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Audiopipe APSM-1500 help, seems quiet?
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<blockquote data-quote="quackhead" data-source="post: 7768596" data-attributes="member: 573547"><p>[quote name='zorphon']<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?8v9udpkw89ox5b9" target="_blank">50-59 -5dB.zip</a></p><p></p><p>[USER=573547]@quackhead[/USER] how would I know if it&#39;s clipping though? If I was supposed to do 40v AC for 400w RMS and I have it set at 40.2v with a -5db 50hz tone, should I be good?</p></blockquote><p>you will be just fine. Does the Ap have any clip light or bass knob with a clip light?..I seriously doubt you will distinguish distortion or clipping as it occurs..a light clip (seldom blink) at transient peaks is acceptable, but just glancing at a chart, 40v out should have you well below the amps rated output on a dmm. knowing your head unit&#39;s max output voltage can help you visually verify the gain setting is close to where it should be....where is the sweet spot on your HU set?..75% vol is common practice. look, as long as you set your gain on a dmm at 40-41v @ 75% HU volume u should be fine.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="quackhead, post: 7768596, member: 573547"] [quote name='zorphon'][url=http://www.mediafire.com/?8v9udpkw89ox5b9]50-59 -5dB.zip[/url] [USER=573547]@quackhead[/USER] how would I know if it's clipping though? If I was supposed to do 40v AC for 400w RMS and I have it set at 40.2v with a -5db 50hz tone, should I be good?[/QUOTE] you will be just fine. Does the Ap have any clip light or bass knob with a clip light?..I seriously doubt you will distinguish distortion or clipping as it occurs..a light clip (seldom blink) at transient peaks is acceptable, but just glancing at a chart, 40v out should have you well below the amps rated output on a dmm. knowing your head unit's max output voltage can help you visually verify the gain setting is close to where it should be....where is the sweet spot on your HU set?..75% vol is common practice. look, as long as you set your gain on a dmm at 40-41v @ 75% HU volume u should be fine. [/QUOTE]
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