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<blockquote data-quote="Torr" data-source="post: 3554556" data-attributes="member: 581954">I don&#039;t have a copy of the original post, but the process is rather simple and I have memorized it. Here is how I did it:1. Multiply the maximums watts you want going to your speakers by the ohms of the speakers. The square root of that result is the voltage you want going to your speakers. So, the formula is: SQRT (watts x ohms).2. Lower the gain on your amp to the minimum. Play some music and keep cranking the volume up until you start hearing distortion. Turn it back down a little. This is your max volume.3. With power off, disconnect your speakers from the amp (at the point where it goes from your amp to the speakers, not at the head side). Hook up a multimeter to your amp where you would normally connect the speaker cables for one of the speakers. Set the multimeter to measure AC voltage.4. Put in a 1khz test tone cd and crank it up to the volume you got from step 2. You shouldn&#039;t be hearing anything right now because your speakers are disconnected, but you should be seeing the voltage reading on the multimeter.5. While watching the multimeter readings, start turning up the gain until you reach the voltage you got from step 1.6. Lower your stereo volume, turn off the car, disconnect the multimeter and reconnect your speakers.7. Don&#039;t ever go over the max volume from step 2. That&#039;s your max volume.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Torr, post: 3554556, member: 581954"] I don't have a copy of the original post, but the process is rather simple and I have memorized it. Here is how I did it: 1. Multiply the maximums watts you want going to your speakers by the ohms of the speakers. The square root of that result is the voltage you want going to your speakers. So, the formula is: SQRT (watts x ohms). 2. Lower the gain on your amp to the minimum. Play some music and keep cranking the volume up until you start hearing distortion. Turn it back down a little. This is your max volume. 3. With power off, disconnect your speakers from the amp (at the point where it goes from your amp to the speakers, not at the head side). Hook up a multimeter to your amp where you would normally connect the speaker cables for one of the speakers. Set the multimeter to measure AC voltage. 4. Put in a 1khz test tone cd and crank it up to the volume you got from step 2. You shouldn't be hearing anything right now because your speakers are disconnected, but you should be seeing the voltage reading on the multimeter. 5. While watching the multimeter readings, start turning up the gain until you reach the voltage you got from step 1. 6. Lower your stereo volume, turn off the car, disconnect the multimeter and reconnect your speakers. 7. Don't ever go over the max volume from step 2. That's your max volume. [/QUOTE]

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