| ndabrens |
I find the sub on my 04 MDX to be annoying. My hearing has changed over the years and I find the low frequency sound/music from subs (in general) to be more of an irritant than anything else.
It is easy to disconnect the leads from the sub in the back of the MDX. Will this cause any problems for the stock amp/head unit? |
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| renov8r |
Easy? Yes, just pop the grill off the speaker, unscrew a few screws to get to the back of the speaker then unplug/unclip the speaker leads.
Will the rest of system be harmed? Nope, the lack of a load cannot harm anything.
Will it sound any better? Hard to say, my guess is that things will sound a little less "full", but to each his own...
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Originally posted by ndabrens
I find the sub on my 04 MDX to be annoying. My hearing has changed over the years and I find the low frequency sound/music from subs (in general) to be more of an irritant than anything else.
It is easy to disconnect the leads from the sub in the back of the MDX. Will this cause any problems for the stock amp/head unit?
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| frostyra |
Just make sure that you insulate the lead(s) that you remove, so that they can't touch each other or anything else metallic.
Are you sure that someone hasn't cranked the bass way up so that the sub is over-reacting? I barely notice the sub on mine, except on "left-foot" organ notes. |
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| TheyCallMeBruce |
Another, more efficient method of disconnecting the sub is to leave the sub wires connected to the terminals and instead, disconnect the harness from the rear sub amp. If you remove the sub and stick your head into the quarter panel and look at the 10 O'clock position you will see the sub amp, and 2 or 3 harnesses connected to it. Just unplug all the harnesses and the amp won't be turned on anymore. From a purely theoretical standpoint, this might be a "cleaner" disconnect.
On a Chrysler LH type amplifier I have, it has a distressed warning label indicating that to turn on the amp without speakers attached will cause eminent damage to the unit, yady, yady, yady . . . I've seen it elsewhere from time to time and always wondered as to the theory of no-load damage to electronics - in so much that many GM or Chevy cars will even shut itself down if the battery is removed after starting (a dead battery is ok, but battery removal will force a shut down; the charge system requires a load for some reason, perhaps to prevent no-load damage?) |
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| imraw |
| One way to make the system sound better (if you have the Bose) is to completely turn it off and leave it off, buy an 8 track player and use that instead. Or if you have the non-Bose system , you can actually do the same thing. Your best bet is to just buy another system and have it installed. You will be much happier. |
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| Kevin Zwack |
Before you go to the trouble of disconnecting the subwoofer... having you tried playing with the tone controls?
Try turning the bass down or the treble up and see if you like the sound better.
Also, the volume you listen at effects how loud we perceive the low frequencies.
Cheers, |
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| ndabrens |
Thanks for all the suggestions. I had tried turning down the base but the low frequency, low volume booming from the sub just did not do anything for me.
I disconnected the leads to the sub and do not miss the noise at all. I turned up the base a little and now it is perfect. This weekend I might disconnect the wiring harnesses to the sub per an earlier suggestion. Think I'll call the Acura shop first and find out if they have any concerns about running the sub amp without any load. |
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| frostyra |
| Running the sub amp without any load won't hurt a thing other than wasting a few watts -- sorta like shining a flashlight into the sky, it doesn't do any good nor any harm. |
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