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Could you explain why?It's true.
All of mine go right in the junk drawer of my toolbox. I either forego them altogether or use an inline RCA knob.
Could you explain why?It's true.
All of mine go right in the junk drawer of my toolbox. I either forego them altogether or use an inline RCA knob.
Very simply put... a bass knob/remote is a gain control. But it's just an attentuator. Meaning that it can't go past where the gain is set at the amp. This is a good thing, but playing with the gain constantly isn't. It can introduce distortion/clipping.Could you explain why?
ok i seeYeah. You know... like preout voltage? It was like .3v or some shit. It wasn't much, but it was enough to notice. And not really anyting to be concerned about since you can just adjust the amp gain.
I do agree with you, you are correct on most things, except for that. Do you mean when you are actually turning the pot? And while bass knobs may fail, their cords? I tend to think twisted pair wire is pretty durable.Very simply put... a bass knob/remote is a gain control. But it's just an attentuator. Meaning that it can't go past where the gain is set at the amp. This is a good thing, but playing with the gain constantly isn't. It can introduce distortion/clipping.
And inline RCA is basically a volume knob. It attentuates the input signal/voltage exactly how your HU would do it. It has nothing to do with your gain.
The other reason is that when bass knobs go bad, it can jack shit up. When an RCA knob goes bad, it's likely to just quit sending signal. And the failure rate on bass knobs and their cords are FAR higher than a PAC.
Bottom line is that you can abuse either, but like I always say... gains are a sensitivity setting, not a volume knob. So I don't want to use mine as one.
In essence... yes. It's the same thing as turning the pot. You might as well have your amp mounted on the dash and use a little screwdriver. But like I said, it's only an attentuator. 100% on the bass knob is just getting to where the gain is set at the amp. So... if your gain pot is set for 2v at the amp, 100% knob will be 2v. Conversely, 0% on the knob may be 4v or whatever the most sensitive setting is on your amp because the less gain you have, the more input voltage your amp is going to be huntin' for.I do agree with you, you are correct on most things, except for that. Do you mean when you are actually turning the pot? And while bass knobs may fail, their cords? I tend to think twisted pair wire is pretty durable.
Also, while these are very good points, the original question was about Bgowdy saying it hurt during comps. Why does it hurt during comps?
ThisI use it. It's set at max when the gain is set. That way it can only go down