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<blockquote data-quote="SuperSam" data-source="post: 8172850" data-attributes="member: 656612">Hey guys,So after a lot of work, I finally installed my JBL P660C component speakers and my hifonics brx160.2 amp. Yesterday, I set my gain using my DMM, but there&#039;s still something I haven&#039;t quite figured out. First of all, These are components, not a sub. Do I need to set High pass filters and low pass filters on my amp if I have my gain already set. If so, will I have to dim down the gain so that I can adjust the filters so there isn&#039;t any clipping. I don&#039;t really understand what high pass filters and low pass filters do, and I&#039;m not sure if they&#039;ll make my speakers sound more crisp or not? Also, my external crossovers have a 0 db or -6 db button on them, and I&#039;m guessing this is sensitivity for the tweeters? If I increase the db with my gain already set will that also make clipping occur? Sorry if im stupid. Still trying to understand. Thanks</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SuperSam, post: 8172850, member: 656612"] Hey guys, So after a lot of work, I finally installed my JBL P660C component speakers and my hifonics brx160.2 amp. Yesterday, I set my gain using my DMM, but there's still something I haven't quite figured out. First of all, These are components, not a sub. Do I need to set High pass filters and low pass filters on my amp if I have my gain already set. If so, will I have to dim down the gain so that I can adjust the filters so there isn't any clipping. I don't really understand what high pass filters and low pass filters do, and I'm not sure if they'll make my speakers sound more crisp or not? Also, my external crossovers have a 0 db or -6 db button on them, and I'm guessing this is sensitivity for the tweeters? If I increase the db with my gain already set will that also make clipping occur? Sorry if im stupid. Still trying to understand. Thanks [/QUOTE]

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