Clamp Numbers... Something wrong?

[CAT MAN 5,000+ posts]

I have a maxxlink and if used properly bass boost can be a good thing (IF USED PROPERLY) lol.

saying that is like telling jihad that blowing up a state building is ok if done right

 

[madcad95 10+ year member]

Lol

 

[Volvowith18psi 10+ year member]

I got the gain setting, np...

Help me learn a little bit more if you guys would be so kind... If 3.6 is the final load my amp is seeing. Everything is wired to 1ohm, meaning my rise is 2.6ish... Nobody is ever really seeing a "True 1/2ohm" setup due to impedance rise?

With that asked, How do you get it to see a lower impedance rise, and thus make more consistent power?

 

[DaveVT 10+ year member]

When they say max wattage in a gain setting tutorial they are assuming people will know they are talking about the MAX CONTINUOUS or RMS. In the end its your equipment and you can do what you want. Just know you will be flamed to no end if you come on here after your shits blown and ask why.

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

Ok, Help me out here. Im not quite sure what that 3.6ohms thing means, like, not at all, what is 3.6 ohms? How to I equate my gain setting then if that sqrt(600x4) formula is wrong? Im just trying to learn here, so I don't have to pay people 60/hr to do this for me.
I cant go back and put them back, because I don't remember what the thing was when I started lol.

Edit: Ok, I see, the 3.6ohms is the "box rise" which still doesnt do anything for me... Trying to learn here, Trying to learn...

Precisely why I maintain that all these fancy methods of setting gain are worthless. Use your favorite search engine and look for "impedence curve of loudspeaker" You will see that at any different frequency the speaker presents a different impedence.... a speaker in an enclosure is different as well. I'll wager you're getting as high as 20 ohms at one point where you'll see even less power, don't let it get you down that'll generally be your loudest frequency anyway. Whatever your DCR of the woofer(s) is you may never even see it at all.

Really if you set your gain right you're at max power around 2/3 of the dial on your head unit anyway since many head units start clipping/distorting up above 3/4 and ideally you leave yourself some gain for when you play a recording with lower record levels.

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

When they say max wattage in a gain setting tutorial they are assuming people will know they are talking about the MAX CONTINUOUS or RMS. .

I took a college level physics and a few semesters of electronics and I don't know what the **** this is. I'll wager 95% of the jamokes on here talking about "RMS" have absolutely no idea what it means and how it is derived from an AC sine wave.