Does You Subwoofer Settings ??

@harleyujoe 

Subwoofers take a lot of time and effort to get right.  It is possible for a subwoofer to be adjusted so that all music sounds great.  

What you are hearing that bothers you is a peak in the response (a note or small range of notes that are louder than the others).  

You can tune it out by ear if you can repeat the recording that has the booming bass and make some adjustments.  Just make sure you record your current settings so you can come back to them. 

Peaks are caused by phase overlap, summing with the main speakers or a position of the subwoofer that is too close to boundaries causing a peak.  

Try adjusting the crossover lower as you listen to that track. 

Try moving the subwoofer away from the wall, corner or surface until the peak is gone.  

I listened to the tracks that you mentioned.  I like your taste in music, btw.  I didn't find any of the songs boomy.  I turned up the volume higher than I typically would and no boominess.  

I have tinnitus as well. When I cranked the Kool and the Gang song, there is a high pitched synthesizer (I think) that was a bit piercing. 

Is the sub in a corner?  Somebody probably already asked that.  A corner can make things boomy. 

I suspect that you have the crossover and/or gain higher than what you need to get a flat frequency response. 

But, if you like where it's set for 95 percent of the music that you like, leave it there.  That's the advantage to a subwoofer that is easily adjusted. 

Yes the high pitch Kool and Gang Song I have to turn down for my ears..LOL...My Sub is approx 24 inches off wall and corner...See I do not understand all the language of Subwoofer and have to go by what others say and try and adjust .I am a big car guy and train and slot car person and can not read and understand ..So everything I do is by sound ...I contacted a Audio repair person and he gave me the number of person who may come out and help me..But that will not be before Fall..

So sls883 are you a sportster person ? 

You are getting standing waves if it's boomy, need to find what frequency is causing it, then change it.

Find a song that starts the boom, walk around the room to see if there are places where it doesn't boom. If it's a large part of the room, move your sub, so your listing position sounds good. 

If it is in the whole room, adjust the PEQ, always go down if you can, trying not to boost anything, just cut. 

If it's still an issue, do both, move the sub, and adjust PEQ. Might also need to adjust the XO point, as it could be interaction between the sub and mains. 

Many years ago, I bought my first Harley. As you guessed, an 883. Then a 1200 Sportster. Then a Deuce. I had custom tins and wheels on it. It was sweet, but not comfortable on long rides. Then a Road King. And finally, a Road King Custom. It was a sweet bike and I could ride it all day. But, I lived in Nebraska and the riding wasn’t great. All my biker friends were busy with kids and so was I, so I sold it.

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