / smoother / flatter now! You can actually hear all the bass notes.

Again, if you just listen to rap or hip-hop, don't do this mod, you probably like the sound of all that boom. For anyone else that likes to hear more than 3 bass notes, this simple mod is highly recommenced. (and you can put it back to full-stock by removing the spacers)