Can you see how much voltage your putting out to your amp?

[trunks9_us 10+ year member]

Hey well i was wandering ppl with hu's that have lets say a pre amp out of 4 volts well how can i tell i am getting those 4 volts to my amp. I also know that my amp has to be able to accept the 4volts as well just dont know how to tell it is getting full voltage.

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[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Set the gain correctly and the exact voltage on the RCAs is totally irrelevant.

BTW, most HUs will only put out the rated voltage with the bass boost maxed and the output clipping heavily.

 

[trunks9_us 10+ year member]

well my dealer says to have bass boost turned off when using a sub amp cause it causes problems and i was told the the voltage is at max right before i hit max volume or distortion/clipping.

Set the gain correctly and the exact voltage on the RCAs is totally irrelevant.
BTW, most HUs will only put out the rated voltage with the bass boost maxed and the output clipping heavily.

 

[T9X 10+ year member]

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/support_pages.php?page_id=143

 

[trunks9_us 10+ year member]

doe this work for all amps?

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/support_pages.php?page_id=143

 

[trunks9_us 10+ year member]

i think your mis understanding my question ok i run zapco c2k amps and with the SymbiLink sldin-t.f its a line driver and a rca to SymbiLink converter for balanced signal well i have a 2 volt hu and when i use this sldin-t.f i can adjust the setting to give me up to 8 volts. So my question is how can i see if i am getting my full 8 volts?

 

[T9X 10+ year member]

doe this work for all amps?

Yes.