BX1000D, setting the volt knob

[DbRufus1234 10+ year member]

what should i set my BX1000d volt knob to and is it bad that my amp gets kinda warm when i play it for like 10 mins straight

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[Bumpin03 10+ year member]

turn the gain down pretty low (about 1/4) and turn the volume up on your HU to as loud as you usually would listen to it. keep raising the gain up until the point where you hear distortion. if you are a beginner and not experienced with this, i suggest finding someone to do it for you or just play it safe and set it around 3/4. the gain should never be all the way up for daily driving.

 

[WarDrumz 10+ year member]

I have the BX1500D, and my gain is about 1/3 of the way up. 3/4 of the way up is if you have a low preamp voltage coming from your HU. I have approximately 4volts coming from my HU.

Still, the best thing to do, im my opinion, is similair to what the last guy said. Turn your gain all the way down, turn your HU to the max level that you listen to it, or until your in-car speakers start to distort, which ever comes first, and then gradually turn up the gain until you hear distortion, then turn it back JUST A HAIR.

 

[DbRufus1234 10+ year member]

iight but how should i set the "level" on the amp?

 

[loserpunk 10+ year member]

the level knob on the hifonics is the gain knob....same thing //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[DbRufus1234 10+ year member]

i thought the gain was the knob that has 0-18 dbs

 

[loserpunk 10+ year member]

that's your bass boost