Taramps SMART3 Gain setting?

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Is the best way to set the gain on these Taramps to use pink noise and set the amp gain till it just clips on the little 3 light indicator? How are you all setting the gains on Taramps?

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[spokey9 5,000+ posts]

I set my by ear honestly with a 40hz tone then ran some techmaster through and slightly readjusted. After watching the barevids explanation in this dyno run I didn't have 100% faith in the light at 1ohm.



I've never seen my clip light come on and I ran with the gain almost halfway for little over a week but my subs sounded not quite right at full tilt. I assume it was the power limiter kicking in because when I backed the gain gain to were it should be the "not quite rightness" went away.

 

[spokey9 5,000+ posts]

I might be leaving some power on the table but it bounces the sh!t outta the squirrels in the back so I'm fine with that

 

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

I might be leaving some power on the table but it bounces the sh!t outta the squirrels in the back so I'm fine with that

Active coils are always better than melted ones!

 

[huberoy123 10+ year member]

Is the best way to set the gain on these Taramps to use pink noise and set the amp gain till it just clips on the little 3 light indicator? How are you all setting the gains on Taramps?

Why not look at the specs for your head unit and set the gain on your amp to match?

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Why not look at the specs for your head unit and set the gain on your amp to match?

I can go full tilt on the head unit with no distortion. I just don't know what people use as far as audio for setting the gain. I am pretty sure the SMART3 is a full range amp. So pink noise, 1kHz tone, 40hz tone, 0db, -5db, -10, -15?

 

[dragon.breath 10+ year member]

When I have an amplifier with a remote clip light on it, I generally set the gain with a 50hz -6db tone. Then use the clipping light and remote bass control to stay clean.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

When I have an amplifier with a remote clip light on it, I generally set the gain with a 50hz -6db tone. Then use the clipping light and remote bass control to stay clean.

This thing is gonna destroy my P3 10's lol

 

[spokey9 5,000+ posts]

This thing is gonna destroy my P3 10's lol

Wire them to 4 ohm and it still puts out close to 2k

 

[spokey9 5,000+ posts]

I can go full tilt on the head unit with no distortion. I just don't know what people use as far as audio for setting the gain. I am pretty sure the SMART3 is a full range amp. So pink noise, 1kHz tone, 40hz tone, 0db, -5db, -10, -15?

Set it like you would any other monoblock

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Wire them to 4 ohm and it still puts out close to 2k

Nah... I have had them for a good long while. Though they still hit, it's time for some beefier subs.

CT Sounds Strato 10's
DD 700 series Redlines
or something in these ranges.

 

[metalheadjoe 10+ year member]

I set my by ear honestly with a 40hz tone then ran some techmaster through and slightly readjusted. After watching the barevids explanation in this dyno run I didn't have 100% faith in the light at 1ohm.



I've never seen my clip light come on and I ran with the gain almost halfway for little over a week but my subs sounded not quite right at full tilt. I assume it was the power limiter kicking in because when I backed the gain gain to were it should be the "not quite rightness" went away.

The clip light on my orion xtr2500.1dz was very accurate. The light came almost exactly the same time my oscilloscope showed clipped waves. Different amps of course, but every amp manufacturer should be capable of building a circuit that can detect clipping.

 

[spokey9 5,000+ posts]

Be ready for people to say your taramps gonna start a fire I get that a lot

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Be ready for people to say your taramps gonna start a fire I get that a lot

Word?

 

[spokey9 5,000+ posts]

The clip light on my orion xtr2500.1dz was very accurate. The light came almost exactly the same time my oscilloscope showed clipped waves. Different amps of course, but every amp manufacturer should be capable of building a circuit that can detect clipping.

The smart3 has a limiter so that at 1 ohm it can't pull too much current at the same time it makes it difficult to clip at 1 ohm as it throttles back but it did make m
My subs sound "not right"