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<blockquote data-quote="SlugButter" data-source="post: 8777542" data-attributes="member: 678073"><p>There is more than one potentiometer in the in line before even adding a bass knob. The volume knob on the head unit and the gain knob on the amp are both potentiometers. Sometimes the issue is in how gains are set in relation to the bass knob and the volume on the head unit. I would set amp gains with the bass knob on full tilt. Basically no resistance. My logic being that the bass knob being turned all the way up is the systems maximum ability that I chose by setting the amp gain at my clipping point. If I set the gains with the knob being at 75% like some do with the head unit volume, I’d be able to kill the my subs with the bass knob. As long as you’re not feeding a cut in volume into a gain in volume, I don’t think it will affect sound quality very much. That’s why I don’t let a bass knob cut the gain before setting the actual gain on the amp. I’m no audio engineer, and if I’m wrong i hope one chimes in and has some more technical knowledge. I’ve just used a few pots in my time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SlugButter, post: 8777542, member: 678073"] There is more than one potentiometer in the in line before even adding a bass knob. The volume knob on the head unit and the gain knob on the amp are both potentiometers. Sometimes the issue is in how gains are set in relation to the bass knob and the volume on the head unit. I would set amp gains with the bass knob on full tilt. Basically no resistance. My logic being that the bass knob being turned all the way up is the systems maximum ability that I chose by setting the amp gain at my clipping point. If I set the gains with the knob being at 75% like some do with the head unit volume, I’d be able to kill the my subs with the bass knob. As long as you’re not feeding a cut in volume into a gain in volume, I don’t think it will affect sound quality very much. That’s why I don’t let a bass knob cut the gain before setting the actual gain on the amp. I’m no audio engineer, and if I’m wrong i hope one chimes in and has some more technical knowledge. I’ve just used a few pots in my time. [/QUOTE]
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