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Any other ways to set gain besides Oscilloscope, SMD DD1 or multimeter
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<blockquote data-quote="adulbrich" data-source="post: 8501300" data-attributes="member: 661255"><p>Honestly, I wouldn't recommend getting a scope at the moment.</p><p></p><p>I feel like it's better to get a feel for what is stressed in your system.</p><p></p><p>Is your amp much bigger than your subs would be happy with? Are your subs barely powered by your amp? Is your electrical system holing you back because voltage tanks when your amp pulls current? Does anything get hot?</p><p></p><p>I say it's better to install a volt meter to read your power supply voltage at the amps inputs. Start with the gain low and dial it up slowly. Monitor voltage, make sure nothing gets hot, and listen/smell for your subs to see if they're stressed.</p><p></p><p>Don't just set the gains at -15db and crank it full tilt on a song "because you set gains safely" for the max volume level on your headunit. Then people are like "I don't know why I blew my stuff. I set gains right". When in actuality, they didn't have a volt meter. Voltage tanked into the 10's because their amp was heavy clipping, and destroyed the amp and/or the sub(s).</p><p></p><p>On the flip side, if you set the gains with a 0db tone to be safe and never turn it up past that headunit volume, you're probably not getting the most out of your system on every song.</p><p></p><p>I think it's good to use the volume knob a lot depending on which song you're listening to. Before a song changes, I usually turn it down a few clicks. Some songs I can play at volume 23, and others get my subs stinky at 21.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adulbrich, post: 8501300, member: 661255"] Honestly, I wouldn't recommend getting a scope at the moment. I feel like it's better to get a feel for what is stressed in your system. Is your amp much bigger than your subs would be happy with? Are your subs barely powered by your amp? Is your electrical system holing you back because voltage tanks when your amp pulls current? Does anything get hot? I say it's better to install a volt meter to read your power supply voltage at the amps inputs. Start with the gain low and dial it up slowly. Monitor voltage, make sure nothing gets hot, and listen/smell for your subs to see if they're stressed. Don't just set the gains at -15db and crank it full tilt on a song "because you set gains safely" for the max volume level on your headunit. Then people are like "I don't know why I blew my stuff. I set gains right". When in actuality, they didn't have a volt meter. Voltage tanked into the 10's because their amp was heavy clipping, and destroyed the amp and/or the sub(s). On the flip side, if you set the gains with a 0db tone to be safe and never turn it up past that headunit volume, you're probably not getting the most out of your system on every song. I think it's good to use the volume knob a lot depending on which song you're listening to. Before a song changes, I usually turn it down a few clicks. Some songs I can play at volume 23, and others get my subs stinky at 21. [/QUOTE]
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