[SOLVED] Logitech 5.1 PC speakers bass too loud (equalizer?)

[Gang Sabre]

I bought a used 5.1 system for my PC and everything was fine until I tried it out. The bass knob basically works as an on and off switch for the sub, it's either full bass or no bass, this is a huge problem for me as I live in an apartment building. I was wondering if anyone knows of a free equalizer that I can download. Using that to reduce the bass is probably my best option. Also, I must mention that this is somewhat motherboard related as I need help plugging the headphone jack into my desktop. ;-)

 

[MadsModsat]

Equalizer APO is a great free tool. I used it for a while, and it worked flawlessly

 

[Gang Sabre]

Thank you, MadsModsat. Could you help me out with turning the bass down using equalizer APO? I hadn't seen an equalizer in my life.

 

[MadsModsat]

It depends a little on where the crossover frequency of the sub is set - but the frequency you want to lower would be from 20Hz to maybe 50Hz, somethinng in that area. You can move up or down a little in the frequencies you reduce, to find a sweetspot for your specific setup.

I don't have huge amounts of experience with PC speaker setups, as I have only ever worked with live concerts, but in a very simplified way - the lower the Hz, the deeper the sound. Anything below 20Hz is generally considered inaudible (to the human ear), and the same goes for 20.000Hz or above

EDIT: If you can find out the crossover frequency of the sub somewhere, just reduce the frequencies below the crossover point, to primarely adjust the sound for the sub and not the sattelite speakers and main speakers