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Old 04-16-2007, 08:14 PM
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I have been displeased witht he bas response on my 2005 RL Bose system. I have tried all different settings on the subwoofer and find that it lacks the real punch of a good sub. I have a Ford F150 2005 Lariat supercrew with the upgraded audio systemwhich includes an 8"bass reflex ducted port Ford OEM subwoofer that is outstanding. The bass on this $550 option is beautiful. Tight and without any distortion at any volume level. Has anyone upgraded the sub on the RL?
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Originally Posted by CTbob
I have been displeased witht he bas response on my 2005 RL Bose system. I have tried all different settings on the subwoofer and find that it lacks the real punch of a good sub. I have a Ford F150 2005 Lariat supercrew with the upgraded audio systemwhich includes an 8"bass reflex ducted port Ford OEM subwoofer that is outstanding. The bass on this $550 option is beautiful. Tight and without any distortion at any volume level. Has anyone upgraded the sub on the RL?
You know the old saying, "No highs, no lows, it must be Bose."
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Originally Posted by CTbob
I have been displeased witht he bas response on my 2005 RL Bose system. I have tried all different settings on the subwoofer and find that it lacks the real punch of a good sub. I have a Ford F150 2005 Lariat supercrew with the upgraded audio systemwhich includes an 8"bass reflex ducted port Ford OEM subwoofer that is outstanding. The bass on this $550 option is beautiful. Tight and without any distortion at any volume level. Has anyone upgraded the sub on the RL?
You might check to see if there is some sort of adjustment on the components themselves that would increase subwoofer output. Someone here is bound to have seen these components firsthand and might can comment on whether there is an adjustment. In fact, I'd be interested in knowing whether there is an adjustment for reasons I won't go into here.

With that said, I've discovered with my '05 that instead of increasing the level of the subwoofer all that much, that increasing the levels of the regular bass controls gives an overall better bass response than simply increasing subwoofer output.

My current levels are a slight boost in the Subwoofer, combined with a slightly higher boost in the normal treble and bass controls on both ends of the frequency response, leaving the middle alone...if you've ever used an equalizer in a home stereo system while playing records, with the bass and treble settings set higher than the middles, those are the settings I have on my RL's system.

As I recall, I've also reduced the concentration of the center channel slightly...I wanted to have more spaciousness to the sound...more sound from the surround...
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I agree...and have thought of upgrading to a 'Rockford Fosgate' Sub.... I'm just worried about the amp driving it... and it overwhelming the rest of the system...
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