ap 3000d clipping

[tjjohnson91 10+ year member]

well i tuned it with a dmm and turned everything off hz and EQ.

to 76.5 and once i turn it to extreme or what it is on my deck my amp will clip whats going on

should i set it when they deck is on extreme?and tune it then

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[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

set ur headunit to flat that is ur problem...

 

[tjjohnson91 10+ year member]

should i keep it on flat?

 

[supermaxx123 10+ year member]

yes.

 

[supermaxx123 10+ year member]

setting your gain means it's maxed out, where it should be. Adding any kind of boost results in clipping.

 

[DarkScorpion 10+ year member]

keep it on whatever you set up the gains with. When setting your gains, you first set up your bass boost, THEN turn your gain knobs. After that, you shouldn't change anything unless you're turning it down - don't go above the settings you used to set the gains.

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

^ no. dont use ur bass boost and dont change eq settings til AFTER gain it set if you have a eq...

 

[DarkScorpion 10+ year member]

^ no. dont use ur bass boost and dont change eq settings til AFTER gain it set if you have a eq...

My bad, I was thinking of bass boost solely and typed EQ mindlessly. But I don't see why you would increase bass boost after setting your gains, I was under the impression you set it before hand if you must use it for what ever reason. Unless you mean don't set bass boost at all, which I agree with.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Don't use bass boost at all...

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

bass boost is a form of eq adjustment and shouldnt be touched until after gain setting. the bass boost should ONLY be used on sealed enclosures with low power. such as under 500rms and use only up to 6db of boost.

in spl it will make ur numbers drop....

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

bass boost has always made my sealed stuff sound like sh**t and never helped too much. only gets certain frequencies

 

[Ali1 10+ year member]

do yourself a favor and put duck tape over the bassboost setting. never use it

 

[tjjohnson91 10+ year member]

i didnt even use it ? on the deck i did i guess

 

[tjjohnson91 10+ year member]

i used the EQ on the deck should i kist leave that on flat? also id like my tweeters to be louder but i can unless i turn it up on my deck. that would be ok with doing that right?