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<blockquote data-quote="The Tall Man" data-source="post: 194455" data-attributes="member: 547685">1.)&nbsp; I don&#039;t call what you said &quot;hatin&quot; I call it &quot;learnin&quot; //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif&nbsp; Hey- I&#039;m the newbie.&nbsp; However:2.)&nbsp; I am not sure I understand fully your comment about matching head output to the amp.&nbsp; Here is why:- I think many amps actually can easily handle a range of inputs (from what I read in various amp specs?).&nbsp; Maybe there is one particular setting that makes it work in the most optimal way, but to my knowledge, there is no &quot;right&quot; setting, just a range of possible levels that will all work?&nbsp;&nbsp; If you move within this range, you have flexibility to adjust your volume level out of each speaker set.&nbsp; In my post, I said there is more sound, which doesn&#039;t = more amp power.- the 4 channel setup in my current car has 55 W per channel, but it seems that by far most of the sound is from the rears (it was installed by someone else years ago).&nbsp; I don&#039;t think the difference is due to speakers, so I assume it is the amp settings.&nbsp; I guess it could be that the settings are wrong, but I think it sounds quite good.&nbsp; I told them I liked &quot;rear staged&quot; when it was installed (some 7-8 years ago now)- each of my 4 channels has its own gain setting- I am not sure why I need that many gain settings (for only two RCA inputs) if there is going to be only one &quot;right&quot; level of input, or if the purpose of gain is simply to match RCA levels with the head.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think they assume each of the 4 channel has an RCA input from a different source- the amp is fairly low end.&nbsp; So why have all those gain settings if they don&#039;t want you to adjust volume level to different speaker sets3.)&nbsp; RE 4 ohm vs. 2 ohm; I agree, and as said, what I currently have is all 4 ohm, and I&#039;ll keep it that way.&nbsp; In my other car (which I am trying to plan audio for now) I was considering whether I should go with a one or two coil sub; leaning towards former since, as said, 4 ohm is where I&#039;d like to be (will just accept the lower power, or get a bigger amp if not enough boom).Any kind of replies are welcome- I am trying to learn as much as possible; install in my second car will be my first, although I&#039;ve done simple things like CD changers (but never amps).TTM</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Tall Man, post: 194455, member: 547685"] 1.) I don't call what you said "hatin" I call it "learnin" [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] Hey- I'm the newbie. However: 2.) I am not sure I understand fully your comment about matching head output to the amp. Here is why: - I think many amps actually can easily handle a range of inputs (from what I read in various amp specs?). Maybe there is one particular setting that makes it work in the most optimal way, but to my knowledge, there is no "right" setting, just a range of possible levels that will all work? If you move within this range, you have flexibility to adjust your volume level out of each speaker set. In my post, I said there is more sound, which doesn't = more amp power. - the 4 channel setup in my current car has 55 W per channel, but it seems that by far most of the sound is from the rears (it was installed by someone else years ago). I don't think the difference is due to speakers, so I assume it is the amp settings. I guess it could be that the settings are wrong, but I think it sounds quite good. I told them I liked "rear staged" when it was installed (some 7-8 years ago now) - each of my 4 channels has its own gain setting- I am not sure why I need that many gain settings (for only two RCA inputs) if there is going to be only one "right" level of input, or if the purpose of gain is simply to match RCA levels with the head. I don't think they assume each of the 4 channel has an RCA input from a different source- the amp is fairly low end. So why have all those gain settings if they don't want you to adjust volume level to different speaker sets 3.) RE 4 ohm vs. 2 ohm; I agree, and as said, what I currently have is all 4 ohm, and I'll keep it that way. In my other car (which I am trying to plan audio for now) I was considering whether I should go with a one or two coil sub; leaning towards former since, as said, 4 ohm is where I'd like to be (will just accept the lower power, or get a bigger amp if not enough boom). Any kind of replies are welcome- I am trying to learn as much as possible; install in my second car will be my first, although I've done simple things like CD changers (but never amps). TTM [/QUOTE]

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