Just a little more bass would be nice

I have a Gen II, and I also felt the Bass lacking. Check out my solution and fix in this thread. Response #37!!
http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-ii-prius-audio-electronics/42592-subwoofer-location-4.html

It adds just enough to make my HAPPY!!!

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You want more bass for your Gen III? I actually had to turn my bass down, because I thought my head would explode.

Okay, not really THAT bad, but I set it high originally and had to turn it back down when some songs with decent bass came on.

 

You're not one of those kids from across the street at the filling station who make our windows rattle, are you?

Tom

 

I bought the unit from Amazon..
http://www.amazon.com/dp/product/B000OSZA44?tag=priuschatcom-20
$109.00 Free Shipping, I made Aluminium mounting blocks and bolted to cover over HV Battery. Ran the wires behind rear seat, Power to battery, the feed L & R to the Subwoofer from the JBL amp under the seat. Mounted the control in the center console. I made the cover from 1/2 plywood, cut the circle, and added felt, with a speaker grill cloth cover. The sides are aluminium plate covered with the same felt and grill cloth! It's all held together with Velcro!!! Makes access to controls, and wiring very easy! Total outlet for parts and pieces $150 tops! Install took a couple of hours, and like I noted, it adds just just enuff bottom end to make a diff!!!

You could go the next size up, the 1200, but that body was just a little too big to get the fit that i did!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/product/B001DXF990?tag=priuschatcom-20

 

Those will be the future "Hearing Impaired" generation folks.....

Tinnitus is a BITCH

 

I have been very impressed with the JBL sterio in 2010. I have tmy trebble and mid range turned up to the max, and bass is mid point, and it shakes the door panels just fine.

 

What? I couldn't read your post because of the ringing in my ears.

I know what you mean about tinnitus, but for me it wasn't from loud music: firearms, explosives, aircraft engines, power tools, boat engines, two-cycled gas engines...I should have discovered hearing protection earlier in life. I use it now, but that's like closing the gate after the horse is gone.

Tom

 

Make sure you have your ASL set to on. This really helped in my 08 JBL tundra even though it does have a Sub woofer.

Another thing that helps, but is is a bit more work would be installing dynamat, or similar to the sheetmetal under and around the speakers. Also try sealing off any holes in the sheetmetal near the speakers as the the pressure from the the front and back of a speaker will cancel each other out.

I know sound damping material adds weight, but you don't have to add that much to make it effective.

 

WOW, I thought I was a Bass Phreak! But the JBL in my Generation III seems more than adequate, especially since the wife doesn't care for bass much at all.
Of course At home, I have two 18" subwoofers mounted (infinite baffle) in one wall of the basement, fed by a dedicated sub-woofer amp and hooked to my surround sound system. It rattles the windows on the second floor when I'm watching "Top Gun"...

 

I've been doing some experimenting with my 2010 package IV and seem to get good results (more bass) when fading the system toward the rear speakers. Currently the fade is set at R4, and as a result, I need to punch up the treble and mid a bit (+2 I think), but imo it sounds more surround like. Without the fade, the two dash speakers seem to overpower everything else... They are great sounding speakers but a bit overwhelming.

 

Just to follow up, after another day of experimenting, the fading to the rear speakers actually takes some of the bass away. The sound quality with the fade set to 0 just can't be beat. I even upped the bass to +2 and my rear view mirror was vibrating to the beat! On one particular song (on CD), I could feel the bass thumping on my chest. That's plenty of bass for me!

 

Hey guys, I don't really know much about car audio installation, so please forgive my very basic question, but what would be involved with installing a Boss Audio BASS600 under the passenger seat of my Gen III trim II prius? No JBL of course. Would it just be a matter of running cables to the back of the stock head unit? And then connecting it to the battery somehow? Should it be easy enough for me to do, without need for any major modifications?

I ask because the unit is on sale on amazon, and I'm wondering if I should ask my girlfriend to get it for me for christmas. What else would I need to get for installation that isn't included in the package?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/product/B000OSZA44?tag=priuschatcom-20