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Clipping is what exactly?
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<blockquote data-quote="Based" data-source="post: 8551916" data-attributes="member: 660638"><p>Clipping is basically sending too much voltage through your amp or headunit. I'm taking about AC volts, not the DC voltage that comes from your battery.</p><p></p><p>You need to find what volume your head unit clips at first. Say your HU clips once you turn it to 25 out of 30. That means the max you want to play it at is 24 out of 30. Then you turn your amp up until you hear distortion or the clip light comes on.</p><p></p><p>Each song is different though but for the most part should be around the same volume. Some songs are just louder than others.</p><p></p><p>And to the guys saying low DC voltage could cause clipping; my car some times just sits at 12.6v. Idk why. Even while I'm driving it'll sometimes be at 14.5 but I decelerate and it'll go down to like 13.5 or 12.8 etc. it's a brand new car too. I read that the PCM basically modulates battery voltages depending on the demands from the car... But does going from 14.4 to 12.6 make a difference in what volume on the amp you clip at? Say I play a 50hz tone, I'm at 12.6v just because that's what the car wants it to be at... I turn up the gain until right before it clips. Would that point on the gain change if my car would be sitting at 14.4?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Based, post: 8551916, member: 660638"] Clipping is basically sending too much voltage through your amp or headunit. I'm taking about AC volts, not the DC voltage that comes from your battery. You need to find what volume your head unit clips at first. Say your HU clips once you turn it to 25 out of 30. That means the max you want to play it at is 24 out of 30. Then you turn your amp up until you hear distortion or the clip light comes on. Each song is different though but for the most part should be around the same volume. Some songs are just louder than others. And to the guys saying low DC voltage could cause clipping; my car some times just sits at 12.6v. Idk why. Even while I'm driving it'll sometimes be at 14.5 but I decelerate and it'll go down to like 13.5 or 12.8 etc. it's a brand new car too. I read that the PCM basically modulates battery voltages depending on the demands from the car... But does going from 14.4 to 12.6 make a difference in what volume on the amp you clip at? Say I play a 50hz tone, I'm at 12.6v just because that's what the car wants it to be at... I turn up the gain until right before it clips. Would that point on the gain change if my car would be sitting at 14.4? [/QUOTE]
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