Amp setting problems

[brady-lamb-ctfb 10+ year member]

I used the steps for setting sub amp from this link

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=164826&highlight=sqrt

The Step 4

The gain setting went fine but the subsonic filter i had some issues with... i couldnt get the desired voltage... it was out of range... since i couldnt reach the rite number i started just turning it up and down and i noticed that the amp started clicking??? so i turned it clockwise untill it stopped clicking then i gave it 1 more 1/8 turn clockwise to make sure nothing was gonna happen...

for the lpf i just gave it a little less quarter turn clockwise and the phase i set to about 90

systems workin fine just doesnt sound as loud as it should... i got a Ia40.1 wired to 2 Kicker L5's wired to 4 ohms and im pushin 1260 watts to them so i was just wonderin if theres something i did wrong or if its just cuz my subs are *****... so i was thinkin about gettin a different sub cuz im not satisfied so if ya need more info just ask n if ya got ne input plz let me know thanks

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[brady-lamb-ctfb 10+ year member]

alrite so i thot that i had no worries about it all and listened to it for about a half hour and full power 1260 watts and my subs started smellin really really bad so but amp was still cold as ice so i think i got the settings a lil messed up ne ideas?? im messin wit them constantly now so let me know what ya think

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

ur an idiot, set the gain with the subs not hooked up

 

[dB-SPL 10+ year member]

1200+ for a 4-ohm load with the IA40.1?

-Bill-

 

[brady-lamb-ctfb 10+ year member]

no sh.it i did the subsonic fulter and gain wit subs disconnected u moron never said they were hooked in thats kinda of a give-me..... and yea the ia40.1 is 900 watts at 4 ohms but the thang is handlin 1260 ez

and i got everything figured out now no problems